No damage done to Terra Cotta Inn from Mexican Earthquake

The Mexican earthquake did not damage Terra Cotta Inn.

There was a 7.2 earthquake this afternoon in the Mexican State of Baja which is just south of the California border. It was centered around 20 miles from Mexicali which would make it maybe 125 south of Palm Springs.

We felt the earthquake for about 15 seconds. Waves were created in the pool and water actually splashed out of the pool.

Since most of the guests here today were from out of state, Canada, and Australia everyone thought it was fascinating. Sadly I have read 2 people died in Mexico and about another 100 have been reported injured.

We hope there will be no more injuries or deaths discovered.

We have received a lot of phone calls and e-mails from guests around the world concerned about us.

Anyway I wanted everyone to know, there was no damage done to our resort. Not 1 thing fell off of a table. So we are fine. The weather is fantastic, we hope to see everyone real soon.


Tom Mulhall
Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa
Located in sunny Palm Springs, California
http://sunnyfun.com
For more information or reservations, call 800-786-6938

British citizens advised not to travel to Mexico for Health and Safety reasons

The BBC reported that England has issued a travel advisory against going to Mexico except for essential travel only for safety and health reasons. British travel firms are all cancelling their flights to Mexico, especially Cancun. Here is the story:

"Travel firms cancel Mexico trips

Several UK holiday operators have cancelled their flights to Mexico due to the outbreak of the swine flu virus that has claimed 152 lives.

Thomson and First Choice, both owned by TUI Travel, said they has cancelled planned flights to Cancun from Manchester and Gatwick airports.

They said they planned to start flying customers in Mexico back to the UK.

Rival Thomas Cook also said it has cancelled all flights to Cancun for the next seven days.

'Health and safety'

Thomas Cook, Thomson and First Choice said their decision followed the UK Foreign Office's decision to advise only essential travel to Mexico...

Travel insurance providers are likely to pay out if a holiday is cancelled after the official advice has been not to go to affected countries...

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This year I have been suggesting that Americans you should vacation in the US. Every dollar that you spend on airlines, hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions goes directly back into the US economy.

And I have been suggesting that American and Canadian nudists should support American and Canadian nudist resorts this year by vacationing at them instead of in Mexico or the Caribbean where non nudists run overpriced resorts charging nudists more for rooms compared to non nudists.

I have heard people say they have a hard time finding American goods to buy. Well vacationing in America is 100% AMERICAN!

We have had lots of guests this year book our resort for the first time as now they are looking for value on their vacations. They were tired of overpaying for a Caribbean or Mexican vacation. In a recession, value is king.

And our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa is considered the best value nudist resort in the US.

And now with Mexico especially Cancun so dangerous to travel to because both of both swine flue and the Mexican drug cartels, it makes even more sense to vacation in the good ole USA. And on top of this, hurricane season starts June first in Mexico, Florida, and the Caribbean, so you will want to vacation where there is good weather instead of risking a tropical storm raining our your vacation.

Palm Springs, California is the perfect alternative to Mexico and the Caribbean. We are the sunniest city in the US averaging less than 3 inches of rain a year.

And our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn is the perfect place as both AOL.com and tripadvisor.com have picked them as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 for more information or to make reservations.

We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

A Terra Cotta Inn Nudist Resort vacation is the best value around

I remember a couple of nudist resort owners who said to me when we first opened that we "needed to squeeze as much money as possible out of nudists. They are ripe for the pickings as there aren't many nice nudist resorts around."

There is an expression in the nudist industry called "nudist premium" which is the high prices some nudist resorts charge just for the right for their guests to be nude compared to what they would charge at textile hotels. You can see this at some Caribbean and Mexican resorts where they charge so much more to be on the nude side of the hotel compared to the prude side of a resort.

I remember having these owners make fun of how we operated our resort because we always tried to compete with the textile resorts in town on price and quality and be the best value nudist resort in the US.

Well both of those owners are out of business. Simply charging high prices because you can and not being a good value is not a viable long term business model in my opinion.

Well, it is official. The federal government announced that the US has been in a recession since December 2007. Everyone is trying to come up with discounts to keep their guests.

Our nudist resort has always been the best value of all nudist resorts in the US. So we didn't have to come up with new discounts like overpriced resorts have to. Our guests never felt like they were being overcharged, so they keek coming back which is why we average over a 75% repeat guest rate, probably the highest in the travel industry.

All of a sudden it is chic to be a good value. And that is exactly we we have always been.

Here is an article about good value marketing:

Kellogg is advertising its cereal as costing less than $0.50 a bowl. Kmart is promoting its layaway service leading up to the holiday shopping season...

It's the latest marketing trend, poised to supplant green-themed campaigns (at least until the holiday season has passed). Whether concentrating on their differentiating deals, special seasonal offers, or cost-cutting coupons, brands are reimagining their approach to communicating their potential -- and suddenly more economically discerning -- customers.

According to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by online coupon site RetailMeNot, consumers are likely to cut their budgets during an economic recession but will continue to spend if provided with discounts. They're also just as likely to look to the Web for deals as they are to stores.

In response, consumer marketers are focusing their most recent ad campaigns not just on the bargains they're able to offer but also on the economic value they can deliver at a time when the country's acutely aware of what it's spending and where. Ads that take a decidedly cash-conscious spin are cropping up on television, in print, and of course, online...

Cash In on Oprah's Finance Content

The all-powerful talk-show queen has always made a point of addressing current social issues and offering advice on how to overcome those that threaten to prevent her viewers from living their "best life."

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Now this December and January we run a special on Monday thru Thursday nights of stay 1 night the 2nd is half priced (excluding the holidays). Or get $100 off an already discounted weekly rate. We didn't just start offering this discount. We have ALWAYS discounted in December and January since we opened 14 years ago. And we run specials on our massages too in December and January.

Being a good value nudist resort is good business as this July, Tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world. A number of years ago we were even picked as the feature travel destination in Los Angeles Magazines Best of LA issue with a 5 page article.

So if you have always wanted to try topless or nude sunbathing, give us a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!