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| Hotel stays not to be a problem Posted: 31 Dec 2010 10:38 AM PST By Levin. T. Black/Williston Herald Thousands of fans are expected to descend upon Williston for the Babe Ruth League World Series in 2013. With lodging already an issue in town concerns were raised as to how there would be room for all the fans. The oil boom created a housing problem. With no where else to go, many of the oil workers have piled into the hotels creating a shortage of rooms for any visitor in town. Amy Krueger, executive director for Williston Convention and Visitor's Bureau, said she is not worried about finding rooms for everyone. "We will work with the hotels very closely," she said. "We are currently at 699 rooms [in town]. We will be close to one thousand rooms in 2013 ... we should have no problem with that at all." Two hotels are currently being built. They are HomStay Suites and Micro Motel. Tournament director, Larry Grondahl, said they expect at least two more hotels to be built by 2013 but isn't allowed to say who just yet. Williston is only required to supply lodging for the coaches, Babe Ruth representatives and the umpires. However, tournament chairman, Larry Grondahl, said they are making preparations for the fans as well. He said they will monitor the housing situation in Williston and are optimistic things will have improved drastically by the time they must make a decision. "This boom hitting us so fast and so furious that our housing is just trying to get caught up," he said. "I think that will probably happen between now and then. If it doesn't we will just have to get together with the hotels and block rooms out." Grondahl explained that if the hotels in town still have low vacancies when the tournament is a year away the tournament committee will negotiate with the hotels to get large amounts of rooms blocked off for the time the World Series will be going on. Those rooms will then be made available for fans traveling to Williston for the tournament. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Rentalo.com Reaches Mobile Users to Facilitate Comparison Shopping for Vacation Rentals and Hotels Posted: 31 Dec 2010 03:00 AM PST Rentalo.com goes mobile to expand reach to mobile travelers via top mobile marketplaces like Apple's iTunes and Google's Android Market. Miami, FL (Vocus/PRWEB) December 31, 2010 Rentalo.com, the award-winning travel lodging and vacation rentals directory announced today their strategy to launch a travel widget for mobile users via smart phones such as AT&T's iPhones and Verizon's Droid phones. The new mobile application will assist leisure and business travelers to quickly and easily compare lodging offers from hotels and vacation rentals. Rentalo has helped over 5 million leisure and business travelers find the best values in lodgings. In Rentalo.com, travelers can easily compare their lodging options by simply submitting a free inquiry. Within minutes, they can start comparing offers from a wide range of accommodations sent directly by property owners and managers. Optionally, via a simple and free mobile application, millions of travelers will be able to tap into Rentalo's award-winning free inquiry service from their own mobile phones such as AT&T's iPhones and Verizon's Droids. According to industry trends, mobile internet usage is excelling faster than desktop PCs. USA Today reported that 16% of shoppers will use their smart phones to do holiday shopping this year, and 39% of people ages 18 to 29 reported using their phones to do all of their online shopping. These are clear indications that smart phones and other mobile devices are changing the way the world is surfing the net, shop, and do business. In 2011, mobile marketing will expand far beyond mobile messaging, now with 300K Apple's applications available in iTunes and 200K in the Google's Android market. Rentalo.com's plans are to continue expanding its reach by investing in mobile technologies in 2011, focusing in the development of new user friendly applications to facilitate comparison shopping for lodging. "Mobile gadgets provide easy access to the Internet. Similarly, Rentalo.com provides easy access to compare lodging options" says Alfredo Purrinos, "Rentalo's strategy to penetrate the mobile industry is part of our commitment to the travel industry in making the vacation planning experience as pleasant as possible, to as many people as possible." About Rentalo.com ### Alfredo Purrinos This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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