The Loews
Miami Beach Hotel created a getaway package for those who
wish to learn the art of flirting.
The Sassy in
South Beach overnight plan covers flirtini cocktails in the
hotels Hemispheres Lounge; a copy of the book 101 Ways to Flirt;
admission to B.E.D., a South Beach nightclub; breakfast in bed; and
morning-after hangover remedies, including a Red Bull and BC Powder
elixir.
The plan, priced
from $608 per person, double, is valid through April 30.
Loews
Miami Beach Hotel
Phone: (800) 23-LOEWS or (305)
6004-1601
Web:www.loewshotels.com
GDSs: All systems
American
Orient Express revised its Antebellum South
journey this spring and is offering alternating routes between
Washington and Savannah, Ga., with a focus on the Civil War era or
the regions historical homes and gardens.
The Civil
War-themed itinerary departs Washington on March 23 and April 6
with visits to Williamsburg, Va., and Charleston, S.C.
The
home-and-garden-themed trip departs Savannah March 16 and 30 and
April 13 and also visits Charleston and Williamsburg.
Each six-night
itinerary is priced at $3,490 per person, double, and covers
accommodations, transportation, excursions, all meals and
entertainment.
American
Orient Express
Phone: (800) 320-4206
Web:www.americanorientexpress.com
Canadian
Mountain Holidays is putting 11 women on top of the
Canadian Rockies with a heli-skiing trip designed
exclusively for women.
The trip departs
April 1 from Calgary Airport and features four nights
accommodations at the Bugaboo Lodge near Radium, British Columbia;
most meals; services of a ski guide; and helicopter transfers to
remote mountains for four days of skiing.
The trip is
priced at about $3,407 per person, double.
Canadian
Mountain Holidays
Phone: (800) 661-0252
Web:www.canadianmountainholidays.com/ski/women
Barge line
French Country Waterways is holding its 2006 rates
at 2005 prices for its cruises throughout France.
Four eight- to
18-passenger barges sail the canals of the Burgundy, Upper Loire
Valley and Alsace-Lorraine regions from April 2 to Oct. 29 with
weekly departures.
All-inclusive
rates range from $3,495 to $4,995 per person, double.
French
Country Waterways
Phone: (800) 222-1236
Web:www.fcwl.com
With the recent
release of the Pink Panther movie, the 
Don CeSar Beach
Resort in St. Pete Beach, Fla., is bringing the two pink
icons together with the Pink Panther at the Don CeSar
family package.
The three-night
plan covers accommodations for four (two adults and two children);
two Pink Milkshakes for the kids; and two Pink Panther gift
bags. Also covered is one full-day
admission to Camp CeSar for two kids, including the Who Stole the
Pink? treasure hunt to find the legendary Pink Panther
diamond.
The plan is valid
for Sunday- through Thursday-night stays through May 31.
Don CeSar
Beach Resort
Phone: (800) 282-1116
Web:www.doncesar.com
GDSs: All system
El
Al is discounting tickets purchased through March 9 for
flights to Tel Aviv from a variety of U.S. gateways for travel
between April 1 and June 15.
Fares are valid
from New York (Kennedy or Newark) at $755; from Chicago or Atlanta
for $835; from Miami for $875; or from Los Angeles for $935. Rates
are inclusive of all fuel surcharges.
In addition,
members of El Als frequent-flyer program can purchase roundtrip
tickets to Tel Aviv for 500 points plus $499 from New York, $579
from Chicago, $619 from Miami or $679 from Los Angeles.
El
Al
Phone: (800) 223-6700
Web:www.elal.com
Rocky Mountaineer
Vacations is offering up to 39% savings on
packages booked this spring.
The plans are for
departures in April and May and are built around a two-day journey
aboard the Rocky Mountaineer train that travels between Vancouver
and either Jasper, Banff or Calgary, Alberta, as well as the new
Fraser Discovery Route, which links Whistler, British Columbia, and
Jasper.
Packages that
include the journey are the 10-night Grand Rail Circle plan, priced
from $2,269 per person, double, and the 11-night Trans-Canada Rail
Adventure plan, priced from $3,519 per person, double.
Rocky
Mountaineer Vacations
Phone: (800) 665-7245
Web:www.rockymountaineer.com
Roadtrips is offering a Hockey Hall of
Fame tour that includes tickets to four NHL games.
Starting in
Montreal, the trip is planned for April 4 to 8 and will feature a
game between the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins, along with a
behind-the-scenes tour of the Canadiens arena, Bell
Centre.
Also covered are
tickets to games in Toronto (Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York
Islanders), Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo Sabres vs. Philadelphia Flyers),
and Ottawa (Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres).
Besides the
hockey games, the trip also takes in sightseeing in each of the
cities; for example, a visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame and dinner
at Wayne Gretzkys restaurant are among the plans in
Toronto.
Prices start at
$1,295, double or triple occupancy, and $1,595, single. The price
covers game tickets, accommodations, motorcoach transportation,
admission to included tours and a tour souvenir. Extra nights and games can be added at an additional
cost.
Roadtrips pays 7%
commission.
Roadtrips
Phone: (800) 465-1765
Fax: (204) 957-1241
Web:www.roadtrips.com
E-mail:[email protected]
Hockey fans will
also be fans of Coast Inn of the Norths new
Molson Canadian Hockey Suite, with rates starting at about
$161 per night.
The Molson
Canadian Hockey Suite features hockey memorabilia such as an
autographed Markus Naslund Vancouver Canucks jersey and a goalie
mask. 
The suite also includes a domed air
hockey table to keep guests busy between periods as they watch
games on the 42-inch, plasma-screen TV with surround
sound.
Coast Inn, in
Prince George, British Columbia, also has the Coors Light Golf
Suite for duffers, which includes autographed prints of Mike Weir
and Tiger Woods and an electronic putting green. Rates run the same
as the hockey suite.
Both suites,
which were introduced Feb. 7, are equipped with the large-screen
TV, a bar fridge, two queen-size beds and a separate living area
with a sofa and a recliner. The suites also have patios.
Coast Inn
of the North
Phone: (800) 663-1144
Web:www.coasthotels.com
GDSs: All systems
Guests looking to
book a stay at the Hartwell House Inn & Conference
Center in Ogunquit, Maine, can book the two-night
Maine Magic plan through April 30.
The plan covers
accommodations in a queen room with private bath, daily breakfast,
a dinner voucher good at the inns S.W. Swan Bistro, a his and her
one-hour Relaxation massage at the Ogunquit Day Spa and a Passport
to Savings booklet with discounts at the nearby Kittery
Outlets.
Maine Magic is
priced from $475 per couple, lodging included.
Hartwell
House Inn & Conference Center
Phone: (800) 235-8883
Web:www.hartwellhouseinn.com
The Soul
Mates package, available through April 30, at the
Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino,
takes its cues from the five senses: taste, touch, sight, hearing
and smell.
With rates
starting at $355 per night, double, the Soul Mates package includes
a private beach picnic (taste); a 50-minute couples Massage de la
Aruba at the resorts Mandara Spa (touch); a candlelit dinner on a catamaran (sight); socarengue
lessons for two and an invitation to a salsa party (hearing); and
turndown service with a rose-petal drawn bath and scented candles
(smell).
Aruba
Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
Phone: (800) 223-6388
Web:http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/auaar
GDSs: All systems
The Ski
Free package at Hotel Jerome offers two lift
tickets to a choice of any of Aspens four ski areas: Aspen
Mountain, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk or Snowmass.
Ski Free is valid
through April 16 and entitles guests booking an overnight stay at
the hotel to two free lift tickets to any of the surrounding ski
areas.
Aspen Highlands
and Buttermilk will close April 2; Aspen Mountain and Snowmass are
open through April 16.
Nightly rates,
depending on room category, start at $635 per room, double, through
April 1, and from $460 per night from April 2 to April 16.
Rates cover deluxe room or suite
accommodations, two lift tickets and shuttle service to and from
Aspen Mountain and between the hotel and Aspen Airport.
Hotel
Jerome
Phone: (800) 331-7213 or (970)
920-1000
Web:www.hoteljerome.com
GDSs: All systems
Through August, 
Concorde Hotels &
Resorts is offering guaranteed rates in U.S.
dollars and 15% commission on the promotional
rates.
The rates are
valid at 25 properties around the world, including eight in Paris
alone, such as the city's famed Hotel de Crillon, shown at left;
seven more in France; and additional hotels in Barcelona, Spain;
Berlin; Geneva; London; Madrid; Prague, Czech Republic; and Tokyo.
For example, the starting rate at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris is
$595 per room, per night, during the low season.
Concorde
Hotels & Resorts
Phone: (800) 888-4747
GDS: Sabre
Through April 30, the
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, is
reducing rates on suite accommodations by up to 30%.
Rates start at
around $1,205 per night, double, excluding 17.5% VAT and a 5%
service charge.
Mandarin
Oriental Hyde Park, London
Phone: (800) 526-6566
Web:www.mandarinoriental.com/London
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