April 12, 2010
Smucker’s Stars on Ice
The Smucker’s Stars on Ice, America’s Premier Figure Skating Tour, will be at the Cumberland County Civic Center tomorrow April 13th, starting at 7 pm. The tour features the world’s best figure skaters including Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek . Other skaters include Sasha Cohen, Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, Todd Eldredge, Yuka Sato, Michael Weiss, Rachel Flatt and many more. Come to Portland and enjoy a 
great show with amazing athletes. For more information visit the Civic Center’s website or the Stars on Ice website.
While you are in the area come by Festiva Adventure Club’s Portland office and learn about our great vacation options. You can leave with great gifts such as Irving gas cards, Texas Roadhouse gift certificates, pre-loaded Visa cards and more just for viewing our presentation. Festiva has over 27 resorts and 5 cruise club destinations and has been in business for the past 10 years. Taking vacations is a great way to relive stress and recharge your batteries. Give Festiva a call today or visit us online to learn more about the vacations that are waiting for you!
April 10, 2010
What a beautiful day to hit the Freeport Outlets!
With over 170 shops from high end ones to affordable ones, to little boutiques, Freeport outlets are known to captivate shoppers by the variety they provide. plus with the sun out today, you can walk from shop to shop catching the sun’s rays while enjoying some retail therapy. If you get hungry stop by the many little restaurants and outdoor cafes that provide excellent service to over the 4 million annual visitors.
April 9, 2010
Biking at Rangeley, Maine
Rangeley is a perfect place to go for a beautiful bike ride because of its mountainous terrain and breathtaking views. You can choose from a variety of gravel roads, logging roads, single and double trails. You and your family can venture through streams, ponds, open fields, or the forest.
The Railroad Bike Loop Trail is about 12 miles long and has some of the best views of Saddleback Mountain and of Rangeley Lakes. Biking is a great way to spend time with your family and an awesome way to spend times in the great outdoors, and Rangeley is the perfect place to do it!
At Festiva Hospitality Group, we own over twenty resorts, one of them being in the heart of Maine, the Rangeley Lake Resort. We have cabins that you can snuggle in in the winter and have a fantastic time outside with during the summer. Go down to the lake, go hiking, or for a bike ride. And we are pet-friendly at Rangeley so bring your dog as well!
To find out more, you can come into our Portland, Maine, location where we give 90 minute presentations where we walk you through how you can become an owner with us! Head over to our website at www.festiva.travel. You can also can us at 207-772-8079!
April 8, 2010
Ogunquit Beach for a day out
There are many beautiful beaches in Maine and one of them is Ogunquit beach. Enjoy the beautiful walking path along the Atlantic Ocean and drink in the views of the surrounding beauty of nature.
Check out some of the incredible restaurants that serve the most delicious Maine Lobster and seafood, and after that you might want to walk around the amazing specialty shops and discover what Ogunquit has to offer. If you’re up for some theater then the Ogunquit Playhouse is for you, located on 10 Main Street in Ogunquit.
April 7, 2010
Hit the beach!
With today’s weather being mostly sunny with a high of 76 degrees it’s hard to believe it’s only the beginning of April. For all of you beach lovers, I’m sure there are a few of you who decided to skip work and hit the beach! Old Orchard Beach is voted Maine’s number one beach every year by Maine’s largest newspaper and it’s my personal favorite beach. There are many reasons for this beach being most loved including the beautiful sand, the always entertaining pier and even the famous Palace Playland.
For those of you who are not familiar with Palace Playland, it is a four-acre amusement park that features over 25 rides and attractions. The arcade which is one of the largest in New England totals 24,000 square feet and features over 200 games and attractions including my favorite, Skeeball! What’s better than going on rides and playing games right on the beach? In addition to the beautiful beach and thrilling amusements, Old Orchard Beach is also home to many different places to eat and gift shops.
www.palaceplayland.com
Single tickets for the amusements cost $1.15 each or you can get a book of 20 tickets for $21.50 or 50 tickets for $50.00. The best option that I’ve found to get the most value for your money is to buy a day pass if you plan to stay a while, and once you get there, I can assure you you’ll want to stay! An unlimited pass costs $28.95 and kiddie passes are $21.95. If you’re staying in the area for the weekend or a vacation, two-day passes are available for $41.95 and kiddie two-day passes cost $26.95. If you’re a real Old Orchard Beach fan, season passes are available for just $99.95. Opening day in on April 16th and the season goes right up until October 11th. For more information including a map of the amusements, visit their website.
You could be sure to enjoy this area even more if you had a free Visa gift card to purchase tickets, food or souvenirs. Give Festiva Hospitality Group a call at 888-695-0200 to schedule a time to come in and learn a little about our member’s only travel club called Festiva Adventure Club. As a thank you for your time, the staff at Festiva will be happy to provide you will a Visa gift card to use at the beach or anywhere else that accepts Visa!
April 6, 2010
Baseball Season is back!
The weather is getting warmer and baseball season is underway. The Portland Sea Dogs are having their first game of the season this Thursday, April 8th at 7:05 pm vs. the Reading Phillies. It’s an away game but that’s ok because their first home game of the season is scheduled for the following Thursday, April 15th at 6 pm vs. none other than the Trenton Thunder (Yankees)! If you love baseball and have team spirit I’m sure you’ll be there at some point this season and if you’ve never been, you have to check it out but be careful, it’s addicting!
web.minorleaguebaseball.com
Tickets are fairly cheap compared to the prices for most activities these days. Depending on the seat, adult tickets range from $7-$9 and child/senior tickets range from $4-$8. Ticket office hours are Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm and Saturdays from 10am-3pm. Gift certificates are available to be purchased at the Sea Dogs Ticket Office, Souvenir Store or by calling 207-879-9500. You can also purchase them online. The best part is the tickets don’t come in the form of a plain old piece of paper; they come in the form of minted ceramic coins that are imprinted with images of former Sea Dogs’ players who actually made it to the Major Leagues! They are called Slugger Coins and they come in denominations of $2, $5 and $10. They can be used for pretty much anything at the park including souvenirs, tickets, food and even speed pitch. They don’t even have an expiration date!
If you are not familiar with the Sea Dogs, here are some fun facts:
- Hadlock Field is named after Edson Hadlock Jr. who was the baseball coach at Portland High School during the years of 1950-1978.
- The field opened on April 18th in 1994, so its 16th birthday is right around the corner.
- Their version of Fenway’s Green Monster was built in 2003 when the Boston Red Sox became the affiliate of the Sea Dogs and it is called the Maine Monster.
- The field has a seating capacity for 7,368 people.
- Whenever a Sea Dogs player gets a home run and also when the Sea Dogs win a game, a lighthouse rises from the center field fence, how cool is that?
- To learn more about the Sea Dogs, visit their website!
web.minorleaguebaseball.com
If you want to see another game or maybe even see your first, give Festiva Hospitality Group a call at 888-695-0200 and let the staff at Festiva give you all of the information you need on how to get a free Visa gift card from us to use at the game! Then you’ll be sure to enjoy the game that much more when you can purchase the tickets or even some nice souvenirs on us at Festiva!
April 5, 2010
Maine African Film Festival
The 2nd Maine African Film Festival begins Tuesday April 6th, and will run through Saturday April 10th. “The mission of the festival is to bridge the gaps between African peoples and the Western world in Maine and beyond,” says Nigerian artist Lemi Ghariokwu. The festival will feature 15 films, an Opening Night Art Reception and Exhibit, panel discussions, director Q & A’s and a Closing Night Party.
Enjoy the Opening Night Art Reception and Exhibit with Lemi Ghariokwu. Ghariokwu, who has been called the inventor of “Lagos Afro Pop Art,” is most known for his distinctive original cover images for the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti. He has designed over 2,000 album covers including covers for Bob Marley, E.T. Mensah, Osita Osadebe and more. Throughout the week, Ghariokwu will 
also conduct art workshops for children living in Kennedy Park and surrounding communities as well as workshops for Maine College of Art and USM students.
For more information on the films and festival please visit the Film Festival’s website. All Festival films are open to the public and all screenings will be held at the Nickelodeon Cinema in Portland, Maine. A children’s film with be shown at the Children’s Museum & Theater of Maine and there will be associated screenings at the Cumberland County Jail and a local retirement community.
While you are in Portland enjoying the film festival. come into Festiva’s Portland office to learn about our exciting vacation options. Festiva has over 26 resorts, 5 cruise club destinations, and has been in business for 10 years. If you need help planing the perfect vacation Festiva is here to help. Visit our website or call 888-695-0200 for more information today!
April 3, 2010
Maine Wildlife Park
The opening of the Maine Wildlife Park is right around the corner on April 15th. There are tons of things for you and your family to see and do in Gray, Maine. Imagine seeing where thousands of Brook Trout are raised annually, visiting the Nature Store, stopping by the Snack Shack, ambling along the Tree Trail and learning about the beautiful trees here in the state of Maine, following the Wetland Trail and so much more! If you are between the ages of 4 and 12, then it only costs $5. If you are in between the ages of 13 and 60, then it is just a little bit more at $7. You can head over to their website to find out more about the Maine Wildlife Park.
Once you’ve had your fill of nature and wildlife, head on over to Festiva Hospitality Group’s Portland office. At Festiva we manage and operate more than twenty resorts and can show you and your family how we can make vacationing affordable. That means that you can take more vacations as well!
One of our informative sales reps can walk you through how you could become a member with Festiva and how you can get discounted airfare and cruises as well! We also give gifts to anyone who attends one of our presentations. You can walk away with dinner certificates, a Netbook, a flatscreen TV, or even $1000 cash! To learn more about Festiva Adventure Club, check us out at www.festiva.travel!
