The Town of Breckenridge can boast that it is the only municipality in the world to own a Jack Nicklaus designed 27-hole golf course. The golf course is situated in a beautiful mountain valley. The clubhouse sits at an elevation of 9324'. At this elevation the golf ball flies farther and straighter than at lower elevations. Since the opening of the course, national and regional honors have been bestowed on Breckenridge. Golf Digest "Places to Play" rates Breckenridge as a 4 ½ Star facility.

Reserve your tee time today at: https://www.teeitup.com/golf/teetime.m?c=12012

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You can find quality vacation insurance coverage on the VisitBreck.com website. Just click "concierge services" on the menu bar, then click "travel insurance." Or you can paste this URL into your address bar: http://www.breckaccommodations.com/pdf/Travel_Insurance.pdf

Travel insurance helps you feel assured in case any last minute problems arise before your vacation in Breckenridge begins.

Here at VisitBreck we offer you premier ski rental service through AMR Ski Rental. They are located right in Breckenridge and you can find their website by going to VisitBreck.com, then click on concierge services, and then ski and snowboard rentals.

Source: www.wayfaring.info

Breckenridge Accommodations, Inc. Receives 2011 Best of Breckenridge Award U.S. Commerce Association's Award Plaque Honors the Achievement NEW YORK, NY, May 4, 2011 -- Breckenridge Accommodations, Inc. has been selected for the 2011 Best of Breckenridge Award in the Vacation Rental category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). The USCA "Best of Local Business" Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community. This is the first year that a business has qualified as a Four-Time Award Winner. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2011 USCA Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the USCA and data provided by third parties. About U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) U.S. Commerce Association (USCA) is a New York City based organization funded by local businesses operating in towns, large and small, across America. The purpose of USCA is to promote local business through public relations, marketing and advertising. The USCA was established to recognize the best of local businesses in their community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations, chambers of commerce and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to be an advocate for small and medium size businesses and business entrepreneurs across America.

SOURCE: U.S. Commerce Association

Under some proposed changes to local traffic codes, cyclists in Breckenridge and Dillon won't have to worry about being ticketed for running stop signs -- as long as they exercise a high standard of due care when they approach intersections.

The changes would be modeled after a statewide standard recently adopted by Idaho, and would require riders of bicycles and electric-assisted bicycles to slow down to a reasonable speed when approaching stop signs, check for traffic and proceed through if safe. Cyclists would only be required to stop if another vehicle has the right of way.

To read the full article visit: http://summitcountyvoice.com/2011/05/09/breckenridge-no-more-tickets-for-cyclists-running-stop-signs/

Source: summitcountyvoice.com

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During your next stay in Breckenridge, be sure to stop by the Alpine Spa & Salon (http://www.alpinespaandsalon.com).

Replenish your soul... in an oasis of pleasure, relaxation, and peace at Alpine- Breckenridge's premier full service spa & salon- unmatched by the competition for over 17 years! Let our team of inspired professionals' help you take refuge within our pristine sanctuary, provided in part by our million dollar mountain view, to transform you both inside and out. Along with the superior level of craft and technique used to perform our custom treatments, our passion in bringing every guest a sincere and warm service experience will affirm what distinguishes Alpine as the number one spa & salon in the area.

Source: http://www.alpinespaandsalon.com/

Travelweekly.com

At the invitation of Travel Weekly, the chief editors of Afar, Budget Travel, Conde Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveler and Travel + Leisure and the leisure travel editor of USA Today convened in New York earlier this year for the sixth annual Travel Weekly Consumer Travel Editors Roundtable.

The event was held at, and lunch provided by, A Voce restaurant in the Time Warner Center on Columbus Circle.

Travel Weekly Editor in Chief Arnie Weissmann moderated. This year, the focus was on consumers and changing travel patterns, and how the industry and these publications are changing as a result.

The original transcript has been edited for length, and the chronology has been altered to keep dialogue about specific topics together, even though the topic might have been discussed in recurring intervals during the course of the conversation.

To read the rest of the article visit: http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Travel-editors-discuss-consumers-and-changing-travel-patterns/#

The Salt Lake Tribune

By Mike Gorrell

The Salt Lake Tribune First published Mar 22 2011 06:57PM Updated Mar 22, 2011 10:26PM

Through the first week of March, Colorado ski resorts experienced a slightly better ski season than a year earlier.

Utah resorts seem to be faring about the same.

The 22 resorts that belong to Colorado Ski Country USA reported that skier visits were up 3.4 percent over a year earlier, although there was a minimal decline in visitation during January and February.

Their performance was topped by an 8.7 percent increase in skier visits reported by Vail Resorts Inc., which does not belong to that association but has four large Colorado resorts -- Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone -- as well as Heavenly in California (newly acquired Northstar-at-Tahoe is not included in this figure).

Vail's report also noted that lift ticket revenue for the five resorts rose 8.2 percent, while other measures of guest spending were even stronger. Sales at retail and rental outlets and dining expenditures both went up 14.4 percent, while ski school revenue rose 11.7 percent.

Ski Utah, the marketing arm for Utah's 14 active ski resorts, does not release comparable data.

But its president, Nathan Rafferty, said Tuesday he expects Utah resorts to experience 3 to 5 percent growth in skier numbers this season.

At that rate, he added, "we would land a solid second-place finish to 2007-08," when Utah set a record of 4.25 million skier days.

For full article go to: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/51481234-79/resorts-ski-colorado-percent.html.csp

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Life lessons from survivor extraordinaire Aron Ralston Few people personify the will to live better than mountaineer Aron Ralston. While hiking in Utah's Blue John Canyon in 2003, Ralston became trapped when a half?ton boulder unexpectedly fell and pinned his right arm. Alone and desperate, he managed to escape by amputating his arm with a dull pocketknife. He then hiked and rappelled for five hours before being rescued. Ralston documented his phenomenal story in the best?selling book Between a Rock and a Hard Place, which was recently adapted into the screenplay for the film 127 Hours. The film is currently nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor in a Leading Role for James Franco's portrayal of Ralston. As the headliner for the third General Session presentation on April 7th at this year's Mountain Travel Symposium (MTS) in Beaver Creek, Ralston will address a fitting theme: "Adaptation for Survival." With the Oscars this weekend and MTS just weeks away, Mountain Travel News caught up with Ralston to hear his thoughts about the film, finding one's motivation and why there's more to life than simply surviving.

Read the full interview here: http://www.mtrip.org/mtripnews/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/MTN_Life-Lessons-from-Aron-Ralston.pdf