El Portal Sedona Hotel Receives Cond? Nast Traveler: 2011 Readers' Choice Award

Sedona, Arizona (PRWEB) November 06, 2011

More than 8 million votes were cast in the annual Cond? Nast Traveler: 2011 Readers' Choice Awards survey. These awards reflect the combined opinions of 28,876 Cond? Nast Traveler readers rating the hotels, cities, and islands they visited in the past year. The Readers' Choice Awards are a unique and trusted source of global travel advice due to its range and depth.

El Portal Sedona Hotel was voted as one of the ?Top Small Hotels? in the United States. This is a significant achievement, as the boutique hotel has just 12 guest suites, offers breakfast only, and afternoon hors d?oeuvres, wine and beer. However it does provide a unique lodging experience not found anywhere else. El Portal owners Steve and Connie Segner want guests to feel at home, to come and go as they please with as much assistance they desire or little assistance if preferred. It is not a large resort, nor is it your typical bed and breakfast. The award comes on the heels of AAA?s Four Diamond Rating.

This little gem is located in the heart of the Arts and Crafts District in Sedona, Arizona; one and a half hours north of Phoenix. The pet friendly Sedona hotel was designed and built with painstaking attention to detail, featuring turn of the century Southwestern design, 18-inch thick handmade adobe walls, recycled wood trim and natural native stone. The hotel was built with wood and tile flooring throughout to accommodate canine visitors with 1,000 square feet of dog friendly patio area.

Each suite has a private entrance, balcony or patio, whirlpool bath, fireplace, free wireless, luxurious linens and more. The Segners built the luxury boutique hotel with the idea of catering to discerning guests and their pets. They have had a longtime involvement in the pet care industry, as owners of a pet food company and developing one of the first premium dog foods in the industry. To the Segners, there was no question that an upscale, luxury inn could provide style and the best amenities for guests and their pets.

According to the readers of Cond? Nast Traveler El Portal has achieved just that. With the beauty of the red rocks of Sedona and the surrounding countryside El Portal is just steps from hiking trails, biking paths, cultural events, shopping and dining. The pet friendly bed and breakfast offers personalized concierge services to guests; from planning Grand Canyon adventures to jeep tours to hot air balloon rides - the sky?s the limit.

When planning your next vacation remember the advice of Cond? Nast travelers and AAA, and make El Portal Sedona Hotel your hotel of choice.

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Bayer CropScience?s TwinLink? Cotton Technology Receives Full Authorization in the US

Monheim (PRWEB) January 27, 2012

Bayer CropScience is pleased to announce that it has received registration from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its TwinLink? technology for cotton in the USA. The EPA registration completes the federal regulatory authorization of this technology in the US.

TwinLink technology combines insect-resistance for effective management of a number of lepidopteran pests (caterpillars) and tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium herbicides (Liberty?). When commercialized, TwinLink technology will be offered to US cotton growers as a stack with GlyTol?, the company?s proprietary glyphosate tolerance technology. This stacked product will be the industry?s first dual-gene herbicide tolerance, dual-gene insect resistance solution for cotton, allowing farmers to manage the pests and weeds that reduce yields and fiber quality, as well as prevent or postpone the onset of weed and pest resistance.

"TwinLink-technology will be an important solution for cotton farmers looking to improve their crop management choices and increase their productivity in a sustainable way. It is also a critical tool for effective weed and insect resistance management - a serious challenge facing growers in the US and increasingly in other important production areas around the world,? said Mathias Kremer, Head of the BioScience business unit of Bayer CropScience.

It is anticipated that the first cotton varieties with the TwinLink and GlyTol stacked traits will be available in the US from 2013 onwards, pending additional regulatory approvals in key import countries. To date, TwinLink has been approved in Australia/New Zealand, Brazil, Canada and the US. Additional regulatory approvals are pending globally.

TwinLink is the next product in a series of new weed and insect management solutions being developed for the cotton farmer by Bayer CropScience. In 2011, the company launched three new cotton products containing GlyTol in high-performance FiberMax? cotton seed varieties in the US, including the cotton industry?s first combined dual herbicide tolerant varieties featuring both GlyTol and LibertyLink- technologies.

Cotton is one of the key crops at Bayer CropScience, which ranks first in the world cotton seed market.

About Bayer CropScience

Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, nutrition and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience, a subgroup of Bayer AG with annual sales of EUR 6.830 billion (2010), is one of the world?s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of crop protection, non-agricultural pest control, seeds and traits. The company offers an outstanding range of products and extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture and for non-agricultural applications. Bayer CropScience has a global workforce of 20,700 and is represented in more than 120 countries. This and further news is available at: http://www.press.bayercropscience.com.

Contact:

Richard Breum, Tel. +49 2173 38-3270

E-Mail: Richard.Breum(at)bayer(dot)com

Find more information at http://www.bayercropscience.com.

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Napa?s Pet Friendly Hotel, The Best Western Plus Inn at the Vines Receives Best Western?s Ultra Clean Designation

Napa, CA (PRWEB) December 21, 2011

Napa?s pet friendly hotel, The Best Western Plus Inn at the Vines features newly renovated accommodations that suit the needs of both business and leisure travelers. It recently received the Best Western's Ultra Clean Designation, making it one of only six percent of hotels in North America to receive this distinction.

"Receiving the designation as an ultra-clean hotel is extremely exciting for our guests," said Bret Cudd, managing partner for the Best Western Plus Inn at the Vines. ?By tailoring our services to meet guest needs, we are generating high customer satisfaction. When a guest stays with us, they know what to expect, our staff strives to ensure that the guest?s stay is welcoming, comfortable and exemplary."

This select honor is awarded to Best Western properties that demonstrate exceptional levels of service and care through its ?I Care 2? Certification, a collaborative guest service program based on the services guests desire most when staying in a hotel. The Ultra Clean designation affords guests confidence in the room?s cleanliness by letting them personalize their service, choosing the time of day a room gets cleaned and the level of cleaning service they prefer.

Launched by Best Western International in 2007, ?I Care? is a staff training program designed to provide better customer service and fewer problems during a guest?s stay. With the success of the program, Best Western expanded the program in 2009 to initiate ?I Care 2.? Because the Best Western Plus Inn at the Vines highly values the trust guests place in accommodations and service, it was important to implement both programs to heighten that trust.

For more information on Napa's wine country lodging at Best Western Plus Inn at the Vines and their services and amenities, call 707-312-8862 or visit http://www.innatthevines.com. Best Western Plus Inn at the Vines is located at 100 Soscol Ave., Napa, CA 94559.

About Best Western Plus Inn at the Vines

Best Western Plus Inn at the Vines is a Napa boutique hotel featuring convenient wine-country lodging central to many activities in Napa Valley. It features accommodations for both business and leisure travelers and has recently become a pet-friendly hotel.

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