Last minute (local) July 4 travel deals
July 2, 2009 |16:47 | Travel Information By : Team X
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What is Fourth of July without family, parades, barbecues and fireworks? The country comes together to celebrate and reflect on the history of America’s birthday and the deep sense of patriotism the day brings.
Many families are making their getaway plans to other parts of the country on Independence Day. But why go anywhere else when New York State played such an important role in the American Revolution. Some key battles in the war that gave America its freedom were fought within a short driving distance from the Capital Region. Get goose bumps as you watch heart stopping fireworks displays in places that define American patriotism.BestTravelDeals.net came up with a list of the best places within one hundred and fifty miles of the Capital Region to help you get the most out of 4th of July.
The name "Kakadu" comes from "Gaudju", which is the main Aboriginal language used in the area. Aboriginal people have continuously lived in the area defined by the National Park for the past 50,000 years. The area covers around 19,804 sq. km. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage area, the Kakadu National Park has diverse scenic wonders with a panoptical vision of red escarpment cliffs, waterfalls, long twisting rivers, stony plateaus, and huge galleries of Aboriginal rock art. 
Arabian traditions of a warm welcome and the finest hospitality are mainstays at Burj Al Arab. The property service is outstanding and exceeds expectations. The expanse of Burj Al Arab is evident from afar, and as guests approach across the causeway they are greeted at a warm, but still dramatic structure. Guests are met immediately in the world's largest Atrium Lobby by Guest Services who escort the guest to their suite and then conduct the check-in. It is easy to exhaust superlatives when describing Burj Al Arab, a hotel that has already become an international landmark. Burj Al Arab’s sail-shaped structure, soaring 321m above the Arabian Gulf, has become as much a point of reference in Dubai as the Eiffel Tower is in Paris.Burj Al Arab does not have rooms; it has 202 suites, each one arranged over 2 floors. Ranging from a spacious 170 sq m to an astonishing 780 sq m in size, the floor to ceiling glass windows offer simply breathtaking views of the Arabian Gulf. 
Driving California Highway 1, in the north, this part goes from Carmel to San Francisco along Monterey Bay, the Pacific Ocean and Half Moon Bay.
Salt Lake is well represented with most major hotel chains, but there are a few local offerings that add texture to the usual suspects. Most major Salt Lake hotels are new or went through considerable overhauls in the months leading up to the Olympics in 2002.
Canadian Geographic Magazine has named Wasaga Beach and Sandbanks Provincial Park as two of the Top 25 Beaches to visit this summer!
When hôtelier terrible Ian Schrager took over the divey but divinely located Gramercy Park Hotel, on 21st Street and Lexington Avenue, he vowed to create a new kind of urban hotel. It's a somewhat vague goal—making it hard to gauge its success—but the place undeniably explodes with personality. Artist Julian Schnabel oversaw the decor, and his more-is-more design ethos is a 180-degree turn from the ironic postmodernism of Philippe Starck, Schrager's former collaborator. Unlike Starck's clever Lucite Louis Ghost chairs and all-white rooms, Schnabel's choices are heavy, even brooding, and decidedly Old World: studded Spanish hope chests; tapestry-covered, tasseled chairs; red velvet drapes; quilted velvet headboards. 
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