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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.

Bermuda’s island-wide “Feel the Love Month” will take place January 16 – March 3, 2012.

Sponsored by the Bermuda Department of Tourism, this program offers romantic couples the chance to enjoy the island’s cultural offerings through dedicated daily activities such as a love cruise, champagne and strawberries museum reception and salsa dancing nights

Romance-minded couples can enjoy a free night stay at participating hotels when booking a minimum three-night stay during Feel the Love Month “Compliments of Bermuda.”

Accommodations range from luxury resorts and boutique hotels to beach clubs and historic beach-front properties, and the promotion also provides access to exclusive deals and rates at more than 50 Bermuda retailers, including water sports shops, retail stores, restaurants and more with a special Traveler’s Price Card.

Bermuda’s “Feel the Love Month” events and activities include:

Couples’ Golf Tournament
Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton

Mondays and Thursdays from 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Couples will enjoy lush greenways at Port Royal Golf Course, the home of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, and receive a 50 percent discount on greens fees, inclusive of a cart. Winners of the tournament will receive prizes compliments of the Bermuda Department of Tourism.

Champagne and Strawberries Afternoon Affair

Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, Botanical Gardens, Paget

Tuesdays from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

After complimentary access and a guided tour of Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art, located in the Botanical Gardens and home to collections by various notable artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe and Winslow Homer, guests are invited to listen to a performance by one of Bermuda’s top saxophone players while enjoying champagne, chocolate and an assortment of fruit in the exquisite Rose Garden.

Love Train City Tour
Front Street, City of Hamilton (Meet at the Flagpole)

Wednesdays from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Guests can board the “Love Train” for a guided tour of Bermuda’s romantic places in the City of Hamilton. While onboard, visitors will discover unique facts about the City and photograph some of Bermuda’s most historic sites.

SalsaMania Latin Night Out
Wednesdays and Fridays from 8:30 pm – midnight

Visitors can spice up the romance with a sizzling Salsa night featuring choreographed routines, special couples’ instruction, Latin cuisine, beverages and music. SalsaMania will take place at the following two locations:

Wednesdays: Moon Nightclub and Lounge, 95 Front Street, City of Hamilton

Fridays: Victoria Grill, 29 Victoria Street, City of Hamilton

Dockyard Glassworks
Maritime Lane, Royal Naval Dockyard

Thursdays from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Visitors can watch talented artists create glass masterpieces using the process of glass-blowing and flame-working. Also, guests receive a specially made lovebird, compliments of the Department of Tourism.

Shopping in the City
Front Street, City of Hamilton (Meet at the Flagpole)

Fridays from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Couples can learn historical City facts and find discounts while exploring the City with personal shopping tour guide and Town Crier, Ed Christopher.

Visitors’ Love Cruise
Front Street, City of Hamilton (Albuoy’s Point)
Fridays from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

While onboard the ’Love Cruise,’ guests will enjoy musical entertainment and complimentary refreshments during a tour through Hamilton Harbour’s romantic hideaways.

Feel the Love Fridays
Bermuda National Gallery, City Hall & Arts Centre on Church Street in the City of Hamilton

Fridays from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

In the heart of the City, love will be in the air as guests are serenaded with popular love songs at the renowned Bermuda National Gallery.

Love Tales Walking Tour
Town Hall, Town of St. George
Saturdays from 10:30 am – 11:45 am

Join one of Bermuda’s renowned tour guides in St. George’s for an intimate walk through the historic Town of St. George, UNESCO World Heritage site.

Learn about Bermuda’s greatest love stories while discovering locally made products.

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Bermuda’s The Reefs hotel is offering low winter rates for its two- and three-bedroom luxury club condos. Couples can stay for $299 per night (regularly $849) in a 2,000-square-foot, two-bedroom condo with a private balcony and hot tub, spa bathrooms, spacious living spaces and ocean views.

Four guests can stay in the two-bedroom condo for $399 per night (regularly $1,099), or six guests can stay for $499 per night (regularly $1,449) in a 2,500-square-foot, three-bedroom condo.

Club condo guests at The Reefs enjoy infinity pools overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, direct access to the resort’s beach, a fitness center, a rooftop putting green, a lounge with pool table and concierge services.

A pre-arrival grocery shopping service is available for guests to stock the in-room gourmet kitchen and the concierge can arrange dining reservations at nearby restaurants.

The Reefs’ club condos are available through March 15, 2012; no minimum stay is required.

Daily rates are quoted on a room-only (EP) plan basis and are subject to tax and service charges.

For more information, call 800-742-2008.

The Bermuda Department of Tourism will celebrate its annual “Feel the Love Month,” from Jan. 16 to March 3, 2012. The promotion offers romantic couples opportunities to enjoy the island’s cultural attractions through dedicated daily activities, including a “love” cruise, champagne and strawberries museum reception, and salsa dancing nights.

Travelers can also earn a free night when booking a minimum three-night stay at participating hotels during Feel the Love Month. Accommodations range from luxury resorts and boutique hotels to beach clubs and historic ocean front properties, and the promotion also provides access to exclusive deals and rates with a special Traveler’s Price Card redeemable at more than 50 Bermuda retailers, including water sports shops, retail stores, restaurants.

Bermuda’s two Fairmont Hotels are offering travelers a third night free with bookings made between now and March 31, 2012, at The Fairmont Southampton, and for travel between now and March 15, 2012, at The Fairmont Hamilton Princess. Under the offer, rates start at $249 per night at both hotels.

The sister resorts offer reciprocal signing privileges and access to the services and amenities at each hotel, along with a complimentary ferry service between the two properties. For more information, call 800-441-1414.

The Bermuda Department of Tourism is partnering with 31 island restaurants to offer its first-ever Restaurant Week from Jan. 16 to Feb. 6, 2012. Visitors can enjoy local Bermudian cuisine and international dishes via three-course prix fixe dinners in three tiers, depending on the participating restaurant.

Dining is priced at $29, $39 or $49 per person (excluding beverages, tax and gratuity), with wine parings offered at $29, $39 or $49 per bottle, plus gratuities.

Whether it’s a festive winter holiday or fun-filled spring escape, Rosewood Tucker’s Point is offering young guests a room of their own at a rate their parents will appreciate. Now through until 15th April 2012, guests who book a stay at Bermuda’s most luxurious resort can enjoy 50% savings on a second room for children aged 18 and under. Year-round family-friendly amenities and activities make the most of the resort’s idyllic Castle Harbour setting in any season, making the off-peak months an ideal choice for travellers with youngsters in tow. Located within an easy 10-minute drive of Bermuda International Airport, Rosewood Tucker’s Point is only a 6 hour direct flight away from London.

Spanning 240 acres and boasting Bermuda’s longest private pink-sand beach, Rosewood Tucker’s Point offers a selection of room, suite and villa layouts to accommodate families of every size. These range from beautifully furnished Manor House rooms to spacious one-bedroom suites and expansive villa residences ideal for extended families and those traveling with nannies.

Rose Buds™ Children’s Program, recently introduced to Rosewood Tucker’s Point, offers safe, supervised fun for the youngest guests. Children will also enjoy Junior Golf and Tennis programmes available for those wanting to learn or improve their skills in these sports. Parents can also enjoy a round of golf on Tucker’s Point’s championship course (rated one of the top two in Bermuda), a match at the resort’s Tennis Centre (featuring four lighted Har-Tru courts), or exercise in the resort’s 1,900-square foot Fitness Centre or elevated Yoga and Tai Chi lawn. If relaxing is more their thing why not have a treatment at the 12,000-square foot spa (featuring one of only three SilverTag® hydrotherapy suites in the world), or simply enjoy the pool or the beach knowing their little ones are being well looked after.

Guests of all ages can also enjoy access Tucker’s Point’s four swimming pools, a Dive & Water Sports Centre offering everything from a children’s water play park to scuba and boating excursions, a croquet lawn, and bicycle and scooter rentals .
Nightly rates at Rosewood Tucker’s Point start from $395 based on two people sharing a superior room.

For reservations and more information on Rosewood Tucker’s Point, call +00 1 441 298 4000 or visit www.rosewoodtuckerspoint.com.

About Tucker’s Point
Tucker’s Point is a 240-acre residential and resort community with breathtaking vistas of Castle Harbour, Harrington Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Site of Bermuda’s first new luxury hotel in 40 years and its first-ever fractional ownership clubs in addition to whole ownership homes, the community affords residents and guests exceptional recreational facilities. These include the acclaimed 18-hole Tucker’s Point Golf Course, tennis courts and a croquet lawn, Bermuda’s longest private pink-sand beach, a 12,000-square foot spa and a fine dining restaurant in its 100-guest room hotel. In April 2011, Tucker’s Point joined prestigious Rosewood Hotels & Resorts. It has earned accolades and awards from a host of prestigious sponsors, including Condé Nast Traveler (2010 Hot List, 2011 Gold List), Travel & Leisure (2011 500 World’s Best Hotels), Elite Traveler (2010 Top 101 Hotel Suites), Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report 2011 Grand Award and Hotel Manager of the Year Award, and The Bermudian Magazine (2010 Building Design Award.) Visit www.rosewoodtuckerspoint.com for additional information.

About Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts manages luxury properties worldwide including Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek® and Rosewood Crescent Hotel® in Dallas, The Carlyle in New York, The Mansion on Peachtree in Atlanta, Rosewood Sand Hill® and CordeValle in California, Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi® in Santa Fe, Las Ventanas al Paraíso, Rosewood Mayakobá and Rosewood San Miguel de Allende® in Mexico, and a triumvirate of world-class Caribbean properties – Rosewood Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda, Caneel Bay on St. John and Jumby Bay on Antigua. Rosewood also offers Sense® spa – featuring treatments reflective of the brand’s signature A Sense of Place® philosophy – available exclusively at select properties.

The Bermuda Department of Tourism is encouraging baby boomers to stroll down memory lane with three days of events, dining and activities designed to capture the youthful energy and excitement of Bermuda’s “College Weeks” from the 1960s and 1970s.

Bermuda’s “College Week Reunion” will launch on March 15 and conclude March 17, 2012, with hotel packages starting at $597.50 per person.

The packages will also include three-day event passes, providing travelers with access to each of the planned commemorative gatherings as well as transportation to and from visitors’ hotels.

“The College Week Reunion will be a great way for folks who may have visited Bermuda during the heyday of their youth to come back and enjoy the island as an adult,” said Wayne L. Furbert, Bermuda’s minister of business development and tourism.

“We felt it was about time that adults get to experience their own grown-up Spring Break in a setting that fits their desires for a relaxing, sophisticated experience.”

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.

The Reefs Hotel in Bermuda is offering vacationers a free Christmas Day stay in any of the resort’s ocean view rooms, suites and club condos.

The offer is available on any stay of five nights or more between Dec. 15 and 27, 2011.

Under the offer, rates include ocean view accommodation for either two people in a room or suite, or four to six people in a two- or three-bedroom club condo; daily full-service breakfast; afternoon tea; and nightly dinner. Daily rates start at $410 per couple for a poolside room, and $999 for four people in a two-bedroom club condo accommodation.

For more information, call 800-742-2008.