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11/19/07 NBC’s Today Show Names St. Petersburg This Winter’s “Hot Spot”
NBC’s Today Show
travel guru and editor, Peter Greenberg, featured St. Petersburg, Florida as the only U.S. location in his list of “affordable and unique”
getaways for the upcoming winter season.
In an article
entitled “Beat the Chill (and crowds) with four Hot Winter
Trips”, Greenberg advises travelers to skip Central Florida’s
“theme park chaos” and head to St. Petersburg instead, lauding
not only the area’s favorable temperatures, but cultural offerings
like the Salvador Dali Museum and Weedon Island Preserve. Greenburg goes on
to further explain that the Dali Museum has earned The Michelin Guide
three-star award and it is one of the highest-ranked museums in the entire
South.
A nod from Greenberg
is exciting news to local tourism officials, as he is perhaps the country’s
most influential travel authority. In his choice of noteworthy
accommodations, Greenberg selects the historic Dickens House Bed & Breakfast for its “First
Night” New Year’s Eve package. Greenburg also notes, St. Petersburg’s First Night is considered to be
one of the most successful First Night events in the entire nation. The
Dickens House Bed & Breakfast is located in the historic northeast
neighborhood of the city, just blocks from the downtown waterfront and
offers many amenities.
Greenburg’s Top
Four list of “affordable and less crowded” warm winter
destination getaways included: Salvador, Brazil; Riviera Maya, Mexico; Mendoza, Argentina; and St. Petersburg, Florida; making our city the only U.S. destination location featured.
DT Minich, Executive
Director of Visit St. Pete/Clearwater Visitors Bureau states, “This
type of international recognition is a huge compliment and a great way to
kick-off the upcoming winter travel season. We’re always happy when
someone of his stature shines the travel spotlight on us.”
To view the complete
article “Beat the Chill (and crowds) with four Hot Winter
Trips”, please visit NBC’s Today Show online.
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