Westjet to offer Nonstop service from Toronto To Palm Springs starting February 2, 2011

Westjet put out a press release that they will be offering nonstop service from Toronto into Palm Springs starting on February 2, 2011.

"WestJet Offers Non-Stop Service From Palm Springs To Toronto

WestJet Expands To Year-Round Service to Desert

PALM SPRINGS -- WestJet Airlines announced non-stop service between Palm Springs International Airport and Toronto, Canada will begin early next year.

The new service, which will transport snow birds from Canada to the mild temperatures of the winter in the desert, is slated to begin February 2, 2011, and continue every Wednesday and Saturday.

WestJet also serves Edmonton, Vancouver and Calgary during the season at Palm Springs International Airport."

Canadian nudists LOVE Palm Springs and the Terra Cotta Inn. Palm Springs is the sunniest city in the US and has the BEST year round nude sunbathing weather in America. Year round, we have more room nights booked by Canadians than we do by Southern Californians as most Canadians want to stay 1-2 weeks or longer when they're here.

And Canadians LOVE Westjet. The only airlines we ever hear positive comments about are Southwest, Jet Blue, and Westjet. And we hear lots of negatives about airlines as we're the only nudist resort out west that caters to couples on vacation. So most of our guests fly here instead of drive here. They tell us they're willing to put up with bad airlines so they can have a fun vacation with us.

So Canadian guests in the eastern part of Canada will have a much easier and quicker time getting into Palm Springs.

Never been to a clothing optional resort before? No problem. We are the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and are perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time!

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to make reservations.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Visit our Facebook resort page at http://bit.ly/TerraCottaInnFBPage

Make this the year to finally say good bye to your funny tan lines forever.

We hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs.

More people need to become aware of nude recreation choices in the US and Canada

The Bare Oaks Blog click here did a very good analysis as too why Glen Echo nudist Park outside of Toronto, Canada closed.

Here are some highlights from their blog:

...The fact is that I am sad that 54 years of naturist history is coming to such an abrupt end...

It has certainly generated a lot of press. See:

Toronto Star August 28
Metro News August 28
Toronto Sun August 29
CTV News September 2

From a business standpoint, the loss of a naturist park in the Toronto area is a bad thing. We are not in competition with each other. There are at least 400,000 people in the Greater Toronto Area, according to a survey by the Federation of Canadian Naturists, who are interested in naturism. If I add up all the clubs in the Toronto area, I only get to less than 5,000 members. Even if I assume that another 5,000 people are visitors and not members, that still leaves 390,000 people unaccounted for. If we assume a huge margin of error (which is unlikely given the methodology) I am still left wondering where the other 90,000 people are.

In my opinion, they are not visiting naturist clubs because of a lack of awareness. When I talk about Bare Oaks to my neighbours I frequently get a surprised reaction that "there are places like that in Ontario." ...If we managed to get another 10,000 people participating in naturism, we would all be completely overwhelmed!

...each club is truly unique. While we all share the naturist/nudist label, the application and interpretation of the philosophy varies greatly in each club. Some clubs offer a more urban experience while others are more nature-oriented. Some are passionately naturist while others are more clothing-optional."

The blog makes many good points. First is awareness. We got an e-mail from a couple who said they just got back to England after a 3 week long holiday in Palm Springs. They just learned that we were in Palm Springs and were so sad that they didn't know there were urban naturist resorts in the US. They thought they were only in Spain and France.

I spend so much time promoting nudism as does FCN and AANR, yet this couple didn't know nudist resorts exist in the US.

Sadly because marketing budgets are small in the nudist world, we don't have the marketing power that the big hotel chains have.

The Bare Oaks Blog says if they had another 10,000 people participating in Toronto, they would be overwhelmed. I figure if we had another 50 couples booking a week long stay, then I could afford to put a big flat screen TV in every room and not raise rates. That's just an additional 4 couples a month staying for a week.

I bust my butt on marketing our resort, but I know it's definitely not going to happen this year getting 4 additional couples a month. This year we probably have the highest occupancy rate of ALL hotels in Palm Springs, but it will probably be only our 2nd or 3rd best year of our 15 years in business. However, if next year we averaged an extra 4 couples per month booking rooms for a week or longer, then our guests would really be happy as we reinvest more money as a percent of sales in our resort than probably any other nudist resort in the US.

But, it sure would be nice though if 4 additional couples a month decided to support nudism in the US and stayed at our resort instead of supporting non nudist owned overpriced places in Mexico and the Caribbean.

Now if you want to take a fun vacation, give us a call at The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa located in sunny Palm Springs, CA.

We are the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and are perfect for couples trying topless or nude sunbathing for the first time. You don't even have to be a nudist to vacation with us.

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Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

CTV recommends Toronto's nude beaches as one of the 5 best things about Toronto

CTV is Canada's major broadcasting network. Sort of like America's ABC, NBC, or CBS. Back in the late 90's they did a half hour show about us on their TV show Insider's Travels about how we were one of the US's best small resorts. That brought us a lot of Canadian guests who still keep coming back year after year.

On CTV's site they just printed an article about the 5 best things about Toronto.
Nude beaches is one of them. Here's the article:

"The five best things about Toronto

Over the last 175 years, Toronto has grown from being an unassuming municipality to a thriving city whose accomplishments have caught the attention of the international public...

Beaches/Island

Torontonians don't need to drive all the way to Muskoka to enjoy a quiet afternoon on the lake. Toronto's island is the perfect getaway spot for people who need a break from the city's hustle and bustle...

For the avid cycler and rollerblader, the area boasts wide boardwalks that stretch from one end of the island to the other. There's also a private nook on Hanlan's Point for nudists who want to enjoy one of only two clothing optional beaches in Canada..."

For the full story click here

It is always nice when the press acknowledges nude beaches or nudist resorts as some of the best activities in a city. This reminds me of an article 2 years ago where AOL.com was writing about why everyone was moving to California. They wrote one of the reasons to move to California was you would be closer to our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn. That was pretty cool.

Now if you want your best, most fun vacation ever, give us a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!