ANCHOR LEAD:
HOTELS AND TRAVEL COMPANIES HAVE LONG TAILORED VACATION PACKAGES TO FAMILIES
AND GIRL-ONLY GET-A-WAYS. BUT NOW, THEY'RE TURNING THEIR ATTENTION TO TAILOR-MADE TRIPS FOR GUYS. ______ GIVES US A HEADS UP ON THIS NEWEST TRAVEL TREND.

TRACK ONE Length: 06
A BUSY LIFE AND DISTANCE MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR FRED McCOOL TO EVER
SCHEDULE QUALITY TIME WITH FRIENDS.

SOT
KEY @:08 Fred McCool, Man-cationer
"We all work very hard; we all have family."

TRACK TWO Length: 06
SO FRED, HIS BUDDY STEVE, AND SIX OTHER GUY FRIENDS STARTED A NEW TRADITION… AN
ANNUAL GOLFING GET-AWAY.

SOT
NO KEY
"I see him once a year on this trip. "

SOT
KEY @: 19 Fred McCool
"We've been taking these types of trips for I think this is our 11th year."

TRACK THREE Length:15
IN FACT, TRIPS GEARED FOR GUYS ONLY ARE BECOMING SO POPULAR THEY NOW HAVE A
NAME …MAN-CATIONS. AND THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERY KIND OF GUY. FROM GOLFING TO BASS FISHING…SPORTS TRIPS TO V-I-P AND SPA PACKAGES… EVEN A PORSCHE
DRIVING EXPERIENCE.

SOT
KEY @: 41 Nina Willdorf, Travel + Leisure
"Men have been going away together forever on fishing trips, and hunting trips and this is just becoming a more formalized trend because hotels are making it easier than ever and creating fun packages."

TRACK FOUR Length: 02
AND MANY TOSS IN SOME MANLY EXTRAS.

SOT
NO KEY
"They'll do things like a night life concierge who will hook up all your fun activities for the night, or they'll create a suite so you that you have a bucket of beer when you get there and do fun poker nights."

TRACK FIVE Length: 05
FRED AND STEVE AGREE THE PERKS ARE GREAT… AND REALLY HELP THEM RELAX AND
DO SOME MALE BONDING.

SOT
KEY @: 1:08 Fred McCool, Man-cationer
"It is just a great time. We play a lot of golf, a lot of camaraderie."

SOT
KEY @: 1:12 Steve Griese, Man-cationer
"We don't play that well anymore but you know go out and have fun and be together for four or five days."

TRACK SIX Length: 07
MEMBERS OF THEIR GROUP ALREADY HAVE A PLAN IN THE WORKS FOR NEXT YEAR…THEY
SAY MEN EVERYWHERE SHOULD CONSIDER TAKING A MAN-CATION WITH THEIR BUDDIES.

SOT
NO KEY
"Every guy needs to go out and let lose and enjoy themselves like this. It's a lot of fun."

ANCHOR TAG:
MAN-CATIONS VARY IN COST… FROM HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU STAY AND THE ACTIVITIES YOU PLAN. TO SEE IF A HOTEL
OFFERS A MAN-CATION PACKAGE, JUST CHECK ON THEIR RESERVATIONS PAGE UNDER
PACKAGES.

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HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE…..

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Additional information for mancations featured in our story:

Ross Bridge and the Porsche Driving Experience and Golfing Getaway
Birmingham, AL

Package includes transportation to and from the Birmingham, AL airport and to and from the track.

You can arrange the Porsche Driving Experience or Golf Weekend with the Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa by visiting
www.porschedriving.com
www.rossbridgeresort.com
or by calling1-800-593-6419

Bass Fishing Getaway
Florence, AL

Package includes accommodations, lunch and beverages for you day of fishing at the Marriot Shoals Resort in Florence, AL.

You can arrange your bass fishing trip by visiting www.marriottshoals.com or by calling 1-800-6450

Entourage Package (V-I-P Treatment)
Boston, MA

Package includes 2 night stay in a 2 bedroom suite at the Fairmont Hotel in Boston, concierge service, champagne welcome, private dinner in the Oak
Room's Wine Room featuring a four-course meal selected for you, and Season I DVD of the HBO series, Entourage.

Arrange your trip by calling 617-867-8566. The Fairmont hotel chain also offers several other man-cations in places like Sonoma, Scottsdale, and
Vancouver, so check their websites for other destinations at www.fairmont.com

Nina Willdorf
Travel + Leisure
PR Contact:
Liz Marsh
(212) 382-5684

Nina is a Senior Editor at Travel + Leisure. She says man-cations are the latest travel trend. More and more hotels are beginning to make organizing a guys only trip easier by offering packages.