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St. Lucia’s Smugglers Cove Resort & Spa recently opened its Samsarati Spa, designed to provide guests with an exotic journey of rejuvenation and relaxation with ingredients sourced from organic, sustainable hand harvested crops.

The Spa will also offer four “Day Escape Concepts” that rebalance the body, open the mind and calm senses, energize and empower wellness.

Each concept will offer spa treatments ranging from massages and facials to mud and hot-stone therapies, manicures and pedicures and a well-being class.

The spa will also offer male grooming treatments, hair salon rituals and a nail program. Treatments can be enjoyed on the beach, under a beachside gazebo or in one of the relaxing treatment rooms.

Prices range from $10 for a Male Clipper Cut to $385 for a Day Escape Concept. Treatments can be pre-booked on the Spa’s stand-alone website,

www.samsaratispa.com.

For more information on Smugglers Cove Resort & Spa,

call 855-719-0321

or visit

www.smugglersresort.com

Louis Cruises has announced summer savings of up to 30 percent off published rates on its new, seven-night Highlights of Greece and Turkey itinerary aboard the Louis Cristal.

Fares start at $707 per person, double, for cruises departing July 1, 15 and 29; Sept. 9; and Oct. 21.

Fares start at $767 for sailings departing June 3 and 17; and Aug. 12 and 26.

And fares start at $797 for the Sept. 23 and Oct. 7 sailings.

The cruise sails roundtrip from Athens and includes calls at Istanbul, Izmir and Kusadasi (gateway to Ephesus), Turkey; Mykonos and Patmos, Greece; and Santorini and Heraklion (gateway to Knossos), Crete.

The Summer Sale rates are valid for new bookings, based on availability, and feature savings of $270 to $760 per person, double, depending on the cabin category.

Children ages 16 and under staying in the same cabin with two paying adults sail for free and pay only applicable port charges.

Port charges, security and other service fees of approximately $222, and $24 fuel surcharge per person are not included in starting prices. 

For more information, call 877-568-4787, email cruising@louiscruises.com  

or visit www.louiscruises.com

The Sebastian Vail has announced new packages.

The three-night Sebastian Heart Pumping Colorado package includes daily breakfast for two at Market, welcome drinks at the Frost Bar for two, a Jeep or Hummer tour of Vail, kayaking or fly-fishing for two, a hot air balloon ride for two with a champagne toast at the Frost Bar, and a Sebastian hiking trail map provided upon check-in for $1,020 per room, double.

The three-night Sebastian Adrenaline Adventure package includes tequila shooters at the Frost Bar for two upon check-in, daily breakfast for two at Market, “Coffee & Nibble” at Market, a river rafting tour, a zip-line adventure, two 50-minute spa treatments, rock climbing, and dinner for two at Block 16 for $1,200 per room, double.
For more information, call 800-655-7190 or visit www.thesebastianvail.com

The InterContinental San Francisco has partnered with Zipcar, Inc. car sharing network to offer the use of Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs) to its guests.

Zipcar currently offers eight Toyota PHVs in its fleet as part of a program with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A, and the InterContinental San Francisco is the first LEED EBOM Gold-certified hotel property to offer the Zipcar-branded PHV to guests.

The vehicle, which will become commercially available in 2012, takes up to three hours to charge and can travel on electric-only power at speeds of up to 62 mph for approximately 13 miles, after which it shifts to operate as a conventional Prius hybrid, averaging an estimated 50 miles per gallon.

Rent from Zipcar for $50 (normally $85) and get it back with $50 in driving credits by visiting the Zipcar website at www.zipcar.com/interconsf  and using the promotional code intercon50 when signing up.

In order to use the Zipcars , hotel guests must sign up to become a member with Zipcar in advance of their stay.

For more information, call 888-811-4273

or visit

www.intercontinentalsanfrancisco.com

At Ayana Resort and Spa Bali, Babi Guling is hailed as one of the most iconic dishes on the island. Served whole and cut to order at the weekly Asian Spice Buffet at Padi restaurant, it is a must-try for visitors wanting to experience Bali’s most famous dish. The suckling pig is prepared stuffed with Base Genep, a concoction of spices including galangal, ginger, lemongrass, shrimp paste and tamarind mixed thoroughly with oil then fried to form a paste.

The pig is then spit-roasted using coffee wood, which reaches a very high temperature and gives the meat a smoky aroma and flavor.

Named after a “place of refuge” in Sanskrit, Ayana is perched on limestone cliffs above the Indian Ocean near Jimbaran Bay on Bali’s southwestern peninsula. The 77-hectare property has views and a secluded location across its coastline, yet is just 15 minutes from Bali’s airport.

The 368 guestrooms comprise 78 private pool villas and a 290-room hotel. Resort highlights include the Thermes Marins Thalasso spa with one of the world’s largest Aquatonic Seawater Therapy Pools and the Spa on the Rocks villas set amidst the Indian Ocean.

There are five purpose-built wedding venues; the Champa Garden for grand-scale events; four freshwater swimming pools including a children’s pool; a salt-water, infinity-edged Ocean Beach Pool at the cliff’s base, accessed via an inclinator; 13 dining venues; an 18-hole golf putting course; tennis pavilion; jogging/cycling path; fitness center; children’s center; boutiques; comprehensive meeting facilities and business center; and resort-wide Wi-Fi.

For more information, call 011-62-361-702222, email reservation@ayanaresort.com  or visit www.ayanaresort.com  or www.westpaceshotels.com

Funjet Vacations is offering new nonstop flights from Minneapolis and Milwaukee that will be available for peak winter travel to the Caribbean and Mexico. The company says it is responding to increasing demand for nonstop flight service for the peak winter travel months.

Funjet is offering new nonstop charter and value flights from Minneapolis and Milwaukee to vacation destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico, such as Jamaica, Punta Cana, Cancun/Riviera Maya, Cozumel, Ixtapa and Puerto Vallarta from both Milwaukee and Minneapolis and Los Cabos from Minneapolis.

The flights will operate seasonally for departures as early as Dec. 18 on various dates through May 19, 2012, nonstop from Minneapolis via Sun Country Airlines and Milwaukee on AirTran Airways with convenient morning departures and afternoon returns available. All flights also include one free checked bag per passenger plus free XM Radio for travelers on AirTran Airways.

Travel agents who book these nonstop value flights will receive special benefits including instant savings of up to $150 off per reservation; double Fun-Jets to redeem towards merchandise, travel and bonus commission opportunities with Funjet’s Fun for Life program; and up to $500 in cash for charter or value flight groups.

In addition, every booking for 2012 departures on these new flights will also count as a 2011 departure towards building agent status with Funjet’s 500 Club program, which entitles travel agents to exclusive commission opportunities and benefits.

Funjet Vacations is the flagship brand of the family-owned Mark Travel Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee. Funjet Vacations is celebrating 37 years of business in 2011 and specializes in providing vacation packages via nonstop charters and scheduled airlines to hundreds of destinations including Mexico, the Caribbean, Las Vegas, Hawaii, California, Florida, Asia and Europe. Travelers can choose from air-inclusive, hotel-only or air-only vacations and add tours, attractions, shows and more to their vacation package for added value and convenience.

Iberostar Marbella Coral Beach Hotel opened on April 14, 2011, with special host Antonio Banderas. As the face of the brand and native of Malaga, Spain, Banderas was on hand to take part in the expansion of Iberostar Hotels & Resorts in the country’s southern Costa del Sol region.

The Iberostar Marbella Coral Beach Hotel is located half a mile from the exclusive Puerto Banús Marina of the city in the heart of Costa del Sol.

Acquired in 2010, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has remodeled the property inspired by Andalusian and Arab cultures, improved its facilities, including 170 rooms divided among four floors (126 double rooms, 14 junior suites, 10 suites and 20 meeting rooms), with views of the Mediterranean Sea and terraces overlooking two swimming pools, gardens and common grounds.

The Iberostar Marbella Coral Beach Hotel offers guests a restaurant, terrace snack bar, piano bar, beach club bar, a fully equipped wellness center, VIP area with Balinese beds, and three meeting spaces.

For more information, visit

www.iberostar.com

The Bermuda Department of Tourism has partnered with Bermuda Premier Golf to offer a centralized tee time system. The online system at www.bermudapremiergolf.com  allows golfers to select the course, tee time, number of players and pay securely online via credit card.

Golfers can also search the site by course name, tee times by date and review all details including course descriptions, pictures and videos.

Participants receive an email tee time voucher encoded with a unique barcode.

Each tee time voucher is presented to the golf course on the day of play, offering a rich online experience.

Golfers can also place orders at any time through Premier Golf’s call center at 877-450-6412.

“We are committed to doing everything possible to make the visitor experience to Bermuda as user-friendly as possible,” said The Hon. Patrice K. Minors, Minister of Business Development and Tourism.

“We feel this new system will help further cement an already outstanding reputation for being one of the world’s most desirable golf destinations.”

For more information, call 800-BERMUDA or visit www.GoToBermuda.com

The JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa is offering three summer packages.

Guests who stay a minimum of three nights save 30 percent, with nightly room rates starting at $230.30.

The reservation must be made a minimum of 10 days prior to arrival, and cancellations not allowed.

This offer is valid June 1 through Aug. 31.

When booking, mention rate program DISE, cluster code D3Q.

The Family Time package starts at $445 per night and includes unlimited golf for one at the TPC San Antonio each day, a daily $100 spa service credit, a daily $50 dining credit, and a daily $50 Range Riders Kids Club credit Use promotional code FML for online booking.

The Escape! Unlimited Golf for One package starts at $369 per night, while the Escape! Unlimited Golf for Two package starts at $469 per night.

Included are unlimited rounds of golf for one or two players on the private PGA Tour’s Tournament Players Club San Antonio (TPC) courses, plus a golf cart and range balls.

For reservations or more information, call 888-236-2427 or visit www.jwsanantonio.com

The new Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto, located in Baja California South, is the newest hotel from Mexico’s The Villa Group.

The resort offers 181 suites, including studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom villas as well as an Ambassador Suite, Royal Suite and four-bedroom Presidential Suites, with views of the Sea of Cortez. Future developments include tennis courts and a 35,000-square-foot fitness center and spa, which will open this summer.

The resort faces Danzante Island and is surrounded by the Sierra de la Giganta Mountains. With the Sea of Cortez, a turtle-shaped pool and the largest Jacuzzi in the entire Baja California South, Villa del Palmar Beach Resort and Spa at the Islands of Loreto offers a variety of water activities including snorkeling, kayaking and scuba diving.

The resort also offers ecological activities such as mountain hiking, climbing, camping and much more in the Bay of Loreto, home to close to 900 species of reef-dwelling and migratory fish.

Villa del Palmar is the only five-star resort in the area and the first property in the Villa Group Resort’s planned 1,800-acre development in Loreto, Danzante Bay, which will include seven resort hotels, 240 home sites, additional restaurants and a Rees Jones golf course. Guests can receive the third and fifth nights free with special summer rates starting at $208 per night, based on double occupancy.

They can also book an “Ultra-Inclusive” getaway including meals, beverages, golf and many outdoor activities starting at $350 per night, based on double occupancy, reflecting a 30 percent discount.

These rates are valid for bookings from now through Oct. 31, 2011.

For more information or reservations, call 888-844-8169 or visit www.villadelpalmaloreto.com