June is National Ranch Vacation Month
America's Ranchers Offering Travelers Special Discounts and Events plus Genuine Cowboy Fun, Activiti
MAY 19, 2009 - Because Americans really need a stress-free affordable vacation now, Ranchers across the country have declared June National Ranch Vacation Month and will be offering special discounts, events, and activities to celebrate the down home goodness and healthy values of ranch life.
Gene Kilgore, founder of www.Ranchweb.com and a recognized authority on ranching says "Ranch Vacations are the real McCoy and just what everyone needs in this stressed out world. Ranches provide memories for a lifetime tapping into that little cowboy or cowgirl in all of us." Russell True,=2 0president of the Dude Ranchers Association, www.duderanch.org, added "National Ranch Vacation Month is our way of saying to travelers, now is the time to spend your valuable vacation time and vacation dollars at a place built around natural beauty, genuine hospitality and sincere values."
"Ranches are the answer to today's vacation dilemma - the simple all-inclusive pricing makes them the easiest and most affordable travel option - think of them as cruises on land," adds Kilgore, author of the best selling book Ranch Vacations. "Today's ranches offer much more than horses and dust; in addition to authentic cowboy experiences, many have gourmet food and fine wines, children's camps, spa treatments, tennis and golf, wilderness excursions, and naturalist experiences." During NRVM ranches will be offering Rodeo Days, Campfire Cooking classes, Fishing clinics, Cowboy Boot Camps, Wilderness Pack Trips, Cattle Roundups and other special activities and events.
Travelers can go to http://www.ranchweb.com, the #1 online 'encyclopedia of ranches' according to ForbesTraveler.com, to find more information and discover more than 50 NRVM travel bargains and special savings weeks at http://www.ranchweb.com/special.htm. event schedules and the NRVM discount rates.
Ranches began hosting guests in the early 1920's as cityfolk ventured into the western territories in search of the cowboy lifestyle and the term "dude" was coined for these outsiders who were strangers to the west. While most guest ranches are located in the Western U.S., others can be found in states east of the Mississippi including New York, North Carolina Tennessee, Wisconsin and Florida.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda,Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and MoxyHotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together surpass 50 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at 
