Verizon superpages.com Lists 25 Most Hospitable U.S. Cities Based on Hotel, Motel and Bed and Breakfast Listings
Online local search and shopping site’s travel guide ranks cities with most lodging entries in local yellow pages.
DALLAS, TX (PRWEB) June 20, 2005 -- Florida is the most hospitable state,
according to a national survey by Verizon superpages.com, the
premier online shopping and local search site. Accommodations in the Sunshine
State range from glitzy Miami Beach hotels to motels near tourist attractions in
Orlando to retirement bungalows and romantic bed and breakfast establishments
along the coast. Miami tops the list of 25 “Most Hospitable Cities,” with Fort
Lauderdale, Orlando, Clearwater and St. Petersburg also in the Top
10.
The list of “Most Hospitable Cities” appears on the special summer
travel page of superpages.com. The rankings are based on the number of listings
in the “Hotels,” “Motels,” and “Bed & Breakfast” categories in yellow pages
directories published by Verizon Information Services in more than 1,000
locations.
The “Most Hospitable Cities” are:
1.
Miami, Florida
2. Dallas, Texas
3. Fort Lauderdale, Florida
4.
Orlando, Florida
5. Clearwater,
Florida
6. St. Petersburg, Florida
7.
Atlanta, Georgia
8. Cape May-Wildwood, New
Jersey
9. Denver, Colorado
10.
Portland, Oregon – Vancouver, Washington
11. San Antonio,
Texas
12. New York City
13. Phoenix,
Arizona
14. Fort Worth – Arlington,
Texas
15. Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina
16. Volusia County,
Florida
17. Jacksonville, Florida
18.
Biddeford - Kennebunkport, Maine
19. Minneapolis,
Minnesota
20. Boston,
Massachusetts
21. Salt Lake City,
Utah
22. Colorado Springs,
Colorado
23. Cape Cod,
Massachusetts
24. Washington, D.C.
25.
Seattle, Washington
“The list would be different if we counted rooms or
beds,” says Eric Chandler, vice president of e-commerce marketing for
superpages.com. “But we’re counting the total number of different lodging
choices in each location. This lets travelers know they have a wide variety of
accommodations to choose from."
Chandler added, “We’ve previously ranked
the 25 ‘Most Fun’ and ‘Tastiest’ cities to show how superpages.com is your most
valuable resource to search for local information.”
The popular Web site
also includes travel tips from Samantha Brown of the Travel Channel. Her advice
covers shopping for trip supplies, packing your luggage, coping with problems en
route and finding local information once you arrive at your
destination.
To find a restaurant’s phone number or location, Brown likes
the versatility of superpages on the go – a complete information resource on
Verizon Wireless Get It Now phones. For one low monthly fee, subscribers get
maps and driving directions, restaurant reviews, weather forecasts and directory
information – right over the cell phone.
“If you have a Verizon Wireless
phone, sign up for superpages on the go,” she says. “It allows you to find
hotels, restaurants or tourist attractions along your route -- or at your
destination. Imagine – no stopping at the gas station to ask the
attendant!”
The complete list of Samantha Brown’s travel tips is
available on Verizon superpages.com, the
nation’s best Internet directory.
About Samantha Brown:
Samantha Brown
is a travel expert and the host of several popular programs on the Travel
Channel including Passport to Europe with Samantha Brown, Great Hotels,
Interstitials, Girl Meets Hawaii and Great Vacation Homes.
Before
becoming a travel television personality, Brown was a working actress in New
York City, starring in off-Broadway hits like June Moon and Brutality of Fact.
She graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor of fine arts degree in
musical theater.
About Verizon superpages.com:
Verizon Information
Services, a division of Verizon Communications Corp. (NYSE: VZ), is the nation’s
most advanced provider of yellow pages and related shopping information. It has
$3.6 billion in revenues from products including: Verizon SuperPages yellow
pages; Verizon superpages.com (http://www.superpages.com), the nation’s number 1 Internet
directory and a leading online shopping resource; and the superpages on the go
information directory offered through Verizon Wireless Get It Now services and
on other wireless carriers. The company is the largest publisher of Hispanic
directories in the U.S. and the first to provide a Hispanic online shopping
resource (http://www.superpages.com/espanol).
Contact:
Mary De
La Garza
972-453-7016
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb252657.htm