Make holiday shopping fun this year by turning the chore into a vacation. Stay at one of three Kimpton-Seattle properties, all with easy access to downtown shopping, and take advantage of the “Take the Elevator Home” rate, a savings of 20 percent off their best available rate. Rooms start at $139 plus tax at the Monaco, $115 at the Hotel Vintage Park, and $140 at the Hotel Alexis. There rates are available through January 31, so you can shop for family and friends before the holidays or for yourself after! 206-516-5097, www.kimptonhotels.com
Looking for a last-minute romantic getaway? Book the “secret rendezvous” promotion through Couples Resorts in Jamaica and receive 38 to 46 percent off the lowest published rates. Guests can choose their dates of travel and find out a week before their departure which of Couples’ resorts they will be staying at. All of the resorts have the same destination airport, so planning is as easy as ever. The rates for a “secret rendezvous” are $275 per room per night and the package is available from November 1 through 30. www.couples.com.
Check out Cheapflights.com for big holiday savings. Flights from New York to Chicago are starting at $158, round trip, between October 28 and December 31, 2007. Round-trip from New York to London starts at $306, between October 28, 2007 and March 16, 2008. Flights from Philadelphia to Las Vegas start at $210, round trip, between December 21, 2007 and January 5, 2008. And flying from Los Angeles to Honolulu starts at $259 per person, between December 21, 2007 and January 5, 2008.
Save $100 on a one-bedroom deluxe suite at Cheeca Lodge in the Florida Keys. With rates now starting at $329 per night, this offer runs through December 21, 2007. Some black-out dates do apply, including Thanksgiving. 800-327-2888, www.cheeca.com
From the Western Caribbean to Alaska, Norwegian Cruise Line is offering savings on select cruises booked by November 2. Want to escape the cold? Sail on the Norwegian Majesty to George Town, Cozumel and Key West, departing December 8 from Charleston for $429 per person. For cruises with more advance notice, choose between a seven-day Bermuda cruise on the Norwegian Dawn for $599 per person or a seven-day Alaskan Glacier Bay cruise on the Norwegian Pearl for $699 per person, both departing on May 11, 2008. 866-234-0292 (mention promo code PGSD1.)
Destination weddings can be pricey. Kirkland Weddings is offering an inexpensive way to marry at a beautiful destination on the most romantic day of the year. For $350 per couple, marry on Valentine’s Day at Kirkland, Washington’s Heritage Hall. The package also includes floral arrangements, decorations, music, a retired District Court Judge to officiate, recorded music, a bouquet and boutonniere, and the help of a day-of, on-site wedding coordinator. http://kirklandweddings.com
To celebrate its new, daily nonstop service between JFK and London’s Stansted Airport, American Airlines is offering bonus miles. Customers who fly round-trip on American between JFK and Stansted in business class or full-fare economy can earn up to 12,000 AAdvantage miles, for travel completed between now and January 31, 2008. Register in advance at prior to travel at www.aa.com/offers and use promotion code NYSTN.
Karisma Hotel and Resorts is offering newlyweds-to-be a way celebrate without breaking the bank. Couples who get married at El Dorado Seaside Suites, El Dorado Royale or El Dorado Casitas Royal will receive a complimentary return stay within 30 days of the bride and groom’s one-year anniversary. The three-night stay will include a $900 gift certificate for the spa, a complimentary room upgrade, and petit fours upon arrival. Couples can also bring guests along with the addition of two other rooms to their package. To take advantage of this deal, weddings must be booked by February 1, 2008 to take place between August 15 and December 28, 2008. www.KarismaHotels.com.
Air Tahiti Nui is offering a “Great Escape” with an almost all-inclusive package for five or six nights now through April 9, 2008. Besides providing round-trip air transportation from Los Angeles or New York to Papeete, Tahiti as well as inter-island connections and transfers, Air Tahiti Nui will “buy” travelers breakfast and dinner daily for their entire trip. The six-night Great Escape package from Los Angeles also includes one night in Papeete at Sofitel Tahiti Resort in a superior mountain-view room, five nights in Moorea at the Sofitel Moorea Beach Resort and Spa in a deluxe garden bungalow from $1,995 per person. The five-night Great Escape from New York includes five nights at the Sofitel Moorea Beach Resort and Spa in a deluxe garden bungalow from $2,099 per person. Packages must be booked by March 31, 2008. Visit www.airtahitinui-usa.com/escape or call (866)-456-6000.
By Kaitlyn Voyce for PeterGreenberg.com.
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