Spring is finally here and hopefully to stay!  It's time to get out and make some travel plans!  We have great rooms rates and great RV camping rates at Alexandria RV Park!  Call us for more information 320-763-5121

Mark your calendars and book your rooms!  The 2013  Ice Fishing Challenge is coming up on February 9 on Lake Le'Homme Dieu in Alexandria from 12pm-3pm!  There is also going  the 'New Youth Fishing Expo' hosted by professional fisherman Mike Frisch. Everyone under 16 gets a prize!! Bring your own pole. From 9:00-11:00 AM.

From now until the end of the year we are having a Christmas Special on all rooms!!  Call 320-763-5121!  You don't want to miss out on 1/2 off rooms.

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will be making an appearance at 8th Avenue East and Nokomis Street Railroad Crossing by Hubbard Feed Mill for "Making A Difference, One Stop at a Time"!  The Claytones and Tracey Brown will be performing.  Bring a cash or food donation that will benefit the Douglas County Outreach Food Shelf.    

On December 8 from 5 pm to 10 pm is Jingle Bells Telethon!  Jingle Bells is set up to help people in need  throughout Douglas County and the surrounding areas, especially during the holiday season. This year's Jingle Bells Telethon will be held at the Lake Geneva Christian Center and the fun & entertainment will be broadcasted live on Selective TV due to a partnership with Gardonville Cooperative. As in the years past, donations received prior to and on the night of the telethon will receive recognition during the telethon. Your tax-deductible telethon contribution can be mailed prior to the telethon to: Jingle Bells Foundation PO Box 131 Alexandria, MN 56308 www.jinglebellsalexandria.org

America’s Best Franchising, Inc. continues to expand in China with the opening of a new five-star hotel – AMERICAS BEST INN in Yiwu, a city of about two million people located about 190 miles southwest of Shanghai.

The eight-floor, 80-room property becomes the fourth hotel in China for America’s Best Hotels China Limited, a partnership which has operated franchise properties in that country since January of 2010. Already in operation are two other properties in Yiwu and Wuyi, which is located within 250 miles of Shanghai.

“Despite a sluggish worldwide economy, the Chinese hospitality industry has been growing at about 6% to 7% a year for the past five years and occupancy at luxury hotels is typically at 60% or higher — due to a healthy market of international tourists and a wealthy market of domestic travelers,” according to Doug Collins, Chairman and CEO of America’s Best Franchising, Inc.

“Our franchise partners are an important part of this growth and we expect to add five to ten new properties a year for the next ten years.”

Features at the new Yiwu hotel include meeting rooms, a lobby lounge, café, Western-style restaurant, swimming pool, health club and a ballroom of almost 3,500 square feet for weddings and conferences. Each floor features a different design theme and style.

To book a reservation and for more information about the Yiwu location, Click here

America’s Best Franchising, Inc. operates more than 250 hotels primarily in the United States, but also in China, Canada, India, Nigeria, and Belize. The Company has five brands — America’s Best Inns & Suites, Budgetel Inns & Suites, Country Hearth Inns & Suites, Parkside Hotels & Resorts and 3 Palms Hotels & Resorts.

You know the Holidays have started when Santa Claus starts making an appearance in town.  Santa will be at the Viking Plaza Mall on Sunday, December 2 from 1 pm to 4 pm.  Time to do your Christmas shopping and a fun time to have your children tell their Christmas wish list to Santa Claus!

On Thursday, November 29, the Broadway Ballroom is hosting an event for snowboarding fans and athletes. A screening of the Nations Foundation’s second snowboarding film, ANTHROPOLOGY which starts at 7 pm.  Visitors will also get the chance to meet two of the featured snowboarders from the film, Nick Visconti and Ryan Paul.  The event is free to the public, and there will be a drawing to win a free Zion Snowboard.   For more information about the film and Nations Foundations, please visit http://www.nationsfilms.com/.

Don't forget we offer students in the Nursing departments discounts when you need to stay in Alexandria for school related activities such as clinicals! Call for more information 320-763-5121.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!!