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Saturday, January 06, 2007

Go-today.com Presents Worldwide Winter Vacation Savings

BOTHELL, WA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 05, 2007 -- Celebrate the beginning of 2007 and save big with a value-packed vacation package from go-today.com. With a variety of destinations and travel dates, go-today.com has the ideal vacation for anyone. From just $499, travelers can explore the sites and monuments of London or Paris or escape the cold of winter by enjoying a vacation getaway to the exotic destination of Buenos Aires or Beijing. Priced from only $499, vacation packages include roundtrip flight, hotel accommodations, breakfast daily, hotel taxes and service charges, and airline fuel surcharges. For more information on these vacation packages, and to make reservations, visit www.go-today.com or call a reservation agent at 800-227-3235 (6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT Monday - Friday and 8:00 a.m.

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The Office: Back From Vacation

You know, I'm always trying to kid myself. After watching a great episode of Lost or Grey's Anatomy or South Park or 24, I can make myself believe that that show is the best on television. It's always a lie, however. The Office is the best show on TV. Hands down, no one even close. It consistently puts out a half hour of comedy so dense in laughs, unique characters, and good stories that, after watching an episode like last night's, you absolutely know that The Office is the best show on television. I'm still laughing at moments from yesterday's show. Now, granted, last night's episodes was one of the two or three best of the season and the euphoria one can receive from a perfect dose of comedy can often render viewers maniacal, but we still have to begin realizing just how special The Office is.

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Wyndham Vacation Ownership Opens First Waikiki Resort at Waikiki ...

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndham Vacation Ownership, the world's largest vacation ownership company, today announced the opening of Wyndham Waikiki Beach Walk -- the company's 13th Hawaii-based resort and first in Waikiki. The 195 unit timeshare property is a major component of the highly anticipated Waikiki Beach Walk complex -- the largest re-development project in the city's history. Wyndham Waikiki Beach Walk, which will be affiliated with the company's FairShare Plus portfolio of vacation ownership resorts, exceeded more than 3,000 individual pre- construction sales prior to opening. "We've seen a growing demand for timeshare resorts in premier resort locations so we're very excited to unveil Wyndham Waikiki Beach Walk in this highly sought after vacation destination," said Franz Hanning, Wyndham Vacation Ownership president and chief executive officer.

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