Archive for June, 2010

INTRODUCTION

Phoenix is the largest city of U.S, state of Arizona with a population of around 1.5million and the fifth most populated city in the united states .the city draws several travelers the year round to  its golf  courses, spas and beautiful  luxurious resorts. Phoenix is one of the newest emerging city and has a lot more to bring in. It is among the country’s fastest expanding metropolitan areas, a major transportation hub in North America and a main transportation, financial, industrial, cultural and economic center of the Southwestern United States.

CLIMATE

Phoenix has a dry climate which is why it has been ranked the hottest city in the United States. it consists of extremely hot summers and mild temperate winters. Most of the days are sunny, and rainfall is very rare, simultaneously there are short-lived, late-day thunderstorms, often accompanied by high winds during July and September. Phoenix has cold and breezy days during the winter, with occasional fog. Snow is rare occurrence.

PLACES TO VISIT The desert oasis of Phoenix is now the fifth largest city in the US, attracting travelers year-round to its golf courses, spas, posh restaurants and unique tourist attractions. Places that attract a major chunk of the tourists are Heard Museum, Chase Field, Desert Botanical Garden, Piestewa Peak, Scottsdale Art Walk, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Rawhide Western Town and Steakhouse, Phoenix Zoo, Drive Apache Trail, Golf at Gold Canyon Ranch, Dinosaur Course, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, South Mountain Park and many more.

AIRPORT The Sky Harbor International Airport which is a joint civil-military venture serves Phoenix. It is the sixth-busiest airport in the USA and the principal gateway for Phoenix. One can move to any desired place in no time from the airport as it has numerous transport options.
At the airport, your options for car rentals would be: Avis, Advantage, Budget, Dollar, National, Alamo, Thrifty, E-Z Rent-A-Car, Enterprise, Hertz, Payless, Simply wheels, Europcar and Practical Exotic Car Rental Miami seo agency

TRANSPORT

The METRO Light Rail system was introduced in Phoenix in December 2008. Downtown Phoenix has “greeters” wearing purple vests who can direct travelers to a copy and provide answers to many travel questions. They even have a ‘ride share’ program. These buses provide public transport at reasonable rates throughout north-central Phoenix, downtown, and eastward through Tempe and Mesa.