Travel Savings Alerts Newsletter - November 2005 Issue
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In This Issue:
Grand Opening Riu Hotels
Italiarail.com Reduced Winter Pricing
Picasso Wonderbar Packages to Germany
Holiday Rates at Oakwood Apartments
British Airways Offers London, Paris Sale
2-for-1 Galapagos Cruises
Hotel Discounts & Fr.ee AMTRAK Ticket
Pittsburgh Fall Getaways
TourCrafters "Sunny Break" in Sicily $635
Winter Weekend Getaway Copenhagen, Helsinki
Le Meridien 50% Off
Sunscape Puerto Aventuras Reopens
Mumps and International Travel
Chicago's Hotel Extravaganza
Aloha Air $33.80 Deal
Panama City Beach Deals
Exploring Amelia Island Plantation by Nicki Chodnoff
Malaysia Airlines Extends Specials
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Our Lowest Prices Ever! Save 25% on Gourmet Gift Baskets! Now through
November 15th, save 25% off our Morning Buzz (Coffee/Tea/Cocoa)
Collection and Platinum Wine Basket (Cabernet/Chardonnay Wines & Filled
with Other Gourmet Products)... Starting Under $20.00! Visit
www.cheeseandwine.com/?source=pub to view our full line of custom
designed
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A Profusion of Pearls -- AAA Jewelry Outlet reminds us it's not too
early to think holidays or treat yourself to this cultured stunner.
Cultured black freshwater pearls interspersed with sterling silver lend
a lovely luster to this spectacular necklace. To make this the perfect
accessory, the extender chain with a matching pearl drop adjusts the
necklace length from 15 to 18 inches. Unbelievably priced at $129.
A matching 8 inch long bracelet for a mere $109 completes the set.
Order at http://www.3ajewels.biz
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Grand Opening Riu Hotels - Ocho Rios, Jamaica -- The 856-room Riu Ocho
Rios, in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, opens its doors Nov. 1, 2005. The third
Riu resort in Jamaica, the Riu Hotels & Resorts chain offers a Grand
Opening All Inclusive Special from $94 per person, per night for stays
through Dec. 22, 2005.
Jamaica's newest all-inclusive resort is located on
the beach, surrounded by rainforests and waterfalls. The beachfront
resort features two swimming pools, lush gardens, six restaurants,
seven bars, a lounge, and a disco. Guests have fr.ee access to the gym,
sauna, Jacuzzi and terrace-solarium.
The grand opening special features: a standard ocean view
room for $94 per person, per night; a standard oceanfront room from
$119 per person, per night; a junior suite from $130 per person, per
night; an oceanview suite from $190 per person, per night; and a
Jacuzzi suite from $213 per person, per night. All suites have
hydro-massage tubs and exclusive access to the Japanese restaurant.
More specials and discount offers are listed on the
chain's web page.
RIU Hotels & Resorts http://www.riu.com or 888/666-8816.
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Italiarail.com Reduced Winter Pricing -- ItaliaRail.com, the only North
American website dedicated to Italian rail travel, offers new
Trenitalia Winter Promo pricing and the new three-day rail pass for
North Americans traveling to Italy for business, pleasure or the Winter
2006 Olympics. The promotion applies to Trenitalia Passes booked
through Feb. 28, 2006, for travel through Mar. 31, 2006. To add to the
savings, ItaliaRail.com is also giving away a fr.ee Italy guidebook
with every Trenitalia Pass purchased.
You can save more than 20 percent on Trenitalia Passes
with the Winter Promo. A four-day pass starts at $132 and 10-day pass
starts at $222. The Trenitalia Winter Promo is seasonal discounted
pricing for the Trenitalia Pass, good only for travelers who are not
residents of Italy. It allows first or second class travel on
Trenitalia trains in Italy, for three to 10 consecutive or
non-consecutive days within a span of two months.
A new three-day pass starting at $117 is added.
While supplies last, ItaliaRail.com will send you a fr.ee
guidebook (limited three per customer) for every Trenitalia rail pass
purchased. The guidebooks are published by DK and include Eyewitness
Top 10 Travel Guide to Tuscany, Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide to
Venice and Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide to Rome.
ItaliaRail.com http://www.ItaliaRail.com or 888/538-7245.
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THE "GIRLS" LIGHT UP THE ROOM! NEW ACCENT LAMPS from KICHLER Lighting!
Say hello to Gwyneth, Marilyn, Ruby, and others - they're fresh, fun, &
attractive. Visit
http://www.kichler.com/?source=pub to view our whimsical assortment of
accent lamps that use jewelry as shade embellishments to complement the
design of the lamps. Click the What's New link to view!
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Give a Jaguar -- An Amber Jaguar
The remarkable face of a jaguar is hand-carved onto a lovely piece of
cherry amber that's 33mm x 20 mm in size. The dramatic pendent hangs on
an ultra-chic 18" natural-colored leather necklace cord with a sterling
silver clasp. Boy will this turn heads.
High-style boutiques and jewelers charge $500 or more for this glam
piece. It's yours for only $125 plus shipping & insurance. Order at:
http://www.3ajewels.biz, click on the amber category.
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Picasso Wonderbar Packages to Germany -- Picasso Tours offers packages
to Germany in time for the Christmas markets season. All four-night
packages include three nights in Nuremberg, Regensburg or Frien and the
last night in Munich.
Packages begin at $499 per person, double occupancy, for
departures through Dec. 15,
2005 and Jan. 3, through Mar. 23, 2006.
Packages include roundtrip airfare from New York to Munich
(departures available from other cities), four nights' accommodations
at three star hotels, breakfast and all local taxes and service
charges. You can tailor a package to your needs by selecting options
such as additional nights, hotel upgrades, car rentals or rail passes.
Picasso also offers a seven-night package from $719 so you
can stay at all four German cities.
Picasso Tours http://www.picassotours.com or 800/995-7997.
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Holiday Rates at Oakwood Apartments -- Why spend another holiday on
Uncle Harry's air mattress when you can stay in a fully appointed
apartment. Oakwood Worldwide, a provider of furnished serviced
apartments, offers short-term stays through Jan. 15, 2006, at
participating Oakwoods across the U.S. and Asia.
Sample prices include from $178 per day in New York and $94
per day in Los Angeles. Traditionally an extended-stay
accommodation, Oakwood's short-term stays holiday promotion is the
perfect way to have the comfort and space of an apartment yet be near
family and friends. Every unit is furnished with a T.V. in every room;
a new pillow-top bed with four pillows, down-like comforter with duvet
and high thread-count sheets. The apartment also features a living room
and fully equipped kitchen.
Oakwood's holiday discounts are available in California,
Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Washington D.C. metro area,
Bangkok, Thailand and Seoul, Korea. A minimum stay of two to five days
apply.
Oakwood Worldwide http://www.Oakwood.com/R1000 or
866/404-3237.
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British Airways Offers London, Paris Sale -- HURRY! BOOK BY NOV. 11 --
The two most popular cities in Europe, London and Paris, are on sale in
a combined package starting at $598 from JFK, New York.
The London/Paris package, valid for travel through Jan.
31, 2006, is on sale through Nov. 11, 2005, and includes roundtrip
economy airfare between the U.S., London and Paris, two nights at the
three-star Royal National hotel in London, two nights at the two-star
Kyriad La Villette hotel in Paris and daily Continental breakfast.
The two-city package is available from BA U.S. gateways at
comparable prices: Newark $604; Boston $614; Philadelphia $625;
Washington, D.C./Baltimore $635; Atlanta $651; Detroit/Houston $672;
Chicago $693; Dallas/Fort Worth $730; Miami/Tampa/Orlando $735;
Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver $767.
An "exclusively Paris" option, from $539 from New York,
also is available with sale prices from U.S. gateways. Sample
Paris-only roundtrip fares, which include three nights' hotel
accommodations are $545 from Newark, $555 from Boston, $566 from
Philadelphia, $576 from Baltimore/Washington, D.C., $634 from Chicago,
$671 from Dallas/Fort Worth, $676 from Miami, and $708 from Los
Angeles/Seattle/San Francisco/Denver/Phoenix.
Additional nights, other hotels and room types are
available, subject to space, at other participating hotels in London
and Paris during the travel period. Rates vary depending on hotel
selected, room type and time of travel.
British Airways Holidays 877/428-2228.
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THE "GIRLS" LIGHT UP THE ROOM! NEW ACCENT LAMPS from KICHLER Lighting!
Say hello to Gwyneth, Marilyn, Ruby.and others - they're fresh, fun, &
attractive. Visit
http://www.kichler.com/?source=pub to view our whimsical assortment of
accent lamps that use jewelry as shade embellishments to complement the
design of the lamps. Click the What's New link to view!
Fun, Fr-ee Things, San Diego -- This savings-packed FR.EE brochure
features almost 40 Fun, Fr-ee Things to do in San Diego. When heading
to Southern California, attend concerts or visit a State Historic Park
and keep that cash in your pocket by knowing what you can see and do
for fr-ee.
To order Fr-ee Fun San Diego for a $1 handling fee, send
an email to in...@onthegopublishing.com with Order Fr-ee Fun San Diego
in the subject line.
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2-for-1 Galapagos Cruises -- The Eclipse, an expedition vessel that
travels to the Galapagos Islands, offers a two-for-one special on all
remaining space on seven-night departures from Nov. 19 to Dec. 10,
2005. Book one regular fare in a deluxe category cabin, normally
priced at $3,100 per person, and a second person travels in the same
cabin at no additional cost.
This price includes all shore excursions, all onboard meals
and soft drinks, VIP lounge on outbound flight from the Galapagos and
snorkeling equipment. The rate does not include: mainland Ecuador
services, airfare to Quito and Baltra (Galapagos Islands), National
Park fees ($100 for adults) and onboard alcoholic beverages and
gratuities.
Operated by Ocean Adventures of Ecuador, the 210-foot Eclipse
accommodates up to 48 passengers in 26 air-conditioned cabins with sea
views. The Eclipse is large enough to travel in the Pacific in comfort
and safety, yet small enough to dock at remote ports.
Seven-night voyages depart each Saturday from Baltra, with
stops at Santiago Island, Genovesa, Fernandina Island, Isabella Island,
Santa Cruz Island and Espanola. Naturalist guides onboard lead daily
land excursions in groups of no more than 12 people.
Ocean Adventures http://www.oceanadventures.com.ec or
877/262-3496.
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Hotel Discounts and Fr.ee AMTRAK Ticket -- Book your next getaway
online at Your Great Escape and save up to 50 percent on accommodations
in Snohomish County, minutes north of downtown Seattle, WA. The
Snohomish County Tourism Bureau and more than a dozen area hotels from
Arlington, Bothell, Edmonds, Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville, and
Snohomish are offering big savings on lodging through May 26, 2006.
Plus, as an added bonus, purchase one AMTRAK ticket and
your companion rides fr.ee on the Cascade route between Eugene, OR and
Vancouver, BC. Participating hotels offer fr.ee or discounted
transportation to and from AMTRAK stations, area malls, and
attractions.
Your Great Escape http://www.YourGreatEscape.com or
888/557-2889.
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Pittsburgh Fall Getaways -- The hillsides are brilliant, the air is
crisp and the deals are hot. The Greater Pittsburgh Convention &
Visitors Bureau makes it easy to visit with getaway packages that won't
break your budget.
The Breakaway to Pittsburgh hockey package starts at $254.
You get two seats at Mellon Arena for an NHL game, tickets to the new
Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum and an overnight stay at your choice
of more than 30 hotels.
The college football package, from $114, comes with tickets
for two to a University of Pittsburgh Panthers game at Heinz Field,
admission to the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum and an overnight
stay.
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, $354 for a family of
four, includes overnight accommodations, tickets to the Radio City
Christmas Spectacular show, a gift from the show and tickets to the
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. The package is for Saturday evening
performances Nov 12, 19, 26 and Dec 3, 2005.
A Night at the Opera package includes two tickets to the
Pittsburgh Opera, the Frick Art Museum and the home of Henry Clay
Frick, and overnight at your choice of more than 30 hotels. The price
per couple starts at $216.
The Feathers, Flowers and Fur package, from $138 per
family of four, includes overnight accommodations plus four tickets to
the National Aviary, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical
Gardens and Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
Kidventure combines popular attractions into one complete
package. From $172 for a family of four, you receive overnight
accommodations plus four tickets to the Carnegie
Science Center, UPMC SportsWorks, a real WWII submarine, the Omnimax
film currently offered; the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium; and the
Duquesne Incline.
Pittsburgh CVB http://www.visitpittsburgh.com/ or
877/LOVE-PGH.
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Face-It Luggage Tags -- Your Face on Your Luggage -- There's no
mistaking your luggage with the Face-It Luggage Tag. The durable,
laminated tag displays your face and the phrase "This Face Belongs With
This Luggage."
A Face-It Luggage tag makes it less likely for a stranger
or thief to walk off with your luggage and helps you recognize your
luggage at a glance in hotels or airports. Face-It Tags are also
available for briefcases, portfolio books, backpacks, sporting
equipment, bicycles, musical instruments and more.
Click here to order Face-It Luggage Tags
http://www.onthegopublishing.com/face-it.shtml
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TourCrafters "Sunny Break" in Sicily $635 -- Winter in Sicily is
sunny and mild. When northern cities are blanketed with snow,
Sicily's landscape is covered with white almond blossoms. That makes
TourCrafters' winter "Sunny Break" in the resort town of
Taormina appealing.
TourCrafters' four-night package costs $635 and includes
roundtrip air fare from New York to Catania, accommodations at the
hillside Bay Palace Hotel, daily breakfast and hotel service charges
and taxes. The package is valid to Dec. 15, 2005 and again Jan. 6 to
Mar. 15, 2006. Roundtrip airfare to Sicily normally costs $629.
A room at the centrally-located Isabella Hotel, on
Taormina's main shopping, street costs $84 more. Add-on airfares are
$40 from Boston and Washington, $70 from Chicago and $85 from Miami.
All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability
and do not include airport taxes or fuel surcharges. Reservations must
be paid for within 72 hours.
TourCrafters http://www.tourcrafters.com or 800/482-5995.
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Weekend Getaway Copenhagen, Helsinki -- Continental Journeys offers
winter weekend getaways to two Europeans cities where there is much to
see and do year-round.
The three-night independent getaway to Copenhagen starts at
$559 per person, based on double occupancy, and is available through
Mar. 6, 2006. The package includes roundtrip airfare on SAS, three
nights' accommodation, daily breakfast, taxes and fees.
The independent three-night weekend package to Helsinki starts
from $499 per person.
Available through Mar. 31, 2006, the package includes roundtrip economy
airfare from New York on Finnair; three nights at the Hotel Presidentti
with private facilities, daily breakfast, hotel taxes and service
charges.
There are holiday supplements for departures Dec. 15, 2005 to
Jan. 1, 2006. Both packages offer the option of purchasing additional
nights and airfare supplements for departures from other cities.
Continental Journeys http://www.continentaljourneys.com or
800/601-4343.
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Le Meridien 50% Off -- Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts worldwide offer an
exclusive money saving offer for American Express card members. Card
members will receive up to 50 percent off published room rates and 25
percent off in-hotel food and beverage expenses, including room
service, at participating Le Meridien properties worldwide through Feb.
28, 2006.
To get these savings, American Express Card members must
book and pay for their Le Meridien stays with an American Express Card.
To take advantage of the offer, make online reservation at
www.lemeridien.com/amxdine or 800/543-4300 reference offer code AMX
DINE. Reservations must be confirmed with an American Express Card.
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Protect Luggage with Baggage Guard Seals -- The pre-numbered, one-time
use plastic padlocks are the perfect way to protect your luggage since
they cannot be reinstalled once removed. That feature lets you
instantly know if someone tampered with your luggage. Yet when TSAs at
airports need to inspect your luggage, Baggage Guard Seals can be
easily removed. A package of 10 Baggage Guard Seals is still only
$9.95.
Click Here to Order
http://www.onthegopublishing.com/products.shtml#seals
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Sunscape Puerto Aventuras Reopens -- Sunscape Resorts & Spas reopened
its Sunscape Puerto Aventuras property in Riviera Maya, Mexico, and
celebrates the improvements with a promotional rate through Dec. 2005.
The special rate of $78 per person, per night, based on
double occupancy, is valid through Dec. 22, 2005. The rate reflects a
savings of 40 percent off regular rates. In addition, children under
the age of 12 stay fr.ee when sharing a room with two paying adults.
Rates include accommodations, all meals and beverages, resort
activities and water sports, entertainment, taxes and tips.
The renewal project included refurnishing 88 of 305 rooms
and re-conceptualizing a new swimming pool with swim-up pool bar, a
large Jacuzzi, additional restaurants and bars, sports, entertainment
and activities venues, the kids' Explorer's Club, a wedding gazebo and
a completely renovated spa and fitness center.
Sunscape Resorts & Spas http://www.sunscaperesorts.com or
866/SUNSCAPE.
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Mumps and International Travel -- Mumps remains a common disease in
many parts of the world, including developed countries in Europe and
Asia. However, many U.S. physicians have never seen or diagnosed a
case. Recent outbreaks have been reported among adolescents and young
adults in the United Kingdom. Because only 53 percent of countries use
vaccine containing mumps and vaccination programs differ, the risk of
exposure to the disease outside the U.S. could be high. Residents
traveling outside the U.S. should be aware of the exposure possibility.
In the U.S., a dose of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
(MMR) is recommended at 12 to 15 months of age and a second dose at age
four to six years. Be sure your and your children are fully immunized
with MMR vaccine before departure.
Children who travel or live abroad should be vaccinated at
an earlier age than children remaining in the U.S. Consider yourself
immune to mumps if you:
a) have documentation of one or more doses of
mumps-containing vaccine on or after your first birthday
b) had physician- diagnosed mumps
c) have laboratory evidence of mumps immunity
d) were born before 1957.
Mumps vaccine or MMR may be administered to any person if
there is reason to believe they may be susceptible.
Mumps is an infection of the salivary glands caused by a
virus. Transmission occurs by airborne particles from coughing and
sneezing or direct contact with nasopharyngeal secretions of an
infected person, such as saliva. Early symptoms include fever, headache
and muscle ache. Less than half of infected people experience swelling
of the glands close to the jaw. Mumps infection can lead to meningitis,
inflammation of the testicles or ovaries, inflammation of the pancreas
and deafness (usually permanent).
Center for Disease Control
http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=mumps.htm.
Information about mumps outbreaks in the U.K.
http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/mumps/data_quarter.htm.
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Chicago's Hotel Extravaganza -- Chicago celebrates Midwestern
hospitality with its Great Hotel Extravaganza. From Jan. 2 through Feb.
28, 2006, more than 25 hotels offer culturally-themed packages starting
at $295, which include entertainment, VIP access to events, backstage
tours and conversations with arts experts. Special hotel rates start at
$69 for those who want to plan their own Chicago getaway.
Among the more than two-dozen experiences available are:
Holiday Inn Hotel hosts Family Circus weekend. Whether
escorted by a clown-nosed staff member or waking up to jugglers in the
lobby, families are immersed in the circus arts and shows by the Kapoot
clowns and the Bumblini Brothers, and lessons in stilt walking, ball
walking and the flying trapeze.
The Best Western River North Hotel sets the pace for the
Family Auto Show weekend. This package includes tickets to the Chicago
Auto Show, an exclusive look at the #99 NASCAR Busch Series show car
and a special NASCAR gift.
The Peninsula Chicago's Winter Jazz Delight includes
an evening performance of The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton
Marsalis, a meet and greet with a band member backstage and a decadent
chocolate dessert from the chocolate buffet. A live jazz trio
entertains at Jazz at The Pen.
The Drake Hotel presents dancing to a live orchestra
with ballroom dancing lessons and a dinner buffet.
Chicago's Great Hotel Extravaganza packages
http://www.877chicago.com or 877/244-2246.
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Cheap Tix Chart -- Buy Tickets at a Discount -- Special ticket outlets
sell discounted day-of-performance tickets to theater productions,
films, and sporting events. Discounts can be 50 percent or more. On The
Go Publishing's Cheap Tix Chart, still only $14, lists outlets in the
U.S. and eight foreign cities that sell discounted, day-of-performance
tickets.
Click here to order
http://www.onthegopublishing.com/products.shtml#tix
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Aloha Air $33.80 Deal -- As we enter the quieter period for
inter-island travel, Aloha Airlines offers fares from $33.80 or fr.ee
return trips for AlohaPass members.
The offer is good through 2005, with blackout dates around
Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Travel on the first scheduled nonstop departure of the day
from Honolulu to Kona, Hilo, Kahului or Lihue and the last scheduled
nonstop return from those locations. Or the other way around.
The offer is available online and phone reservations incur
a $10 fee. Ticketing is required at time of reservation and you must
pay the applicable taxes and fees. Tickets are non-refundable,
non-switchable and the limited number of seats may not be available on
all flights. Changes to sale fare segments incur a fee of up to $75.
Aloha Air http://www.alohaair.com/ or 800/367-5250.
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Panama City Beach Deals -- Panama City Beach, FL offers deals for fall
travel where you can enjoy 27 miles of white sand and emerald-green
waters for less. With an average water temperature in the 70s and an
average air temperature of 74 degrees, you can visit year-round.
Through Dec. 30, 2005, By the Sea Resorts offer savings of
50 to 70 percent at its three gulf-front resorts. All rates are based
on double occupancy.
At Beachbreak by the Sea, rates drop from their summer high
of $159 to $49 per person, per night, a 70 percent savings. At
Beachcomber by the Sea, rates drop from $189 to $89 per person per
night, 50 percent off. Legacy by the Sea rates go from $199 to $99 per
person per night, also a 50 percent savings.
Rooms at all three hotels have two double beds. At the
Legacy and Beachcomber, each room also features a full kitchen and
queen-size sleeper sofa.
Other opportunities to save at By the Sea Resorts include:
Passport To Play where your card key or parking pass earn discounts at
area attractions; the Mid-Week Meal Deal offers fr.ee continental
breakfast and one fr.ee meal plus 15 percent off regular rates. Valid
for Sun. through Tues. arrivals with a three-night minimum stay.
By the Sea Resorts http://www.bythesearesorts.com or
888/627-0625.
Majestic Beach Towers, the newest upscale condominium
resort in Panama City Beach, opened the first of two towers. Rates
start at $94 per night, per suite, based on double occupancy, through
Dec. 30, 2005. Advanced reservations are required and the rate is based
on availability.
Majestic Beach Towers feature access to a half-mile of
private beach. There are four pools including a heated indoor pool,
wading pool with waterfall, an outdoor lagoon pool with pool-side snack
bar and baby pool. Residents can soak in two hot tubs.
Majestic Beach Towers http://www.majesticbeachtowers.com or
866/216-0940.
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Loosen Up at Amelia Island Plantation by Nicki Chodnoff
'You'll love Amelia Island Plantation," said Jack the shuttle driver,
as I started the 45-minute drive to the southern end of Amelia Island
from the Jacksonville, Florida airport. "It's plush and natural."
Jack was right. As I found during my stay, plush barely scratches the
surface when describing Amelia Island Plantation. The privately-owned
resort has a long standing reputation as a luxurious sanctuary and an
athlete's paradise. It's well-known for tennis with 23 clay tennis
courts, a tennis school and home to the annual Bausch and Lomb Tennis
Championships.
Three championship golf courses offer 54 holes of play with seven holes
on the ocean. The newest venture is a state-of-the-art spa.
On a stretch of quiet Atlantic beachfront, the 1,350-acre resort, 29
miles northeast of Jacksonville, is far from the frenzied pace of
Orlando and the glam gold coast of South Florida. It's been a quiet
getaway for winter-weary northerners for years.
Natural and lush didn't need an explanation, just a view. Pine trees
line many of the streets and highways and century-old live oaks draped
with Spanish moss form a dense canopy. Discretely scattered among the
trees, many built in an "old Florida" architectural style, are vacation
homes and apartments where guests stay. The other option is in hotel
rooms at the Amelia Inn Beach Club where here too earth-tone exterior
colors blend with the surroundings. Public areas offer floor-to-ceiling
windows with sweeping view of lagoons, moss-draped oaks, or the ocean.
Between the blue Atlantic Ocean on the east and green marshes and the
Intracoastal Waterway on the west, the resort is dotted with low-lying
creeks and estuaries. Seven miles of nature trails, including
boardwalks, extend right into the marsh. Clear, sparkling water plays
significantly in the landscape of the resort and its spiffy13,200
square-foot spa.
The resort was built with the mission of integrating animal life and
plant ecology with the natural environment. The master plan protects
tidal marshes, oceanfront dunes, grassland and savannahs. A 40-foot
wide strip of natural vegetation buffers all waterways allowing them to
remain a wildlife refuge. The resort prides itself on being "Florida's
greenest."
The green is evident nearly everywhere. What you don't see are many
parking lots. Even near the Old Florida-style cluster of shops and
galleries, parking spaces are discreetly screened with casually
landscaped greenery. The Amelia Island Inn, rental villas and private
homes are linked with walking/bike paths that wander under a tall,
thick canopy of the original island trees.
Jack's last piece of advise was to watsu. After inquiring about the
strange term, I came to learn watsu is a combination of the words
water and shiatsu and refers to a floating massage that's the spa's
much-touted signature treatment.
Being curious, I attended a watsu demonstration. The treatment in the
special three-and-a-half- foot deep, mineral-infused watsu pool, begins
with floatation wraps placed around calves. Then, as you float, the
therapist cradles your neck in the crook of his or her arm and slowly,
ballet-like, moves around the pool. For 45 minutes, the therapist
glided round and round, stretching and massaging spine, arms and legs.
The 45 minutes cost about $110.
More traditional treatments include Swedish, sports and aromatherapy
massages, detoxifying and herbal wraps, mud baths and a smorgasbord of
facials that pamper all skin types. Twenty-five treatment rooms are
open to the public as well as plantation guests and residents.
Jack failed to mention Segways, machines resembling scooters with two
oversized wheels, one on either side of the standing platform.
Amelia's Wheels at Amelia Island Plantation Resort is one of a handful
of resorts in the U.S. that offer Segway tours.
At the beginning of the tour, our coach and guide, Deby Walker, gave
basic instructions for the device's use. Practicing her suggestions, I
teeter forward and backward, trying to find the balance point. "It's a
movement that seems odd to people over 30, but something the kids pick
up immediately," said Walker. We take a few laps around the parking lot
in front of Amelia's Wheels, mastering starting, stopping and weaving
through sets of orange cones. The more forward you lean, the faster you
travel. A Segway balances and travels by sensing your center of gravity
100 times per second through gyroscopes in the riding platform. It is
electrically powered by rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries
which means it's a zero emissions form of transportation.
After you master basic Segway maneuvers, you begin the tour around the
resort. Walker, along with naturalist Christina Doherty, led us on a
winding asphalt bike path surrounded by ferns, trees and other greenery
or along some of the less traveled residential streets. Our pack of
Segway riders snaked around curves, over footbridges and up a few
hills. We glided past golf courses, island homes and a landmark oak
tree. The tour takes you to places often not visited on foot. At one
point we left the path, parked our Segways and took a trail to the
wooden marsh boardwalk and an inland pond. "This is a favorite spot to
watch birds bathe" said Doherty. There weren't many birds bathing
around 4 p.m., only a few statuesque herons. But the pond buzzed with
insects and a few sunning turtles and frogs. It offered an idyllic,
serene setting that's a sure stress buster.
I'm not a golfer nor a tennis player and yet I found plenty to do
during my three-day stay. Bicycles and golf carts are a favorite way to
explore the island. Armed with a resort street map and a golf cart, I
explored nearly every nook and cranny Few cars are on the roads,
allowing you to explore in a carefree and relaxed way. If you don't
want to get around on a bicycles or golf cart, you still can be
car-free at the resort. A free shuttle service throughout the resort
provides easy access to restaurants, shops, the spa and recreational
activities.
Happily, you don't need motorized equipment to get around. There were
lazy walks along the nearly deserted beach looking for shells and
dancing between the waves. A stop to the nature center, with fish and
wildlife exhibits, clued me to another approach: organized programs and
tours including the Beach Bounty tour. Guided by the nature center's
staff, you learn the secrets to finding the best shells, shark's teeth
and other beach items. The nature center's naturalists also lead a
morning or an afternoon kayaking tour along the marshy inlet to the
Intracoastal Waterway. It starts with a short lesson in paddling and
then to the salt marsh, where guides point out nature's bounty along
the way.
Luxury doesn't have to break your vacation bank. Amelia Island
Plantation offers a number of packages year-round that are posted on
their web site. You can select packages to include the activities you
like most. You'll find the most reasonable prices during shoulder
season, which is offered midweek mid-November through February.
All in all, Amelia Island Plantation provides a place to unwind, relax
and loosen up, which should be the goal of every beach resort vacation.
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