Major League Baseballs Washington
Nationals are back for their second season in the nations capital,
and the Fairmont Washington, D.C. is marking the
occasion with its Take Me Out to the Ballgame and
Grand Slam Exclusive packages, both valid through Oct.
31.
The Take Me Out
to the Ballgame plan features overnight accommodations for two,
with parking; two roundtrip Metro passes to RFK Stadium, home of
the Nationals; and a baseball welcome kit, including a Nationals
poster and baseball cap.
Rates start at
$269 per night, exclusive of taxes, gratuities and game
tickets.
The Grand Slam
Exclusive plan is a two-night weekend stay, offering a room on the
Fairmont Gold floor; two premium seats at a Nationals game;
roundtrip sedan service to the ballpark; the welcome kit; and a
Sunday Taittinger Champagne Brunch for two.
The plan is
priced from $999 per night, exclusive of taxes and
gratuities. A two-night minimum-stay is
required and must be booked at least 14 days prior to the
stay.
Fairmont
Washington, D.C.
Phone: (800) 441-1414
Web:www.fairmont.com
GDSs: All systems
Roadtrips is offering a Baseball Hall
of Fame tour that includes a trip to Cooperstown, N.Y., and
tickets to four Major League games.
Beginning in New
York, the trip is set for July 26 to 30 and will start with a game
between the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium followed
by a trip to Cooperstown for a tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame
and Museum.
Next stop is
Boston for a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim at Fenway Park and a behind-the-scenes tour
of the ballpark.
Also covered are
tickets to see the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Florida
Marlins at Citizens Bank Park in Philly and a New York
Yankees-Tampa Bay Devil Rays game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx,
N.Y.
Prices start at
$1,295, double or triple occupancy, and $1,695, single occupancy.
The price covers game tickets,
accommodations, motorcoach transportation and admission to included
tours. 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/baseball
With a seven-day
advance purchase, clients visiting four participating
Atlanta Marriott and Renaissance
properties can catch a Major League Baseball game at Turner Field,
home of the Atlanta Braves; overnight accommodations the night of
the game; and breakfast the next day.
Options include
the Baseball for Two or the Baseball Family Fun,
both priced from $191 to $349 per room, per night, depending on the
property chosen. Both plans are valid through Sept. 17.
Baseball for Two
includes accommodations in a deluxe room, hotel parking, two
field-level tickets to a Braves game and two passes to the Turner
Field 755 Club.
The Baseball
Family Fun plan covers a double room, breakfast for two adults and
two children under 12, hotel parking, four field-level tickets and
four passes to the Turner Field 755 Club.
Atlanta
Marriott and Renaissance hotels: Atlanta Airport Marriott,
Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown and
Renaissance Concourse
Phone: (800) 352-0764 and request rate
code SPE
Web:www.atlantastaybraves.com
Lucas
& Randall
has created an early
summer journey to the gardens in the south of England, with the
International Flower Show at Hampton Court Palace the highlight of
the tour.
Departing June
27, the nine-night, land-only trip is priced from $3,695 per
person, double.
The itinerary
covers first-class hotel accommodations, daily breakfast, most
dinners, sightseeing, entrance fees, motorcoach transfers and the
services of a tour manager.
The program also
visits Rye, Stratford-Upon-Avon, London and the
Cotswolds.
Lucas
& Randall
Phone: (800) 505-2505
Web:www.lucasandrandall.com
TheLaPlaya Beach & Golf
Resort in Naples, Fla., created the Manicures &
Martinis package for girlfriends looking to pamper
themselves.
The package,
valid through Sept. 30, offers beachfront accommodations; Creme de
Coco martinis and Raspberry Flir-Tinis; use of a private cabana
with a pitcher of mojitos; a shopping trip to Fifth Avenue, with
assistance by the resorts Couture Courier; a Choco-Tini pedicure or
a Berry Manicure; and a WomanPower Sprayology session.
The deal is
priced from $269 per night, per person, double, and requires a
two-night stay.
LaPlaya
Beach & Golf Resort
Phone: (800) 237-6883 or (239)
597-3123
Web:www.laplayaresort.com
GDSs: All systems
The
Merrion Hotel in Dublin teamed with 13th century
Ashford Castle in County Mayo to craft a six-night
offer pairing culture in the capital with sport in the
countryside.
The Town and
Country package includes deluxe accommodations (three nights
at the Merrion followed by three nights at the castle) with full
Irish breakfast daily; admission to all exhibitions at Dublins
National Art Gallery; limousine transfer to Ashford with picnic
lunch on the way; and choice of a round of golf for two, with free
club hire, or a half-hour falconry lesson at the castle.
Rates start at
about $1,974 per person, double, including taxes; there are no
service fees. The plan can also be upgraded to the higher-priced
Gold or Platinum levels.
The
Merrion Hotel
Phone: (011) 353-1 603-0600
Web:www.merrionhotel.com
Ashford
Castle
Phone: (011) 353-94 954-6003
Web:www.ashford.ie
The
Leading Hotels of the World
Phone: (800) 223-6800
Web:www.lhw.com
With gas prices
hovering around the $3 mark, Apple Core Hotels, a
group of five moderately priced properties in Midtown Manhattan, is
offering the Leave the Car at Home package throughout
July.
The plan, priced
at $159 per night, double, covers breakfast for two; two full-day,
unlimited-ride Fun Pass Metro Cards (covering subway and bus
fares); and two roundtrip AirTrain tickets to Kennedy Airport or
two roundtrip bus tickets to LaGuardia Airport.
Apple Core Hotels
properties in Manhattan are the Comfort Inn Midtown, La Quinta Inn
Manhattan, the Ramada Inn East Side, the Red Roof Inn Manhattan and
the Super 8 Hotel Times Square.
Apple
Core Hotels
Phone: (800) 567-7720 and use package code
Summer
Web:www.applecorehotels.com/promos/summer
Rates for the
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