DALLAS, Texas (June 30, 2008) - This summer, leave the city behind, and let Motel 6 take you on a tour of some of California's most scenic and historic treasures. Motel 6 announces the California National Parks Tour, the latest featured road trip on its new trip-planning Web site, Goin6.com. The Motel 6 California National Parks Tour is yet another way families can enjoy fun, affordable travel amidst soaring fuel prices. The tour guides travelers on a journey through geysers, forests, mountains, meadows and deserts as they wind their way through the state's abundance of natural wonders. By staying with Motel 6, which offers the lowest price of any national chain, travelers can find accommodations for less than most drivers will spend on one tank of gas.
"These locales will leave you breathless," said Jeff Palmer, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Motel 6. "If it's scenery you're looking for, you simply can't find any better than what California has to offer. And with clean, comfortable, and affordable Motel 6s clearly marked along the route, travelers can save on their accommodations and spend more time seeing Mother Nature's handiwork."
The California National Parks Tour takes travelers on a journey through the state's most storied and scenic locales - from the granite monoliths and cascading waterfalls of Yosemite National Park, to the rugged desert landscapes and sensational flora of Death Valley National Park. You can also try a few attractions with an urban appeal, such as Universal Studios Hollywood or Pacific Park in Santa Monica.
Use Goin6.com to map out a trip that includes some or all of the recommended stops along the tour. Other highlights include: Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, with its giant trees and deep canyons; horseback tours through the Mammoth Lakes area; the fossils of the La Brea Tar Pits; and the thousands of ocean animals and up-close sea life interaction at The Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific.
The Goin'6 Web site helps nature lovers plan a great trip by utilizing the "Eat," "Sleep," and "Do" feature tabs, including Motel 6 locations along the way that provide comfortable and affordable accommodations. Throughout this summer, the Goin6.com site will launch new and exciting Motel 6 journeys with opportunities for travelers to explore America on a budget. Currently, Goin6.com features great vacation ideas like the Jazz Journey, a trip that traces the roots of jazz music from Chicago to New Orleans, the National Parks Tour - Arizona/Utah Loop, featuring some of the most magnificent and family-friendly national parks in the Western U.S. region, Cradles of Liberty: D.C./Philadelphia - a trip that guides travelers to sights brimming with American history along the East coast, and the Southern California Theme Park Adventure through the most exciting and family-friendly attractions in Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County.
To start planning your own California National Parks Tour or for help making reservations at a Motel 6 along the route, visit Goin6.com.
About Motel 6
Motel 6 offers the best price of any national chain at more than 900 company-owned and franchised locations throughout the United States and Canada. For 21 years Motel 6 has used the tagline, "We'll leave the light on for you," earning the chain the highest brand recognition in the economy lodging segment. Motel 6 was the first national pet friendly chain, welcoming pets since 1962. Standard amenities include free local phone calls, no long distance access charges, free morning coffee, data ports, Wi-Fi Internet access and cable channel line-up with premium channels including HBO, ESPN/ESPN2, and CNN. Most locations offer swimming pools and guest laundry facilities. For more information, visit www.motel6.com .
About Accor North America
Headquartered in Dallas (Carrollton), Texas, Accor North America operates more than 950 upscale and economy properties including nationwide economy leaders Studio 6 and Motel 6 and the upper-upscale Sofitel and upscale Novotel hotel locations in the U.S. and Canada. For more information, visit http://www.accor-na.com/.
About Accor Worldwide
Accor, the European leader and a major global group in hotels, the global leader in services to corporate clients and public institutions, operates in nearly 100 countries with 170,000 employees. It offers to its clients over 40 years of expertise in its two core businesses: - Hotels, with the Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, All Seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1, Studio 6 and Motel 6 brands, representing more than 4,000 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenotre. - Services, with 23 million people in nearly 40 countries benefiting from Accor Services products in human resources, marketing services and expense management.
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