February 28, 2010
Spring Skiing at Saddleback
Many people think that when the weather gets warmer that it is the end to ski season in Maine. But they would be wrong! At the end of March and into early April, some Mainers are still at the slopes, skiing without any mittens and enjoying the beautiful weather. At mountains like Saddleback or Sunday River, they offer Spring Skiing, where as long as there is snow on the trails, no matter how warm the weather, you can shred some snow with your family!
If you were one of many happy members in the Festiva Adventure Club, you could stay at one of our gorgeous cabins during any season that you want at Rangeley Lake Resort. It is just an amazing place to relax in any season and you and your family will love it. You can head down to the Festiva office in Portland, Maine, where we give 90 minute presentations and have someone walk through how you can take vacations more often and for less money. At Festiva we love to show off our resorts in the Islands and down the east coast and we are sure you will to. You can head over to our website at www.festiva.travel and find out more about us!
February 26, 2010
Doesn’t the rain make you want to take a vacation?
It seems as though the rain will never end these days in Maine so why not take a vacation? Winter is one of the best times to take a vacation, especially if you want to go somewhere warm and cozy! Festiva Hospitality Group started in 2000 with just one resort and only 500 members but it has grown to 27 resorts and five cruise club destinations with almost 60,000 members!
If a warm vacation sounds good to you right now, give Festiva Adventure Club a call at 888-695-0200 to schedule a time to come in and view one of our presentations about our member’s only travel club. With our knowledgeable staff on hand you can be sure to leave with all of the information you need to know about our club. If you like to vacation at least once a year, then the Festiva Adventure Club could be your family’s perfect vacation solution. As a Festiva Adventure Club member you can spend some quality family time in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Missouri, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine or even the Bahamas as well as lots of other great locations. Festiva has something to offer for everyone no matter what your pleasure is!
To top it off, as a thank you for spending your time with us and listening to our presentation with an open mind, Festiva will be happy to give you some great gifts at the end of the presentation! Also, feel free to enjoy the refreshments provided for you and don’t forget to visit us online!
February 25, 2010
The Harlem Globetrotters are sure to make you laugh!
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If you’ve never been to a Harlem Globetrotters game, you have to check them out on March 26th at the Cumberland County Civic Center. The show will begin at 7 pm but be sure to get there early to beat the crowd. Ticket prices range from $77 for Magic Circle down to $43, $31 and just $26.
The Harlem Globetrotters are often referred to as the “magicians of basketball” and have been in existence for 84 years during which time they have played over 25,000 games! Some of the most popular names that have been on the team are “Sweet” Lou Dunbar, David “Smokey” Gaines, Hubert “Geese” Ausbie, “Wee” Willie Gardner, William “Pop” Gates, John “Jumpin’ Johnny” Kline, Louis “Red” Klotz, and James “Twiggy” Sanders! As a Globetrotter, Michael “Wild Thing” Wilson even set a world record dunk!
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If you would like to attend the event, or anything else at the Civic Center, but are strapped for cash, give Festiva Hospitality Group a call at 888-695-0200. The staff at Festiva will give you all the information you need in order to score a free Visa gift card that you can use anywhere that accepts Visa, like the Civic Center! If you would like to learn a little more about Festiva, we welcome you to visit our website. Learn a little about us today!
February 24, 2010
Cruises in Maine
As the weather gets warmer there are many things to look forward to in Maine. Some of them are obvious, like visiting any of our numerous beaches and hiking on our seemingly endless breathtaking trails. Some warm-weather activities many people might not think about, like cruises off of the coast of Maine.
You can take an overnight cruise from Portland to Bar Harbor, and from Bar Harbor you can take a three-hour trip on The Cat to Novia Scotia in Canada. Other excursion options can be found on the Portland page of the Cruise Maine website or on the Travel by Ferry page of the Explore Maine website. If you are more interested in fresh water fun than splashing in the sea, Maine has over 6,000 lakes and ponds!
Festiva Hospitality Group is proud to have a property on one of those gorgeous lakes. Rangeley Lake is a hot spot for people to swim, water ski, boat or just relax and enjoy the scenery. The cabins at Festiva’s Rangeley Lake Resort are the perfect retreat for a getaway with friends, a romantic escape or a fun-filled family vacation.
Rangeley Lake Resort is the perfect place to take a vacation at any time of the year. Warmer weather is great for all kinds of outdoor and water activities, and in the winter you can hop on over to nearby Saddleback Mountain for some awesome skiing or take advantage of the snowmobile trails that run right through the resort’s property.
You can learn more about Rangeley Lake Resort and the Festiva Adventure Club at www.festiva.travel or if you are in the Portland area you can stop by our office for a 90 minute presentation on how we can make your vacations easier and more enjoyable for you and your family for years to come. We love vacationing at Festiva and we want to make sure that you do too!
February 23, 2010
Go Green
Are you interested in living a greener lifestyle? Check out the Green Home and Living Show in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, this weekend. The event will be taking place Saturday, February 27th from 10 am to 7 pm and Sunday, February 28th from 10 am to 5 pm at the Frank Jones Center. The event will be showcasing the latest earth-friendly products, services and strategies for home and living, as well as practical solutions for reducing your home energy bills. You will learn how to lead a greener lifestyle which will benefit the environment, your community and your wallet. For more information visit the Green Home and Living Show’s website.*
While you are enjoying the Green Home and Living
Show, make sure to stop by Festiva’s booth for a chance to win a snowmobile and 4 wheeler or $15,000. Festiva is a members only vacation club with an office in Portland, Maine. They have been helping people plan exciting vacations for the past ten years. Festiva has a network of 27 resorts, 5 cruise club destinations and an adventure club located from Maine to the Caribbean. To learn more about Festiva visit their website or call 888-695-0200 today!
February 22, 2010
Do you Zumba®?
If you haven’t been living under a rock, then you have probably heard people talking about Zumba®. Zumba® is a new workout program and it is taking people by storm. The Zumba® program fuses hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program that will blow you away.
The goal is simple: We (the Zumba® creators) want you to want to work out, to love working out, to get hooked. Zumba® Fanatics achieve long-term benefits while experiencing an absolute blast in one exciting hour of calorie-burning, body-energizing, awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life! If Zumba® sounds like a workout you want to try, there are many locations in Portland that offer classes. Visit the Zumba® website to find a class near you.
Here at Festiva we love to stay healthy and fit. One way that we do that is by taking great relaxing vacations. Come down to our Portland office and discover how Festiva has been helping people vacation for the past 10 years. With over 27 resorts, 5 cruise club destinations and our Adventure Club, there is sure to be a vacation to help you relax and get healthy. Visit Festiva online or call us at 888-695-0200 to learn more today!
*http://www.zumba.com/us/about/
February 21, 2010
Smiling Hill Farm
Everyone in Maine knows Smiling Hill Farm as the place to go to in the summer when you want a huge ice cream cone or you want to take your family to see some amazing farm animals. Well there are still things to do at the farm even in the winter!
Smiling Hill Farm offers more than 35,000 miles of snow groomed trails for extensive and beautiful cross country skiing. There is also a fully equipped ski rental shop and a warming hut for you and your family when you need break from the cold. Light refreshments are also available in the hut.
Smiling Hill Farm is located just 15 miles inland from Portland where you can visit one of Festiva Adventure Club‘s sales center featuring Maine’s Rangeley Lake Resort along with 26 others. At Festiva in Portland, we can give you a 90 minute presentation about how we think our resorts can make you and your family vacation with less stress and for less money.
If you become a member with us, there is an endless amount of fun that awaits you and your family! You can learn more about Festiva Hospitality Group at our website at www.festiva.travel, and you can also learn more about cross country skiing at Smiling Hill Farm at (207) 775-4818.
February 20, 2010
Maine Maple Events
During the fourth Sunday in March, all Maine maple sugar houses across the state will open their doors to the public for what is known as Maine Maple Sunday! You and your family can see the process of how maple sugar is made firsthand. Then you are able to taste fresh maple syrup and the other products that can be created! Not only is it fun, delicious, and educational, it is just another thing that the state of Maine has to offer. If you visit the website http://www.meliving.com/maplesugaring/index.shtml you can see all of the maple houses in the entire state so you can pick the best one for you on Maine Maple Sunday!
And if you chose a sugar house in southern Maine and close to Portland, you should head over to Festiva Hospitality Group’s location. We give 90 minute presentations all week long and you can learn how you can vacation more often and for less money. At Festiva we own more than 25 resorts all along the East coast and into the Caribbean and Bahamas’ Islands. You and your family can become an owner of these beautiful places as well, you just have to head into our Festiva location in Portland to learn how! You can also head over to our website at www.festiva.travel to read up on everything that we have to offer!
February 19, 2010
Plan on some fun at the Brewer Winterfest!
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This chilly event will take place tonight and all day tomorrow, February 19th and 20th and it benefits the Penquis Keep Kids Warm Fund. The fun begins at 4pm tonight with an ice carving demonstration right outside of the Muddy Rudder. Some of the other exciting activities taking place tonight will be a skating and sliding party, a packet pick-up for softball tournament and a cocktail hors d’oeuvres reception that will even feature live entertainment and beautiful fireworks right over the Penobscot River. Some of the activities you can enjoy on Saturday are a French Toast breakfast, a winter softball tournament, family activities and games with prizes for all, an ice carving competition, a chili and chowder cook-off, awards and even a bonfire!
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If you don’t end up winning a great prize you like, give Festiva Hospitality Group a call at 888-695-0200 to learn how you can get some great gifts just by watching a presentation on our member’s only travel club called Festiva Adventure Club! If you just don’t have the time to come in and visit us but would like to learn more about us, feel free to visit our website! There are also still several different prizes we can enter you to win at Festiva so give us a call today to learn more about them!
February 18, 2010
The Second Annual Maine Restaurant Week is approaching!
www.mainerestaurantweek.com
The 2010 Maine Restaurant Week is being held from Monday, March 1st through Wednesday, March 10th. The event includes restaurants serving discounted three course menus for you to enjoy starting at just $20.10. The participating restaurants are located throughout Maine so anyone can enjoy it!
Some of the many sponsors are Portland Pirates, L.L. Bean Visa Card, American Express, Oakhurst and Q 97.9. Participating restaurants include Admiral Steakhouse, Back Bay Grill, Beale Street Barbeque, Bull Feeney’s, DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant, Great Lost Bear, Linda Bean’s Perfect Maine Lobster Roll, Sea Dog Brewing Co, Gritty McDuff’s and much more! For the full list feel free to visit the website.
Also, if you would like the chance to visit one of these great restaurants for free, give Festiva Hospitality Group a call at 888-695-0200. The staff at Festiva will explain to you how you can score a $30 gift certificate to Gritty McDuff’s or a Visa gift card to check out some of these other restaurants completely free! Give Festiva a call today!
In addition to eating great food during this event, there are also a few other things you can participate in. Become one of Maine Restaurant Week’s thousands of fans on Facebook. You can even enter to win passes for two to “Objects of Wonder” lunch in the Portland Museum of Art’s café as well as a private tour of the exhibit with the curator and a gift certificate to one of Maine Restaurant Week’s restaurants!
