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	<description>A Comprehensive Travel Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg and Dollywood</description>
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		<title>Comment on Great Smoky Mountains National Park Stats by ERA In The Smokies</title>
		<link>http://escapetothesmokies.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/great-smoky-mountains-national-park-stats/#comment-112</link>
		<dc:creator>ERA In The Smokies</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great info on this blog! Come check out our Smoky Mountain Travel blog at http://adayinthesmokies.com/ !</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great info on this blog! Come check out our Smoky Mountain Travel blog at <a href="http://adayinthesmokies.com/" rel="nofollow">http://adayinthesmokies.com/</a> !</p>
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		<title>Comment on 75 Amazing Facts About Great Smoky Mountains National Park by cherokeebydesign</title>
		<link>http://escapetothesmokies.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/75-amazing-facts-about-great-smoky-mountains-national-park/#comment-106</link>
		<dc:creator>cherokeebydesign</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>and its the most beautiful place on Earth.

Raven
http://cherokeebydesign.wordpress.com/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and its the most beautiful place on Earth.</p>
<p>Raven<br />
<a href="http://cherokeebydesign.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://cherokeebydesign.wordpress.com/</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on Noted Author to Present Hiking Guidebook by Danny Bernstein</title>
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		<dc:creator>Danny Bernstein</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi:
Thanks for putting this in.
And come on out. I love to meet hikers.

Danny</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi:<br />
Thanks for putting this in.<br />
And come on out. I love to meet hikers.</p>
<p>Danny</p>
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		<title>Comment on About by Pete Owens</title>
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		<dc:creator>Pete Owens</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The information about Adventure Mountain at Dollywood is incorrect.  The project has been delayed.  What is new is the Imagine&#039; show during Festival of Nations and the Sha-Kon-O-Hey! show to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the National Park.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The information about Adventure Mountain at Dollywood is incorrect.  The project has been delayed.  What is new is the Imagine&#8217; show during Festival of Nations and the Sha-Kon-O-Hey! show to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the National Park.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Gatlinburg to Host Ribfest &amp; Wings Festival by Baskin &#38; Cabins</title>
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		<dc:creator>Baskin &#38; Cabins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This was really a spectacular event. Gatlinburg is one of the unknown greatest cities in the world, I have to say.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This was really a spectacular event. Gatlinburg is one of the unknown greatest cities in the world, I have to say.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Dollywood Theme Park Set to Reopen for 2008 by seo2wins</title>
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		<dc:creator>seo2wins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>KidsFest takes place at Dollywood through August 3, 2008, so there should be plenty of activities, live music and other special events associated with the festival for you to enjoy during your trip to Dollywood. Have a great time!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>KidsFest takes place at Dollywood through August 3, 2008, so there should be plenty of activities, live music and other special events associated with the festival for you to enjoy during your trip to Dollywood. Have a great time!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Dollywood Theme Park Set to Reopen for 2008 by Becky Hogan</title>
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		<dc:creator>Becky Hogan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My family and I are planning our annual mountain vacation and would like to know if Dollywood will be having a nightly concert on August 1 or 2.  If so, how much are the tickets?  We always look forward to spending a few days in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
Thank you for assisting me with planning our trip.
Becky Hogan</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My family and I are planning our annual mountain vacation and would like to know if Dollywood will be having a nightly concert on August 1 or 2.  If so, how much are the tickets?  We always look forward to spending a few days in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.<br />
Thank you for assisting me with planning our trip.<br />
Becky Hogan</p>
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		<title>Comment on Gatlinburg to Host Ribfest &amp; Wings Festival by JW</title>
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		<dc:creator>JW</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great information. As a local business owner in the Smoky Mountain area, I see a major shift in the way things are moving in our industry. 

The market has gotten flooded in the past five years with cheap &quot;knock-offs&quot; toted as luxury cabins. This seems to be the buzz word, &quot;luxury&quot;. However, as many visitors have come to realize (upon arriving a their cabin), there&#039;s nothing there to validate the use for such a term. 

To many, luxury translates to;
 - Going beyond what is expected
 - Cleanliness that is WITHOUT compromise 
 - Furnishings that are in abundance and NOT lacking 

In a nutshell, a sense of feeling pampered. Unfortunately, many of the companies are just missing the mark in their never-ending pursuit of their &quot;cut&quot; of a property owners rents.

Going beyond a simple mopping, changing the bed and pulling the door &quot;to&quot;, is a stretch, to say the least. 

I certainly don&#039;t propose to be the expert in what will clearly define the best cabin rental experience but I can say this, unless the managment company gets close and strives to trump their performance (every day) with regards to cleaning practices and giving the proper dynamics to those who rent the cabins (Visitors), you can rest assured, your investment cabin will be more of a dudd and cash &quot;drain&quot;. 

TheCabinKeeper.com (http://www.thecabinkeeper.com) is carving out a huge share of an untapped market; True Luxury Cabins. 

With cleaning standards that rival a five star resort, perks and luxurious thoughtful extras like gourmet chocolates, select ground coffee, fresh-cut flowers and a &quot;Guaranteed Bless&quot; guarantee that says, &quot;if you&#039;re not absoluetly thrilled with your cabin upon arrival, your money will be refunded or you can choose another available cabin&quot;, a renewed enthusiasm in authentic &quot;luxury&quot; has been set. This is worth getting excited about for visitors and cabin owners alike in that it leads to customer satisfaction, repeat business and the highly coveted &quot;referral&quot;. 

A visit to thecabinkeeper.com site is well worth your time. Be forewarned... Cabin Inventory and Availability are almost always low. Instead of showing hundered of cabins in inventory the website only shows cabins that are unrented at the time you visit, which means if you don&#039;t see something on the website, a call to the toll free number is in order as they will search their data base for you. 

I hope this helps those folks out there that who are interested in the Great Smoky Mountain area.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great information. As a local business owner in the Smoky Mountain area, I see a major shift in the way things are moving in our industry. </p>
<p>The market has gotten flooded in the past five years with cheap &#8220;knock-offs&#8221; toted as luxury cabins. This seems to be the buzz word, &#8220;luxury&#8221;. However, as many visitors have come to realize (upon arriving a their cabin), there&#8217;s nothing there to validate the use for such a term. </p>
<p>To many, luxury translates to;<br />
 &#8211; Going beyond what is expected<br />
 &#8211; Cleanliness that is WITHOUT compromise<br />
 &#8211; Furnishings that are in abundance and NOT lacking </p>
<p>In a nutshell, a sense of feeling pampered. Unfortunately, many of the companies are just missing the mark in their never-ending pursuit of their &#8220;cut&#8221; of a property owners rents.</p>
<p>Going beyond a simple mopping, changing the bed and pulling the door &#8220;to&#8221;, is a stretch, to say the least. </p>
<p>I certainly don&#8217;t propose to be the expert in what will clearly define the best cabin rental experience but I can say this, unless the managment company gets close and strives to trump their performance (every day) with regards to cleaning practices and giving the proper dynamics to those who rent the cabins (Visitors), you can rest assured, your investment cabin will be more of a dudd and cash &#8220;drain&#8221;. </p>
<p>TheCabinKeeper.com (<a href="http://www.thecabinkeeper.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecabinkeeper.com</a>) is carving out a huge share of an untapped market; True Luxury Cabins. </p>
<p>With cleaning standards that rival a five star resort, perks and luxurious thoughtful extras like gourmet chocolates, select ground coffee, fresh-cut flowers and a &#8220;Guaranteed Bless&#8221; guarantee that says, &#8220;if you&#8217;re not absoluetly thrilled with your cabin upon arrival, your money will be refunded or you can choose another available cabin&#8221;, a renewed enthusiasm in authentic &#8220;luxury&#8221; has been set. This is worth getting excited about for visitors and cabin owners alike in that it leads to customer satisfaction, repeat business and the highly coveted &#8220;referral&#8221;. </p>
<p>A visit to thecabinkeeper.com site is well worth your time. Be forewarned&#8230; Cabin Inventory and Availability are almost always low. Instead of showing hundered of cabins in inventory the website only shows cabins that are unrented at the time you visit, which means if you don&#8217;t see something on the website, a call to the toll free number is in order as they will search their data base for you. </p>
<p>I hope this helps those folks out there that who are interested in the Great Smoky Mountain area.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Chill Out at Westgate Resorts&#8217; Wild Bear Falls by Alicia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alicia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They have a website too, its www.wgwildbearfalls.com
pretty cool place to go, not super crowded.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They have a website too, its <a href="http://www.wgwildbearfalls.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.wgwildbearfalls.com</a><br />
pretty cool place to go, not super crowded.</p>
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