Sending flowers to Russia

Even considering the fact that it is a widely known fact, the truth is that most men seem to ignore the fact that women love to receive flowers in special occasions. In fact, that is a great way of showing your love for a woman and a nice proof of that same love!

Keeping this in mind, if your beloved one lives in Russia or the nearby countries, then you definitely need to check these flower delivery to Russia services, which will deliver the flowers to your beloved one for you. Moreover, the ordering process is completely secure and the costumer service is extremely professional as you will see as soon as you visit the website to which I have linked above.

So, if you want to send flowers to Russia, then you already know where you should order those services…

Hotel loyalty programs

Loyalty has surely been a lot more "fashionable" than what it is now. Still, if you are loyal to certain Hotels, they will also be loyal for you. In fact, there are some Hotel loyalty programs that will allow you to make major savings while also enjoying a nica vacation! Below is another msnbc.com article telling you how it all works:

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By Andrea Bennett

With the hotel industry hit by falling occupancy and revenue numbers, properties looking to fill beds are turning to value-added promotions such as third-night-free packages and reduced rates for advance bookings. But some of the best deals around are offered in conjunction with guest-recognition programs.

Realizing that brand loyalty is one of the keys to surviving the downturn, hotels are amping up the enticements of these free-to-join plans, in which members accrue points through hotel stays and redeem them for rooms, upgrades, and even airline miles.

To keep travelers returning, hotels are beginning to relax program rules, at least for the short term. In years past, Shangri-La’s Golden Circle required guests to stay 20 or 60 days per year to retain executive or elite status. But this year, the company renewed all members who had logged at least one night in 2008.

Hyatt, meanwhile, has completely redesigned its Gold Passport program: in April, Platinum members began receiving the best room within the category booked, and Diamond-level guests started receiving guaranteed suite upgrades four times a year.

Bargains are plentiful right now if you’re paying with points. InterContinental is running frequent promotions that let you redeem as few as 5,000 points for some rooms. And in March, Marriott Rewards launched a promotion, running through September 7, that offers members every third night free when redeeming two consecutive nights.

Marriott’s program also provides new access to its luxury Ritz-Carlton partners. While you can’t earn Marriott points for a stay at a Ritz-Carlton, you can redeem Marriott points at almost all Ritz-Carlton hotels—a first for the program.

Just as scoring a room using points has become increasingly easy, so has finding promotions and deals available only to loyalty program members.

Check out pointmaven.com, where you can search by plan or destination, or flyertalk.com, a site that posts up-to-the-minute loyalty program news. And for those who use Twitter, the specials come thick and fast: one of Marriott’s recent rewards promotions was posted to Twitter on a Friday, but wasn’t announced to the general public until the following Tuesday.

Though signing up for recognition clubs is simple and free, calculating how you earn and spend points on rooms can be more complicated, because each company has its own formula. Marriott Rewards, for instance, gives 10 points for each dollar you spend at most of its hotels (a $250 room will net you 2,500 points).

On the other hand, InterContinental doles out 2,000 points per visit, regardless of length of stay. And while blackout dates have plagued programs in the past—until recently, Starwood, InterContinental, and Hyatt were the only chains that allowed members to redeem points on any available night—Hilton and Marriott have now both changed their rules to allow guests to book at any time. There’s never been a better moment to show your loyalty.

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The importance of cleaning services

As a businesswoman who plays a vital role in the company where I work, the truth is that I end up not having much time to spend at home doing all the cleaning job that most women do!

Keeping this in mind and knowing that I have a lot of carpets to clean, I was extremely excited when I was first told about these Greensboro Carpet Cleaning services that will definitely help any businesswoman like me to keep the house clean and tidy just like any family deserves.
Furthermore, the services provided by the company, to which I have linked above, include water extractions, upholstery cleaning, professional steam carpet cleaning, and pressure washing, amongst many other useful services. In fact, if you take some time to read the testimonials in the website, you will witness that people really liked the services that they got from the company, while also recommending them to everyone else!

So, would you like to find the best cleaning services for you and your house? If that’s the case, then you definitely need to take some time to have a look at the website above and see with your own eyes how incredibly helpful these services will be for you! In fact, with the time that you are able to save while this company does the cleaning for you, you can travel around the country and go to the beaches, right?

The best roller coasters

When considering the roller coasters that you have always loved, which are the first to come to your mind? Anyway, if you would like to know more about which ones offer the best experiences for you, then you definitely need to have a look at the msnbc.com article just below:

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By Diana DeCicco

Roller coasters: You love them or hate them. But if you’re among the fanatics who worship the coaster gods, there’s an amazing worldwide assemblage of thrilling and chilling rides to choose from.

Whether twisting, flying, looping or just plain speeding, last year coaster fans took more than 900 million rides in the United States alone. With more than 2,000 roller coasters worldwide, located on six out of the seven continents (Antarctica has no coasters to date) the thrill-ride phenomenon has been gaining momentum for years and is now better than ever.

Records are regularly broken, as amusement parks fight for the title of fastest, tallest, longest, or downright scariest coaster. This year, Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, the world’s fastest roller coaster since it opened in 2005, will lose the speed title to the German Ring Racer, a Formula 1-themed thrill ride that will go an astounding 134.8 miles per hour. That’s faster than Kindga Ka by 6.8 miles per hour, though Kindga Ka will be able to console itself with the record for tallest roller coaster—for now. With new rides going up every year (83 in 2009 alone), thrill seekers will never be without a new heart-pounding roller coaster to try out.

Coaster lovers worldwide make pilgrimages each year to the king of all coaster theme parks, Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. With 17 roller coasters in one amusement park, Cedar Point has gained a following as a coaster mecca with thrill-ride devotee groups, such as the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE). As the self-proclaimed roller coaster capital of the world, Cedar Point is able to offer a thrill ride for everyone. Bryan Edwards, sales promotion manager for Cedar Point says, “Every one of our coasters is unique in its own way, no two are alike.”

One of the most interesting (and record breaking) coasters at Cedar Point is Wicked Twister, a 215-foot high behemoth that is the world’s tallest and fastest double twisting impulse coaster (which combines two vertical drops with a twist on each end).

Reaching a top speed of 72 miles per hour, Wicked Twister is not your typical coaster. It has one U-shaped twisted track that the train rides on backwards and forwards, increasing in speed as it also increases in height.

Edwards says one the best parts about this ride is that every seat is a good seat. “For most coasters, the first or last seat is the most desirable, but with Wicked Twister, they all have a unique ride experience. When the ride moves forward, the front seat goes the highest and when the ride moves backwards the last seat goes the highest, but if you’re in the middle, you get height on both sides.”

Just down the street from Cedar Point is another Ohio amusement park with record breaking rides, Kings Island, long famous for its notorious wooden roller coaster, The Beast. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, this “beast of a ride” has stood the test of time and still proudly holds the title of longest wooden roller coaster in the world at 7,400 feet. Since its opening year, The Beast has garnered a cult following because it is like no other wooden coaster out there, with two vertical drops, three pitch black tunnels, and a 540-degree helix mixed in.

Wooden versus steel coasters is a hotly debated topic among enthusiasts like Mark Cole, president of the ACE, who prefers wooden coasters. He says every ride is different because the wood shrinks or expands with the weather and age. Don Helbig, public relations area manager for Kings Island, believes what makes a good coaster is a mixture of all of its thrills—speed, height, loops, and drops. “If you can’t pick out one element of a ride that stands out more then the others then that tells you it is a great ride,” he says.

In England, the Colossus at Thorpe Park smashes records with 10 whopping loops. Known as the thrill capital of England, Thorpe Park attracts adventure seekers from all points with its ‘unholy trinity’ of rides which includes Colossus, Stealth, and Nemesis Inferno, billed as the ride from hell. Mike Vallis, divisional director of Thorpe Park, believes that “rides like Colossus with its fast-paced journey through a vertical loop, cobra roll, corkscrews, and heart line twists provide an intense adrenaline rush that leave guests wanting to ride again and again.” He says that even waiting in line is an experience because the “trains swoop past excited guests waiting for their turn.”

Dueling Dragons, at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Fla., is something of a spectator sport, too. As customers gear up for their own ride on the world’s only inverted dueling coaster, they can watch the double trains duke it out for most intense ride as they decide on their own track—and fate.

Customers have a choice of either Fire Dragon or Ice Dragon, which engage in “aerial combat, as riders of one ride whooshes past within inches of the other."

Thrill rides will undoubtly continue to be as tall or as fast as engineering and science will allow, but a new element has also come into the mix: the psychological factor. Vallis says “The future of roller coasters lie in challenging guests psychologically as well as physically. For example, Thorpe Park’s newest coaster, SAW–The Ride, is themed around the popular—and bloody—horror film franchise. It challenges riders not only to face the intensity of the roller coaster but their own fears.” No matter how fast, tall, or scary a coaster is,” says Vallis, “most riders just want a great experience from start to finish." In the end, screaming until you’re hoarse and leaving the ride with a huge smile on your face are what it’s all about.

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