Disney Magic Your Way Package

Live your dream at the place where dreams come true, Walt Disney World® Resort.
Book a Disney Magic Your Way Package by September 26, 2007 for arrivals between September 30 and December 23, 2007, and you’ll experience the magic for LESS! 3 Nights From $345 per person
Disney’s Magic Your Way Package

Accommodations at a Disney Resort for [...]

Jamaica and Mexico Hotel Updates

Please visit Travel 2 the Caribbean’s Web Journal for latest updates on Jamaica and Mexico.
Jamaica Hotel Update for Couples, Half Moon Bay and Tryall
Jamaica Island Outpost Hotel Update for Goldeneye, Jake’s, Strawberry Hill, and The Caves
Jamaica Tourist Board Hurricane Update
New Mexico Hurricane Update – Riviera Maya
Mexico Update – Yucatan Peninsula, Cancun, Tulum

Caribbean Blazin Summer Sale

Divi Resorts is offering two new packages. The Divi Resorts “Blazin’ Summer Sale” package features 40% off nightly rates – and kids eat FREE!

Available at all eight Divi Resorts, this package is valid for travel now through Dec. 22, 2007 and varies by resort.
Save up to 40 percent when booking a room for three nights [...]

Mexico Open for Business After Dean

Hurricane Dean has passed over the Yucatan Peninsula well south of Cancun and the Riviera Maya hotel zones, leaving these popular beach destinations unaffected.
According to the Mexico Tourism Board as well as many of our hotel partners, it is business as usual for hotels and local attractions. Resorts as far south as the Gran Bahia [...]

Caribbean Island Damage Update

The Caribbean is Open for Business!

Grand Cayman escaped a direct hit from Dean. No reports of damage to hotels and resorts.
St. Lucia – As we reported earlier, the island is in good shape, the airport is open, electricity is on throughout the island and all hotels and resorts are open for business.
Tourism on [...]

U.S. Issues Public Announcement on Yucatan Travel

The U.S. State Department issued a Public Announcement to inform U.S. citizens of Hurricane Dean, which is expected to make landfall on Monday, Aug. 20 somewhere between Cancun and Tulum in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
The hurricane’s current track shows that it may pass near Merida, Yucatan on Tuesday, [...]

United Vacations Launches Big City Sale

United Vacations announced a sale for trips to big cities of the United States and Canada that allows clients to choose to receive up to 5,000 Mileage Plus bonus miles or $75 savings per reservation.
The deal is valid for bookings made by Sept. 15 for travel now through Dec. 21. The sale cities [...]

U.S. Issues Travel Warning for Jamaica, Caymans

The U.S. State Department issued a Travel Warning on Saturday to urge U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands at this time due to the threat posed by Hurricane Dean.
The Department of State has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and [...]

Hurricane Update, Another Storm Forming

Hurricane Dean Update – Another Tropical System Forming
More updates on damage in Jamaica will be reported in Travel 2 the Caribbean’s Travel Blog as more information comes in, or you can visit the Jamaica Gleener’s Blog at http://go-jamaica.com/blog/
Hurricane Dean is headed west towards the Yucatan, still packing Category 4 winds, with the [...]

San Francisco’s Hotel Nikko Celebrates 20th Year

Hotel Nikko San Francisco is on a nationwide search for couples who married, or honeymooned, at the hotel the first year it opened, 20 years ago.
In a contest announced by the hotel to commemorate its own 20th anniversary, the prize is a return trip to the hotel for a second [...]

Florida’s Inn at the Springs Offers Family Getaway

The Inn at the Springs, in Bonita Springs, Fla., is welcoming families of four with a special four-night vacation package through this summer or fall.
A four-night getaway for four people includes a two-bedroom, two-bath suite with a fully equipped kitchen, unlimited use of the fitness center and complimentary deluxe continental breakfast daily.
Good [...]

A major installment in the Palms Casino Resort’s multi-million dollar expansion, Palms Place broke ground in January 2006. The condo hotel will feature 599 studio and one- and two-bedroom condominium suites, as well as penthouses.
Other features will include lush landscaping, a 50,000-square-foot pool and spa enclave that will offer the first Turkish hammam, onsite [...]

Carnival Casinos Set to Offer Instant Credit

Carnival Cruise Lines casinos now allow instant underwriting of credit through the Arriva, the first credit card designed specifically for use in casinos.

Carnival casinos can arrange for Arriva Cards to be issued instantly for vacationers seeking casino credit card cash advances. The casino completes the application for the customer through Arriva’s online proprietary credit [...]

Beaches Announces Special Fall Rates

Beaches Resorts in Jamaica and Turks & Caicos are offering up to 45% off regular rack rates on bookings made for travel between Sept. 1 and Oct. 31, 2007.
Rates start at $159.50 per person per night with a three-night minimum stay. For more info, contact agents at Family Friendly & Specialty Travel.

Bonaire Rewards Injured U.S. Veterans

From Aug. 11 to 18, the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) along with Captain Don’s Habitat, the Home of Diving Freedom, will welcome U.S. Soldiers and Marines who have been severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families on a once-in-a-lifetime scuba diving trip during which they will become certified scuba divers.
Their journey to become [...]

United Offers Systemwide Fall Fare Sale

United is offering customers special low-fare tickets for travel to many favorite worldwide destinations.
Special fares are available for U.S. and international destinations through Aug. 20, 2007. Customers can book their travel at united.com and earn bonus miles, or call United reservations at 800-UNITED1 (1-800-864-8331).
Sample fares to U.S. destinations on United are each way, based [...]

Disney’s Magic Kingdom Features Halloween Party

 
Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will return to the Magic Kingdom for select nights between Sept. 21 and Nov. 2, 2007.
Clients are invited to dress up along with the Disney characters and trick-or-treat throughout the Magic Kingdom as well as enjoy some of their favorite attractions.
As part of the festivities, clients may enjoy special presentations of [...]

Chicago’s Palmer House Hilton Opens Spa Chakra

As part of a $150 million-dollar restoration project, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago’s landmark hotel, will unveil Spa Chakra, the hotel’s new wellness facility, in early 2008.
The introduction of the spa comes on the heels of a 10-year partnership agreement between Hilton Hotels Corporation, Spa Chakra, Inc., and several luxury-goods partners that will add more [...]

Sheraton Indianapolis Debuts New Enhancements

Formerly known as the Radisson Indianapolis City Centre Hotel, the recently renovated Sheraton Indianapolis City Centre Hotel property includes upgrades in excess of $10 million over the next eighteen months. .
Upgrades include a lobby with new seating guests can enjoy while experiencing the calming influence of “Welcoming Warmth,” Sheraton’s signature scent, an aromatic blend of Jasmine, [...]

MGM Mirage Summer Savings in Vegas

MGM Mirage is offering summer savings deals at most of its hotels on the Las Vegas Strip through September for online bookings.
At Mandalay Bay, guests receive Fly Back Free certificates, offering complimentary airfare on a return visit to the resort.
The MGM Grand is providing free admission to Studio 54 and 15 percent off MGM Grand [...]