rom Dec. 10 to 21, the Hotel
Pattee in Perry, Iowa, hosts "A Hometown
Christmas," an annual three-hour festivity that includes a
four-course Midwestern Christmas dinner and songs, stories and
dances celebrating small-town life in 1913, the year the hotel
opened. Performances cost $100 on weekends, $90 on weekdays; room
rates range from $129 to $289.
Hotel Pattee
Phone: (888) 424-4268
Web:www.hotelpattee.com
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The Westin Chicago River North and
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers are offering
clients a holiday treat of their own: the Holiday on the
River deal.
This discount rate starts at $99 per room, per night, and is
available through Feb. 28. Bookings must be made by Jan. 31.
While in Chicago, clients can visit Santa and his elves at the
Family Pavilion Stage at Navy Pier through Dec. 11; see the Museum
of Science and Industry's Christmas Around the World -- Holiday of
Lights display through Jan. 4; or catch "A Christmas Carol" at the
Goodman Theatre through Dec. 28.
The Westin Chicago River North and Sheraton Chicago
Hotel & Towers
Phone: (800) 233-4100
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Viking River Cruises is sailing the Danube
River and exploring the Christmas markets of
Austria and Germany, which feature handcrafted toys and crafts.
The seven-night itinerary sails from Vienna to Nuremberg,
Germany (or reverse), on Dec. 6, 7, 13, 14, 21 and 28.
In addition to the beginning and ending ports, other cities on
the itinerary include Durnstein, Melk and Salzburg, Austria, and
Passau and Regensburg, Germany.
Rates start at $999 per person, double, and cover all meals and
daily shore excursions. Air fare can be added at additional
cost.
Viking River Cruises
Phone: (877) 66-VIKING
Web:www.vikingrivercruises.com
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Pleasant Holidays isn't monkeying around with
its Chinese New Year Festival plan. After all, it
will be the Year of the Monkey in the Chinese lunar calendar.
The six-night FIT program, departing Jan. 16, 17 or 18, includes
roundtrip air from Los Angeles or San Francisco to Hong Kong via
Cathay Pacific; accommodations; daily buffet breakfasts; a half-day
Hong Kong Island tour; VIP bleacher seats for the Chinese New Year
parade; and a special souvenir for all female participants.
Also included is a Museum of History pass, a VIP discount card,
a half-day Hong Kong Island tour and a welcome kit with a map. The
package is priced from $1,038 per person, double. Air from New York
can be arranged for an additional $125; other gateways are
available.
Pleasant Holidays
Phone: (800) 448-3333
Web:www.pleasantagent.com
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Clients can ring in 2004 at Ocean Edge Resort and Golf
Club in Brewster, Mass., with the Ocean Edge Inn
New Year's Eve package.
The overnight plan offers a stay in a hotel guest room or
one-bedroom villa, chilled champagne and party favors upon arrival,
a five-course dinner for two at the hotel's Ocean Grille restaurant
and brunch for two on New Year's Day.
The plan is priced at $298, double, plus tax and gratuity.
Ocean Edge Resort and Golf Club
Phone: (800) 343-6074
Web:www.oceanedge.com
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Inspired by the Dr. Seuss book (and now hit film) "The Cat in
the Hat," New York's Muse hotel is inviting kids
to its own Seuss Sleepover this winter.
The overnight package, offered through Jan. 31, comes with a
breakfast of green eggs and ham; a red-and-white, stovepipe hat;
daily story time with milk and cookies and a choice of Dr. Seuss
books; as well as a Do Not Disturb sign for an afternoon nap.
Also included is a copy of the book "The Cat in the Hat" and a
bowl of goldfish -- the edible kind. Rates start at $309 per night,
double. Agents earn 10% commission on the room rate.
The Muse
Phone: (877) NYC-MUSE
Web:www.themusehotel.com
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D.C.'s Jefferson, a Loews Hotel, is inviting
clients to ring in the new year in style with its New
Year's Eve party plan.
The overnight package, priced at $200.40 per person, includes
luxury accommodations; valet parking; a six-course dinner at the
property's Jefferson Restaurant; continental breakfast in bed and
late check-out.
Also included in the program is the hotel's version of a
hangover kit: a cooling eye mask, an aromatherapy spray, bottled
water, Gatorade, ginger ale and Alka-Seltzer.
Additional nights can be purchased for $299 per night.
The Jefferson, a Loews Hotel
Phone: (800) 235-6397
Web:www.loewshotels.com/hotels/washington_jefferson/
GDS: All systems
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Following the holidays, the Auberge Mendocino
Inn is offering a series of exercise and diet retreats
based on the Atkins Diet to help guests lose weight and maintain
nutritional and exercise habits.
The five-night Atkins Retreats are scheduled
for Jan. 11, 18 and 25; Feb. 1, 8, and 29; and March 7, 14 and 21.
The inn is located in Mendocino, Calif.
The packages feature guided walks around the property and
surrounding area; low-carbohydrate meals at the inn and nearby
restaurants; lectures and group programs; and spa and salon
treatments.
The program is priced from $673.25 per person, double, and
includes daily breakfasts and the features above.
Single occupancy rates and seven-night plans also are
available.
Clients booking before Feb. 28 receive up to 40% off lodging and
services.
Auberge Mendocino Inn
Phone: (800) 347-9252
Web:www.aubergemendocino.com
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With the holiday season in full swing, it might be time for
clients to plan a post-holiday rest and relaxation retreat at
Little Palm Island on Little Torch Key, Fla.
The property's three-night Get Lost package is
available from Jan. 1 to 29 for arrivals on Sundays, Mondays or
Tuesdays.
The program includes accommodations in a one-bedroom bungalow
suite, breakfast and dinner daily, and a $150 per-person credit at
the resort's SpaTerre.
In addition, the plan covers a welcome bottle of wine and
unlimited use of all water sports, including boat rentals.
The package is priced from $3,925 per couple, including tax and
service charges.
Little Palm Island
Phone: (800) 3-GET-LOST
Web:www.littlepalmisland.com
GDS: All systems using the Noble House chain code
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To contact reporter Kimberly Scholz, send e-mail to [email protected].