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Britney's Working Holiday

December 1, 2008 at 8:45 AM | 0 Comments

For Britney Spears, this weekend brought all work and no play. While her documentary "For The Record" was showing in the US, Spears performed on Britain's popular TV show "X Factor" (creators of Leona Lewis) and at the Bambi Awards where she was given the Best International Pop Star award.

So what were our other favorite stars up to this weekend? The Cruises and Beckhams took New York together even though Katie Holmes had to work all weekend--er, perform in "All My Sons." Miley Cyrus hit the Big Apple as well, although we hope she's not moving here! Divorced stars Ryan Phillipe and Reese Witherspoon broke bread together with their kids for the holiday, while Alex Rodriguez left his kids in New York while he took in a Madonna concert in Miami. Demi, Ashton and Bruce also celebrated together, and we know they're all friends, but that's kind of creepy.

Will Smith took his crew to Hawaii and Michael Phelps took his new girlfriend, a waitress in Vegas, home to Maryland to meet Mom. And Eva Longoria set tongues wagging when she attended a wedding by herself. Have we all had enough vacation yet?

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[Photo: The Superficial]

Private Jet Travel: Michael Phelps Shills For CitationShare

September 22, 2008 at 8:30 AM | 0 Comments

Has it been 15 minutes yet? Mega-Olympian Michael Phelps appears in a new commercial for CitationShares touting the private jet's absence of security. Wait, that's a good thing?

The fractional jet provider owned by Cessna boasts, besides comfortable service, the dream of avoiding the indignities of airport security. For anyone trying to carry large amounts of metal around, it's a plus! In Citation's other ad, after the jump, Phelps provides a little special in-flight entertainment.

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Foxy Swimmer Travel: "Phelpstival" Finally Official

September 9, 2008 at 12:35 PM | 0 Comments

Alright Phelps phanatics. If you didn't get a chance to play grab ass in Vegas with the gold medal god, you'll have another chance in Baltimore on October 4.

After a miscue in August, the Phelpstival is a go, and it starts with a "Parade of Gold" at 3 pm through Towson, Maryland, the suburb that the swimmer calls home. At 7 pm, a "Star-Spangled Salute" will be held at Fort McHenry.

One assumes the party won't stop just because it's getting late. While we can't guarantee a Phelps appearance, Max's Taphouse does have the biggest selection of beer in the city.

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· Phelpstival [Official Site]
· Max's Taphouse [Official Site]
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Old Celeb Travel: MTV's VMA Moon Man Turns 25

September 8, 2008 at 9:20 AM | 1 Comment

Y'all like me! Y'all really, really like me!

Britney Spears takes home one of her three MTV Video Music Awards last night in the least surprising surprise ever. Spears appeared to accept her first moon men ever, bagging Best Pop Video, Best Female Video and Video of the Year for "Piece of Me."

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Baltimore "Phelpstival" Schedule Announced

August 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM | 0 Comments

Now that the Olympics are over, it's time for Baltimore to cash in on Michael Phelps' most recent gold medals. The Phelpstival--that we heard about last week--will start at 9 am on September 11 in the suburb of Towson, Maryland.

The party kicks off at Phelps' high school, where Cedar Avenue will be renamed in his honor. A parade will then march to the courthouse where the world record holder will receive a key to Baltimore County.

Here's hoping the Baltimore tourism board doesn't make him do a lap in a hotel pool.

Update: Don't believe everything you read at Baltimore.org! Turns out the tourism board posted info about 2004's Phelpstival on its official website before hyping the news on Twitter. Only later did officials realize that they'd made a mistake. When the real Phelpstival is announced, we'll let you know--as long as the tourism peeps give us the correct date!

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Adventures of Link: HotelChatting

August 21, 2008 at 5:00 PM | 0 Comments

Our sis site HotelChatter does a bang-up job of covering the latest news and trends in the hotel world. Check in and stay awhile.

· The James Chicago is awesome, and "the real star is the minibar."

· United is taking Heavenly Beds to the skies.

· Headed to New York Fashion Week? Here's a hot hotel deal for ya.

· A hotel in London thinks we'll pay $40 for a bottle of water.

· And Michael Phelps did a lap at a hotel pool in Beijing.

Baltimore Tourism Wants a Piece of Michael Phelps

August 19, 2008 at 1:30 PM | 0 Comments

Who doesn't want to siphon off a bit of that Michael Phelps glory these days? Baltimore, the record-smashing swimmer's hometown, is hoping to milk his eight-medal Olympics for as much tourism as the city can stand. The Baltimore Area CVA has even set up a specific URL for Phelps phanatics: Baltimore.org/phelps.

So far, the page is pretty much blank, with just a vague promise of more to come:

Check back to Baltimore.org for information on Phelps' Welcome Home Celebration.

Hopefully the party doesn't involve any lusty fans getting ill-advised tattoos!

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[Photo: Allure]