The
Pan Pacific Bangkok is celebrating
Songkran, or the Thai New Year, from April 1 through 17
with the Thai New Year 2005 package.
The package is priced
from $99, single or double, and covers overnight accommodations in
a superior room, late checkout, breakfast buffet, access to the
Pacific Lounge and use of the hotels health club
facilities.
Pan Pacific
Bangkok
Phone: (800) 327-8585
Web:www.panpacific.com
E-mail:[email protected]
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The Marco
Island (Fla.) Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa created
a three-night Sailing package designed to teach the basics
in coastal cruising.
Offered through April
16, the plan includes partial gulfview accommodations, fee for the
two-day sailing instruction program and a sunset cruise aboard a
Kahuna Cat.
The plan is priced at
$640 per couple, per night, based on a three-night minimum
stay.
Agents should ask for
rate code EWSQ.
Marco Island
Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa
Phone: (800) 438-4373
Web:www.marriottse.com/mrkfl
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From April 28 to May
1, the St. Michaels (Md.) Food and Wine Festival will be held, and
the Inn at Perry Cabin is hosting the two-night
Food and Wine package for clients coming to the area for
the festivities.
The plan, priced at
$1,100 for two people, covers two nights accommodations, a chefs
dinner, daily breakfast, a special take-home commemorative gift and
weekend passes for two to the nearby festival.
The Inn at
Perry Cabin
Phone: (800) 722-2949 or (410)
745-2200
Web:www.perrycabin.com
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The
Phoenician in Scottsdale, Ariz., created the
Fairways & Roadways adventure package, valid through
May 31.
The three-night plan
includes accommodations in a one-bedroom suite, a choice of two
50-minute spa treatments per person, dinner with one bottle of wine
for two in the Windows on the Green restaurant or the Terrace
Dining Room and a Phoenician Tour Golf Bag.
In addition, the
Fairways part of the plan offers unlimited golf on any of the
Phoenicians courses, while the Roadways portion takes in a full-day
ride on a Harley Davidson motorcycle with a saddlebag filled with
water bottles, a camera and a road map.
The plan is priced
from $4,810 per room, double, including all taxes and
gratuities.
The
Phoenician
Phone: (800) 888-8234 or (480)
941-8200
Web:www.thephoenician.com
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Do you have clients
that need a hockey fix now that the National Hockey League season
has been canceled? Roadtrips has the answer with
the 2005 International Ice Hockey Federation World
Championships tour, May 12 to 16 in Vienna.
The plan is priced
from $2,095 per person, double, and covers four nights
accommodations and tickets to one quarterfinal game, one semifinal
game and the final.
Roadtrips pays 7%
commission.
Roadtrips
Phone: (800) 465-1765
Fax:
(204) 957-1241
Web:www.roadtrips.com
E-mail:[email protected]
The Eagle
Ridge Resort & Spa, located about three hours west of
Chicago in Galena, Ill., created the Family Affair weekend
plan to help families reconnect with one another.
The two-night plan,
valid through May 24, includes accommodations, pizza and movies on
Friday night, a goody bag at check-in, delayed checkout,
complimentary skate and sled rental (weather permitting) and a
Sunday brunch buffet.
In addition, the
family can choose one of the following family activities per
person, per day: admission to the Mississippi River Museum or
admission to the Grand Harbor Waterpark, both in Dubuque, Iowa;
lift tickets at Chestnut Mountain in Galena; a trolley tour of
Galena; or horseback riding.
The rate for a family
of four starts at $449 per room.
Eagle Ridge
Resort & Spa
Phone: (800) 892-2269
Web:www.eagleridge.com
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United
Vacations added trips to Memphis and Nashville to
its roster. Sample vacations include roundtrip air on United and
two-night hotel accommodations. Prices are per person, double, for
Monday departures through May 31.
Memphis vacations,
including a stay at the Clarion Hotel Airport, begin at $249 from
Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Minneapolis; $329 from
Baltimore, Boston, Newark, New York and Washington; $359 from
Colorado Springs, Denver and Salt Lake City; and $374 from Los
Angeles, San Diego, Seattle and Portland, Ore.
Vacations to
Nashville with accommodations at the Best Western Downtown Music
Row begin at $254 from Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee and
Minneapolis; $334 from Baltimore, Boston, Newark, New York and
Washington; $364 from Colorado Springs, Denver and Salt Lake City;
and $379 from Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle and Portland,
Ore.
United
Vacations
Phone: (800) 328-6877
Web:www.vaxvacationaccess.com
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Holding the line
against the dwindling dollar, the Hotel Guanahani &
Spa on St. Barts offers an even exchange rate, dollar
to euro, on summer packages prepaid in U.S.
dollars.
The packages reflect
a 50% discount off high-season prices.
The five-night
St. Barts Spree, valid for travel from April 15 to Oct.
31, is priced from $2,680 (or euros) in an oceanview double. Rates
cover transfers, all meals, a five-day car rental, a welcome gift,
tax and service charges.
Hotel
Guanahani & Spa
Phone: (800) 223-6800, via Leading Hotels of
the World
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Hotels
The Arizona
Biltmore Resort & Spa in Phoenix is offering
discounted room rates for the summer season. The discounts
save guests up to 36% off weekday rates and 25% off weekend
rates.
Valid May 19 through
Sept. 5, weekday rates (Sundays through Thursdays) start at $125
and weekend rates start at $145. The rack
rate during this period normally starts at $195.
Arizona
Biltmore Resort & Spa
Phone: (800) 950-0086
Web:www.arizonabiltmore.com
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If clients are
cruising out of Seattle, the Mayflower Park Hotel
is offering the Cruise Control Special as an added
value.
The plan covers
shuttle transportation from the hotel to Pier 30 or Pier 69 (the
main cruise ship piers), accommodations in classic or deluxe guest
rooms and 50% off extended-stay valet parking.
Rates are $169 for
classic guest rooms and $189 for deluxe accommodations.
Extended-stay parking
at the Mayflower Park is available for $10 per night, with an
11-day maximum.
Mayflower
Park Hotel
Phone: (800) 426-5100 or (206)
382-6990
Web:www.mayflowerpark.com
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The St. Regis
Resort, Monarch Beach (Dana Point, Calif.) created the
Last Hurrah package, valid through Dec. 30, for expecting
couples to get away and spend time together before the little one
arrives.
The Last Hurrah,
priced from $735 per night, double, includes accommodations; the
Aromance couples massage or a pregnancy massage for her and a
one-hour massage for him; and a DVD selection of baby-themed
movies, including Shes Having a Baby, Nine Months and Baby Boom,
for viewing in the room.
In addition, a
special room-service cravings menu has been created that includes
such items as fried chicken and french fries, peanut butter and
jelly, macaroni and cheese, angus beef burgers, warm chocolate cake
and ice cream sundaes.
Each couple will
receive a take-home amenity from Spa Gaucin, the resorts spa, to
commemorate their visit.
St. Regis
Resort, Monarch Beach
Phone: (800) 722-1543
Web:www.stregismb.com
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Vancouvers
Pacific Palisades Hotel created the overnight
Girls Night In package, designed for a group of female
friends to get away from it all.
The plan features
accommodations in a South Beach Suite equipped with a kitchenette,
a balcony, a king-size bed in the bedroom and a sofa-queen bed in
the living room.
The plan is priced at
about $250 per room through April 30 and about $310 per room from
May 1 to Oct. 15. The plan is based on
double occupancy. Taxes and gratuities are not included.
The cost covers a
60-minute spa manicure for each guest; an in-room movie; and a tub
of popcorn, red licorice and a pint of Haagen-Dazs ice cream to top
the night off.
Pacific
Palisades Hotel
Phone: (800) 663-1815 or (604)
688-0461
Web:www.pacificpalisadeshotel.com
GDSs: All systems
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