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Alamo Rent A Car announced its SaveTime service at the U.S. Travel Association’s 2010 International Pow Wow. SaveTime — a pre-rental registration service for Alamo customers traveling into the U.S. and Canada — is accessible through www.alamo.co.uk.

To use the SaveTime service, customers input reservation number and surname, license details and personal information and complete booking, including any options (to be paid during check-in at the airport).

For more information, visit www.alamo.com

AirTran Airways has announced several new flights from its hub at General Mitchell International Airport. It will add a third daily flight from Milwaukee to Boston this July and a fourth daily flight to Washington/Reagan National this October. AirTran Airways is also introducing new, nonstop flights to New Orleans in October and Sarasota/Bradenton, Fla., in November.

The airline is also returning seasonal service to Phoenix and Fort Lauderdale in November.

Service to Sarasota/Bradenton and New Orleans mark the 19th and 20th cities AirTran Airways serves from General Mitchell Airport.

Frontier Airlines has announced it will launch new seasonal nonstop service between its Milwaukee hub and Cancún, Mexico, beginning Dec. 18.

The carrier will operate two weekly roundtrip flights through May 1, with a third flight operating Feb. 1 to April 15.

This service follows Frontier’s recent 17-market expansion, making it the fastest-growing major carrier in the United States. Frontier will operate this route with Airbus A319 aircraft, outfitted with all-leather seating, four rows of Stretch seating and DirecTV service in every seatback.

The Mandarin Oriental Riviera Maya, Mexico has announced a Wellness Yoga Retreat, a three-night holistic program, June 24 to 27, with future programs scheduled Aug. 26 to 29, Sept. 23 to 26 and Oct. 21 to 24.

Group programs can also be arranged any time throughout the year for four or more individuals.

The retreat features accommodations in a Selva guestroom; daily yoga classes in the morning and afternoon for all levels; daily guided meditations; all meals, using a specialized nutritional diet; a choice of spa treatments (the Mayan Na Lu’um Massage or the Mayan Tzolkin Ritual); and use of heat and water therapies including the steam room, sauna and vitality pool.

Package room rates start at $2,155 single and $2,815 double.

For more information, call 866-585 8575 or visit www.mandarinoriental.com

In celebration of its recent hosting of the Billboard Latin Music Conference, Puerto Rico’s Conrad San Juan Condado Plaza hotel is offering “Star for a Weekend” packages featuring a free fourth night’s stay, breakfast for two adults and two kids, a casino match bet coupon and 20 percent off spa treatments.

Rates start at $174 per night.

The package is available for booking through May 31, 2010, for travel through June 30, 2010.

 For more information, call 888-722-1274 or go to

www.condadoplaza.com

In celebration of its 15th anniversary on Aug. 15, 2010, the Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is offering guests who book a stay on the resort’s “birthday” 15,000 “Marriott Rewards” membership program points.”

The loyalty program bonus points are available to all guests who stay at the Aruba Marriott Resort or Tradewinds Club on Aug. 15, 2010.

Prior Marriott Rewards membership is not required.

For more information, call 800-223-6388

or visit www.arubamarriott.com

or www.tradewindsclubaruba.com

The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort’s “Sunsational Savings” package starts at $249 per night and features four nights’ accommodations with the fourth night free, a $100 resort credit, daily breakfast for two adults, a complimentary upgrade based upon availability and free meals for children four and under, and 50 percent off the regular menu for children five to 12.

In addition, guests who book at least four nights are eligible for free companion airfare.

Air transportation must be purchased at time of booking and must be completed through domestic tour operators or online travel agencies.

For more information, call 866-716-8106 or visit www.sheratonnassau.com

Travel Impressions and the Barbados Tourism Authority have extended the booking window on the Spring to Barbados promotion to June 15 (from the original May 30 date).

The Spring to Barbados promotion provides up to a $300 booking credit, a Passport of Savings for ground activities, one free day car rental, and a Barbados Gourmet savings card. Travel must be completed by Dec. 18 to earn the incentives.

Through the Spring to Barbados promotion, travelers booking a minimum of five nights at participating properties will receive an instant booking credit of $150, $200 or $300 (varies according to hotel) which is deducted at the time the reservation is made.

Upon check-in at the hotel, guests will receive the Passport of Savings, a voucher for one free day on a minimum three-day car rental and the Barbados Gourmet savings card offering a 20 percent discount at participating restaurants.

Travel Impressions offers Spring to Barbados packages at 20 participating properties. Sample starting rates for a five-night stay, quoted per person, based on double occupancy, and including the discount, are as follows:

Amaryllis from $399 (includes continental breakfast, price reflects a $150 booking credit); Colony Club from $715 (includes buffet breakfast, price reflects a $200 booking credit); Hilton Barbados from $811 (price reflects a $200 booking credit); and Almond Beach Village from $1,098 (all-inclusive stay, price reflects a $300 booking credit).

A Spring to Barbados vacation includes roundtrip airport/hotel transfers, hotel accommodations and hotel tax and service charges.

Guests booking an all-inclusive hotel will also get all meals, drinks and snacks, non-motorized watersports, daily activities, and nightly entertainment.

For more information, call 800-284-0044 or visit www.TravelImpressions.com

Alaska Airlines has launched Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet service on six Boeing 737-800 aircraft and plans to expand the service to its entire fleet by the end of 2010.

The airline is partnering with Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card to offer passengers in-flight Wi-Fi free of charge on flights through July 31.

Customers can visit www.alaskaair.com/wifi  for more information about Alaska’s Inflight Wi-Fi.

Aircraft equipped with in-flight Wi-Fi will have a Wi-Fi symbol located outside the aircraft’s boarding door and information about the service located in seatback pockets.

Gogo will be available above 10,000 feet, following an announcement approving the use of portable electronic devices.

Customers can use in-flight Wi-Fi free of charge through July 31 by entering the promotional code ALASKAVISA on the login screen.

After July 31, the Gogo service, currently available in the U.S. lower 48 states, will be offered to customers at a cost of $4.95 per flight and up, based on length of flight and device used.

For more information, visit  the banner at right.

NY Waterway’s 90-Minute Twilight Cruise returns Saturday, May 29, exploring the New York City skyline as it comes to life at sundown.

As the sun sets and the reflections on the buildings become darkened, the city transforms into a vibrant visual experience featuring thousands upon thousands of lights across the Manhattan skyline.

The Twilight Cruise departs every evening at 6:30 through June 30, then at 7:30 until Oct. 11.

Tours depart from the NY Waterway Tours Terminal at West 38th Street and the Hudson River Park, with free bus service between points throughout Manhattan and the NY Waterway Ferry Terminal, next door at West 39th Street.

For New Jersey visitors, the cruise starts with a free roundtrip commuter ferry ticket from the Port Imperial Ferry Terminal in Weehawken to the West 39th Street Terminal. Snacks and drinks are available for sale at the Tours Terminal and onboard all sightseeing boats.

Children age 3 or younger ride free.

For more information, call 800-533-3779

or visit www.nywaterway.com