Nudist Travel is Big Business

Vacationing at nudist resorts is more popular than ever. For instance, Terra Cotta Inn is the most popular nudist resort and one of the most popular of ALL resorts in the whole Palm Springs area. In December 2010, Palm Springs Life Magazine in their annual Best of the Best issue picked us as the BEST small resort in the whole Palm Springs area. It's pretty cool that nudists get to stay at the Best.

But, having been open 16 years, we know being the Best is relative as people have different ideas as to what is the best. For instance, if you are a snob or pretentious, you will not enjoy yourself here. Our guests are very friendly and fun, not stuck up. So we would recommend other places for snobs were they would be happy feeling superior.

There are nudists who don't like other people around. They only like to go to nude places where no one would see them. If you want no one around, then tell us. We are happy to recommend places that have low occupancy rates.

This weekend, we had a couple come by for day use. They had thick eastern European accents, but lived in Orange county, Southern California.

We always ask people where they have been and we always then compare and contrast ourselves so that they know are going to the best place for them. Of course, we know most other places don't care enough to screen people like that as we always have guests tell us they wasted a vacation at some other naked place as they thought it would be a nice place like Terra Cotta Inn and they weren't told they were very different.

Anyway, I talked to this eastern European couple and it was hard understanding them. They had been to another place in town before. When they got here, the woman was disappointed that we did not have single men around as she told me enjoyed "playing with all the guys." I didn't question her as to what playing was, but told her to go to that other place as she would be happier there. If it wasn't for the communications barrier, I would have told her not to book here as we weren't what she was looking for when she first called.

Being the Best, we care about our guests and people who might take a vacation with us. We want to make sure they are staying at the correct place for them. Many hotels have a "head in bed" attitude as they don't care if you ever come back. They want your money now. We don't. We want the long term relationship which is one of the reasons why we have one of the highest repeat guest rates in the whole travel industry at just over 80%.

Because of our reputation of being the best in town, we care about you. We care enough that we will even refer you to another place if it is right for what you are looking for.

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In my opinion nude resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean are teh biggest offenders that only care about your money. Most are owned and operated by non nudists and are only interested in "heads in beds."

So ALWAYS ask questions of resorts before booking so that you will know the type of place you are booking. An easy question to ask is if the owners work nude, (Mary Clare and I work nude). If the owners are nudists, you know the guests will be too. If the owners stay dressed a lot, you know the guests will too as guests always follow the tone set by the owners and it may not be right for you.

Now is the perfect time for a fun, romantic, sunny, unique vacation experience. One that you will want to repeat over and over.

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!

Last November, MSNBC picked us as the Best value nude sunbathing resort in the western US.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 to make reservations or for information. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

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.

Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

The Emmy award winning TV Show The Doctors discusses Nude Recreation Friday

The Doctors TV show is shown nationally in the US and Canada. Tomorrow, Friday, February 18th they will air a segment called "The Naked Truth About your Health."

Their promo says:

"The Naked Truth about Your Health

It’s time to get comfortable in your own skin and uncover the truth about your body. Learn the risks and benefits of hot tub skinny dipping, take a peak into the lifestyle of a nudist couple and discover which foods help you look better naked!"

The risk they mentioned was people with high blood pressure should not spend much time in a hot tub, which is good advice. Our segment was very positive.

Here is the link: http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/show_page/D3099 To find what time it airs in your town, click here: http://www.thedoctorstv.com/main/local_listings

Tom and I were guests on the show. Our segment was filmed for about 15 minutes which will be edited to maybe 4-5 minutes. So we anxiously are looking forward to see how they edit our segment. We were invited on the show as the experts about nudist resorts since our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn, Palm Springs is so popular.

During the show, one doctor admitted going to nudist resorts in the Caribbean, and all 4 doctors said "skinny dipping, yes!"

Now the part in the promo about the couple throwing off their clothes from behind the sofa was not part of the original filming. it will be interesting if anything "else" is added.

Hopefully those parts will be included in the show.

I hope everyone enjoys it.

Tom and Mary Clare Mulhall
Terra Cotta Inn, sunny Palm Springs, CA
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Sorobon Nudist resort in Bonaire will no long be nudist

The world wide recession has effected nudist resorts as well as textile hotels. Sorobon is the latest nudist resort that is converting over to being a textile hotel.
I've always heard good things about how it was run, so we are sad to hear it will no longer be nudist. It was one of the few nudist resorts in the Caribbean that did not gouge nudists by being ridiculously overpriced. We always recommended it.

From their site:

"Sorobon Beach Resort has always been a naturist resort. As of December 15th 2010 this will no longer be the case. We will open our doors to the general public and nudism will no longer be allowed.

CLICK HERE FOR SOROBON'S SITE

I think part of the reason they are going textile is I have found American and Canadian nudists are vacationing more and more ONLY in our 2 countries. They are tired of sending their money to foreign countries where none of it benefits the US or Canada. Since the US and Canada are the world's largest trading partners, anything benefiting one country helps the other.

I know we have so many guests that booked a week with us in the summer or fall (it's tropical storm and hurricane season in the Caribbean, Florida, and Mexico in the summer and fall so nudists never go to those places anyway as why vacation in the rain). And then they booked a week in the Caribbean or Mexico in the spring. Now they are staying with us year round and skipping those overpriced places.

Prior to the recession, people would brag about how much they overpaid to vacation in Mexico and the Caribbean at non nudist owned naked resorts. Not any more. Good value is the new luxury.

And luckily for nudists, The Terra Cotta Inn has ALWAYS been considered one of the best value nudist resort vacation in the world. MSNBC in November picked us as one of the best values in the US. That's one of the many reasons we are the most popular nude sunbathing resort in the western US.

Never been to a clothing optional resort before? No problem. We're 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 (toll free US and Canada) to make reservations or
for more information. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Join our Facebook Terra Cotta Inn resort page at
http://bit.ly/TerraCottaInnFBPage

We hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

Just 2 rooms left at Terra Cotta Inn this weekend October 1 and 2

Due to a last minute cancellation. We have 1 room available this weekend on Friday and Sat nights, Oct 1 & 2 and one room available for just Saturday night Oct 2.

In October, we rarely just have weekends available as it prime vacation season. Nudists don't go to the Caribbean, Mexico, or Florida in October and November since it's the height of tropical storm/hurricane season unless they like rain. Which means everyone from around the world wants to stay here and take a vacation.

For instance we are 100% full tonight on a Tuesday Sept 28th.

So, this is your lucky weekend.

The weather has been fantastic. About 100F and nice and sunny.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 if you want a fun time here this weekend in sunny Palm Springs!

We also have rooms available midweek on Sunday thru Thurs in October, so think about getting away midweek too.


Tom Mulhall
Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa
Sunny Palm Springs, CA
Our resort site: http://sunnyfun.com
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For more information or reservations, call 1-800-786-6938 (toll free US and Canada).

You might be a nudist column from AANR E-Bulletin

I think AANR has done a great job in the last number of years in showing that nude recreation and nude vacations are normal and mainstream. The Guinness world record skinny dip was a genius idea and generated lots of positive PR for nudism.

In the current AANR E- Bulletin (I don't have a link as it comes as an e-mail, John Kinman the president wrote a fun "you might be a nudist" column.

Here it is:

"Below is an excerpt from AANR President John Kinman's President's Podium column that will appear in the February issue of The Bulletin.

While nude recreation and nude travel opportunities have grown a great deal over the past several years, we are still mostly a boutique business compared with large textile resorts with greater economies of scale. If you're willing to pay more to wear less, you could be a nudist.

I've heard of some other descriptions of nudist travelers. With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy and his comedy routine, "You might be a redneck," I offer the following:

YOU MIGHT BE A NUDIST IF:

* You spend a great weekend at a nudist resort and are almost to the exit gate when you realize that you forgot to get dressed.

* You sign up to a time share presentation, take the free gift, and when shown the other resorts you could trade for ask, "Which ones allow me to be nude?"

* You start to walk out of your RV in the morning naked and, for a moment, need to verify that you aren't staying at a KOA.

* You are never without a towel.

* You choose an upstairs room at a hotel with an interior hallway so that your window curtains can be left open and still allow you to be nude.

* When checking in to the Holiday Inn you ask, "What are the clothing-optional hours for the pool and spa?"

* At home, you keep a robe by your front door.

* You buy a velcro waist band to hold tennis balls.

* You can actually identify with this list."

Now besides from being cute, his column brings up a number of issues that pertain to nudist resorts and nudism.

He wrote "If you're willing to pay more to wear less, you could be a nudist." High prices is one of the biggest turn offs for potential nudists. Yes, John is right, this is a boutique industry and yes we have much heavier expenses compared to chain hotels who have the economies of scale, and yes some nudists are weather sensitive and unreliable, they will cancel even if there is only a 5% chance of rain, yet nudist resorts still should be competitive with textile hotels in their area.

When we started The Terra Cotta Inn 15 years ago, because we have been nudists for a long time before we opened, we were tired of paying the so called "nudist premium." Extra money for less amenities and service is not right. Thus, we priced our resort to be competitive with other textile hotels in Palm Springs. Within 3 years time, we had one of the highest occupancy rates of ALL hotels in town which we have maintained ever since. And we have ALWAYS been considered one of the best values of ALL hotels in Palm Springs.

However, many nudist resorts still insist on over charging. Look at the places in Mexico and the Caribbean. They all charge way more to be on the nude side compared to the prude side. This turns off so many people. And they also think American nudist resorts overcharge too.

Many times we have had nudists stay at textile resorts in Palm Springs and come to our hotel for day use. They figured that we were way more expensive than local textile hotels. Which wasn't true. They didn't even bother to call us for rates as they just assumed we over charged just like the Caribbean places. For nudism to grow, nudist resorts are going to have to become more competitive price wise.

John writes "You spend a great weekend at a nudist resort." Nudists have to stop thinking that nudist resorts are only weekend getaways. It is a self fulfilling prophecy. Think vacation resorts.

When we opened 15 years ago, we looked for spacious property with big rooms. There were no nudist vacation resorts in the western US at that time (and there still aren't except for us). I remember Lee Baxandall who was the head of the Naturist Society tried to give us some "fatherly" advice.

When we told him at a meeting that we intended to find a property that catered to vacationers instead of being a weekend getaway, he told us we were naive. He said nudists and naturists all know you only vacation in the Caribbean. American nudist places are just weekend getaways. His advice was buy a cheap place with tiny rooms and target the Southern Californian weekend getaway market. Get a bar, charge lots of money, and bring in lots of day guests who will buy a lot from your bar. That's the way to make money he advised.

Of course as our guests all know, we did not follow any of his advice (he also told us don't promote nudist resorts as being fun as that would attract the wrong element. Market body acceptance). We bought a spacious resort with large rooms and limit day use. We also let guests BYOB instead of having a bar and overcharging for cocktails. Thus we are the only nudist resort in the western US that caters to vacationers and is popular 7 days a week instead of just weekends like everyone else.

The other thing is nudist resort owners have to be honest with their guests. In December right before Christmas, we are slow (the whole travel industry is slow then. We tell potential guests there may only be 4 or 5 other couples here (we are still busier than everyone else) when they book. We actually will lose guests as they want to come when it is a more social atmosphere here. Yet, I know from doing tours at our resort that other nude places in Palm Springs book people and don't tell them that they are slow. Many a time we let couples stay here for free day use at our resort as they are so disappointed that no one told them that no one else would be at the place they booked and they can't get out of their reservations.

In my opinion, nudist resort owners have a responsibility for guests happiness. Now I know there are some people that don't want other people around when they nude sunbathe and we always recommend other places instead of booking them here, yet, most people like social nudism. And to book someone at a nudist resort when they are going to be the only one there is not fair to the guests. And to book a member of the press midweek at a nudist place where they will write they were the only person there is even worse as it makes nudism appear to not be popular.

For nudism to grow, people in the nudist movement have to stop saying weekends and say vacations. Otherwise, first timers will only think of American nudist resorts as weekend getaways.

Finally John writes "When checking in to the Holiday Inn you ask, "What are the clothing-optional hours for the pool and spa?" This brings up one of the biggest points. Card carrying nudists are probably the biggest group of people that do not support their own businesses. Immigrants have always supported their own small businesses. The Chinese, Vietnamese, Koreans, always shopped at their own small businesses. Gays try to shop at gay businesses, yet so many card carrying nudists and naturists purposely will not stay at a nudist resort. Even proud of that fact.

Earlier this week, someone wrote on the true nudist website "Are there public places in Palm Springs CA area? Looking for a place to enjoy the sun without going to a resort?" Now that person is Canadian, I assume they will be staying at a hotel somewhere in town. Why are they purposely not wanting to support nudist resorts and instead give their money to textile hotels? On other forums I have read where so called "nudists" proudly write they would never go to a nudist resort. This behavior is so strange. You never see gays write they would never support gay businesses, yet nudists do it all the time.

Well nudist resorts and organizations are what makes nudism popular. If it wasn't for nudist resorts and organizations getting the positive PR, nude beaches would never come into existence. If nudists want places to enjoy nude recreation, they have to support nudist resorts and the organizations. especially in with this economy. So many nudist places are going out of business. And people are dropping out of the nudist organizations.

Yes, I know people say we have free nude beaches, but if there is no longer any organizations or resorts to get positive PR, then someday, there will be no free beaches either.

So change your thinking. Think of American nudist resorts as places to take vacations not just weekend getaways. Get more competitive with pricing, continue to generate lots of positive PR. If we do things like this, the nude recreation industry will grow in the US.

Tom Mulhall
Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa, Palm Springs, California
800-786-6938
http://sunnyfun.com
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And another nudist resort bites the Dust - Just say NO to vacationing at Non Nudist owned places in the Mexico and the Caribbean!

I just wrote that Glen Echo in Ontario, Canada will be closed to nudists as of
Oct 1st due to not finding nudists to buy it.

Last week Paradise Lakes in Tampa, Florida pulled out of AANR, the American Association for nude recreation instead of being suspended. Why? Because they are hosting s racy g-string review hosted by a Penthouse model. They said nudists no longer support them enough.

What's happening to nudism in America and Canada? I have heard from some nudist resort owners that this is one of the worst years they have ever had. They all say, where have nudists gone? (Luckily for us, this will be our 2nd or 3rd best year ever in our 15 years of business. But, I have worked harder than ever marketing our resort). For instance this July was our SECOND best July ever in our 15 years of business.

It seems 2 things are working out here.

First, many nude vacationers in the US and Canada still don't support American and Canadian nudism. Every time you go to Mexico, or Jamaica, or some other Caribbean island and spend a vacation at a non nudist owned resort, that is taking away money that could be reinvested in American and Canadian nudism.

Those big impersonal corporations that overcharge nudists for rooms on "nude sides" instead of prude sides, don't care about nudists. You are just a big stupid dollar sign to them. If they cared, they would charge textiles and nudists the same.

We reinvest about 15% of every dollar we receive from guests. That is one of the highest reinvestment amount percentages of ANY hotel in the US. To us, we want to deliver to nudists the BEST VALUE of any hotel. And we succeed since we are so popular.

Yet, do I want more guests? I sure do! We will probably be around a 78-80% occupancy rate this year, a rate that most hotels in the US would love to have. Yet, we should be close to 100% occupancy. And if Americans and Canadians start supporting nudism more, hopefully we will.

Even some of our repeat guests are not supporting us as much. Last weekend, we had a guest tell us they stayed at a textile resort over in a town by us called Rancho Mirage. They got a "great deal" for a hotel room. They said they got it half off. Rack rate was $259 and they got it for $129. Then they admitted they paid $22/night parking (we're free), a resort fee of $20 something (they forgot the exact amount), $12.95 for wifi (we're free). And they had to pay for breakfast (we're free). And they didn't get free afternoon snacks. Their "bargain" cost way more than our
$169/night. Their $129/night ended up costing around $215/night compared to our bargain of $169.

The guest stayed there for 3 nights. I said to them, "you know, we can use the money much more than that place can. They don't have a salt water pool, they don't have poolside misters and heaters, they don't have free wifi. You should be supporting nudist businesses in this economy instead of big corporations." The response was "oh, I never thought of that."

Nudists need to think. They need to support American and Canadian nudist resorts.

Stop going to non nudist owned places in the Caribbean Mexico. Let the citizens in those countries support their own naked places. Americans and Canadians have been supporting them for way to long to the detriment of nudism at home.

Now if you want to vacation at one of the best clothing optional resorts in the world according to tripadvisor.com and AOL.com, then give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

We hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

United Airlines has First Class airfare sale ending July 31st.

In today's economy, nudists are no longer going to Mexico or the Caribbean. We have found most nudists are supporting the nudist resorts in the US and Canada by only vacationing here this year. We have had many new first time guests tell us they were tired of dropping $5000-$8000 to go on a nude vacation in the Caribbean or Mexico.

Worse, most of the nude places in Mexico and The Caribbean are owned by non nudists and they way over charge nudists for their rooms compared to the same quality rooms for textiles. We are happy that they are finally realizing American nudism is a much better value.

We just got a booking from a guest coming from Chicago here in 2 weeks who said check out United Airlines site. They have a great airfare sale to Palm Springs with first class seats. They used to go to Cancun, Mexico this time (their rates are lower because their summer weather is so rainy of year). They just learned about us and are so happy to have a much better nudist destination here in the US. They told us even flying first class it is cheaper than flying coach to the Mexico and Palm Springs is much quicker to get to. And much safer. And they don't ahve to worry about rain. So thank you for supporting American nudist resorts!

Click here for the link to United Airlines sale page

If you too are tired of paying super high prices to go nude sunbathing in the Caribbean or Mexico, give us a call at 800-786-6938.

AOL.com and tripadvisor.com picked us as one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Go to http://palmsprings.com to learn more about the beautiful city of Palm Springs!

We hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

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Air Canada Air Fare Sale to Palm Springs ends August 5th

We have been having fantastic summer weather here in Palm Springs, nice and sunny and warm. This July will be one of our busiest ever as the weather is so fantastic and we have upgraded our poolside cooling system last year. It is now the most efficient powerful system in ALL Palm Springs. The guests love it!

The last time we had rain was in February. So you are almost always guaranteed blue skies.

Air Canada has an airfare sale to the US for this summer and fall. You must book by August 5th.

Click here for Air Canada's site

Air Canada flies into LAX (120 miles away), San Diego (140 miles away), and Las Vegas and Phoenix (280 miles away). You can fly into Palm Springs where you change planes here in the US with one of their American partners.

Don't forget, in the summer, July 27th until Sept 3rd), we have our special on Mon thru Thurs of stay 1 night, the 2nd is half priced.

And if you are stay a week during those dates July 27th to Sept 3rd, it is only
$859/couple/week.

So stop taking boring chain hotel vacations especially in rainy destinations like Mexico, Florida, or the Caribbean this summer. Come to sunny Palm Springs, California where you can get an all over tan.

We are the most mainstream nudist resort in the US and are perfect for couples topless or nude sunbathing for the first time.

Give us a call at 800-786-6938 (toll free US and Canada) for more information or to make reservations.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

For specials follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/nudist_resorts

We hope to meet you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

Americans need to vacation only in the US this year

Here's something everyone can do to help the US economy this year. Vacation only in the US. The job you save maybe your own.

Right now the US is in the worst recession since the great depression. Lots of people are losing their jobs. Yet, millions of Americans are taking vacations in Mexico and the Caribbean. That is taking jobs away from Americans, don't they see that?

According to Wikipedia

"In the US, tourism is either the first, second or third largest employer in 29 states, employing 7.3 million in 2004, to take care of 1.19 billion trips tourists took in the US in." click here for quote

Every time I hear someone brag about going to the Caribbean or Mexico, I think how unpatriotic. If you want an island feel, go to Hawaii. If you want people to speak English with a Spanish accent then come here to California, or go to Texas, or Florida.

Nudists especially ask me all the time "Tom, why aren't there more places like Terra Cotta Inn in the US." I tell them the truth, American nudists in general do not support the American nudist industry.

For instance, Caliente in Florida said one of the major reason they switched to marketing to swingers was they did not get enough bookings from nudists.

I will never understand why nudists go to the overpriced places in the Caribbean and Mexico, especially since most of them are not even owned my nudists.

Now some people are slowly changing their mindset this year. People are waking up to the fact they have been overpaying for years to go to nude places in Mexico and the Caribbean. For instance we just had a couple here for 3 weeks that used to go to St Martin in the spring. They said for the cost of 1 week in St. Martin they could spend 3 weeks at our resort and still go home with thousands of dollars. We have had a lot of guests cancel Club Orient and Hidden beach this year to save money as our resort is considered the best value nudist resort in this hemisphere.

Nudists, cancel your vacations to the Caribbean or Mexico and only vacation at American nudist resorts this year. Also get an AANR membership and support that great organization.

Non nudists, if you are complaining about the US economy and are vacationing outside of the US this year, shame on you.

Vacationing in the US is one way to help boost the American economy and help people save their jobs.

No one should be going to Mexico or the Caribbean this year.

Support American workers, vacation only in the US in 2009!

Tom
Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa, Palm Springs, CA
http://sunnyfun.com

A Palm Springs nudist resorts occupancy rate is UP in this economy

This is a tough economic climate to be in the hotel business. Sadly so many people have lost money in the stock market or lost their jobs and can't afford to vacations this year.

Now a days, people won't travel anymore just so they can brag to their friends that they vacationed for instance at some overpriced resort in the Caribbean or Mexico like people did a few years ago when the market was up. People now have to really WANT to vacation at resorts. And they want value!

This means most people now vacation only in the US for value. And nudists especially no longer go to the Caribbean or Mexico and stay at the overpriced nude resorts there owned by non nudists. Nudists now all want to stay at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn in sunny Palm Springs, CA.

We have found that instead of our occupancy rate going down like other nudist resorts and Palm Springs hotels, it has gone up in 2008.

Last year at our resort, The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa, we were up 5.85% in sales. We were told that we were the ONLY established hotel in Palm Springs that had increased sales in 2008.

Now, we have always been the most popular nudist vacation resort in the western US. And have had the 2nd highest occupancy rate of ALL hotels in town (only the Indian casino hotel beat us). I don't write that to brag (although we are very proud of that fact), but most people vacationing at nudist resorts are social and they like to chat with other people. So they need to make sure that potential guests don't make a mistake and book midweek or a week at a time at a nude weekend getaway instead of our resort.

We are the ONLY nudist resort in the western US that is busy 7 days a week, year round instead of just weekends like typical nude places out west.

Sadly here in Palm Springs, hotel occupancy and sales are down. Here is the story from our local newspaper, the Desert Sun.

"Palm Springs hotel taxes down 18 percent

The city of Palm Springs' hotel taxes were down 18 percent in January, according to a monthly analysis provided by the city...

In December, hotel taxes were down 20 percent and in November, they were down nearly 18 percent."

For the full story click here

So if you are coming to Palm Springs midweek or for a week or longer, we are the perfect clothing optional resort for you to go nude sunbathing at. If you are coming for just a Saturday night because you don't have any vacation days left at work, then there are other weekend nude places for you to stay at and we will be happy to make referral.

Next year when you have more vacation time off of work, and want a fun vacation, we are the perfect resort for you.

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

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

we hope to meet you in sunny Palm Springs!

Big Airfare sale for Americans, Canadians, and Brits

Today we are 85F and not a cloud in the sky. The best topless or nude sunbathing weather in the US.

There are major airfare sales right now for this January, February
and March to Palm Springs (PSP), Ontario (ONT) and LAX.

http://westjet.com and http://www.aircanada.com/en/home.html have 40%
off sales right now. Westjet's sale ends on 1/14 at midnight and Air
Canada's ends at 1/15 at midnight.

http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/public/en_gb British
Airways has a major sale. You need to book by January 27th.

http://www.alaskaair.com has a big sale. You need to buy tickets by
January 24th

American, United, and Southwest also have sales.

Well it seems like everyone has been listening to me. They are tired
of spending $5000-$7500 going nude for a week in Mexico and/or the
Caribbean. We have had more advanced booking than ever in March,
April and May. If you are thinking about a vacation in those months
you need to book soon. People are supporting the American nudist
industry this year and are booking their nude vacations here in the
good old USA. Thank you everyone for your advanced bookings.

Now we still have rooms available in January. For instance last week
stupid weather.com was predicting we would be a high of 72F and we
were 84F over the weekend. They scared away everyone from Southern
California. We were not sold out as a lot of people don't realize how
nice our weather is in January and February.

Book now so you can enjoy the warm Palm Springs sunshine at our best
rates of the year!

So give us a call at 800-786-6938 to check on availability and to
make reservations. We answer the phones from 8am-10pm PST.

Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

To learn more about the beautiful city of Palm Springs, visit http://palmsprings.com

Hope to see you soon in sunny Palm Springs!

A good resolution for 2009 - Vacation at an American nudist resort only this year

Here is the perfect nude year's resolution for 2009. Vacation only at an American nudist resort this year. Or join a nudist club or AANR.

We always hear from guests "why aren't there more nudist resorts in the US?" They then proceed to tell us how they just got back from spending $5000-$7500 going nude at a place in Mexico or the Caribbean owned by some big corporation and operated by non nudists. Some of these places are so overpriced they charge nudists an extra
$100/night for the "rights" to be on the nude side. And nudists happily pay this surcharge.

The reason there aren't more nude places in the US is American nudists don't support nudist clubs and nudist resorts enough.

Look at Caliente in Florida. They said they had low occupancy and were forced to go swinger because nudists didn't support them.

We are lucky. We have always been considered the best value nudist resort in the US and the only one in the western US that caters to vacationers, so we are doing OK. However, in talking with other owners of nudist resorts and clubs, many are really hurting financially.

So this year, instead of vacationing in Mexico or the Caribbean, vacation at an American nudist resort owned by real nudists who work their butts off to make sure you have a fun, fantastic vacation.

Support the American nudist industry. Don't spend your dollars lining the pockets of nun nudists.

If you want more information about our resort The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa, feel free calling us at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

Hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs!

Desire Resort in Los Cabos no longer clothing optional

I just learned today that Desire in Los Cabos in February will no longer be a nudist resort. (Or even a lifestyles resort which is what they also catered too lately). It is now going to just be a topless joint.

It is a tough market out there for nudist resorts. Although we will be up round 3% this year, most nudist resort owners I have talked with are down on occupancy this year. Some significantly.

The reason I think we are up on occupancy while most other places are down is we are one of the few nudist resorts in the US that caters to vacationers. Our guests come from around the world. Although they are mainly English speaking from the US, Canada, England, and Australia. Most American nudist resorts especially here in California are mainly just weekend getaways for locals instead of true vacation resorts that are busy all the time like us.

Our guests are deciding whether to go to Europe, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Tahiti, our resort Terra Cotta Inn, etc. for their vacations. So when the economy goes bad, they stop going overseas and vacation American with us as we are the BEST VALUE nudist vacation resort in the world. Also we have been nudists for over 30 years and most nudist resorts in the Caribbean and Mexico are owned by non nudist corporations.

In talking to guests I have found that they are tired of going to the Caribbean and Mexico and staying at clothing optional resorts that are owned by non nudists and paying sky high rates for vacations. They all know they are being ripped off on their vacations as their rooms are normally $100 or more per night compared to rooms on prude sides or textile hotels.

As one guest said who no longer goes to the Caribbean, "the travel agent commission alone that is charged would pay for a week at The Terra Cotta Inn."

We have a toll free number 1-800-786-6938. You book directly with us and save on travel agents commissions which mean you get more value for you vacation dollar at Terra Cotta Inn.

Los Cabos is going to become a Temptations Resort. Here is a post I found about this chain owned by non nudists. CLICK HERE

Lots of single men in their twenties so the review says. That's interesting.

Now if you want to book at one of the 10 best clothing optional resorts in the world, give us a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com

I hope to see you in sunny Palm Springs this year.

And remember to help the American nudist community. Vacation only at US clothing optional and nudist resorts this year.

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."

For the full story click here

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!

Florida predicted to be rainier than normal this winter - Vacationers beware!

Farmers' Almanac which is a 192 year old publication and claims a weather predicting accuracy rate of 80-85% is predicting a wetter than normal winter for the Southeast this winter. That means Florida and the Caribbean will get more rain than usual.

My wife, Mary Clare was born in Tampa, Florida. We tell guests that is why our resort is located in sunny Palm Springs and not rainy Florida, because nude sunbathers love the sunshine and we know Florida is the rainiest state in the nation.

Palm Springs averages less than 3 inches of rain a year, major cities in Florida average from 60-66 inches a year. With about 350 days of sunshine a year, vacationing in Palm Springs should be a no brainer. However, the state of Florida has major marketing muscle. They came up with the advertising slogan "Sunshine State" to try to convince naive northerners to take their vacations in Florida, the rainiest state in the nation.

And it works. We hear from so many people complaining about their rainy vacations they took in Florida. When we ask why they went to the rainiest state in the nation, they always say they thought Florida was supposed to be sunny. So vacationers beware!

Here is the prediction:

"LEWISTON, Maine - People worried about the high cost of keeping warm this winter will draw little comfort from the Farmers' Almanac, which predicts below-average temperatures for most of the U.S. ...The almanac's 2009 edition, which goes on sale Tuesday, says at least two-thirds of the country can expect colder-than-average temperatures this winter, with only the Far West [meaning Palm Springs] and Southeast in line for near-normal readings.The almanac predicts above-normal... above-normal precipitation... for the Southeast in January and February. The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions will likely have an unusually wet or snowy February, the almanac said....Geiger sticks to his guns, saying the almanac was on target in the 2008 edition when it said the Northeast and the Great Lakes would have a long, cold winter with lots of snow..."

For the full article click here

And if you want a nice fun vacation where you can go topless or nude sunbathing in the sunniest city in America, give us The Terra Cotta Inn clothing optional resort and spa a call at 800-786-6938. Visit our site at http://sunnyfun.com/