The
30-room Avila Village Inn, which recently opened
in Avila Beach, Calif., created the two-night Wine to
Waves plan, valid through May 31.
Wine to Waves covers
accommodations in a room with a private soak tub, a wine tour and
transportation to the Paso Robles or Edna Valley regions, an
in-room, gourmet, deli meal after the tour and a continental
breakfast-basket delivery each morning.
The plan is priced
from $419 per room, double, during the week or from $579 during
weekends.
Avila Village
Inn
Phone: (800) 454-0840
Web:www.avilavillageinn.com
Porsche Cars North
America and Bostons Fairmont Copley Plaza are
teaming up to put pedal to the metal, offering three plans
celebrating the Speed, Style and Beauty: Cars From the Ralph Lauren
Collection exhibition, on display through July 3 at the Museum of
Fine Arts (MFA).
The two-night
Speed & Style package, priced from $1,450, covers
accommodations in a Museum of Fine Arts suite, two tickets to the
exhibit at the MFA, a private docent tour of the exhibit, a Ralph
Lauren Cars welcome amenity, breakfast for two each morning and use
of a Porsche Boxster for the duration of the stay.
Meanwhile, the
two-night Room and Zoom package, priced from $859, covers
accommodations on the Fairmont Gold Floor, two tickets to the
exhibition, a welcome amenity and use of a Porsche Boxster for the
duration of the stay.
And for the more
budget-minded guests, the two-night Speed, Style and
Beauty plan, priced from $269, covers accommodations in a
standard guest room, two tickets to the exhibition and an
exhibition amenity.
The packages are
available through June 26 and do not cover taxes and
gratuities.
Fairmont
Copley Plaza
Phone: (800) 441-1414
Web:www.fairmont.com/copleyplaza
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The Zeboz
Caribbean Resort, which opened last year in Placencia,
Belize, invites clients to visit the property by offering
discounted nightly rates.
Accommodations in an
oceanview villa start at $205 per night, double, while
accommodations in an oceanfront villa start at $225 per night,
double.
In addition, the
resort offers packages for couples and can arrange island
sightseeing tours as well.
Zeboz
Caribbean Resort
Phone: (011) 501 520-4110
Web:www.zeboz.com
Latour, an Isram company, is offering a
nine-night trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, with
departures in the spring and summer.
The package is priced
from $2,745 per person, double, and covers roundtrip air from Miami
via Copa Air; air between Guyaquil and the Galapagos; two nights
hotel accommodations in Guyaquil with breakfast daily; a
seven-night, all-inclusive, Galapagos Islands cruise; and all
transfers.
The plan departs
April 23 and 30 and Aug. 27 and Oct. 1.
Latour
Phone: (800) 825-0825
Web:www.latour.com
E-mail:[email protected]
Lucas &
Randall created a 13-night excursion visiting the gardens
of Italy, departing April 28.
The Villas and
Gardens of Italy plan is priced from $3,995 per person,
double, and covers accommodations; daily breakfasts and most
dinners, all sightseeing and entrance fees; and motorcoach
transportation.
The trip visits
Bellagio, Florence, Rome and Venice. Featured gardens include
private gardens in Tuscany and Lazio, the Villa DEste in Tivoli and
villa gardens on Lake Como.
Lucas &
Randall
Phone: (800) 505-2505
Web:www.lucasandrandall.com
The Crescent,
Beverly Hills is offering the comeONCE and
comeTWICE plans for guests looking to get away for either
one night or two nights.
The comeONCE plan,
priced at $189 per room, features overnight accommodations and
breakfast for two. Meanwhile, comeTWICE is priced at $449 for two
nights accommodations and breakfast and dinner for two. Taxes and
gratuities are not included in the package prices.
The Crescent,
Beverly Hills
Phone: (310) 247-0505
Web:www.crescentbh.com
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The Handlery
Union Square Hotel is offering the Explore San
Francisco plan for clients who want to see the city like
natives.
The package, valid
April through October, includes one nights accommodations for two,
a pocket city guide to the city and two adult tickets for the Local
Tastes of the City tour.
Local Tastes of the
City is a walking tour led by natives that includes food, history
and the culture of San Francisco. Clients can choose from China
Town, North Beach or Fishermans Wharf tours.
The plan is priced at
$249 per room with accommodations in the Historic section of the
hotel or at $269 per room with accommodations in the Club section.
Children under age 14 can stay in the same room for free, but
tickets for the walking tour are additional.
Handlery
Union Square Hotel
Phone: (800) 995-HUSH
Web:www.handlery.com
Through Aug. 31,
three Paris-area properties under the Starwood Hotels &
Resorts umbrella are offering U.S. travel agents 20%
commission.
The hotels are the
168-room Hotel Prince de Galles Paris, part of the Luxury
Collection; the 254-room Hotel Sheraton Paris Airport; and the
192-room Trianon Palace, a Westin property in
Versailles.
Bookings must be made
and completed by Aug. 31.
Hotel Prince
de Galles Paris
Phone: (011) 33-1 5323-7895
E-mail:[email protected]
Hotel
Sheraton Paris Airport
Phone: (011) 33-1 4910-7470
E-mail:[email protected]
Trianon
Palace
Phone: (011) 33-1 3084 5053
E-mail:[email protected]
For women looking for
a place to get away from their jobs, kids, husbands or life, the
Pan Pacific Whistler (B.C.) Mountainside offers
the Desperate Housewives package.
Valid May 1 through
Nov. 23, the plan covers overnight accommodations in a deluxe,
valleyview studio.
Included are a
manicure for each guest at the hotels Vital Spirit Spa, breakfast;
movie passes, a welcome basket, guaranteed late checkout at 1 p.m.
and an upgrade to mountainview accommodations when
available.
The plan is priced at
about $254 per room, double.
Pan Pacific
Whistler Mountainside
Phone: (888) 905-9995
Web:www.panpacific.com
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The Hotel
Jerome is promoting the Adieu for Two plan, a
year-round getaway for two people looking to travel to Aspen,
Colo., together, whether they are two girlfriends catching up, two
friends reconnecting or two guys in search of some male
bonding.
Adieu for Two
includes accommodations with two beds for three nights and daily
full breakfast in the hotels Jacobs Corner Restaurant.
The package also
includes the choice of a one-hour, in-room massage or a one-hour
massage at the Aspen Club & Spa for each guest and a
three-course dinner for two in one of the resorts participating
restaurants.
In addition, during
the winter, guests have the choice of lift tickets, showshoeing or
cross country skiing. In the summer, guests have the choice of a
fly-fishing tour, mountain biking or a round of golf.
The package is priced
from $1,875 per room, double, through Nov. 23.
Hotel
Jerome
Phone: (800) 331-7213
Web:www.hoteljerome.com
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Mayflower
Park Hotel, in conjunction with the Seattle Art Museum, is
offering the Black Sun in Seattle package.
The plan commemorates
the works of Japanese-American sculptor Isamu Noguchi, whose work
will be on display at the Seattle Art Museums Special Exhibition
Gallery at its downtown location from June 9 to Sept. 5.
The Black Sun in
Seattle plan includes classic or deluxe accommodations, two Hotel
Priority Fast-Track tickets to the exhibit (allowing guests to
bypass lines) and a gift box of Noguchi postcards.
The plan is priced
$189 for classic accommodations, $209 for deluxe
accommodations.
Mayflower
Park Hotel
Phone: (800) 426-5100 or (206)
623-8700
Web:www.mayflowerpark.com
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At El Monte
Sagrado Living Resort & Spa in Taos, N.M., the
property will mark the longest day of the year with the Summer
Soulstice Getaway, in which guests can partake in the special
events the resort is offering.
The Summer Soulstice
Getaway, valid June 17 through 21, includes lectures on health and
wellness, a sweat lodge and other Native American-inspired
offerings, special menus at the resorts restaurant and various
music and dance sessions.
The Summer Soulstice
Getaway is offered at no additional cost above standard seasonal
guest room rates, which start at $395 per night, double.
The resort is set
upon four acres of gardens and streams in the Sangre de Cristo
foothills.
El Monte
Sagrado Living Resort & Spa
Phone: (800) 828-8267
Web:www.elmontesagrado.com
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