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Friday, January 21, 2011
The French Room in Dallas receives AAA Five Diamond Award for 2011
AAA has recently awarded 179 establishments the AAA/CAA Five Diamond
Award® for 2011. The AAA award listing accounts for only 0.3 percent
of the total 59,000 AAA listed lodgings and restaurants that receive the
prestigious honor. “It is encouraging to see an increase in the number
of AAA Five Diamond establishments this year,” said Michael Petrone,
director of AAA Tourism Information Development. “The recent economic
downturn has presented many challenges for the travel industry including
increased closures and fewer new restaurant openings."
Executive
Chef Jason Weaver of The French Room
Congratulations go to The
French Room restaurant located in The Adolphus in Dallas and featured
here at Southpoint.
The
Adolphus Hotel
The
Adolphus is a museum unto itself, and includes a rare 1893 Steinway
piano which was destined for the R.M.S. Titanic. The piano was owned by
the millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim, who died after refusing to get into
one of the few available lifeboats just before the Titanic sank in 1912.
Watch
in February as we visit The French Room in a new expanded feature.
View
here for a full listing of the AAA Five Diamond Award list for 2011.
Edited on: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 9:10 PM
Categories: Accommodations, Restaurants, Travel News
Monday, January 17, 2011
Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum
Recently we visited the Bob
Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin. With three floors of
interactive displays, exhibits, films, and the IMAX Theatre there is a
lot of history to absorb on the Lone Star State.
Read about in our new
feature and view a video overview here courtesy of the Museum:
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
National Park free entry days
Like free stuff? Sure you do! We have been to many of our National Parks
over the years. From Denali to the Smokies, each is unique in their own
way.
Plan a trip to a National Park this year around these days
and get a free entry.
Add these dates to your calendar for these fee-free National Park days in 2011:
* January 15-17
(Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday weekend)
* April 16-24
(National Park Week)
* June 21
(First day of summer)
* September 24
(Public Lands Day)
* November 11-13
(Veterans Day weekend)
Search
for a National Park via the NPS website.
Categories: Attractions, Destinations, Travel News, Travel Specials
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Dallas Abuzz for Super Bowl XLV
Serving as hosts for the NFC and AFC Champion teams, the honor goes to two area Omni hotels, the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas and the Omni Hotel in Fort Worth. The two Omni hotels were picked by the NFL after a thorough review process. The Omni Dallas at Park West also operates in the area.
We will be highlighting the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas in a special feature in the near future so stay tuned. Scheduled for opening in 2012, a fourth area Omni Hotel is in the works to be built at the Dallas Convention Center.
We are always impressed with the warm interior designs at Omni Hotels and the very friendly staff. Read more about in our recent Omni Hotel destination features:
Atlanta | Corpus Christi | San Antonio
Going to Dallas for the game? Let us know, and post photos on our new Southpoint Facebook page!
Edited on: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 1:52 AM
Categories: Accommodations, Attractions, Destinations
Thursday, January 06, 2011
Hotel ICON in Houston to be rebranded
Built in 1911 as a bank, many historic reminders remain including a huge bank vault at the hotel check-in desk.
Read our Hotel ICON feature and watch our video:
Edited on: Monday, January 17, 2011 11:58 AM
Categories: Accommodations, Destinations, Travel News, Videos