Most people living in the Midwest are highly tired of the long spell of winter cold this year. With most of them looking forward to enjoy a good deal of sunny and warmer climate, one of the perfect ways to give vent to this dream is to head to Orlando in droves for the springtime.

Remarkably, the weeks that follow Easter are the busiest times during the year in this most famous family holiday destination of America.  Nevertheless, the value-added lodging options available during the springtime shall prove to be of great interest to families looking forward to stretch the reach of their dollars during vacation.

Steve Trover, President of Discover Vacation Homes, an association promoting awareness of vacationing in rental vacation homes observed, "For families looking to maximize their vacation dollar this season, vacation homes are terrific alternatives to hotels. Travellers are familiar with hotels and motels, but often come to prefer vacation home rentals after just one stay. Minimal online research and a toll-free call can put you in a home that provides from three to seven bedrooms, a private pool, kitchen, game room and even an in-home movie theater, all for about the same cost as a hotel stay."

American Airlines, US-based carrier, is offering cut-priced tickets on return-journey flights from Manchester, London Heathrow and London Stansted this April. Bookings can be made by the 6th of March.

All the taxes and fees are included in the quoted fares. The offer prices are available for midweek travel (from Monday to Thursday), and for the weekends (Friday and Sunday), seats are available for little higher prices.

For travel between 1st April and 30th April, the fares available in the offer are:

Travel City Direct, the Florida expert has further enhanced its extensive Florida programme with the introduction of a dedicated 20-page brochure showcasing the beautiful destination on the Gulf Coast beach including St Pete's and Clearwater. Notably, this is the only brochure available that is dedicated to St Pete's in the UK. The brochure contains amazing twin centre offers that can be booked only through Travel City Direct's UK call centre, with prices starting from just £359 per person.

A major number of Travel City Direct's customers booking for twin centre holidays with Orlando prefer the glittering stretches of white sand at St. Pete's/ Clearwater stretching over 35 miles to chill out, located at just a two hour drive away. After getting immersed in a theme park for a week or more, nothing else can be better than enjoying the warm, clear waters of the Gulf of Mexico to relax on the clean sands, cruising up and down the coastal line and watching the dolphins at play.

The brochure features lots of useful information pertaining to the neighbouring towns of Clearwater and St Pete's besides showcasing the fantastic, award-winning beaches, back-to-nature experiences, enticing attractions, events and activities for the holidaymakers to enjoy hours of entertainment.

In an interesting move, WEST Midland Safari and Leisure Park has secured four awards in appreciation of its excellence in marketing and promotion.

The awards were presented during the Brass Ring Awards Ceremony at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Annual Conference and Trade Show in Orlando, Florida.

The park could grab three distinguished awards of excellence. The three innovations of the park namely Santa Safari 2006, White Lions advert and White Lions secured awards under the categories of best radio commercial, best integrated marketing campaign and best the park showing an attendance of 500,001 to one million.

Set in an amazing lush landscape in the centre of Umbria, TodiCastle, the privately owned luxury estate is to start inviting the UK leisure travellers for exclusively private rental opportunities from 2008. Located on a hilltop, the property presents a wonderful ambience with its ancient Tower of Orlando and a classic setting of beautiful olive groves, golden sunflower fields and vineyards.

Ensuing from a decade of conservation by the Santoro family, the present owners of the property, the estate has demonstrated a complete and careful restoration of this magnificent 13th century property to its pristine and classical architectural glory.

The most attractive feature of this castle is a perfect blend and a harmonious combination of the salient features of the ancient architecture and modern luxury. Every segment featuring guest rooms and suites are furnished with minimalist furniture, gleaming bathrooms and decorated in a distinct style with select pieces of antiques.