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Ocean 22 by Hilton Grand Vacations Club towers above the hot sands of Myrtle Beach, just a few hundred footprints north of where the boardwalk shifts from planked trail into a sandy walkway surrounded by swaying beach grass. Like one of the rides tossing open-mouthed teenagers into the sky, Ocean 22 catapults Myrtle Beach into […]

Hilton Grand Vacations, the timeshare division of Hilton Worldwide (NYSE: HLT), began sales last week of The Grand Islander by Hilton Grand Vacations Club®, the eighth Hilton Grand Vacations timeshare resort in Hawaii. Developed by Blackstone, the 418-unit vacation ownership tower, which is slated for completion in early 2017, will be located within the world-famous […]

Stay on Site. There are obvious advantages to being just steps (or a mere water taxi ride away) from the action. Chief among them is getting to the gate without enduring theme park traffic purgatory. Another big perk is bonus time. If you’re staying in a Disney property, you’ll get complementary Extra Magic Hours — […]

Show When it’s Slow. This is every local’s trick because it’s the most obvious, but not everyone has the luxury of using an annual pass on a Tuesday after a rainstorm. Folks from out of town can consult a crowd calendar (like this over-explained one, but there are dozens more online) before booking a trip. […]

Leave it to Disney to up the ante. The resort’s Blizzard Beach water park has a lazy river, a wave pool and several awesome water slides, but the marquee attraction here is the 120-foot Summit Plummet, the third-tallest water slide in the world. It’s also one of the fastest, zipping guests on a 60 mph […]

Disney Dreamers and Doers Shining Stars receive a Mickey Mouse statue known as a “Mousecar,” a gold medallion and annual theme park passes for themselves and their immediate family. Honorees, accompanied by their families, will also be recognized during an Illuminations Dessert Party at Epcot on June 27. via Remarkable Central Florida Students Honored as […]