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SOURCE: FusionStorm Foundation SiliconView Allocates Unprecedented Advertising Spots for Final Push With the Dream Sail Raffle SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – August 27, 2010) –  The FusionStorm Foundation has partnered with SiliconView for an unprecedented advertising blitz to stimulate ticket sales in the last days before the Dream Sail Raffle drawing. The Dream Sail Raffle was set up to assist Ocean Voyages Institute and Project Kaisei with their ocean clean up initiative. The project aims to clean up plastics that are harmful to the world’s ocean and its marine life.  John G

SOURCE: The Moorings CLEARWATER, FL–(Marketwire – August 23, 2010) –   The Moorings , world’s premier yacht charter company, will support regional events of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Leukemia Cup Regatta. By donating bareboat sailing charters , The Moorings will assist four local chapters in fund-raising for lifesaving cancer research and patient services. Specifically, The Moorings four charters will be featured auction items at Leukemia Cup Regatta events held together with the Washington Sailing Marina, Alexandria, VA (September 10-11, 2010); Charleston Ocean Racing Association, Charleston, SC (October 1-2, 2010); Savannah Yacht Club, Savannah, GA (September 24-26, 2010); and San Francisco Yacht Club, Belvedere, CA (October 2-3, 2010).

Stradbroke Island is the kind of tropical paradise you only dream about. Quiet, unassuming, yet vibrant but without the buzz of frenetic tourists; it still appears and feels much the same way as you picture it would have looked 50 many years ago. Located only an hour by ferry or barge from the thriving city

SOURCE: AVT, Inc. New “Smart” Vending Machines Provide an Automated Gift Shop Environment in Airports and Hotels CORONA, CA–(Marketwire – August 18, 2010) –  AVT, Inc. (formerly Automated Vending Technologies) ( PINKSHEETS : AVTC ) ( www.avtinconline.com ) AVT, Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of automated retailing systems, has reached an agreement with Orca Distribution to provide vending machines to serve the travel and tourism markets

NEW YORK, NEW YORK–(Marketwire – Aug. 17, 2010) – Those who travel a lot (also known as “Power Travelers”) know that the best time to visit a popular destination is in the “off season” when there are fewer crowds

SOURCE: Wyndham Worldwide Extreme Athlete Tom Jones Sets New Standup Paddleboard World Record as He Paddles Into Battery Park to Raise Awareness About Plastic in the World’s Oceans PARSIPPANY, NJ–(Marketwire – August 12, 2010) –  Wyndham Worldwide ( NYSE : WYN ), one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, supports a variety of environmentally friendly projects through its Wyndham Green sustainability initiative and is pleased to welcome Tom Jones to New York City as he makes the final stop on his world record, 1,500-mile oceanic journey to benefit the Plastic Free Ocean organization. Jones has dedicated this grueling ultra-endurance event to raising awareness about dangerous and excessive uses of plastics, and the need for funds to clean up the huge amounts of plastic waste accumulating in the world’s oceans and tidal zones

SOURCE: SmartCruiser.com BOCA RATON, FL–(Marketwire – August 11, 2010) –  SmartCruiser.com, a division of Palm Coast Travel, announced today that it has launched its own proprietary cruise booking engine and a totally new site design. Previously, SmartCruiser.com used third-party software to power its site. “As one of the nation’s largest cruise sellers, we are delighted to be able to finally launch our own technology platform for booking cruises online,” said Lee Smolinski, CEO of SmartCruiser.com. “This technology will give us the ability to aggressively expand our brand into international markets such as the European Union and Australia, where cruise growth is booming.” The SmartCruiser.com site will contain many new features such as enhanced pricing and comparison options as well as the ability to select from multiple promotions that may be offered on a particular sailing. The customer will experience a much faster site with more robust content including larger high-resolution photos of ship staterooms and public areas

SOURCE: RCI PARSIPPANY, NJ–(Marketwire – August 3, 2010) –   RCI ® , the global leader in vacation exchange and one of the Wyndham Worldwide family of brands ( NYSE : WYN ), announced that it added 22 new resorts to its vacation exchange network in the second quarter of 2010. This includes resorts added to RCI ® Weeks , RCI Points ® and The Registry Collection ® program, the world’s largest luxury exchange program, with seven of the resorts coming from existing affiliated developers and four resorts under development.

If you’re searching for a little bit of Spanish culture, then Madrid should be penciled in as your next vacation spot. Numerous cities offer site visitors a chance to encounter a new culture, but few cities blend the old with the new too as Madrid. Overview Madrid, the capital of Spain, may be the third

SOURCE: FusionStorm Foundation Early-Bird Raffle Set for Friday, July 30th, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – July 29, 2010) –  The FusionStorm Foundation announced that the Dream Sail Raffle will hold the first early-bird drawing for those who have purchased raffle tickets before Friday, July 30 th , at 5:00 PM Pacific daylight time. The early-bird drawing will include an Apple iPad, Tickets for a Jack Johnson concert and gift cards.  The early-bird drawing is intended to spur ticket sales for the raffle, which ends on August 28 th , 2010.  “People have great odds to win some cool prizes and help out our mission to clean up the ocean,” said Kevin Schrage, Executive Director of The FusionStorm Foundation. “We are hoping that this helps drive more ticket sales in the coming days,” added Mr