Expert-Advice Technology Leader VacationCoach Names Top Close-to-Home Winter Getaways for Six U.S. Cities Adds World Cup Skier Alex Wilson to Its Stable of Experts

Maynard, MA (December 6, 2001) -- In response to the increasing demand for driving vacations across the United States, VacationCoach, Inc. reveals this week its top driving winter getaways list for six key U.S. Cities.

Maynard, MA (PRWEB) December 12, 2001 -- In response to the increasing demand for driving vacations across the United States, VacationCoach, Inc. reveals this week its top driving winter getaways list for six key U.S. Cities. The expert travel advice technology provider has just released the top close-to-home, family-friendly places for skiing and snowboarding for the residents of Philadelphia, Portland, New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston. This list has been compiled with the help of over 45 travel experts contributing to VacationCoachs comprehensive travel knowledge pool, now to be augmented by the addition of Alex Wilson -- a seasoned skier and a 2000 World Cup and 1998 Nagano Olympic Games participant.
VacationCoachs travel advice and top getaway lists are powered by the combined knowledge of proven travel experts, each with over 15 years of experience," shares Wilson. This is why the recommendations are always on the mark, very comprehensive and very in-depth. For those Americans looking for a great winter getaway with skiing and snowboarding just a couple of hours away from home, VacationCoach offers both tried-and-true and fresh vacation ideas!"
VacationCoach's Top Close-to-Home Winter Getaways for:
Seattle:   Boston:   New York:
Whistler, B.C.   Lincoln, NH   Lake George, NY
Squamish, B.C.   Lake Placid, NY   Lake Placid, NY
Bellingham, WA   Bennington, VT   Bennington, VT
Okanogan, WA   Bridgton, ME   Rutland, VT
Mt. Hood, OR   Middlebury, VT   Middlebury, VT

Chicago:   Philadelphia:   San Francisco:
Wisconsin Dells, WI   Bennington, VT   Big Pine, CA
Brookfield, WI   Manchester, VT   Mammoth Lakes, CA
Madison, WI   Scranton, PA (The Poconos)   Lake Tahoe, NV
Galena, IL   Monticello, NY (The Catskills)   Mount Shasta, CA
Rockford, IL   Kingston, NY (The Catskills)   Redding, CA
The travel industry must respond to a changing world," explains VacationCoach CEO Rob Roberts, and offer ideas to help travelers looking to get away from stress by car. Our team used VacationCoachs intelligent advice tools to find the top family-friendly places for the best skiing and snowboarding experiences close to home."
VacationCoach personal advice technology, its patent-pending Me-Print, is uniquely equipped to help todays travel and leisure providers solve the new travel problems faced by the American consumer. The companys expert-fueled, extensive travel knowledgebase and its personalized travel advice tools are a tremendous asset for online travel sites, hotels, vacation and cruise package providers, and local convention and visitors bureaus looking for effective ways to market their services and products to the web-savvy consumer.

VacationCoachs expert-powered tools replicate the way experienced travel agents provide advice to travelers, creating a rich context for customers to find the products that best match their lifestyle, needs and preferences. The automating of this complex travel expertise translates into immediate benefits not only for the traveling customers, saving them significant time and hassle, but also for travel providers, considerably reducing the need for live, expensive customer support, while driving down transaction costs by more than 80 percent.

About VacationCoach, Inc.:
(http://www.vacationcoach.com/docs/partner.html) Partnering with top travel companies such as Travelocity.com and Travel Portal Inc., VacationCoach, Inc. is a leader in expert-based travel personalization. VacationCoach provides intelligent, self-service, personal advice applications, which facilitate decision-making and brand selection. The company has developed the patent-pending Me-Print profiling and advice technology, available for syndication to companies in the travel, recreation, and lifestyle industries.
Current VacationCoach partners include Travelocity.com, Travel Portal, Inc., an affiliate of Cendant Corp., Collette Vacations, Inc., Hearst Magazines, Renaissance Worldwide, Worldres.com, Treasurepass.com, Qixo, Abilizer, Pro Media, ISM, and Shaws Supermarkets. VacationCoach has garnered top-notch industry acclaim from the London International Advertising Awards, eTravelWorld, Applied Arts Magazine, the Massachusetts Interactive Media Council, and the Advertising and Design Club of Canada, among others.