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GrandCanyon.com Releases First Grand Canyon Spring Travel Guide
Free Vacation Guide Gives Targeted Tips to Spring Break Travelers

Page, Arizona, February 22, 2006 – Grand Canyon.com knows their inaugural Spring Travel Guide will challenge some pre-conceived notions about Grand Canyon vacations.  Karlyn Bunting, President of www.GrandCanyon.com, believes that “informed travelers are happy travelers.”  The Spring Travel Guide is designed as a companion piece to the company’s popular Grand Canyon Top Tours Brochure, which highlights popular Grand Canyon tours from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon West, as well as to the South Rim and North Rim. 

Many visitors have last minute questions that this Travel Guide answers. Should you pack shorts or sweaters for your spring break at the Grand Canyon? Will your cell phone work at Grand Canyon National Park? How long does it take to drive from Las Vegas or Phoenix to the Grand Canyon? Whether you’ve had your spring break vacation planned since last spring, or you’re just now getting started, the free Grand Canyon Spring Travel Guide has key helpful tips. 

Maswik Lodge renovation prompts planning ahead for Spring Break at the Grand Canyon

Page, AZ January 20, 2006 -- The Grand Canyon hiker who expected to have the trails all to himself, only to find scores of other hikers had the same idea; the pleas on the internet travel forums from families already having trouble finding a place to stay during their Grand Canyon vacation; the Grand Canyon tour agents scrambling to keep up with the requests for information. Local travel professionals only expect to hear more of the same as springtime approaches.

“So far, all indicators tell me it’s going to a busy year at the Grand Canyon,” said Karlyn Bunting of Grand Canyon.com. “Plus, whenever we have an unseasonably warm winter like this, the crowds just start coming earlier. Now that a 250-plus room hotel like Maswik has closed for renovations, advance reservations aren’t just ‘recommended,’ they’re essential.”

Maswik Lodge is one of the larger Grand Canyon hotels. One of six hotels located in Grand Canyon National Park on the South rim, Maswik’s cabins and hotel rooms have been popular with families for decades. Now, the 278-room lodge is closed for renovations until March, which means that those who wait to make their Grand Canyon trip plans may find “no room at the inn.” Does that mean you should scrap your vacation if lodging in the immediate area is sold out? Bunting says “no.” Instead, he suggests that travelers look for good deals, and even a few pleasant surprises, in the park’s gateway communities.