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Kids Enjoying the Beach
This week’s Memory Monday Photo submission comes to us from Patricia Spranza of Ashland, Virginia who stayed with Outer Banks Blue the week of Memorial day with her family in the property “Wellfleet” in the Pine Island subdivision in Corolla.
Tag: travel
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=&2=& the worlds largest and most popular on-line travel site recently released results of a poll conducted of more than 1200 U.S. respondents regarding their opinions related to travel this summer. The results indicated that a whopping 86% of respondents are planning some sort of summer retreat this year, a 6% increase over results of the same poll of one year ago. The survey also reveals that beach travel destinations top their list of places they want to visit!
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According to 93 percent of Memorial Day trekkers and 87 percent of summer vacationers, gas prices will not have an effect on plans this summer. As national average gas prices continue to decline year-over-year, so does the impact of gas prices on leisure summer travel plans among TripAdvisor survey respondents:
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Year
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Average National
Gas Price mid-May¹ |
Gas Impacting
Summer Travel Plans |
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2013
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$3.60
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13%
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2012
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$3.75
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14%
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2011
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$3.96
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39%
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, national average per gallon for regular gas
New Face of OuterBanksBlue.com
I hope you made note of the new design of www.outerbanksblue.com. In our constant effort to be the vacation rental company of choice on the Outer Banks we launched our new design on Monday, February 16th. In response to customer comments and suggestions there are lots of changes can be found on the site including better search parameters, a more clear presentation of available weeks on individual homes, better organization of guest comments, more obvious integration of Google Maps locations on our homes, and just a new overall feel of the site.
OBX Marathon 2008
Diary of an Old Hurtin’ Runner
So the 2008 OBX Marathon has come and gone, but a week later it is still a lasting memory. Every time I try to get out of a chair I am reminded of how bad it hurts. It was the thrill of a lifetime however. Here’s how I remember it going:
