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Resorts Lure Skiers with Spring Discounts, Even Free Lift Passes

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:11:54 +0000

Playing in the powder at Winter Park

The calendar may say spring, but it’s still winter at ski and snowboard resorts, which are offering savvy travelers the best deals and discounts of the season. Here are some great ski vacation bargains in Colorado ski country on lodging, equipment, lessons and lift tickets from now to the [...]

Spring Skiing Travel Deals

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:41:14 +0000

To many of us downhill diehards, spring offers the best skiing and riding conditions, with warmer days, later sunsets, and great bargains on airfare and hotels. Here are two travel deals to get you on the snow before it melts for the season:

Once the 2010 Winter Olympics are over, there will be a lot of empty hotel rooms [...]

Free iPhone Apps for Travel

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:55:09 +0000

The best things in life are free, the saying goes. And free is also a great way to get around in some of your favorite travel destinations, via free iPhone apps.

The first Monaco-specific mobile guide immerses savvy travelers in the local culture, cuisine and contacts to the famous principality on the Mediterranean. This Monaco iPhone app [...]

Most Expensive Valentine’s Day Deals for Romance with Luxury

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:39:40 +0000

These Valentine’s Day packages from two top hotels are most certainly not bargains. But let’s take a moment and dream.

Grand Hyatt Denver Downtown has a $15,000 three-night Diamond Valentine’s Package for February 12, 13 and 14. For $5,000 a night, you and your significant other get a private catered dinner in the Pinnacle Club on the 38th floor, [...]

Farm Fresh Veggies in the Caribbean

Evelyn Kanter — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:22:21 +0000

You can’t get any fresher fruits and vegetables than fresh-picked from your own backyard. When your backyard is The cuisine at Raffles Canouan in the Grenadines is fresher than ever, thanks to a new hydroponic farm on the resort property. The farm is managed by Sabrina Murphy, who has advanced degrees in both Agronomy and Agroecology, and it is thriving [...]

Miami Super Bowl Hotel Deals

Evelyn Kanter — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:55:30 +0000

It’s not too late to book your trip to Miami and join the national celebration that is Super Bowl XLIV, on Sunday February 7, 2010. Hotels and resorts across Greater Miami and Beaches still have packages and deals at a variety of prices. Book soon, before these discount package deals are gone. Here are some [...]

Quebec Winter Carnival 2010

Evelyn Kanter — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:08:31 +0000

Quebec Winter Carnival 2010 Mascot Bonhomme

The biggest winter carnival in the world is the annual Quebec Winter Carnival, in the heart of Old Quebec. This year’s three weeks of fun in the snow is from January 29 to February 14, 2010.

Three weeks of festivities at the Quebec Winter Carnival include parades, fireworks, slide runs, a giant [...]

Country Music Theme Cruise Features The Bellamy Brothers

Evelyn Kanter — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:58:32 +0000

Grab your cowboy hat and boots for some two-stepping, cowboy cha cha and West Coast Swing dancing to The Bellamy Brothers on MSC Cruises’ Country Music cruise. It’s a seven-night cruise to sunny and balmy Caribbean ports departing from Fort Lauderdale on February 20, 2010.

Howard and David Bellamy, The Bellamy Brothers, have been a constant in country music [...]

Best Travel Deals for Right Now

Evelyn Kanter — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:25:25 +0000

Unless you are registered with the website of a hotel company or airline, you would miss many of the best travel bargains and discounts. You can’t subscribe to them all, but we can, and we love to share.

Weekend Pass — Hilton Hotels, which includes Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton, and Homewood Suites, is offering [...]

First LEED Certified Silver Hotel in Colorado is in Beaver Creek

Evelyn Kanter — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:14:28 +0000

Look for the Green Globe Certified logo

The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa in Beaver Creek is the first hotel in Colorado to earn the important Silver status of LEED Certification. How difficult is it to get this green travel award? Only nine hotels in the U.S. have earned it, including the Westin Riverfront, which [...]