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Two Steps to a Better Family Vacation

Everyone has been on a family vacation that encompasses a long drive and a less than stellar vacation. As a whole the experience tends to stick out as how not to have a good time. However, there a few steps that can be taken to ensure that the annual family event is a great experience for everyone. Planning and researching are the two factors that separate the average family vacation from one that keeps everyone talking for years to come. In the end, doing a bit of homework and digging beneath the surface can be deciding factors that produce the kinds of activities that everyone in the house can enjoy.

Research
Online travel guides, like Hipmunk, can be great assets in the research process. From uncovering affordable hotels in Orlando to locating the perfect backpacking spot at the Grand Canyon, online guides are loaded with information that can inspire anyone looking to ramp up the enjoyment of the trip. After all, theme parks and other major attractions are just the surface of many destinations. Cities and towns have a number of activities that lurk just off the radar begging to be discovered, and without digging a little deeper families will never know these great times and businesses exist.

Planning
Perhaps the biggest factor facing family vacations is time. Time is a perishable commodity, which makes maximizing the fun factor extremely important. Taking a few hours before the trip to plan a short itinerary, along with a brief back up plan for inclement weather, can help keep the focus of the trip where it belongs—having a good time. The entire trip does not have to be scheduled down to the minute, but daily activities and meal schedules can help make sure that everyone gets to do what they desire and try the things that were uncovered during the research process.

In the end, research and planning are important steps to a better family vacation. Plus, everyone can get involved with both tasks, which spreads responsibility out a bit among the family members. Having an idea of what to expect once the destination is reached helps increase the anticipation factor and also aides in finalizing the budget for the trip. Daily checklists and goals keep the trip on track and make sure that everyone is talking about the vacation for years to come for all the right reasons.

Watch Minions FOR FREE on GMovies’ Potato Night this July 8!

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How to Watch Minions FOR FREE on GMovies’ Potato Night this July 8!?

Show up in yellow, present your smartphones with the GMovies app and Gary at the Movies Viber Stickers to be one of the 200 LUCKY PARTICIPANTS of the special screening. Filmtastic prizes will be given away!

Step One: Wear a yellow top. Anything within the shade of yellow is good with us. If you want to go all out and be your own Minion, you might just snag a cool prize from us!

Step Two: Download the GMovies app on the Playstore or Appstore.

Step Three: Download the “Gary at the Movies” sticker pack on Viber.

Can I bring my kid to Potato night? Here’s the answer:

So it’s a movie date on the 8th? Screening will be at 7:00 PM in Glorietta Cinema 4. Registration starts at 3:00 PM at the GMovies booth located at Glorietta 4’ cinema lobby. Only first 250 people with all three requirements will be given a ticket each! See you there! Kan pai!

For more details, keep tabs on GMovies Facebook Page and GMovies Website, GMovies Twitter and GMovies Instagram. For immediate questions, you may email at gmovies.support@globelabsbeta.com.

GMovies is a mobile app which lets you buy movie tickets from the convenience of your smartphone. Downloaded more than 220,000 times on App Store and Google Play Store, GMovies is the first of its kind in the country! Current cinema partners include Ayala Malls Cinemas (except Bonifacio Highstreet, Alabang Town Center, and Fairview Terraces) and Power Plant Cinemas! More cinema partners are coming your way very soon. Plan your movie date ahead without even setting foot on the cinema! Make a beeline for the movie theater’s door, pull out the eticket from the app or your phone’s gallery and present it to the cinema porter. How awesome is that?

Western Union announced its Share-a-Dream Fundraising Campaign

Western Union announced its Share-a-Dream Fundraising Campaign in the 10th Ambassador, Consuls General & Tourism Directors Tour

MANILA, Philippines – July 7, 2015 –Western Union, a long standing supporter of The Ambassador, Consuls General & Tourism Directors Tour (ACGTDT) to the Philippines, announced its Share-a-Dream Fundraising campaign at the tour’s welcome event that aims to raise funds for multimedia libraries to selected schools in the Philippines.

The annual tour is a heritage expedition organized by the Department of Tourism and the Department of Foreign Affairs. This year, the expedition will see the arrival of nearly 200 Filipino migrants from the US who are traveling through Manila and Cebu from July 5-10. The ACGTDT gathers delegates to visit the country as a way to experience and rediscover the rich culture and heritage of the Philippines.

“Share-a-Dream: Heroes for Better Fundraising” will be launched by Western Union as part of the Heroes for Better campaign. The campaign covers a search of the top 25 Filipino migrants with outstanding accomplishments and contribution in creating a better world.

The Heroes for Better campaign also recognizes the efforts of Filipinos around the world who have given their time, money, skill or expertise to make a positive difference in their lives, their families and the nation. Western Union will take an opportunity to put the spotlight on the migrant Filipino heroism during this entire tour.

From July 7 – 12, the ACGTDT delegates are encouraged to share with their friends through Facebook the stories of heroic migrant Filipinos under its Heroes for Better Campaign uploaded on the WUPinoy page (https://www.facebook.com/WUPinoy). Western Union will match the number of shares (1 share = US$10) with an equivalent amount go towards the fundraising. (Maximum contribution will be US$10,000.)

“Our goal in this campaign is in two-fold. Firstly, it is to raise funds that will provide multimedia libraries to various schools and organizations in the Philippines as an extension of our efforts to improve education, especially in financial literacy, for our children,” explained Patricia Riingen, Western Union Senior Vice President, Southeast Asia & Oceania.

“Secondly, the campaign will showcase Filipino heroism, making the entire country aware of their stories of courage and bravery and making us proud of being a Filipino.

“We are hoping that this campaign create a platform that will inspire Filipinos everywhere to be a Hero for Better,” ended Riingen.

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About Western Union
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is a leader in global payment services. Together with its Vigo, Orlandi Valuta, Pago Facil and Western Union Business Solutions branded payment services, Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world, to send payments and to purchase money orders. As of December 31, 2014, the Western Union, Vigo and Orlandi Valuta branded services were offered through a combined network of over 500,000 agent locations in 200 countries and territories and over 100,000 ATMs and kiosks. In 2014, The Western Union Company completed 255 million consumer-to-consumer transactions worldwide, moving $85 billion of principal between consumers, and 484 million business payments. For more information, visit www.westernunion.com.