Comparison Shopping Trends, Vacation Planning Trends, & Vacation Theme Trends for Virginia’s Top Beach Leisure Destination

A recent study conducted on 7,670 opted-in travelers who searched for vacation rentals in Virginia's top leisure destinations from July 2008 to January 2010 validates recent forecasts by travel experts on consumers' interests in comparison shopping. Rentalo.com shared some interesting findings on traveler's vacation planning habits and destination's vacation themes for Virginia's top vacation destinations including Virginia Beach.

Virginia's Beach Leisure Destination: Virginia Beach

Comparison Shopping Trends for Virginia Beach: The study revealed that 58 percent of the vacation planners who inquired for a place to stay showed interest in comparison shopping among Virginia Beach vacation rentals, bed breakfasts, and hotels. 49 percent of leisure travelers showed interest in staying nearby Virginia Beach in cities like Sandbridge Beach, Salem, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth.

St. Patrick's Day is getting close, and there's just enough time to learn a few words of wit that will make it seem as if you've kissed the Blarney Stone itself.

Courtesy of our friends at Siné Irish Pub and Restaurant in Shockoe Slip in Richmond, VA

Contributed by WR Murphy

This year, a fantastic coincidence is upon us: Chinese New Year falls on Valentine's Day. On February 14, the Year of the Tiger begins, and friends and lovers everywhere will exchange cards and chocolates. The Chinese New Year moves around, relative to our calendar, because it is determined by the Lunar Calendar, rather than by a Solar Calendar, as our ordinary dates are (Easter does the same).

So, with the Super Bowl right around the corner I'd thought I'd offer you a bit of Super Bowl trivia.

Question: Who is the only player in the history of professional football to win five (5) Super Bowls??

Fun Super Bowl Facts

Contributed by WR Murphy

The Super Bowl is coming up, and I thought I would share a few bits of trivia about the event. The Super Bowl was first played on January 15, 1967. The Super Bowl was actually played before the NFL and AFL merged into one league, and was formed by a temporary agreement between the two league's that the champion teams from each league would compete in an inter-league championship for a few years, while the contracts that would merge the two leagues were being negotiated. Now, of course, the leagues have joined, and what were once two different leagues are considered the two conferences of the NFL.

Hosting the Super Bowl is a major privilege for a city and a stadium. The stadium that will host the Super Bowl is usually decided three to five years in advance. Cities make bids for this privilege years in advance, and the NFL carefully chooses from the eligible cities. Every Super Bowl has been played in a city that hosts and NFL team franchise.

Williamsburg Fun Facts

Contributed by Diana Fakhouri

Williamsburg's colonial charms can be lost in our hectic 21st century schedules. It's easy to forget that we live in one of the nation's oldest cities, and one that can boast some pretty famous citizens and visitors! Trying to brush up on your Williamsburg trivia? Read on!