The Shoes of Kilimanjaro & Other Oddventure Travel Stories by Colorado-based author Cam Burns has shared the "Best Travel Book" award of 2002 in the North American Travel Journalists Association's annual competition. The competition included books by writers from across the country and around the world. Burns?s book shared Best Book with a book by Jacqueline Harmon Butler, but beat entries from the best-selling "Chicken Soup" series (Chicken Soup for the Traveler's Soul, by Steve Zikman), and the Landmark Visitors Guide Series (St. Lu-cia, by Don Philpott).

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Only Fun Vacations announced the creation of a new marketing campaign called "Vacation America". Only Fun Vacations, a subsidiary of Greystone Travel Group, is based out of San Diego, CA but focuses the majority of its business on ecommerce and Internet generated web traffic. They specialize in discounted all inclusive vacations and cruises.

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Cambridge will be welcoming the arrival of spring along with a few Hollywood guests May 2-3, 2003 at the 13th annual Hopalong Cassidy Festival. Started over a decade ago to honor Cambridge resident William Boyd who portrayed the cowboy star, the festival continues to entertain western fans of all ages.

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All told, 2003 so far has brought with it the most astonishing winter weather in decades. There is some good news, though. Snowmobiling is experiencing its best year ever. Snowmobiling is one of Maine's thriving businesses, a state that has seen an economic downturn in a host of industries that rival any other experienced in history.

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Budgethotels (BUDH:OTCBB) today announced that it expects to report significant improvement for the 1st quarter of 2003 compared to the 1st quarter 2002. From a loss of $120,000 on revenue of $180,000 for the first quarter of ?02 we are now expecting a breakeven or possibly a small profit for the 1st quarter 2003, said William Marshall Chairman and CEO.

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Ski Big 3 Vacations, the Reservations Department of Ski Banff-Lake Louise-Sunshine, is pleased to offer a new feature on SkiBig3.com, which showcases a range of ski package options from budget travel to elegant luxury. For each vacation season throughout the ski year (Super Saver, Holiday, January and Regular season), a "Gold," "Silver" and "Bronze" level ski package for the Big 3 will be posted on the webpage www.skibig3.com/packages and also available through the "Media Room" on SkiBig3.com.

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