Originally created as a promotion to
coincide with the Academy Awards in 2004, the Westin New
York at Times Square is again offering its Movie
Marathon Weekends plan for guests to catch a number of films
set to be released in the coming weeks.
The program,
available Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through June 30, is priced
at $389 per night, double. It features overnight accommodations and
unlimited movie passes for two to the nearby 13-screen Regal E-Walk
Stadium theater.
Some movies and
their release dates: "Spider-Man 3" (May 4), "Shrek the Third" (May
18), "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" (May 25) and
"Ocean's Thirteen" (June 8).
Westin
New York at Times Square
Phone: (888) 627-7149 and ask for the
MOVIEPKG rate
Web:www.westinny.com
GDSs: All systems
The
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve and Retreat and
the Grootbos Private Nature Reserve, both resorts
located in South Africa, have teamed up on the Whales to
Wilderness package that features three nights at each resort
with all meals and specific nature activities included.
At Bushmans
Kloof, activities include Sundowner Nature Drives with drinks and
snacks; a guided excursion to the painted rock art area; and all
lodge activities, such as canoeing, archery, hiking, mountain
biking, bird-watching and croquet.
At Grootbos,
activities include land-based whale-watching with champagne,
horseback riding, guided nature drives and walks through the
reserve and the surrounding Milkwood Forest.
The six-night
plan is priced at about $237 per person, per night, double, or
about $328 per night, single.
Bushmans
Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Retreat
Phone: (011) 27-21 685-2598
Web:www.bushmanskloof.co.za
E-mail:[email protected]
New
York'sHotel Pennsylvania is offering discounted
rates for guests spending three or more nights over Memorial Day
Weekend.
When guests book
at least three nights at standard rates, which start at about $204
per night, they'll receive 20% off the entire stay.
Hotel
Pennsylvania
Phone: (800) 223-8585 or (212)
736-5000
Web:www.hotelpenn.com
GDSs: All systems
The
Marquis Los Cabos (Mexico) Golf, Spa & Casitas
Resort is offering guests a free night through May 30 when
bookings are made through a travel agent.
Bookings must be
for three or more nights in a junior suite or a private pool casita
and must be made through the GDSs.
Nightly rates
start at $470 in a junior suite or $960 in a private pool
casita.
Marquis
Los Cabos Golf, Spa & Casitas Resort
GDSs: All systems; use rate code
L07
In celebration of
Father's Day, Barton Creek Resort & Spa in
Austin, Texas, is offering the Fazio Unlimited Golf
package for the man of the house, valid through Aug. 31.
As part of the
Fazio Unlimited Golf plan, dads book one round of golf on either
the Fazio Foothills or the Fazio Canyons course and get unlimited
golf privileges at the same course for the rest of the day at no
additional cost as well as unlimited use of the golf practice
facilities on day of play and use of a shared golf cart.
Priced at $552
per person, double, the two-night package also includes full
breakfast daily.
Barton
Creek Resort & Spa
Phone: (866) 572-7148
Web:www.bartoncreek.com
GDSs: All systems
Mardi Gras has
long since concluded, but the good times roll on at the
Loews New Orleans Hotel, where guests can bring
home some beads with the Unearned Beads Bash.
Valid through
July 31, the plan covers a two-night stay in grand luxury
accommodations; two tickets to Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World,
where parade floats are created and warehoused; admission to the
Mardi Gras Museum at the Presbytere, cafe au lait and beignets at
Cafe du Monde, cocktails in the Loews' Swizzle Stick Bar and dinner
for two at the hotel's Cafe Adelaide.
The plan is
priced at $699 for the two-night stay, per room, double, and is
commissionable at 10% on the room rate.
Loews New
Orleans
Phone: (866) 211-6411
Web:www.loewsneworleanshotel.com
GDSs: All systems
The
Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel in Studio City, Calif., is
inviting families to visit year-round with its Family Fun in
the Sun package.
The overnight
plan, priced from $259 per night for a family of four (two adults
and two children (under age 17), includes accommodations in a
deluxe poolview room, two tickets to Universal Studios Hollywood
(additional tickets can be purchased at the hotel) and a kids'
goodie bag at check-in featuring a pair of sunglasses, magic ink
books and an inflatable pool toy.
Also, one child
eats free with the purchase of one adult meal in the hotel's Patio
Cafe.
Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel
Phone: (800) 821-8511
Web:www.slhotel.com
GDSs: All systems
The debut of the
exhibit "The Grace Kelly Years" at the Grimaldi Forum here is the
inspiration for the Fairmont Monte Carlo'sGrace Kelly package, valid July through
September.
The museum
exhibit is on display from July 12 to Sept. 23 and delves into the
life story of the late Princess Grace.
The two-night
plan, priced at $1,050 for two, includes accommodations in a
Fairmont room with daily American breakfast; two tickets to the
exhibition at the Grimaldi Forum; and a Grace Kelly souvenir
gift.
Fairmont
Monte Carlo
Phone: (800) 441-1414
Web:www.fairmont.com
GDSs: All systems
Orlando's
Hilton Grand Vacations Club on International Drive
created the Out of This World plan, offering guests a
behind-the-scenes glimpse at the goings-on at the Kennedy Space
Center Visitor Complex.
Valid through
Sept. 30, the plan covers suite accommodations, a NASA-themed kids
welcome amenity and four tickets (two adult and two child) to the
Kennedy Space Center. Transportation to the facility can be
arranged.
The package is
priced from $257 per room for four people (two adults and two
children).
Hilton
Grand Vacations Club on International Drive
Phone: (407) 465-2638 and request rate
code KSC
With gas prices
hovering around $3 per gallon, the Edgewater Beach and Golf
Resort in Panama City Beach, Fla., created the Room
and Vroom package to help take the sting out of the high
prices.
Valid through
June 30, the overnight plan is priced from $419 per two-bedroom
suite and includes reimbursement of one tank of gas (with receipt),
a cooler of Red Bull energy drinks, a Frappuccino from Starbucks
for human refueling, a book on CD and car travel games for the ride
home.
Edgewater
Beach Resort
Phone: (800) 874-8686
Web:www.edgewaterbeachresort.com
GDSs: All systems
The Elkin
Creek Guest Ranch, about an hour's flight from Vancouver,
is offering the three-night Cowgirl Bootcamp program from
May 17 to Oct. 15.
The plan covers
accommodations, all meals and the Cowgirl Bootcamp program of
activities.
Priced at about
$698 per person, double, the package offers wannabe cowgirls the
chance to ride horses and rope livestock while staying at an
authentic working ranch.
Other activities
offered include river kayaking, mountain biking, hiking,
fly-fishing and canoeing.
Elkin
Creek Guest Ranch
Phone: (877) 3-GO-WEST
Web:www.adventurewestresorts.com
After doubling
its suite inventory to 50 rooms, the Hilton Arc de Triomphe
Paris created the Sweet, Suite deal, valid
through the end of the year.
Guests booking
the Sweet, Suite package will have access to the Executive Lounge
for all-day drinks and snacks and access to the Spa Mosaic for use
of the steam bath, sauna and gym facilities.
The plan is
priced from about $387 per person, double, and includes daily
breakfast, a welcome gift, turndown service, private check-in and
checkout and guaranteed late checkout until 4 p.m.
During booking,
request "Nothing but a suite."
Hilton
Arc de Triomphe Paris
Phone: (011) 33-1 5836-6716
E-mail:[email protected]
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