The votes are in! Travelocity and IgoUgo’s Local Secrets, Big Finds® revealed French Lick Resort Casino as one of the top local favorites in Indiana. More than 10,000 nominations were received from Travelocity members throughout North America, challenging the company’s editorial team to search for the best of the best local finds in each state.

Local Secrets, Big Finds is a comprehensive list of unique places worth discovering. This online collection showcases hidden gems across the country that tourists often overlook, but which are the very spots that locals visit.

“Our expansive collection of local secrets is one of the most valuable tools for travelers in search of authentic local flair or unique charm,” said Amy Ziff, Travelocity editor-at-large, adding that both locals and visitors use the list to find wonders in their hometowns or vacation destinations. “The list has been created by travelers for travelers, and we are proud to have selected French Lick Resort Casino as one of our big finds for 2007.”

French Lick Resort Casino is the culmination of the largest historic restoration project in the history of Indiana, and one of the largest private historic restoration projects in the U.S. It was recently named as a finalist in The Great Indiana Getaway, presented by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development. The resort was also named an Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) Award finalist in the category of Development of the Year.

The West Baden Springs Hotel, dubbed “The Eighth Wonder of the World” when it first opened in 1902, is the newest addition to the grand resort. This once-abandoned treasure has been fully restored and is thriving, 75 years after it last served as a hotel. The destination also boasts the meticulously restored French Lick Springs Hotel, a new events center that contains just under 40,000 square feet of state-of-the-art convention space, brand-new casino, 45-holes of championship golf, two spas, indoor/outdoor pools, a bowling alley, indoor driving range, putting green and tennis courts, as well as stables.

The resort will be complete with the opening of the 18-hole Pete Dye Course at French Lick in 2008. Located on the rolling bluffs behind the historic French Lick Springs Hotel, the Pete Dye Course is being carved some 50 feet into the hillsides. Already open is the 18-hole fully restored Donald Ross Course at French Lick, which was ranked by Golf Magazine as the Number One value among golf courses in Kentucky and Indiana, and was ranked as one of the top courses and given an “excellent rating” by the Zagat Survey’s 2007/08 Guide to America’s Top Golf Courses. In addition, the Donald Ross Course was recently selected as a finalist for Golf Inc. magazine’s 2007 Renovation of the Year competition.

About Travelocity's Local Secrets, Big Finds for 2007
After querying millions of Travelocity members to find out about the favorite quintessential finds in their area, Travelocity's team of editors culled down more than 10,000 customer responses to unearth the best local spots in each state and is now sharing the third edition of Local Secrets, Big Finds with vacationers across the country. The list highlights 295 winners in the United States.