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If you have been waiting around for a reason to take a family vacation, consider this a sign. The Hilton Los Cabos Beach & Golf Resort is offering a Family Fun Promotion great for parents and kids. The promotion spans from June 29th to October 19th 2008. The hotel promises a fun-filled family vacation from the very start with a “Welcome Cabo Cooler” and surprises for the children, daily “Vacation Station” activities, family Drive-in movie, and Mexican cooking classes twice a week. Other relaxing offers include a 10-minute kids spa treatment discounted with a purchase of a 50-minute treatment and 10-minute pool side massages. Guests can also enjoy complimentary use of the Hilton shuttle and wireless Internet access. The starting rate for the duration of this promotion is $229 a night, including tax. Read more

The Orlando World Center Marriott Resort invites guests to catch a wave into a new thrilling "sea" of adventure with the recently announced Aquatica & SeaWorld package. Available now through December 31, 2008 from only $294 per room, per night, explore lagoons, attractions and world-class amenities to include:

• One night's accommodations at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort
  
• Exclusive length-of-stay tickets to Aquatica & SeaWorld
  
• SeaWorld Guest Value Booklet with special offers encompassing: "Ride Again" passes for the most popular rides and upgrade to preferred parking at regular parking rate and in-park dining discounts
  
• A Shamu plush toy per child upon arrival
  

Reminiscent of the rugged beauty of New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea, Aquatica features the most thrilling water rides in the world with 36 water slides, six crystal-blue rivers and lagoons, and more than 80,000 square-feet of sandy beach. Black-and-white Commerson's dolphins, brilliant macaws and colorful fish from all over the world brings to life the park's playful, high-energy nature, while distinct attractions will zoom, float and splash guests through amazing animal habitats and undersea adventures. The new water park offers something for all ages, even the littlest swimmers will discover one of the world's largest interactive water play areas. The entire family can zoom together on slides and blast water cannons and those not old enough to walk can still slide down tubes with Mom and Dad in specially built rafts. Read more

After a long winter, nothing says summer like peeling off those heavy layers and thinking about your next warm weather vacation! This year, couples and families looking to get away should consider a vacation at the Palace Resorts line of luxury all-inclusive properties that are located throughout Mexico. With ten top-of-the-line resorts to choose from, each with its own signature vacation, Palace Resorts is ready to tempt guests with Mexican retreats that can’t be missed.

Not sure which property to visit? Well, the decision is easy with the following promotions: Read more

Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas is offering two new programs to houseboaters just in time for the start of the 2008 season. The programs offer vacationers a new level of customer service leading into what promises to be the best season on the lake in years. The two programs, an upgraded concierge service and “Meals on Board” take the worry out of vacation planning and allow guests to relax from the earliest stages of preparation all the way through the end of their trip.

Upgraded Concierge program
An upgraded concierge service is launching for the 2008 houseboating season. Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas has offered concierge services to their guests since 2006, but this year the program has been taken to the next level. All customers booking houseboating vacations are assigned one point of contact to assist them throughout the entire vacation-planning process. Their “chief steward” conducts regular phone calls leading up to the trip, meets them at the dock for boarding, provides instruction time on the boat and greets them at the end of their voyage. Read more

As we endure miserable winter temperatures and count down to the first day of spring, now is the time to start planning for that first vacation when the sun comes back out. With the help of the “Early Bird Spring Weekday” package at Shenandoah National Park Lodging, travelers can save big and experience the pure wonders of Mother Nature.

Starting at just $99, the package represents 33 percent in savings and includes one night’s lodging and a delicious complimentary breakfast for two. The package, which runs weekdays March 23 through June 26, 2008, with blackout dates of May 23, 24 and 25, 2008, gives early bird travelers a chance to enjoy the spectacular landscape of Shenandoah before the summer crowds arrive. Read more

Just in time for a winter great escape from the cold, The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort on exclusive Longboat Key is extending their winter special rate of $189 for select dates in February and March. The $189 per night rate reflects a savings of over 30% off rack rates and includes the following:

--Accommodations in a one-bedroom suite, which comfortably sleeps four
--Free breakfast at the award-winning Colony Restaurants for two adults each day
--Kids under 6 eat free from the kid's menu with the purchase of two adult lunch or dinner entrees

The Colony, rated as the "Top Family Tennis Resort" by Tennis magazine and in the top 5 of Child magazine's "Best Family Resorts in the US", offers an array of complimentary amenities and services to guests, including: no resort fees, free kid's recreation programs, free tennis court time and game matching services, free use of the fitness center, complimentary use of beach chairs and towels on The Colony's private Gulf beach. Read more

Travelers don't have to break the bank this holiday season on expensive gas prices. As a holiday gift to customers, Expedia.com is offering free gas cards for the next two weeks for hotel reservations made December 11 – 14 and December 18 – 21 for travel now through January 6.

For three to four-night stays at hotels in the U.S. and Canada, excluding New York City and Seattle, customers will receive a $30 gas card, and customers will receive a $50 gas card for 5+ night stays. The deal is valid for travelers booking hotel only, not packages. The offer is available on www.expedia.com starting today, and will automatically appear when travelers book qualifying hotels for the designated length of stay.

For a limited time, book an air/hotel Southwest Airlines Vacations' package between November 16 - December 15, 2007 for travel January 1, 2008 - March 3, 2008 and stay three nights or longer at any Walt Disney World Resort hotel and receive a FREE Magic Your Way Theme Park ticket upgrade! Upgrade includes Park Hopper® and Water Park Fun & More Options. Additionally, receive an added bonus of up to 40% off select room categories.

To book these discounted packages, available at southwestvacations.com, visit: http://www.southwestvacations.com/specials/detail.asp?xmlfile=FS0232&OAC=

When booking this special offer, vacation packages to Walt Disney World® Resort will include: Read more

'Tis the season to shop 'til you drop and get an early start on holiday festivities. Palm Beach Gardens Marriott is now offering a holiday shopping package to remedy the craziness of the holidays. From now until December 31, 2007, this luxurious North Palm Beach, Florida hotel is featuring the exclusive holiday shopping package with prices starting as low as $111 per night.

The perfect way to ring in the holidays, grab a girlfriend or bring along that special someone and turn a shopping weekend into a fabulous Palm Beach Gardens, FL vacation. The premier Shop 'Til You Drop Holiday Package includes:

• Deluxe accommodation for two
  
• $25 gift card to the Palm Beach Gardens Mall
  
• Prices from $111 - $135 per night
  

With prices this low, you'll have money left over to get all of your holiday shopping done before you know it. Both minutes away, The Gardens Mall and Downtown at the Gardens make for fantastic shopping opportunities. Read more

As the countdown ticks closer to the end of the travel season at Shenandoah National Park, now is the time to plan that last-minute vacation. Fortunately, Shenandoah National Park Lodging has added a last-minute travel deal during the month of November—the final month the lodges are open in 2007.

Located just 90 miles from Washington D.C., Shenandoah National Park provides visitors with breathtaking natural beauty and wildlife. It is not unlikely for visitors to encounter everything from black bears and migrating birds to white cotton-tailed deer or chipmunks during a visit. And now is the time to visit the park before the animals disappear for winter. Visitors can take advantage of the last-minute Late Fall Special. Read more