Hilton Worldwide Launches New Corporate Identity

Hilton Worldwide (formerly Hilton Hotels Corporation), the leading global hospitality company, announced last week the launch of its new corporate name and logo.

Hilton's new name, Hilton Worldwide, signifies the company's global breadth and reach, and the logo incorporates key design elements that reflect Hilton’s rich heritage, vision for the future and commitment to excellence in service.

The new corporate name and logo follow the company’s recent relocation of its global headquarters from Beverly Hills, Calif., to McLean, Va. Hilton Worldwide’s portfolio of ten brands comprises more than 3,300 hotels in 77 countries around the world. The company will open more than 300 hotels this year.

Arizona Bridal Week

8 Great Days of Bridal Fashion & Events!

September 26 - October 3, 2009

Arizona Bridal Week has teamed up with the best bridal designers and top local wedding vendors to create a week of events devoted to the brides and grooms-to-be. Events are designed for engaged couples to talk personally with vendors, view high-end runway fashion shows and win numerous give-a-ways all week long.

For more information visit: www.arizonabridalweek.com

Teddy Bear Day

Celebrate National Teddy Bear Day in Historic Downtown Glendale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 5 and enjoy a fun-filled day of make-and-take arts and crafts, sweet treats and exclusive deals in Historic Downtown Glendale.

You and your beary best friends will start the fun at the Glendale Visitor Center and pick up your map, coupons and gift bag (for the first 500 visitors) and take a spin on the themed prize wheel. Hop on board the Glendale Express Shuttle, which will provide rides throughout Old Towne and Catlin Court.

For information, contact the Glendale Visitor Center at 623-930-4500 or visit www.visitglendale.com. The Glendale Visitor Center is at 5800 W. Glenn Drive, Suite 140.

Mad Men Have Hamptonality Too

Guests who stay between August 4 and November 15, 2009 on the Mad Men rate are automatically entered to win a glamorous trip for two to the Big Apple. Guests can book through HiltonFamily.com/madmen or hampton.com.

What can you win?

• Two roundtrip tickets to NYC
• Three nights at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in NYC
• A Fedora hat worn by Don Draper (main character on the show)
• Makeover for the winner by a Mad Men stylist
• Lunch, drinks and dinner gift certificates at Mad Men inspired restaurants in NYC
• Mad Men inspired tour of NYC
• Season 1 and 2 on DVD
• Signed script

There's an app for that...

The brand is always looking for new ways to make it easy for travelers to find a Hampton when they need one. Now, there’s an app for that! Hampton has an exciting new partnership with USA TODAY to offer AutoPilot, an iPhone Travel application on the Apple App Store. AutoPilot, which will be available this fall, helps users track their trip and flight itineraries and provides quick, one-click access to convenient hotel choices like Hampton.

American Towns

Check us out on their blog too...

www.americantowns.com/az/goodyear

Enjoy the rain and sticky cool weather today!

AARP Members Rest Easy

AARP members who enter promotional code AARP and their AARP number when booking their reservations online between July 1 and August 31, 2009, will be entered in a drawing to win a complete set of Hampton Cloud Nine bedding!

Nine lucky winners will receive their choice of a king or queen-sized bedding set including:

• two feather/down pillows


• two lumbar pillow inserts


• two lumbar pillow covers


• one duvet insert


• one duvet cover


• one quilted mattress pad


• one bed skirt

See you soon!

eAdvantage

eAdvantage is an exclusive online program designed to help simplify corporate travel.

With eAdvantage, companies can get one-click access to their locally negotiated rates, keep tabs on employees’ travels and expenditures through real-time reports, and benefit from special promotions.

eAdvantage is available at: http://www.hiltonfamilyeadvantage.com/.

Check it out!!

Goodyear at a glance...

Average
median
temp:
72°F


Goodyear is approximately 6-8 miles wide and 37 miles long

Average number of sunny days: 320 annually

Goodyear was founded in 1917 by Paul Litchfield of Goodyear Tire & Ruber Company

Goodyear was the third fastest-growing place among all cities and towns in Arizona of any size between 1990 and 2000

A haboob is a real thing...I swear!

The word haboob comes from the Arabic word هبوب "strong wind or 'phenomenon'."

A haboob is a type of intense sandstorm commonly observed in the Sahara desert, as well as throughout Kuwait, and in the most arid regions of Iraq. In the United States, they are frequently observed in the deserts of Arizona outside of Phoenix.

During thunderstorm formation, winds move in a direction opposite to the storm's travel, and they will move from all directions into the thunderstorm. When the storm collapses and begins to release precipitation, wind directions reverse, gusting outward from the storm and generally gusting the strongest in the direction of the storm's travel.

When this downdraft, or downburst, reaches the ground, dry, loose sand from the desert settings is essentially blown up, creating a wall. This wall of sand can be up to 60 miles wide and a few miles in high. At their strongest, haboob winds can travel at 20-30 mph and they may approach with little to no warning and can create zero visibility!