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The Tropicana Las Vegas will host the third annual Vegas Cine Fest, Aug. 25 to 27.

The festival will feature premiere screenings, Q&A sessions and themed after parties at Club Nikki (www.troplv.com/club-nikki).

The three-day event will conclude with a Gala Awards Ceremony, with awards presented to winners in the Feature Film, Featurette, Film Shorts, Screenplay and Music Video categories.

For tickets, festival and booth space information, call 702-739-2350 or visit www.vegascinefest.com  or www.brownpapertickets.com

For special room rates and hotel information, call 800-462-8767 or visit www.troplv.com

Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club, in Great Exuma, the Bahamas, has extended its three- and seven-day unlimited golf packages.

When visiting Sandals Emerald Bay in the Out Islands of the Bahamas, golf aficionados will save at the 18-hole Greg Norman Championship Course with special summer and winter rates.

Prices for the three-day unlimited golf packages begin at $215 per person without clubs, or a three-day package with clubs is available for $315 per person this summer.

Golfers vacationing for seven nights or more can also purchase a seven-day unlimited golf package without clubs for $325 per person, or with clubs for $425 per person.

Golfers can now book these summer packages through Sept. 30, 2011, for travel from now until Oct. 31, 2012. Golfers traveling between Nov. 1, 2011, and April 30, 2012, are eligible for winter rates, which start at $175 per round.

The three-day unlimited golf package without clubs during the winter begins at $299 per person; a three-day package with clubs is $399.

Golfers can also purchase a seven-day unlimited golf package at the winter rate of $449 per person without clubs or $549 with clubs.

All unlimited golf packages include unlimited play, all green fees, a cart, and a special savings of 15 percent off merchandise at the Golf Pro Shop. Packages with clubs will also receive two sleeves of balls on their first day of play.

Golfers will experience the recently renovated 7,001-yard, par-72 championship course, which includes a new irrigation system, reshaped and edged bunkers, new bunker drainage, major landscaping improvements and new maintenance equipment. Recently celebrating its one-year anniversary, the Sandals Emerald Reef Golf Club is a part of Sandals Emerald Bay, set on a mile-stretch of white sand beach in Great Exuma, Bahamas.

For more information, call 800-SANDALS or visit www.sandals.com

Caesars Entertainment hosted a Las Vegas publicity stunt to promote its “No Resort Fee” policy.

None of the company’s Las Vegas properties charge a nightly resort fee, which hotels are increasingly charging to cover items that include fitness center access, wireless Internet access and bottled water.

During the stunt, nearly 50 showgirls from “Donn Arden’s Jubilee!” at Bally’s Las Vegas (www.ballys.com) shut down traffic on the Las Vegas Strip to rally against resorts that charge hidden resort fees to hotel guests.

In addition, headliners Marie Osmond, who performs with her brother Donny at The Flamingo (www.flamingolasvegas.com ); Penn & Teller, who perform at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino (www.riolasvegas.com ); and other entertainers, as well as more than 100 Caesars Entertainment employees and company executives, attended the rally in support of Caesars Entertainment’s city-wide “No Resort Fee” policy, which eliminates mandatory fees associated with hotel amenities at all of its Las Vegas properties.

Osmond launched the “No Resort Fees” savings clock on the Bally’s Las Vegas digital marquee with a public countdown exposing that Las Vegas travelers are saving up to $3 million per month and have saved $37 million to date by staying at Caesars Entertainment resorts.

The clock, which displays guest savings as of July 5, 2010, after the company’s acquisition of Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino (www.planethollywoodresort.com ), will reveal up-to-the-second figures achieved as a result of the Caesars Entertainment’s “No Resort Fees” policy.

The company also is hosting a “Take A Stand Against Resort Fees” contest.

The online contest encourages participants to view a consumer-generated video, and then produce and submit creative video content in protest of hidden resort fees for a chance to win one of three Las Vegas getaways.

To view the video, visit www.youtube.com/noresortfees#p/a/u/0/zEyo2S9Mano

. For rules and information about the contest, visit www.facebook.com/NoResortFees

The contest ends on Aug. 17.

For more information on “No Resort Fees” and to view the savings clock, visit www.caesars.com/vegasnoresortfees  For reservations or more information, call 800-522-4700 or visit www.caesars.com

Ticket to Travel has announced the Wine Makers Cruise III on a Holland America (www.hollandamerica.com ) cruise that departs Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 13.

The themed Caribbean cruise will feature seminars, private events and special amenities for the group, which will consist of 100 guests. The sailing will feature a selection of wine from three different wineries — Black Mesa Winery
(www.blackmesawinery.com ) of New Mexico, James Arthur Vineyards (www.jamesarthurvineyards.com ) of Nebraska and Cap*Rock Winery (www.caprockwinery.com ) of Texas.

For pre-cruise hotel guests, there will also be a “Port Fort Lauderdale” tasting. Hosted by guest Chef Jacques Campbell, the pre-cruise tasting will pair wine with cheese and chocolate.

Additional cruise highlights include wine pairing ideas and culinary suggestions from the islands by Campbell, sessions that will allow guests to get to know the winemakers and each other, wine tastings in the onboard Culinary Arts Center, and a lunch with wine pairings in the Pinnacle Grill.

For more information, call 505-554-1930 or visit www.winemakerscruise.com

Southwest Airlines Vacations is offering up to two tickets to a Las Vegas shows with air-hotel packages of three or more nights at MGM Resorts in Las Vegas.

Participating Shows (based on availability) include Viva Evis by Cirque du Soleil at Aria; Disney’s The Lion King at Mandalay Bay and many others. Clients who stay for three or more nights at MGM Resorts can save $80 per reservation (based on double occupancy).

Use promotion code MGMJULENT at time of booking.

Packages must be booked before Aug. 16 by 4 p.m. CT for travel Nov. 6 through Feb. 2, 2012, or end of current flight schedule, whichever comes first.

One-day advance purchase is required.

The Mark Travel Corporation is the tour operator for Southwest Airlines Vacations. Southwest Airlines Vacations offers vacation packages to more than 80 destinations with flight service available from every scheduled Southwest Airlines departure city.

For more information, call 800-423-5683 or visit www.vaxvacationaccess.com

The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas has partnered with the neighboring Fashion Show shopping center (www.thefashionshow.com) to offer a Fashion’s Night Out Shop and Stay Las Vegas package, valid Sept. 6 to 13.

The two-night package starts at $550 per room, double, and includes a welcome cocktail upon arrival; VIP access to Tao Nightclub (www.taolasvegas.com ) and Lavo Nightclub (www.lavolv.com ) (Sept. 7 to 11 only); a Fashion’s Night Out event guide listing the 100-plus in-store events, special offers and shopping incentives available throughout the weekend; a 30-minute foot and leg massage at The Spa at Trump (reservation required); a signed copy of Ivanka Trump’s book, “The Trump Card; Playing to Win in Work and Life”; a behind-the-scenes tour of Fashion Show’s stage and runway area; a personal greeting from Fashion Show’s stylist; a Fashion’s Night Out swag bag filled with skincare and beauty samples; and a Premier Passport, featuring shopping discounts and specials at the Fashion Show, the Shoppes at The Palazzo (www.theshoppesatthepalazzo.com ) and the Grand Canal Shoppes (www.thegrandcanalshoppes.com ).

Fashion’s Night Out (www.fashionsnightout.com ), now in its third year, is a global celebration of fashion designed to restore consumer confidence, boost the fashion industry’s economy, and put the fun back in shopping.

The event takes place on Sept. 8, with special events, shopping discounts and runway shows planned throughout the weekend.

For more information, call 866-939-8786 or visit www.trumplasvegashotel.com

Outrigger Royal Kahana on Maui has launched a fall Sale-a-Thon. Guests who book at least 45 days before check-in receive discounted rates of $149 per night for a one-bedroom ocean view suite and $179 for a two-bedroom ocean view suite.

The promotion is valid for bookings of at least two nights through Aug. 21. Travel must take place between Aug. 20 and Oct. 5.

For more information, call 800-688-444 or visit www.outrigger.com/royal-kahana-fall-special

L’Auberge de Sedona has announced a “Drop It Like It’s Hot” promotion.

During summer, guests will receive a reduced or “dropped” nightly room rate based on the temperature difference between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and the temperature measured creekside at L’Auberge.

The savings will be determined at 4 p.m. local time on the day of arrival, and the corresponding temperature discount will be applied to each night of a guest’s stay.

A photo of the temperature gauge reading will be posted to L’Auberge de Sedona’s Facebook page on a daily basis throughout the duration of the promotion.

The promotion is valid for stays through Aug. 31.

Nightly room rates start at $225, excluding the temperature discount, nightly service fee and tax, and must be paid in full at the time of booking.

For reservations or more information, call 800-905-5745 and mention promo code, DROPIT, or visit

www.lauberge.com/special_offers.php

Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands have introduced a completely new breakfast for guests to enjoy. The new Your Morning Breakfast at Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites hotels now features a flavored waffle station that serves traditional waffles plus a flavored waffle option, with new flavors including blueberry, chocolate chip, cinnamon, strawberry, spice, and whole grain.

Comfort Suites also now features a convenient Your Suite Success Grab It & Go breakfast bag for guests who are in a rush. The new Grab It & Go bag will be available for two hours before regular breakfast service times and will include the items needed for guests in a hurry to get their day started, including a granola or breakfast bar; bottled water; a whole fresh fruit item such as an apple, banana or orange; a napkin; and a mint.

The Your Morning Breakfast also adds hot and healthy items that dramatically improve the menu selections available to guests. The breakfast menu includes hot eggs and meats.

The Your Morning Breakfast program also provides a wide variety of fresh fruits and yogurt in order to power through the day.

The announcement of the new Your Morning Breakfast program comes just weeks after the company nationally unveiled an entirely new design for both brands, boasting more luxurious materials, modern finishes and welcoming features reminiscent of home.

Consumers will start to see the new design in Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites hotels in 2011.

Barceló Hotels & Resorts’ locations in Mexico’s Riviera Maya and Los Cabos are offering discounts of up to 40 percent now through Oct. 31, 2011. Plus, the resort has partnered with Nickelodeon for the Kids Stay, Play and Eat Free promotion. Nickelodeon’s preschool series “Bubble Guppies” will be featured through August as part of Barceló Hotels & Resorts “All-Inclusive Summer Adventure” promotion in their Mexico resorts.

The popular Kids Stay, Play and Eat Free promotion is also available through Oct. 31 for children under 12, and includes free nightly rates, daily meals, and planned activities for up to two children staying with two adults.

These offers can be combined. For reservations or more information, visit www.barcelo.com