November 17, 2020
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News Release

Smoky Mountain luxury resort joins elite hospitality group Relais & Châteaux Waynesville, NC (November 16, 2020) -- The Swag, a 14-room luxury all-inclusive resort nestled amid the Smoky Mountains in Waynesville, North Carolina, is joining Relais & Châteaux, a directory of elite, independently owned hotels and restaurants around the world, including notable destinations like Blackberry Farm, Old Edwards Inn and Spa, and Planters Inn. “Relais & Châteaux represents the best in hospitality,” said Annie Colquitt, a native Knoxvillian who owns The Swag...

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November 14, 2020
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News Release

Award-winning Tiny Home Builder Selected For Commitment to Sustainable, Innovative and Affordable Designs Rice Lake, WI -- October 27, 2020  - - ESCAPE Homes has partnered with retail giant,  IKEA®, to design and build a sustainable 187 square-foot tiny home on wheels as part of The  IKEA® Tiny Home Project. ESCAPE was selected to design a custom ESCAPE Vista Boho XL, reflecting both company’s commitments to sustainability, affordability and innovation. “It was a natural pairing,” says ESCAPE Homes founder, Dan Dobrowolski. “We feature many...

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September 29, 2020
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Ideas that Inspire

The Swag’s Special Event Leader Gay Bryant Offers Tips on How to Create Beautiful Art from Fall Leaves  Waynesville, NC (September 2020) -- Creating art from fall foliage has been a popular program at The Swag for the past five years.  Watercolor and relief printing workshops, led by Tennessee Artist and Hiker Gay Bryant*, teach guests how to capture the beauty of the season by recycling fall leaves. “At The Swag we have many amazing leaves to choose from on our hikes...

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September 14, 2020
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News Release

Global Hospitality Think Tank Presents Ideas and Industry Experts Offer Feedback Chicago, IL (September 15, 2020) -- Robots serving drinks?  Meeting rooms that resemble a giant terrarium? These are just some of the concepts guests may experience as hotel operators attempt to adapt and stabilize amid the COVID-19 crisis according to The Hotel of Tomorrow Project, a global think tank consisting of 325 hospitality industry executives and spearheaded by The Gettys Group, a Chicago-based design, development and consulting firm. Since June,...

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August 13, 2020
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News Release

Bordering Great Smoky Mountains National Park and located on 250 private acres, the 14-room Swag offers plenty of solitary pursuits surrounded by the Great Outdoors.  Waynesville, NC (August 2020) - Sharing a one-mile border with Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the 14-room mountaintop Swag recently opened for their 39th season which runs through November 28.  An ideal spot for social distancing activities and solitary pursuits, The Swag resides on 250 private acres and is located 55 minutes west of Asheville,...

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August 6, 2020
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News Release

Urbananites Are Cityscaping To Live Safe & Small Rice Lake, WI - - July 2020 - - ESCAPE - a pioneer of the tiny home movement with designs that Forbes has called “the world’s most beautiful” - has experienced a surge in tiny RV home sales as consumers leave city life for a more secure setting. Tim Mastic is one of those consumers. The 31-year-old software implementation manager who works remotely for iCIMS, (a talent acquisition company based in New Jersey), is...

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March 9, 2020
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News Release

Offer Families Unique Tiny Retreats For As Little As $70 Per Night Rice Lake, WI - - February 13, 2020  - -  ESCAPE Homes has launched “Spring Break Tiny Home Vacations” that offer families the chance to simplify and connect with each other at unique tiny houses across the country - -  - for as little as $70 per night. “The open floor plans, soaring ceilings, upper sleeping lofts and panorama of windows in our designs translate well for families” says ESCAPE...

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March 8, 2020
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Pet Lovers Rejoice!  This Spring Break Vacation Features a Pet Sleepover While Enjoying the Red Rock Canyons and Vistas of Southeastern Utah Kanab, Utah (3/5/2020) -- For those seeking a truly unique Spring Break option,  the Kanab, Utah-based Best Friends Roadhouse and Mercantile is offering a “Spring Break Sleepover” package  featuring an overnight stay with one of the very adoptable pets  from  Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, located just five minutes from the Roadhouse. Created by  Best Friends Animal Society, Best Friends Roadhouse...

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January 26, 2020
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News Release

Park Rangers, Storytellers, Artists, Photographers, Authors and Naturalists Offer Inspired Hikes, Workshops and Fireside Chats Waynesville, NC (January 2020) – The Swag, which re-opens for its 39th season April 17, is pleased to announce  their 2020 Roster of Special Event Leaders. Skilled in areas ranging from bears to botany, 15 selected guides will lead daily hikes and offer presentations on the area’s natural environment. The Swag is situated on 250 private acres and shares a one-mile border with Great Smoky Mountains...

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January 26, 2020
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News Release

Supporting Clean Lakes Alliance, this full-day family festival on ice features kite flying, pond hockey, sleigh rides, ice skating, 5K Run/Walk on Ice and much more. Madison, Wis (January 20, 2019) - - A full day of frozen delights from sleigh rides to a 5K on ice to pond hockey and ice science labs will highlight the sixth annual Frozen Assets Festival, organized by Clean Lakes Alliance. The day-long festival features a winter wonderland of activities using beautiful Lake Mendota as...

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