With football fans converging on South Africa this summer for one of the biggest sporting events in the world, Starwood Hotels and Resorts has launched an African travel promotion offering discounts of up to 40 percent off best available rates for early bookings.

Over twenty Sheraton, Le Méridien, The Luxury Collection and Four Points by Sheraton hotels and resorts in destinations such as Algeria, Egypt, Gambia, Mauritius, Seychelles and South Africa are included.

Rates start from an amazing (EURO)46 per room per night at the Sheraton Dahab in Egypt or (EURO)53 per room per night at the Sheraton Dreamland Hotel & Conference Centre, located just 8km from the Pyramids in Cairo. Exotic options include The Grand Mauritian Resort & Spa in Mauritius which is offering rates from (EURO)232 per room per night.

For those who don’t want to miss a glimpse of the football action and need a base in South Africa itself, the Sheraton Pretoria Hotel is offering discount rates from (EURO)104 per room per night for a two night minimum stay.

Bookings must be made by March 31st 2010 with travel valid until the end of August.

For further information and bookings visit Starwood Africa 2010

The St. Regis New York is famed for creating the Bloody Mary in the King Cole Bar in 1934. Today, the luxury hotel is celebrating the birth of the Bloody Mary with inspired menus and Spa Treatments

The luxury hotel chain St. Regis hotels and resorts will be offering the Bloody Mary specials in all their luxury hotels around the world. Starting today and through the end of this year, St. Regis will offer guests opportunities to experience its signature cocktail in new and creative ways including a special Bloody Mary menu created by Manhattan and Washington DC’s leading chefs and restaurants, Bloody Mary inspired spa treatments, a Bloody Mary epicurean menu, the St. Regis Bloody Mary World Collection, and more. Invented in the King Cole Bar at the St. Regis landmark hotel in New York, the ‘Red Snapper,’ or Bloody Mary as it has come to be known, has been imitated and adapted endlessly by others throughout the years, but the original St. Regis recipe still stands as one of the most beloved cocktails ever created. To further underscore the celebration, New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has issued an official proclamation, naming today, October 5th Bloody Mary Day in New York and Starwood CEO, Frits van Paasschen, will ring the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange to end the work day and kick off the anniversary in true St. Regis fashion.

The Bloody Mary has been a part of St. Regis history since 1934 when bartender Fernand Petiot introduced the ‘Red Snapper,’ which would later be renamed the Bloody Mary, at the King Cole Bar in The St. Regis New York. The famed cocktail was created when Serge Obolensky, a well known man about town whose penchant for vodka was in keeping with his aristocratic Russian background, asked Petiot to make the vodka cocktail he had in Paris. The formula was spiced up with salt, pepper, lemon and Worcestershire Sauce, but since ‘Bloody Mary’ was deemed too vulgar for the hotel’s elegant King Cole Bar, it was rechristened the ‘Red Snapper.’ While the name may not have caught on, the spicy drink most certainly did, and over the years it has become the signature cocktail of the St. Regis brand.

The Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria Collection hotel on Maui, is offering engaged couples “A Perfect 10,” a collection of discounts, specials and incentives designed to attract soon-to-be-wed pairs planning a wedding for 2010 to the 728-room, 52-suite property.

Under the program, couples booking weddings to take place at the Grand Wailea by Dec. 19, 2010 can avail themselves of perks such as wedding specialist services, honeymoon turndown service with tropical flowers and free use of “casabellas,” or shaded canopy lounge chairs.

In addition, weddings savings include 10% off wedding celebration packages and private, catered events, including receptions, and 50% off the best-available-room rates for newlyweds’ entire stays. In addition, couples who book their 2010 wedding at the resort receive an extra 10% off, making for a total 20% discount on wedding celebration packages.

Abutting Wailea Beach on 40 acres of lush Hawaiian gardens, the Grand Wailea — which unveiled $50 million in renovations this January — offers a total 110,000 square feet of “celebrations space.” The choice of wedding backdrops includes cascading waterfalls, tropical gardens, gazebos, the beach and the New England-style Seaside Chapel.

Grand Wailea’s selection of wedding packages includes the Haleakala Celebration, priced at $5,100. The deal includes use of the Seaside Chapel and gardens for 1.5 hours; services of a wedding specialist and an officiator; two white orchid leis and a tropical bouquet; choice of guitarist, harpist or violinist; a commemorative marriage certificate; a 2-hour photography session and wedding album with 24 prints and an 8-by-11 portrait; a Tiffany & Co. memento; attire pressing; and a gazebo brunch for two.

The Lei Aloha Celebration, priced from $6,500, differs slightly, adding a choice of flowers, a two-tiered wedding cake for 15 and a bottle of champagne. The Candlelight Celebration package, priced from $7,400, adds several premium perks, including an arrangement of 40 candles for the ceremony, upgraded flowers for bride and groom, and a “flower petal scatter” for the walk to the chapel.

A la carte wedding celebrations are also available, priced from $3,900.

Call Grand Wailea weddings at (800) 232-4604, ext. 2804 or visit www.grandwailea.com

Welcome to the May edition of the RockResorts Newsletter. In this newsletter:

• Summer Adventure Getaways – Adventure packages from $138 per person per night!
• Summer Deals – Take advantage of these amazing summer steals
• Stay & Play Packages From $136 Per Person Per Night!
• Epic Summer, A Colorado Family Adventure – The ultimate all-inclusive vacation
• Recipe of the Month

Summer Adventure Getaways – Adventure packages from $138 per person, per night!

Get away this summer with a thrilling Adventure Package and experience all that your destination has to offer! From whitewater rafting and cycling tours to wilderness and ghost town excursions to geocaching and ocean discoveries, enjoy the great outdoors this summer with these amazing adventures. The best part is, after a fun-filled day exploring your destination; you can unwind at a luxurious RockResort!

Summer Deals From $128 Per Night, 40% Off Your Stay and More!

Escape to a RockResort this summer and enjoy these amazing Summer Deals! Stay at Snake River Lodge & Spa in Jackson, WY and take advantage of “Summer on Sale” from $128 per night or save with the “40% Summer Sale” at Hotel Jerome in Aspen, CO. Getaway this summer for less in Santa Fe, Vail, the Caribbean and more! Your summer escape echoes from every corner. Book while packages are still available!

Stay & Play Packages From $136 Per Person, Per Night!

RockResorts is offering Stay & Play packages throughout the spring and summer season from $136 per person per night. Play golf at one of our award-winning courses by day and relax in deluxe accommodations by night! Enjoy championship golf in exceptional destinations, featuring challenging, award-winning links that blend seamlessly with the land. With spectacular golf and amazing views of the Rocky Mountains, there’s no better way to golf this summer than with Stay & Play packages!

Epic Summer, A Colorado Family Adventure

Come to Colorado this summer and experience all that the Rocky Mountains have to offer. Epic Summer is the perfect Colorado family vacation! Scenic gondola rides at Keystone and Vail. Rafting in the Rockies. Horseback riding in Beaver Creek. Panning for gold in Breckenridge. You can do it all. We’ve created an epic all-inclusive trip – packages include accommodations, meals, activities, transportation and more – for your family to take advantage of all the sites, sounds and history of Colorado. This is a trip unlike any other because your family and friends will be paired with a local guide. You can choose either a four-day or seven-day trip to stay between June 25, 2009 and September 6, 2009.

• Seven-Day/Six-Night Itinerary – $1,195 for Adults, $895 for Children (ages 6-12)
• Four-Day/Three-night Itinerary – $695 for Adults, $545 for Children (ages 6-12)  

Recipe of the Month – Chocolate Soufflé

Chef Andrew Logan, Executive Pastry Chef at The Arrabelle at Vail Square in Vail, CO oversees culinary operations at Centre V. Using local, seasonal ingredients, Chef Logan creates menus featuring simple, decadent dishes. He utilizes sustainable ingredients to prepare fresh and hearty fare.

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With Easter fast approaching, La Fregate Hotel has put together a little package to get you abroad without the financial pressure that comes with the Euro these days.
 
As you may well be aware, Guernsey uses not only its own pound but you can spend sterling here as well, so no exchange rate misery!
 
Over the Easter weekend, we can offer the following benefits:-

• Book a deluxe room and enjoy savings of 50% on a second deluxe room for your children.
• Complimentary full English breakfast for two adults and two children
• Complimentary Food for Children under 3
• 50% discount on food for children under 12
• All guests over Easter weekend (April 10-12) will receive a chocolate egg. For children under 12 these will be personalised with their names
• Children sharing a room with parents will not be charged for accommodation
• Break available for 1 night or more

As well as this offer, we have a number of other weekend break packages that are available throughout the year to suit your specific requirements
 
For more details please visit our website at Easter Break
 
To help you with travel arrangements we can also arrange preferential rates with Condor Ferries
 
To make a reservation, please contact our reservations team on +44 1481 724624
 
Best Wishes
 
La Fregate Hotel & Restaurant
Les Cotils
St Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 1UT
 
Tel 01481 724624

7 Night Reef & Rainforest Adventure

Two outstanding resorts in Belize have teamed to create one vacation of a lifetime.

Chabil Mar Villas and The Lodge at Chaa Creek, both impeccable resorts in their own right, have created a stimulus package for discerning travelers looking for the best that Belize has to offer.

Let the jungles of Belize and her warm Caribbean waters combine to create a special stimulus package just for you.

Maybe it’s time you replace the constant barrage of news with an orchestra of bird song, and winter’s hue with bright tropical flora.

Days of waking up to snorkeling in crystal clear turquoise waters, horseback riding to Maya Temples, or just lazing about in the hammock?

Allow yourself to energize your senses, have the sun warm your spirit, and a colorful array of friendly people to talk to as you drop out of ‘Main Street’ and dive into an adventure where nature calls to your soul and excites your passion for a new beginning.

Your week includes choice of 3 night stay at one resort and 4 nights at the other:

• The Lodge at Chaa Creek – Cayo, Rainforest
• Chabil Mar Villas – Placencia, Reef

Package includes lodging in the Cottage Collection at Chaa Creek and Deluxe Oceanview Suites at Chabil Mar Villas, all meals, transfers from Belize International Airport to Chaa Creek and from Chaa Creek to Chabil Mar. Guided full day Maya Temple tour and snorkeling trip, horseback riding and nature tours, unlimited use of canoes and sea sport equipment, swimming pools in both locations, and your own golf cart for exploring Placencia.

$2,297.00 per person Inclusive of taxes & gratuity (Valid until Dec 15, 2009)

To reserve this package – email us at reservations@chabilmarvillas.com or call toll free at 1-866-417-2377

Sincerely,
Robert Argue
General Manager, Chabil Mar Villas