PoconosBest More Popular than Ever; Web Guide Now Boasting Nearly 3.5 Million Unique Visitors Annual

Pocono Mountains PA, March 11, 2005 – For decades, the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania has provided a scenic vacation destination to couples and families from all over the country. PoconosBest.com, the region’s most popular travel guide has experienced a 58% increase in its number of unique visitors annually since this time last year, proving that destinations such as the Poconos are timeless.

The Pocono Mountains largest and most comprehensive travel guide, PoconosBest.com, has been utilized by travelers as their primary vacation planning and informational source for seven years now. The site is currently visited by nearly three-and-a-half million visitors annually. PoconosBest was GoldenTravelGuides’ first and still today remains the most popular of the company’s 80 "best of" city guides. GoldenTravelGuides’ "best of" city guides assist nine-and-a-half million unique visitors per year in planning their vacations.

Heart-shaped Whirlpool tubs may have put the Poconos on the map, but PoconosBest.com is working hard to keep them there. The company prides itself on helping to create an identity for the region that is so much more than just a couples’ resort. The Poconos has something for everyone. It is the perfect place for a fun-filled family getaway, a great place for golf retreats, family reunions, ski groups, and corporate meetings. The mountains boast all-inclusive family resorts, couples-only resorts, quaint bed and breakfasts and country inns set amidst the beautiful mountains, and a-la-carte resorts that allow the traveler to tailor a vacation to their unique needs. PoconosBest can be reached at: 1.800.805.3559 or online at www.PoconosBest.com.

PoconosBest.com is a GoldenTravelGuides.com Company. Headquartered at 366 North Courtland Street, Suite B in East Stroudsburg, in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, GoldenTravelGuides, a subsidiary of Golden Interests, Inc. is the largest leisure travel agency in Pennsylvania and one of the largest in the Northeastern United States. GoldenTravelGuides is a member of the NEPA CVB, the Pocono Mountains (PA) Chamber of Commerce, the Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau (PMVB), the Naples and Key West (FL) Chambers of Commerce, the Sullivan County (NY) Chamber of Commerce, the Atlantic City (NJ) Chamber of Commerce, and the Pike and Wayne County (PA) Chambers of Commerce.

GoldenTravelGuides publishes more than 80 Internet based guides to the "Best of" cities like New York, Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Cleveland, and the Poconos. They arrange for groups, leisure, and business travelers at more than 40,000 hotels across the world. They can be reached toll free at: 1.877.465.3368 or online at: www.GoldenTravelGuides.com.

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