Sandals and Beaches Debut Tree-Planting Program

Sandals and Beaches Debut Tree-Planting Program
Published on: April 20, 2007

Sandals and Beaches Resorts have expanded their tree planting program, “Watch Your Love Grow,” to include guests, in addition to staff, at all resort locations in Jamaica, St. Lucia, the Bahamas, Antigua and Turks & Caicos. The program, which began in 2000, forms part of their ongoing green initiatives aimed at safeguarding an already delicate Caribbean ecosystem. At Sandals Resorts, two people can engage in tree-planting activities either on or off-property. Sandals’ staff selects either indigenous or endangered tress for this activity, which guests are able to sponsor. Staff members then identify each seedling that is planted using the guest’s name and date of planting. Returning guests may then visit their tree, time and again. At Sandals’ sister-brand, Beaches Resorts, guests also have the opportunity to get involved with watershed protection and reforestation. Guests of Beaches Resorts can join in planting activities in the surrounding communities with resort managers. As parents watch their children grow, they can also return year after year to watch their children’s trees grow.

Cancun’s Blue Bay Club Sets Kids Free Offer

Cancun’s Blue Bay Club Sets Kids Free Offer
Published on: April 9, 2007

Blue Bay Club & Spa Cancun announced a Free Kids promotion. Valid for travel April 15 to May 27, 2007, two kids (up to the age of 12) stay free when sharing a room with two paying adults. Rates for a superior room are $94 per person, per night and $104 for a junior suite per person, per night, based on double occupancy. At both resorts, rates include accommodations, all meals, gourmet dining, room service for continental breakfast, all drinks and cocktails, daily activities, nightly entertainment, non-motorized water sports, billiards and ping-pong, scheduled shuttle between the two resorts and hotel taxes and tips.

For more information or to make your reservation, call Amy at A Room With a View.

Beaches Turks & Caicos Offers Free FamilyMoon

Beachs Turks & Caicos Offers Free FamilyMoon
Published on: February 21, 2007

For a limited time, bride and grooms who book five rooms or more at Beaches Turks & Caicos for a minimum of three nights for travel Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 2007 will receive a complimentary Beaches’ FamilyMoon package and a complimentary wedding reception and dinner. The package includes: a private group rehearsal dinner; welcome cocktail reception; ceremony location and set-up; bridal bouquet and boutonniere; complimentary wedding reception and dinner, valued at $75 per person, including champagne, cake, hors d’oeuvres, a three-course sit down dinner and open bar (for all guest who are part of the group block); taped musical accompaniment; preparation of wedding documents; marriage officer; wedding coordinator; one 5X7 photo; manicure and pedicure for the bride; 35-minute massage for the groom; “Just Married” t-shirts; continental breakfast in bed the morning after the wedding for the bride and groom; romantic dinner for bride and groom; Waterford crystal or Wedgwood china starter set; complimentary room upgrade to concierge level for the bride and groom; group pre-registration and check-in upon arrival. Couples or families must book through Beaches’ Wedding Department for a minimum stay of three nights for travel Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 2007. This promotion is only valid at Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa. The offer is not combinable with any other promotions.

Sunset Resorts Debut Romance Deals

Jamaica’s Sunset Resorts Debut Romance Deals
Published on: February 8, 2007

Sunset Resorts introduced the new Romance at Sunset package, available at the company’s three all-inclusive properties: Sunset Beach Resort & Spa, Montego Bay; Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort, Ocho Rios and Sunset at the Palms, Negril. Priced at $499 per couple, the offer includes: a guaranteed room category upgrade; guest room decorated with fresh flowers and a bottle of chilled champagne upon arrival; nightly turndown service; private, white glove, four course dinner for two in a secluded, area including a bottle of premium wine; his-and-hers 30-minute massages in resort spa or outdoor massage hut; one 5×7 keepsake photo; and three complimentary postcards and postage. The package requires a three-night minimum stay and is valid from March 1 to Dec. 31, 2007. This package is a supplemental package that may be purchased as an add-on to a regular all-inclusive vacation package.

Melia Cabo San Lucas Relaunches as ME Cabo

Melia Cabo San Lucas Relaunches as ME Cabo
Published on: February 8, 2007

Sol Melia and Mexico-based Grupo Questro are relaunching Melia Cabo San Lucas as the new ME Cabo, making it the third property within the ME by Melia portfolio of hotels and the second of the new brand’s experience-based “personality hotels” in Mexico. Having completed a multi-million dollar renovation earlier this year, the property will feature a signature Yhi Spa. This marks the second Yhi Spa to open at a ME property having made its debut at ME Cancun last month. The 7,036-square-foot boutique spa will include a fitness center with free-weights, machines and cardiovascular equipment, a Yhi Moves Studio complete with an outdoor movement garden and special group Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates classes. The property will also feature 150 rooms and suites.

Funjet Helps Travelers Get Passports

Funjet Vacations Helps Travelers Get Passports
Published on: January 24, 2007

Funjet Vacations is helping travelers get their passports. Effective Jan. 23, Funjet Vacations began picking up the expediting fee of gaining/renewing a passport, up to $60, for all bookings via Funjet Vacations charter and value flight air and hotel packages to Mexico, the Caribbean and Costa Rica for travel within 60 days. For travelers vacationing in the next eight weeks, it is recommended that they expedite the passport documents. Standard processing takes from six-eight weeks.

Funjet Vacations will pay for the expediting fee for each person who needs a passport (up to $60) for travel within the next 60 days. The $60 fee is regulated by the U.S. Department of State to cover the cost of expediting services. The offer is valid on all Mexico and Caribbean and Costa Rica charter and value flight air and hotel packages (excluding St. Thomas where a passport is not required for travel). The passport must be issued on or after Jan. 23, 2007.
The process requires that travelers make a new charter or value flight air/hotel reservation with Funjet to Mexico, the Caribbean or Costa Rica (excluding St. Thomas); Complete a form (at www.vaxvacationaccess.com/Dynamic/VendorCenter/VendorCenterDetail.asp) and mail to Funjet Vacations Marketing, Attention: Molly Witte, 8907 N. Port Washington Road, Milwaukee, Wis. 53217, along with a copy of the passport receipt. The form requires the traveler’s reservation name, travel dates, reservation number, traveler’s name and address or agency address to mail check to and a copy of the passport receipt. Form must be received within two weeks of return from the clients Funjet Vacation. If the reservation qualifies, travelers will receive a check within four weeks of their return.

8th Annual Epicurean Escape 2007

Epicurean Escape 2007
BOOKING WINDOW: TRAVEL DATES:
01/23/2007 - 06/27/2007 06/27/2007 - 07/01/2007

a Grand Lido Negril Resort & Spa Exclusive Event

8th Annual - Epicurean Escape 2007

In association with Food & Wine Magazine, Grand Lido Negril Resort & Spa presents the 8th Annual Epicurean Escape. Join us for a celebration of great food & fine wine.

Five incredible days of interactive cooking classes and demonstrations by local & international celebrity chefs, intoxicating wine seminars with master sommeliers, nightly themed parties and a spectacular seven-course formal dinner with synchronized service.

Our 8th annual Epicurean Escape is slated to take place June 27 - July 1, 2007. Be sure to check back with us for more details in the coming months.

Iberostar to Unveil Grand Hotel Paraiso Riviera Maya

Iberostar to Unveil Grand Hotel Paraiso Riviera Maya
Published on: January 24, 2007

The new Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraiso is slated to open on Feb. 9, 2007 on Mexico’s Riviera Maya. The property, the first of Iberostar’s new Grand Hotel series, is a luxury, adults-only property. The Grand Hotel Paraiso will feature 300 suites and twelve honeymoon villa suites, each with private butler service, personal plunge pools and garden views. There will be concierge service available during the day in each building of the Grand Hotel Paraiso to assist guests with booking activities and dinner reservations as well guests’ every wish. Guests also have the option of choosing from four a la carte restaurants including the Teriyaki/Tepanyaki Grill, an international gourmet restaurant, a steak and seafood fine dining restaurant and an Italian trattoria. Other more casual options will include an international buffet restaurant and a poolside snack bar.

The hotel will boast Greco-Roman-style architecture, three swimming pools, including one heated indoor/outdoor pool with a retractable roof, a saltwater pool and a lake-style pool. Guests will be able to enjoy a swim-up pool bar and several beach bars, as well as the services of beach and pool butlers. The Grand Hotel Paraiso will also have its own private mini-spa offering couples’ treatments and massages for hotel guests. For those seeking an extended menu of spa services, guests at the Grand Hotel Paraiso will have access to El Spa, located just across the street in the Playa Paraiso shopping and entertainment plaza. Guests of the new hotel will also have complete access to all the restaurants and activities at the Iberostar Paraiso Beach, Iberostar Paraiso Del Mar, Iberostar Paraiso Lindo and Iberostar Paraiso Maya hotels.

SuperClub’s Breezes Runaway Bay Reopens

SuperClubs’ Breezes Runaway Bay Reopens
Published on: January 22, 2007

The “super-inclusive” Breezes Runaway Bay in Jamaica is welcoming vacationers this winter, following its six-month renovation and expansion. Located on 22 acres of beachfront, the property’s $20 million facelift includes amenities and expanded wellness and culinary experiences. To celebrate its re-opening, Breezes Runaway Bay is offering 30 percent off rack rates, starting at $183 per person. Guests can still take advantage of SuperClubs’ “passport included” promotion when booking a vacation through March 31, which reimburses them for the value of new or renewed passports, a savings of $97 per person. Property enhancements include new landscaping, two freshwater swimming pools, two new restaurants, a new piano bar and two new wedding gazebos.

Club Med “Two Free Nights” at 16 Resorts

Club Med Launches “Two Free Nights at 16 Resorts
Published on: January 19, 2007

Club Med is inviting guests to experience its new vision of paradise while enjoying two free nights during a week stay. The “Two Free Nights” offer is available at the newly renovated and upgraded Club Med La Caravelle, Club Med Buccaneer’s Creek, and Club Med Cancun Yucatan. Book a week stay by Feb. 23 for travel through Nov. 2, 2007, and receive two of the seven nights free at the following Club Med destinations: Club Med Cancun Yucatan, Mexico – starting at $1,085 per person (land only); Club Med Columbus Isle, Bahamas – starting at $1,225 per person (land only); Club Med Turkoise, Turks & Caicos – starting at $1,190 per person (land only); Club Med Buccaneer’s Creek, Martinique – starting at $1,155 per person (land only); Club Med La Caravelle, Guadeloupe – starting at $1,190 per person (land only); Club Med Punta Cana, Dominican Republic – starting at $1,015 per person (land only); Club Med Sandpiper, Florida – starting at $945 per person (land only); Club Med Ixtapa, Mexico – starting at $1,015 per person (land only).

The “Two Nights Free” offer is also available at the following Club Med resorts worldwide: Club Med Bora Bora, French Polynesia; Club Med Coral Beach, Israel; Club Med Kani, Maldives; Club Med Marrakech La Medina, Morocco; Club Med Marrakech La Palmeraie, Morocco; Club Med Rio das Pedras, Brazil; Club Med St. Moritz Roi Soleil, Switzerland; Club Med Trancoso, Brazil; and aboard the Club Med 2 Cruise Ship