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SkyTeam, the global airline alliance, is celebrating the success of its SkyTips campaign. Customers worldwide are invited to share their airport travel tips on Facebook for a chance to win tickets to China.

Every month, a member airline provides a prize for the tip with the most votes on the SkyTeam Facebook page. December’s prize is offered by China Southern.

Two winners will each receive two roundtrip tickets from the U.S., Europe or Australia to Guangzhou in China, offering the winners a chance to experience the Chinese New Year celebrations at the end of January 2012. Tips can be posted between Dec.1 and 31.

Since the SkyTips competition was launched in June 2011, the SkyTeam Facebook page has grown from 1,500 to almost 46,000 fans.

To enter the competition, customers need to “like” SkyTeam’s Facebook page and click on the SkyTips icon. There is no limit to how many tips customers can post.

Winners are decided by the number of votes each tip receives. Detailed conditions can be found on the SkyTeam Facebook page.

For more information, visit www.skyteam.com

Travel Wisconsin once again will offer snow conditions reports and this is offering a mobile version accessible from any smartphone.

The report, available at www.TravelWisconsin.com , tracks snow conditions for trails, parks and ski areas throughout the winter season. Nearly 724,000 people viewed the online snow conditions report last winter, making it the most popular page on www.TravelWisconsin.com

The site relies on 130 snow condition reporters in all 72 counties. Reporting is done virtually live — meaning reporters from chambers of commerce, visitor bureaus, tourism organizations, state parks and forests, and snowmobile clubs update their area’s status as conditions change. At a minimum, snow conditions reporters update once a week. Winter enthusiasts can subscribe to have the report emailed to them every Wednesday.

St. Lucia’s Jade Mountain Resort is offering three couples’ packages for 2012. The “Total Romance” package is designed for honeymooners and “romantically inclined” travelers and includes accommodations, airport transfers, breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, all drinks including house wine, a welcome cocktail, tours of the Sulphur Springs and Diamond Mineral Baths, a guided tour of old French Colonial Plantation of Anse Mamin, a resort scuba diving course for beginners or two dives for certified divers and an anniversary certificate of $500 to be used on a return visit. (Unused features are not refundable). Free night promotions are also available with this package.

Jade Mountain’s “Take the Plunge” package offers guests who stay a minimum five nights between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30, 2012, a wedding package including justice of the peace, registrar, wedding license, marriage certificate and all legal fees; services of the hotel’s personal wedding coordinator; messenger service and transportation of documents; witnesses, if required; use of half-day room for groom if required; choice of wedding locations on the 600-acre property; decoration of wedding location; decorated wedding arch; wedding bouquet; button hole for groom; wedding cake; bottle of champagne; and special decorated dinner table for wedding party.

The “Forever You” renewal of vows package includes a choice of renewal locations, decorated location and flower arch, heart-shaped cake, bottle of champagne, tropical flower bouquet and button hole, special renewal certificate signed by master of ceremony and a special decorated dinner table.

Pre- or post-ceremony add-on services are available at an extra charge.

For more information, call 800-223-1108 or visit www.jademountainstlucia.com

InterContinental Hotels Group announced a new partnership with Grand-Am Road Racing, to officially launch in 2012.

This marks the first time Grand-Am has an official hotel partnership. As the official hotel of Grand-Am Road Racing, IHG will assist in securing rooms for the governing body, its racing teams and partners.

Additionally, fans will be able to book their lodging for races through the Grand-Am website. Future plans also include identifying host hotels in each of the respective race markets. IHG looks to gain exposure for its upscale InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand through Grand-Am’s marketing channels.

Blount Small Ship Adventures is offering three cruise itineraries on the Mississippi River in 2012.

The seven-night “Tennessee Traditions on the Mississippi River” includes Nashville and Memphis. The eight-night “Treasures of the Mississippi” sails between Memphis and New Orleans, visiting Greenville, Vicksburg and Baton Rouge.

The 11-night “Southern Traces” sails from New Orleans to Nashville, visiting Mobile, riverside towns in Mississippi and Tennessee and Kuttawa, Ky.

Savings of $400 per couple is available on the March 23 departure of “Southern Traces: New Orleans to Nashville” when booked by Dec. 31. Those who book by Dec. 31 can save $300 per couple on the April 5 departure of “Tennessee Traditions.” Blount’s new itineraries come just months before the return of the American Queen riverboat, which has been refurbished by Great American Steamboat Company.

For more information, call 800-556-7450 or visit www.blountsmallshipadventures.com

Marriott International has a new multi-brand complex in Doha City Center, in Qatar, including a 257-room Renaissance Doha City Center Hotel, 204-room Courtyard by Marriott Doha City Center and 123-unit Marriott Executive Apartments Doha City Center — the first of the three Marriott brands — to Qatar. All three properties are located within two 48-stor y towers located in West Bay across from Qatar Financial Centre, adjacent to the Doha City Center Mall, featuring more than 340 shops and attractions, and just 15 minutes from Doha International Airport.

Each hotel has its own unique look and feel, while sharing many floors within the complex, including three expansive lobbies, nine restaurants and bars, 1,200 square meters of meeting space, a world-class Vitality Zone health club and Marriott International’s signature Saray Spa, known for offering traditional Middle Eastern treatments.

One of Europe’s most prominent hotel brands is branching out in China. Maritim opened its second hotel in China in June. The Maritim Hotel Shenyang is located in the megacity of the same name, which, as the hub of the up-and-coming Yuhong economic zone, is regarded as the cultural and economic center of northeastern China. International companies have branches here, and BMW is extending its capacity and will be opening its second plant soon.

The five-star hotel has 631 rooms and suites, all with LCD TV, high-speed Internet access and mini bars; some rooms have balconies. The Maritim Hotelgesellschaft is Germany’s leading hotel group and the company’s nationwide hotel network is complemented by hotels in seven countries overseas — Mauritius, Egypt, Turkey, Malta, Spain, China and Latvia. The group’s ongoing expansion continues to strengthen its position within the European first class hotel industry. For more information, visit www.maritim.com

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will serve meals by the Flemish Chef Peter Goossens of restaurant Hof van Cleve in World Business Class starting Dec. 1.

Hof van Cleve has three Michelin stars, and was ranked 15th among the world’s top 50 restaurants in 2011.

“KLM is continuing to work with top chefs and sommeliers,” said Erik Varwijk, managing director of KLM. Goossens’ meals will be served from Dec. 1, 2011, to the end of September 2012 on intercontinental flights from Amsterdam.

KLM and Goossens have developed a total of three menus.

When composing the menus, Goossens drew his inspiration from typically Flemish products, giving them an international twist.

Wines to accompany each meal have been specially selected by the Hof van Cleve sommelier, who has several times been named the best sommelier in Belgium.

For more information, visit www.klm.com

Aeromexico has connected San Antonio, Texas, to Mexico City and more than 40 Mexican destinations for years.

During this winter season, Aeromexico is giving travelers more reasons to fly by offering convenient and comfortable flights between San Antonio and Mexico City.

These flights are ideal for travelers looking to visit Mexico City or take advantage of the various comfortable connections available through Aeromexico’s main hub, such as Cancun, Guadalajara, Bajio, Puerto Vallarta and many other destinations available on Aeromexico’s vast network of flights.

Now, with Aeromexico’s Gran Plan, the airline’s travel package program, booking trips to San Antonio from Mexico City are more affordable.

A trip can start at $299, roundtrip including tax, and including a one-night stay, free extra or overweight bag back to Mexico to carry all of your souvenirs, discount coupon, Macy’s gift bag and mileage points along the way.

Travelers going to Mexico City can stay at the Galeria Plaza Hotel with an exclusive 20 percent discount from Aeromexico, if booked before Dec. 31.

For more information, visit www.aeromexico.com

Bermuda’s Department of Tourism announced a “Bermuda Rendezvous Activities” program for 2011-12, in conjunction with the island’s Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, inviting visitors to experience the island’s distinct culture, arts and entertainment through a variety of activities, most of which are free.

The activities range from performances by Bermuda’s famed and colorful Gombey dancers, to glass-blowing demonstrations, to cooking demonstrations and historic tours of the Royal Navy Dockyard, Hamilton and the Town of St. George, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The program runs through March 31, 2012.

For more information, call 800-BERMUDA.