FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Calgary, AB 11/11/10 – Lise Pin proudly announces the creation of the web site banff-alberta.net to provide a free online resource for travel planning to Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies. “I wanted to provide a travel planning resource online because it can be tedious using the index pages at the back of a book in a travel guide. Flipping back and forth to the index while you try to whittle down where you want to go and decide what you want to see, can completely fatigue a person. Eventually, you get completely lost and your entire book has little sticky notes marking pages,” says Lise Pin, a writer based out of Calgary. “An online resource gets you to what you want to read with a simple click.”

Heading to Banff Alberta? Travel to Banff National Park with knowledge and ease and prepare your travel itinerary by researching before you fly. This new travel web site provides destination information, suggestions, ideas, travel planning tools, maps, and links to quality travel resources. If you’re planning a trip to Banff, there are several reasons to use this web site. It’s informative. It’s well laid-out. There’s information on nearby towns and attractions. And, there are tips on how to get the most out of your vacation.

The first thing you will notice about Banff Alberta Travel Guide is that there are lots of photos giving you an idea of what the area is like. The web site has comprehensive navigation in the form of tabs so that you can find what you need. As you navigate to a new town, the tab navigation changes and shows travel results for the new town.

There is also a list of things to do. This list includes the most popular activities to do in Banff. There’s everything from scenic car rides to gondola rides. More adventurous activities such as hiking, biking, horseback riding and white water rafting are included. For the scenic car rides, there’s a comprehensive description with maps. There’s also information on road conditions and where to find the most recent road update.

The banff-alberta.net web site has essential information such as hotels, accommodations, lodges, bed and breakfasts and youth hostels. These listings come with a short description of amenities and services and include a price point. The listing also has a link to the web site of the provider. These listings are an unpaid service and do not include biases of the hotelier.

Banff Alberta Travel Guide will help visitors to Banff National Park plan a fun and adventurous trip. The web site has the tools, ideas and area information that will guide you with a simple click of a mouse that can’t be done with a paperback guide.

Banff-Alberta.net is a free online travel web site providing destination information, suggestions, ideas, travel planning tools, maps, and links to quality travel resources for Banff National Park and the surrounding area.
Banff Alberta Travel Guide is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For more information, please visit us on the Web at banff-alberta.net.

Contact Information:
Lise Pin, media relations
3514 2nd Ave, SW, Calgary, AB, Canada
Phone: 403.686.9575 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              403.686.9575      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
banff-alberta.net

Many online sites today offer quick and easy guides to the best and most affordable tourist destinations around world, either for short-term or long-haul vacations.

The enormous amount of information and travel guides available online provide the most rewarding experience in searching for and getting the best-rated destinations, even before the actual vacation has begun.

One such fantastic and popular destination is Tuscany (Toscana), a region in Central Italy where among the world’s most renowned cities such as Florence, Pisa, Siena, San Gimignano are nestled.

With an area of nearly 23,000 square kilometres (roughly 8,880 sq mi) and a population of about 3.6 million inhabitants, the region offers a myriad of attractions that bring vacations to an unforgettable level of experience.

Anchored by the frontline and main city of Florence, which is famous and rich in art, the region is also known for mild climate where the sea gently combines itself with the verdant hills.

The dazzling landscapes, many of which were products of human hands, artfully wrap the region’s views and delightfully present sweet slopes where vegetation and crops create spots of color.

Tuscany has been widely regarded as the true birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, being known as the origin of some of the most influential figures in arts and sciences such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei, to name a few.
On account of the prized and historic value of its roots, the region has set-up several museums that include Uffizi, the Pitti Palace and the Chianciano Museum of Art.

Tuscany also offers a fine and unique culinary tradition, being famous for its wines that include an array of known names as Chianti, Morellino di Scansano, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.

Tuscany accommodations and destinations are easily accessible through many sites on the web that virtually serve as “online tourist guides” that can help practically anyone with their vacation plans in the famous Italian region.

These sites provide would-be vacationers the best, up to date and reliable reviews of accommodations, hotels and top tourist attractions and vacation destinations.

Glasgow, Scotland ( Pressreleasehome ) October 14, 2009 – Macs Adventures, long known for its innovative walking, biking, and adventure tours, has announced its newest adventure holiday, the Camino de Santiago. Guests will begin their journey at the traditional starting point of St Jean Pied de Port in France, and travel westward across northern Spain to the Santiago de Compostela, stopping at various hotels and rural inns along the way. The walking tour can be split into five separate adventures, each lasting about a week. For those seeking the complete Camino de Santiago experience, the entire journey takes about 31 days and covers almost 780 km.

The Camino de Santiago offers a spiritual experience for travellers along its path. Also known as the Path of Saint James, it retraces the route of a Christian pilgrimage over one thousand years old, ending with a visit to the tomb of the apostle Saint James. This pilgrimage tradition has continued uninterrupted to the present day. 2010 is expected to be an especially busy time for the historic and scenic route, as it has been designated a Holy Year for the Santiago pilgrimage by church officials. These Holy Years, or Jubilee Years, generally occur when July 25th, Saint James Day, coincides with a Sunday. Macs Adventures will provide each traveller with a passport issued by the Church of Saint James; by collecting stamps at churches, hotels, and restaurants along the path, guests who walk the final 100 km of this historic journey can receive a Compostela Certificate authenticating their achievement.

This ancient trail offers gorgeous scenery and a long history as well; it is said that the earliest residents of this area walked the same route as part of a pagan fertility rite. Others claim that the Camino de Santiago retraces the death journey of the ancient Celts who travelled from the eastern inlands to the End of the Earth, or Finisterra, said to lie on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Travellers looking for a challenging experience and a historic achievement will enjoy the natural surroundings and picturesque local villages along the journey.

Macs Adventure arranges every detail of the itinerary, including accommodations at three-star hotels, rustic rural hotels, and private rooms in hostels, ensuring convenience and comfort for their guests. Breakfasts are included in the standard cost; dinners can be arranged for an additional fee. These tours fill quickly, so booking well in advance is recommended.

Macs Adventures offers world-class walking, biking, and adventure tours. Located in Scotland, they specialise in unforgettable holiday experiences throughout Western Europe, and offer a wide range of destinations and arrangements for the discerning traveller. The experts at Macs Adventures provide first-hand experience and knowledge of their walking holidays; because they’ve been there themselves, they can give their customers the best advice possible.

Contact: http://www.macsadventure.com/macs_adventure_contact.php

Neil Lapping
Macs Adventure Limited
Unit 24a
1103 Argyle Street
Glasgow, Scotland G3 8ND
Tel: 0845 527 7871
Fax: 0845 527 5688

###