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Single-parent families who book a minimum three-night stay at any Beaches Resorts property from now through Oct. 25, 2012, will be treated to a variety of special events and a waived single supplement fee of up to $220 under the resort’s Single Parent Fun (SPF) months program.

The offer applies to travel from May 1 through May 24, 2012, and from Sept. 4 through Oct. 31, 2012.

As part of SPF, families will be invited as special guests at the weekly Beaches Caribbean Adventure with Sesame Street parades, where they will receive noise-makers, decorations and party favors.

Additionally, parents can bond with their children and meet other single-parent families while playing all the latest Kinect games during Kinect for Xbox 360 Family Game Night, or painting their own musical designs directly onto complimentary souvenir records at the Scratch DJ Spin Art Session.

Other activities include family beach bonfires with roasted marshmallows, and Beach Olympics with special beachside games and challenges.

Sandals Resorts launched “In the News” a blog featuring news, awards and accolades, product updates, and current promotions, from Sandals Resorts and sister brands Beaches Resorts, Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts, the Sandals Foundation and Fowl Cay Resort. Travelers can search for information about Sandals Resorts, and travel agent subscribers can use the blog to stay current on new promotions, special offers, events, announcements and individual property updates.

Antigua’s Jolly Beach Resort is offering a “Winter Escape” promotion featuring all-inclusive rates starting at $348.50 per room, per night, double occupancy for a standard room. The offer applies to travel through April 15, 2012. Children ages 3 to 11 years who share a room with two adults pay $63 per child, per night, while kids 2 years old and younger stay free.

Antigua’s best loved family all-inclusive resort, the Jolly Beach Resort and Spa, want to invite the future Olympians to train in Antigua! Nestled in 40 acres of beautiful lush gardens with stunning sea views, Jolly Beach offers the idyllic family getaway with endless activities and entertainment. Pick your categories and let the games commence!

Every week families get ready to compete in the Family Beach Olympics, overtaking the beach with lots of fun and chaos. Work as a team and play a game of football, cricket, basketball, pool, beach volleyball, or even the Antiguan game of Rounders. Or why not some friendly competition? Cheer each other on in the tug-of-war, the sack race or the lime & spoon race, and see who can win the Gold!

Jolly Beach Resort also has one of the largest ranges of water sport equipment in the region – start with some snorkelling and a trip on the Kayaks or train in the art of wind surfing or sailing from one of Jolly Beach’s friendly and experienced water sports staff. There are also surf bikes, paddle boats and Aqua Finns to try! Back on land there is a mile long stretch of sand ideal for some serious sand castles, daily beach volleyball and cricket competitions and tennis courts for the whole family to play on.

Jolly Beach Resort and Spa can provide everything the whole family will need for an enjoyable holiday. The resorts famous Kidz Club (3-12 year olds) has a host of activities including the islands very own master chef facilities at chef’s corner, Caribbean story time, treasure hunts and mini volley ball. Teenagers won’t be stuck for entertainment either, with the Jolly Teenz Club (13-16 year olds) they can enjoy night-time BBQ’s and bonfires on the beach, moonlight scavenger hunts, games area with a Nintendo Wii, Air Hockey, Foosball and Indoor Basketball.

When it’s time for a break from your Olympic activities recovery is best done lounging on one of the beachside hammocks by the glittering Caribbean Sea or relaxing around the resorts two fresh water swimming pools. Jolly Beach rewards all guests with a night of stargazing and roasting marshmallows over open fire mats.

To fuel these activities there are five restaurants and bars to choose from with a delicious choice of menus from Caribbean to Italian and casual gourmet. The hotels rooms and beachfront cottages are split into six all-inclusive categories to suit your needs, starting from a supersaver small room for fantastic value, standard, superior, King Superior, Junior Suit or Beach Front cottage which includes private verandas on the beach and flat screen TVs. Families and groups can all find the perfect room at the right price.

Virgin Holidays are offering 7 nights all-inclusive in Jolly Beach including scheduled flights with Virgin Atlantic from London Gatwick direct to Antigua with transfers included, starting from £999 saving £469 (Prices are based on departures 10 – 31 Jan 2012). Prices are per person based on 2 adults travelling and sharing a standard room, and include all applicable taxes and fuel surcharges (which are subject to change).

The resort features in most leading UK tour operator’s brochures including Kuoni, Hayes & Jarvis, Thomas Cook Signature and Thomson Tailormade.

For further information visit www.jollybeachresort.com

MLT Vacations launched a Caribbean sale offering up to 10,000 bonus miles per person and reduced rates or additional amenities at select resorts throughout the Caribbean through the Delta Vacations and United Vacations brands. The sale is open for bookings through Feb. 18, for travel April 1 to Sept. 30.

MLT is promoting its Caribbean product in an effort to build on an impressive year in the Caribbean in 2011, when the company grew business in the Caribbean by 46 percent over the previous year.

MLT Vacations offers a variety of hotels, rental cars and activities in the Caribbean. MLT Vacations manages multiple vacation brands, including Delta Vacations, in partnership with Air France Holidays and Alitalia Vacations, United Vacations, and Worry-Free Vacations.

For more information, call 800-727-1111.

Travel Impressions has added new hotels, resorts and villas in the Dominican Republic, St. Bart’s, Barbados, the Grenadines, Jamaica and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, to its Caribbean product portfolio for 2012.

The added properties include Sanctuary at Cap Cana (Dominican Republic), a 176-suite, all-inclusive ocean front resort including five restaurants and bars, five pools, a spa and 18,000 square feet of event space;

Fishing Lodge at Cap Cana (Dominican Republic), located near the Caribbean’s largest inland marina providing sweeping views, designer furnishings and 299 villas;

Golden Bear Lodge at Cap Cana (Dominican Republic), a hotel with studios, one- or two-bedroom suites and two nearby golf courses;

Riu Palace Bavaro Hotel (Dominican Republic), featuring 610 guestrooms at the beach of Arena Gordon, with three swimming pools, two Jacuzzis, four conference rooms for groups of up to 500 people, a solarium-terrace, a gym, a steam bath, sauna and a spa;

Cobblers Cove (Barbados), a Relais & Chateaux property reminiscent of the English Country, with 38 one- and two-bedroom luxury suites, 10 two-story cottages with four suites each and the Great House featuring the Camelot and Colleton suites;

Ocean Two Resort & Residences (Barbados), a new, four-star, beach front resort located on Dover Beach on the south coast of Barbados, with 88 rooms in four room categories including hotel rooms, one-bedroom ocean front suites, two-bedroom ocean front suites and two-bedroom bay view suites;

Tamarind Beach Hotel & Yacht Club (Grenadines), an Italian managed hotel with 40 beachfront hideaways including eight suites and rooms with balconies overlooking the Caribbean Sea;

N Resort (Jamaica), a new, adults-only, all-nude, all-inclusive resort located on Jamaica’s north coast;

Hotel St. Barth Isle De France (St. Bart’s), a hotel on the beach with nine beach rooms, three junior beach suites and four new suites;

and The Palms at Pelican Cove (St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands), a hotel with 40 beach front guest rooms in two freestanding buildings each with its own balcony or patio.

In addition to the new hotel and resorts, Travel Impressions has added Club MoBay, a 10,000-square-foot lounge located at Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport (MBJ) in Jamaica.

Club MoBay provides a place for air travelers to unwind before departure. Access to the club offers Fast Track Access through security and immigration, complimentary non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, complimentary snacks, free unlimited Wi-Fi Internet, business center, kids center, spa treatments and shower facilities. For reservations, call 800-284-0044. For more information, call 888-284-3786.

Elite Island Resorts is offering a special Valentine’s Day gift package to an all-inclusive Caribbean resort. Starting at midnight on Thursday, Feb. 9 and ending at 11:59 p.m. ET on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14, clients who reserve an Elite Island Resorts vacation stay can bring a guest at no additional charge.

Clients can choose from a variety of island destinations and resort types, including a private island hideaway in the Grenadines, a luxury-inclusive spa resort in Grenada and an adults-only retreat in Antigua.

Travel can take place any time now through Dec. 20.

Participating resorts include St. James’s Club & Villas in Antigua, The Verandah Resort & Spa in Antigua, Galley Bay Resort & Spa in Antigua, Morgan Bay Beach Resort in St. Lucia, Palm Island Resort in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and LaSource in Grenada.

Elite Island Resorts represents a collection of beachfront properties in the Caribbean.

For more information, call 800-858-4618.

Sandals Resorts is offering free vow renewal ceremonies with receptions to couples who book stays of six nights or more in any room category at any of the company’s Caribbean resorts. Ceremonies feature services of a personal consultant and a romantic “honeymoon” dinner the evening of the ceremony. Ceremonies include recorded musical accompaniment, a reception with chilled hors d’oeuvres and sparkling wine, a renewal of vows official and a personalized commemorative certificate.

Following the festivities, couples also receive a full breakfast in bed on the morning of their choice, a romantic in-room turn down service, a 5-by-7-inch “second honeymoon” photograph and a branded beach bag. For families, Sandals’ sister brand Beaches Resorts is also offering the free vow renewal promotion with stays of six nights or longer. For more information, call 877-SANDALS.

Sandals Resorts is offering a free night’s stay to travelers who book a minimum six-night, land-only or air-inclusive vacation at Sandals Grande Riviera by Jan. 12, 2012, for travel through Dec. 26, 2013. The package feature accommodations in an Ocean’s Edge Riviera Honeymoon beachfront one-bedroom suite, or an Ocean’s Edge Riviera beachfront one-bedroom suite. Each room category comes with butler service and deluxe amenities.

Guests can also receive a free night with a minimum seven-night stay in select villas, suites and rooms in resort’s three distinct areas: the Riviera Seaside, Riviera Great House and Riviera Villas. For more information, call 800-SANDALS.

Sandals Resorts is extending its $350 airfare credit offer for guests who book either a land-only or air-inclusive vacation at any Sandals Resort or Beaches Resort in the Caribbean.

Travelers who book a minimum six-night stay by Jan. 26, 2012, for travel between Aug. 10, 2012, and Jan. 31 2013, or to any Beaches Resort from Aug. 20, 2012, through Jan. 31, 2013, will receive an airfare credit of $350 per room.

Sandals is also offering a last-minute air credit offer under which travelers who book a minimum six-night, land-only or air-inclusive vacation at Sandals Grande Riviera by Jan. 16, 2012, will receive a $285 per-room airfare credit for travel through Aug. 9, 2012. For more information, call 800-SANDALS or 800-BEACHES.