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The Canyon Ranch Hotel & Spa in Miami Beach, Fla., is offering a series of special packages focused on health, wellness and pampering for guests. Travelers who book a three-night stay from Dec. 5 to 22, 2011, will receive the full value of the third night in hotel credit that can be applied to spa and health and healing services, or on dining and retail. Guests can also apply the discount to their suite rate. The offer is valid for paid sixth, ninth and 12th nights as well.

Guests who stay four nights in an Ocean Palm suite or higher category between Jan. 1 and April 30, 2012, receive a $400 hotel credit, along with complimentary breakfast for two. Finally, guests who reserve a two-night stay between Sunday and Thursday through Dec. 22, 2011, receive a $150 hotel credit and complimentary breakfast. For more information, call 800-742-9000 or visit www.canyonranch.com/miamibeach

Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts’ Seasonal Saver has been reintroduced. From Dec. 12 to Feb. 5, 2012, 20 percent off on the best available rate for bookings of at least two nights is offered. The Seasonal Saver may be booked starting mid November 2011 and is valid in all hotels of the international chain, which means in 28 deluxe hotels in 16 countries on five continents. For more information, visit www.swissotel.com.

Wyndham Rewards has launched “Gift Me,” a new holiday promotion that offers 6,500 bonus Wyndham Rewards points — enough for a free night — for every two stays completed through Feb. 1, 2012. The offer applies to 6,500 Wyndham hotels including the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Ramada, Days Inn and Super 8 brands. Bonus points are awarded in addition to points or miles normally earned during each stay.

Members also have the option of choosing 1,000 air miles or rail points in lieu of Wyndham Rewards points. Members seeking to earn points with the promotion can do so by booking online at the Wyndham Rewards site, which will add another 1,000 bonus Wyndham Rewards points with each booking. Paying with a Wyndham Rewards Visa credit card will add another 500 bonus points with every stay. Taking advantage of all earning opportunities enables members to earn up to 24,000 bonus points. To participate in the promotion and view terms and conditions, members must register at www.wyndhamrewards.com/giftme  For more information, call 866-996-7937 or visit www.wyndhamrewards.com

The Horseshoe Bay Resort Marriott in the Texas Hill Country has announced its holiday rates and events. For Thanksgiving, nightly room rates start at $139 (promotional code HL1), Nov. 22 to 28. During that time, the hotel will host the Horseshoe Bay Annual Fall Festival, the fifth Annual Boat Parade of Lights, the 15th Annual Turkey Trot and Tot Trot 5K/10K fun run, and traditional Thanksgiving buffets.

For Christmas, nightly room rates start at $99 (promotional code HOL), Dec. 1 to 30. During that time, the hotel will offer holiday-inspired weekend activities for kids, horse-drawn carriage rides, ornament decorating, a fireside reading of “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Santa Claus, and Christmas buffets including holiday treats.

And for New Year’s, nightly room rates start at $99 (promotional code D3Q) from Dec. 31, 2011, through Jan. 1, 2012. The property will host a Moulin Rouge-themed New Year’s Eve celebration with at grand dinner buffet, an all-night open bar and live music with the Austin- based group, Vallejo. In addition, three themed New Year’s Eve parties for children will include Lego, the Spot and Disney Movie Night. Rates for individual functions vary. For more information, call 877-611-0112 or visit www.hsbresort.com

Adler Thermae Spa and Resort in Orcia Valley, in Tuscany, announces its fall and winter 2011 spa special offers. The programs include wine massages (and tastings) demonstrating the anti-aging power of regional grapes. There are guided walks and hikes through the Val D’Orica, visiting nearby small villages featuring the art treasures and tasting the organic produce and wines.

The Just Amore features three or four nights (Sunday to Thursday or Thursday to Sunday) including a welcoming bottle of Prosecco, a Brunello Ritual with a full-body treatment for two, a Rasul Bath for two and a relaxing bath in the Grotta Salina exclusively for you alone, from 749 euros ($1,009) per person including half board. The package is valid Dec. 12 to 21.

The Ayurveda & Yoga package features a three- or four-night stay (Sunday to Thursday or Thursday to Sunday), including an introduction and personal Dosha test, an Abhyanga Massage, an Ayurveda Body Pack and daily yoga, from 759 euros ($1,022) per person including half board. The package is valid Nov. 17 to Dec. 4.

The three- or four-night Wine Experience includes a Brunello Body Scrub, a Grape Massage, a Facial Grape Treatment and a wine-tasting session in the cellar, from 818 euros ($1,102) per person including half board. The package is valid Dec. 11 to 22.

Adler Thermae is located 15 minutes from Pienza, Montalcino and Montepulciano. It was created by the Sanoner family, who opened their first resort in the Dolomites in the 1800s and are recognized as pioneers in the wellness industry. Adler Thermae is the result of a careful merging of the traditional thermal spa and the modern fitness resort. Its concept is based on enjoying good health, good food and service and exploring treatments, and fitness in a natural and remarkably beautiful environment. For more information, visit www.adler-thermae.com

Kai restaurant at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa in Phoenix has received the Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond Awards. The restaurant is one of 25 restaurants in North America and the only restaurant in Arizona to receive the five-star commendation. Kai also is the only restaurant in Arizona to receive five diamonds. Kai, the Pima word for seed, is overseen by Executive Chef Michael O’Dowd. For more information, call 800-325-3535 or visit www.wildhorsepassresort.com

Boston’s Battery Wharf Hotel is offering an array of holiday guest packages, including a shopping and entertainment package built around Faneuil Hall, Boston’s iconic urban marketplace featuring more than 125 shops and restaurants in three resorted, 19th century buildings.

The Faneuil “Hall”iday Shop & Stay package includes accommodations, breakfast for two in Aragosta Bar & Bistro, a VIP welcome booklet with coupons for events in the area, roundtrip Battery Wharf BMW transportation service to Faneuil Hall, early check-in and late check out. Rates start at $269.

The Relatives? Or Room Service? Holiday package features accommodations overlooking Boston Harbor, daily breakfast for two at Aragosta Bar & Bistro or in-room dining, and early check-in and late check-out. Rates start at $239 per night and guests who book two nights receive the third night free. Packages are valid through Dec. 30, 2011. For more information, call 800-441-144 or visit www.fairmont.com/batterywharf

Manhattan’s Surrey Hotel & Spa joined Relais & Chateaux, the collection of 518 elite luxury hotels and destination restaurants in 60 countries around the world. The Surrey is the first Manhattan property to be named to the organization in nearly 20 years. The designation follows the hotel’s 2009 re-opening following a $60 million renovation and redesign.

Intended to evoke the feel of a 1920s residential townhouse, the hotel’s 189 rooms feature custom bedding and decor. A rooftop garden is exclusive to guests, and offers a bespoke selection of muddled juices and cocktails overlooking Central Park and the Upper East Side skyline. The Surrey also boasts a longtime partnership with Daniel Boulud, the Michelin-Star chef whose Cafe Boulud offers an exquisite dining experience. For more information, call 800-978-7739 or visit www.thesurreyhotel.com

Marriott Florida Resorts are catering to travelers seeking “Cyber Monday” (the Monday following Thanksgiving and “Black Friday”) savings with a series of discounted rate packages of up to 25 percent off. The packages are available only on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, and apply to stays from Nov. 29, 2011, to Jan. 8, 2012.

The package rates range from $95 to $186 per night and are available at Miami’s Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach, Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami Airport Marriott, Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay, South Beach Marriott; at Fort Lauderdale’s Harbor Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Hollywood Beach Marriott, Delray Beach Marriott, West Palm Beach Marriott, Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort & Spa, Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort & Marina Orlando/St. Petersburg, JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes, Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club and the Orlando World Center Marriott. The packages are also available at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Sanibel Harbour Marriott Resort & Spa and the Key Largo Bay Marriott Beach Resort in the southwest and Florida Keys. For more information, visit www.marriott.com/floridacybermonday  on Cyber Monday or www.marriott.com  and enter the promotional code DOD.

The Hertz Corporation has introduced ExpressRent kiosks, which is the first large-scale kiosk deployment in the U.S. using a live agent assistant via video chat, and express return (eReturn) service options. Both airport and neighborhood location customers can rent cars through a live, face-to-face video kiosk. Customers using ExpressRent kiosks can complete an entire rental transaction while seeing and hearing a live remote rental representative.

ExpressRent kiosks minimize customer wait times, accept payment with a debit or credit card, validate a customer’s drivers license and print the rental agreement, while providing customers with a full-service experience that can handle any rental need they may have. Customers can use an ExpressRent kiosk with or without an existing reservation.

eReturn allows Hertz Gold members to update their profile on Hertz.com — for free — to ensure the fastest car rental drop off ever. When signing up for Hertz eReceipts, members will automatically receive a PDF version of their receipt sent to the email on their Hertz Gold profile within 30 minutes of Hertz closing their rental agreement.

Members who select the Hertz Fuel Purchase Value Option, with rates competitive to local market prices, can automatically purchase a full tank of gas at the start of their rental. They can return the car with the gas at any level.

Members choose the Hertz Protection Package that is right for them (“Protect the Car,” “Protect Me,” or “Protect Me, Others and My Stuff”) and drive with confidence. For more information, visit www.hertz.com