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Friday, August 4, 2006
Senior Special Section: This is the last installment of our review of the discounts offered by the national and regional hotel chains in the US.
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Every week we try and bring you useful information about certain types
of businesses that offer senior discounts. We'd like to know what you're
interested in or would like to hear about in future newsletters. Please
e-mail us with any ideas or topics you would like us to research and
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Sharon, from Missoula, MT tells us that Wilma Theater provides a senior discount of $5 for all movies to customers 60 years of age and older.
Evy, in Bedford,
NH informs us that CJ's and T-Bones Restaurants (all five locations)
offer a pay back program for guests 55 and older. Seniors receive double
the points on all orders between 1pm and 5pm every day.
Donna, of Hanover, PA reminds us that Hoss's Steak and Seahouse locations
provide a 20% discount to seniors 60 and older off all menu items Monday
through Saturday, 1:30pm to 4pm and a 10% discount off all menu
items at all other times.
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Hotel Discounts
Part 3
This will be our last installment of our coverage of the various senior
discounts offered by the hotel industry. If you have missed some of our
last issues and would like to see the hotels we reviewed, visit our newsletter
archive page on the SeniorDiscounts.com web site, click
here.
America's Best Inn & Suites (50+)
Members of the America's Best Traveler Silver Edition receive a 10% discount
during each stay and will also get the 10th night free.
Budget Host Inn (50+)
Budget Host Inns are independently owned and operated, and senior discounts
can vary. To find out if a Budget Host offers a senior discount, call
its toll-free reservation number or visit its web site.
Country Hearth
Inn (50+)
Guests receive 10% off room rates. Discount amount and participation may
vary by location.
Drury Inn &
Suites (50+)
Drury hotels offer special rates for travelers over 50 years of age. When
registering on line, be sure to select the senior rate or call the toll
free reservation number and ask for the senior rate.
Hospitality International
(55+)
Hospitality International manages reservations for Downtowner Inns, Master
Hosts Inns, Passport Inn & Suites, Red Carpet Inn & Suites and
Scottish Inns. Guests receive 10% off regular rates at participating locations.
Select locations also offer SeniorDiscounts Card Members special rates
above and beyond the regular senior rate.
Suburban Lodges
of America (50+)
Save 10% with the Mature Travelers rate and guests 60 and older save 20-30%
with advance reservations. AARP members receive a 15% discount.
Microtel Inn &
Suites (50+)
Guests receive 10% off published rates.
National 9 Inn
(50+)
Discount is typically 10%, but may vary by location. Call the toll free
number for reservations and be sure to mention the senior discount.
Shoney's Inn
(55+)
Receive a 10% discount on the standard room rate.
Omni Hotel
(55+)
Discounts are available for guests 55 and older. Discount amount varies
by hotel and time of reservation.
Exel Inn (55+)
Receive a 10% discount. Must ask for senior discount when booking a room.
GuestHouse Inn
& Suites (55+)
Savings of at least 10% at participating Guesthouse International properties.
Red Lion Hotel
and Westcoast Hotels (50+)
Senior Discounts are available for those 50 and older. Rates vary per
location and travel time.
Starwood Hotels
(age varies)
Starwood Hotels operates Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton,
St. Regis, W Hotel and Westin. Seniors receive a special rate on room
reservations. Discount amount and availability can vary depending on the
hotel and date. Discount can be as much as 50%. AARP members save up to
50% on 21-day advance purchase rates or 15-25% off reservations every
day.
We have all of these hotels and more listed on our web site. To search
for the hotels and for more details on these senior discounts, click
here.
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Savannah Diabetic Supplies, Inc. provides patients with diabetic testing supplies without up-front costs. Savannah Diabetic Supplies can bill the patient’s insurance company directly after confirming with the patient's physician. SeniorDiscounts Card Members receive a free Diabetic Meter with the first shipment of supplies. Must mention the SeniorDiscounts Card Membership.
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Add
a Discount Challenge
Each week in this newsletter we announce a new winner in the Add A Discount Challenge. Let your fellow senior discounters know about any new discounts you find and keep those discounts coming.
We are looking for any and all NEW Senior Discounts. This means discounts that we don't already have on our web site. Ask at your favorite place of business and find out if it offers a senior discount. If it does, simply submit it on our web site. Click here.
You
can also tell us about businesses you think would be interested in offering
a senior discount. Provide us with the businesses' information and we
will contact that business and invite it to offer a senior discount. The
more discounts you enter, the better your chances of winning. Click
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As always, we greatly appreciate your participation in adding value to
our service.
Our
winner this week, Sharon Horner of Missoula, MT
will receive a one year SeniorDiscounts Card membership. Sharon, please
e-mail us at:
newsletter@seniordiscounts.com to claim your prize.
Weekly Internet Challenge
Answer the trivia question and you will be entered to WIN a complimentary SeniorDiscounts Card Membership with included SeniorDiscounts Guide Book.
This Week's Challenge:
What is the Largest Living Organism ever discovered?
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answer: Click Here and tell us your answer to the Weekly Challenge.
Good luck.
Last Week's Challenge Question:
What is the
largest National Park in the lower 48 states?
Last
Week's Challenge Answer:
Death Valley National park
Our winner this week, Janice Kennedy of Federal Way, WA will receive a one year SeniorDiscounts Card membership. Janice, please e-mail us at: newsletter@seniordiscounts.com to claim your prize.
Corrections Challenge
We can always use help keeping our database of discounts current and our web site free of errors. If you find a discount that is not correct, no longer valid, or an error on our web site, let us know and we will send you a gift. Just e-mail us at: mistakes@seniordiscounts.com with the mistake you have found and please include a correction if applicable. We appreciate your help.
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The Blue whale is believed to be the largest animal ever to have lived, with lengths of up to 100 feet and weights of up to 150 tons or more.
The Savannah Elephant is the largest living land mammal. The largest elephant ever recorded was shot in Angola in 1974. It was a male and weighed 26,400 pounds.
The largest living reptile is the saltwater crocodile, with adult males being typically 4.5–5 m long, although the largest recorded crocodile was 8.63 m in length and weighed over 4400 pounds.
The largest undisputed invertebrate is the giant squid measuring up to 43 ft or more from tip to tip. However, the adult colossal squid (which is known from juvenile specimens) may considerably exceed it in mass, if not in length.
The largest tree in circumference is the Árbol del Tule, a Montezuma Cypress, having a diameter of 37.5 ft at 1.5 m above ground level. The Giant Sequoia is the largest tree species. The Giant Sequoia is the world's largest tree in terms of total volume and mass. They grow to an average height 230–280 ft and 16–23 ft in diameter.
Friends
are angels who lift us to our feet, when our wings have trouble remembering
how to fly.
Submitted by Judi Bonney.
He who
stands still never progresses
Submitted by another one of our readers.
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