Visitors fill hotels, tax coffers during U.S. OpenThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 8:45AMSome U.S. Open visitors waited until the last minute to make reservations, but in the end they showed up, filling hotels and local government coffers. Exact figures for the week of June 14, when the U.S. Open was held at Pebble Beach, were not available.
Regional worth the trip for travelersThursday, August 5, 2010 @ 12:20AMBoarding a plane and flying from Guam to Sacramento is an estimated 17-hour trip. Stuffing luggage in a car and driving to Elk Grove on a road trip from Taylorsville, Utah is about 10 hours.
UtellĀ® Hotels & Resorts Adds Two Scenic Monterey Peninsula HotelsWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:57AMDallas - Utell Hotels & Resorts has added two scenic Monterey Peninsula hotels to its portfolio of more than 9,000 hotels in nearly 150 countries.
Peninsula hotels filling up for Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix weekendMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 11:00AMThey're not getting the rates they were two or three years ago, but Peninsula hoteliers are expecting good business for this weekend's Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.
Marina tax measures now up to the votersThursday, July 8, 2010 @ 3:33AMThe voters will have the next big say in Marina's long debate about city finances. The City Council on Wednesday, in a split vote, decided to put two tax measures on the November ballot that could increase city revenues by $2 million a year.
Yamaha pushes jet-skis as Phuket water safety solutionSaturday, June 26, 2010 @ 1:15AMPHUKET: Thai and Australian lifeguard trainers last week staged a surf rescue demonstration at Karon Beach to show local officials how jet-skis, when properly used, can save lives rather than imperil ...
Thailand prepares for earthquakesFriday, June 25, 2010 @ 11:15PMhere on the Gazette Online (fed directly from FIFA).PHUKET: Pic caption: NREM Minister Suwit Khunkitti called on the public not to panic as Thailand is not situated near major fault lines. [Nation pho...
Pacific Grove City Council mulls ballot measuresWednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 3:33AMWhether to gamble $90,000 in city funds to put two measures on the Nov. 2 ballot will be decided today by the Pacific Grove City Council. Each measure would cost the city approximately $45,000 to place on the ballot, according to the Monterey County Election Department.
Russian River getaways offer beauty, funWednesday, May 26, 2010 @ 11:55PMRussian River Resort bartender Mason McGahan is ready for the crowds expected over Memorial Day weekend. Photo: Ed Walsh "It's my favorite getaway," said Linda Stiles as she embraced her girlfriend in the pool at the gay Russian River Resort.