For three nights this summer, 56 minutes
after sunset on the third night after a full moon, the
Fairmont Hamilton Princess in Southampton,
Bermuda, will take clients on a cruise to see the mating rituals of
the syllid polychaeta, or glow worm.
The three-night
Glow Worm package, valid for stays including July 23, Aug.
21 or Sept. 19 (the nights of the cruise), covers accommodations; a
bottle of Veuve Cliquot champagne and chocolate-dipped
strawberries; daily breakfast for two; the cruise; and taxes and
gratuities.
The plan is
priced from $710 per person, double.
Fairmont
Hamilton Princess
Phone: (800) 441-1414
Web:www.fairmont.com
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XV
Beacon is showcasing Bostons Museum of Fine Arts
exhibition, Speed, Style and Beauty: Cars From the Ralph Lauren
Collection, with the Speed Style and Beauty Getaway, valid
through June 25.
The plan includes
a one-night stay in a Classic room, two tickets to the museums
exhibit, a welcome amenity and a ride to the museum in one of the
hotels S-Series Designo Espresso Mercedes sedans.
The plan is
priced from $350 per night, double. Additional nights start at $325
per night.
XV
Beacon
Phone: (877) 982-3226 or (617)
670-1700
Web:www.xvbeacon.com
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Through June 30,
New Yorks Waldorf-Astoria is offering the
Bloomingdales package, enabling clients to shop at the
landmark store with discounts and special gifts.
The plan, priced
from $349 per night, covers a $50 gift card, a 15% savings
certificate, a signature gift and package delivery to the hotel on
purchases of $250 or more.
Waldorf-Astoria
Phone: (800) WALDORF
Web:www.waldorf.com
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Aspens
Sky Hotel created the Sky High Octane
plan for clients looking to explore the Rocky Mountains this
summer.
Valid June 1
through Sept. 15, the plan features overnight accommodations, a
half-day rafting trip for two, a half-day guided hiking or biking
tour for two and a hot-air balloon ride for two.
The plan is
priced from $439 per night, double, and requires a three-night
minimum stay.
Sky
Hotel
Phone: (800) 882-2582 or (970)
925-6760
Web:www.theskyhotel.com
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The
Jackson Lake Lodge, located in Grand Teton
National Park, Wyo., is marking its 50th anniversary with
discounted rates valid through June 16 and Sept. 1 through Oct.
3.
The three-night
50th Anniversary package, priced at $519 per room, covers
accommodations for two and a $50-per-day resort credit that clients
can
use toward any of
Jackson Lake Lodges parent firm, Grand Teton Lodge Co.s tours,
activities, restaurants or retail shops. The price represents a 29%
discount on regular rates.
Jackson
Lake Lodge
Phone: (800) 628-9988
The Pan
Pacific Whistler (British Columbia) Mountainside is
offering a plan for golf enthusiasts this summer that will take in
the Telus Skins Game.
The four-night
Telus Ultimate Skins Game package, valid for any
four-night stay between July 1 and 7, includes accommodations for
two in a one-bedroom, valleyview suite; two days of golf at one of
Whistlers four golf courses; two days of skins game passes with
shuttle service; daily breakfast; and late checkout at 3
p.m.
The package is
priced from about $1,599 per room, double.
The Telus Skins
Game will take place at the Nicklaus North Golf Course on July 4
and 5.
Pan
Pacific Whistler Mountainside
Phone: (888) 905-9995
Web:www.panpacific.com
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Travel agents
with clients like Jennifer Wilbanks, the runaway bride whose cold
feet triggered a nationwide manhunt earlier this year, can head to
the Loews New Orleans Hotel for the propertys
Runaway Bride package.
The package,
valid for overnight stays through Sept. 30, offers a private
session with a palm reader, a Fleeing Fiance foot massage, a Mardi
Gras mask for going undercover, 24-hour call screening and an
in-room copy of the movie Runaway Bride on DVD.
In addition, the
bride-to-flee will have the services of the Loews New Orleans
Recovery Concierge, who will provide a list of nearby jewelry
stores to reset an engagement ring stone or the closest beauty
salons for a pick-me-up haircut.
Loews New
Orleans Hotel
Phone: (800) 23-LOEWS
Web:www.loewsneworleanshotel.com
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Meanwhile, the
Avenue Inn Bed and Breakfast and Southern Comfort
Cocktail Tours partnered to create the Getting Over Him
package, combining food and drink with the history of New Orleans,
designed to cure a broken heart.
Offered through
Sept. 30, the plan includes a three-night stay at the Avenue Inn
Bed and Breakfast, passes for Taste of Adventure Tours Southern
Comfort cocktail tour and a walking tour of bars and restaurants in
the French Quarter.
Clients receive a
copy of Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillos best-seller Hes Just Not
That Into You, which inspired the tour. Also, they get a welcome
bag with $300 in savings from area merchants as well as Mardi Gras
and Southern Comfort souvenirs; two pints of Ben and Jerrys ice
cream; a one-hour massage at Bodyjoys Day Spa and Salon; streetcar
passes for unlimited riding; and a voodoo doll.
The plan is
priced from $369 per person, double.
Avenue
Inn Bed and Breakfast
Phone: (800) 490-8542 or (504)
269-2640
Web:www.avenueinnbb.com or www.southerncomfortcocktailtour.com
The Marco
Island (Fla.) Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa is
bringing back the Resort Sizzle Escape plan for summer and
early fall visits.
The plan, valid
on stays through Sept. 29, is priced from $215 to $305 per room,
per night, with a five-night minimum-stay required.
The plan covers
accommodations in a deluxe, partial-gulfview room; full buffet
breakfast for two each morning; and a $100 food and beverage credit
per room, per stay.
Marco
Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa
Phone: (800) GET-HERE
Web:www.marcoislandmarriott.com
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The Hotel
Derek created the Houston Astros Home Run package
for fans of the citys Major League Baseball team.
The Houston
Astros Home Run overnight package, priced at $215 for weeknight
stays and $149 for weekend stays through Oct. 10, includes valet
parking, continental breakfast and two Hotel Derek baseball caps.
Tickets to Astros games, however, are not included.
Hotel
Derek
Phone: (713) 961-3000
Web:www.hotelderek.com
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Forget
wine-tasting packages ... the Cliffs Resort in
Pismo Beach, Calif., is appealing to the taste buds of its guests
with its Beer Enrichment weekend package.
The four-night
plan, which stretches over two weekends a month apart, begins with
a private beer tasting with the hotels cellar master, Mark Roemer,
followed by brewing lessons at Central Coast Brewing in San Luis
Obispo.
Guests will
return on the second weekend to bottle their brew and create their
own label and name for their beer.
The package is
priced from $879 per room, double, based on availability and
brewery times. It includes four nights
accommodations (two each weekend); beer tasting, brewing lessons,
and Sunday brunch for two at the hotels SeaCliffs Restaurant; and a
bottle of McShane Hills Beer Bath spa mixture.
The
Cliffs Resort
Phone: (800) 826-5838
Web:www.cliffsresort.com
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