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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –JANUARY 2024

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River rafting with Western River expeditions can earn planners a free trip!

Planners who book a group for a Western River Expeditions’ rafting adventure in 2024 get the entire trip for free.  The charters are for river rafting trips in Southern Utah destinations such as Desolation Canyon and Cataract Canyon as well as through Moab. Early bird bookings have the best selection of departure dates and destinations. User-friendly links also come with supplemental trip information, all designed

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –LATE DECEMBER 2023

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DAYTONA LAGOON DONATES NEARLY $800,000 OF IN-KIND SERVICES TO VOLUSIA COUNTY SCHOOLS

Daytona Lagoon donates nearly $800,000 of in-kind tickets to area schools.

Year-round family entertainment destination and seasonal waterpark Daytona Lagoon (Daytona Beach, FL) made more than a splash when it donated 39,480 vouchers to Volusia County Schools to distribute to each student in grades third through eighth to enjoy over Winter Break.  No purchase was necessary to get the voucher valued at $20 worth of arcade games and attractions. Students just bring the voucher to Daytona Lagoon before January 3, 2024, to the front ticket counter to be exchanged for a $20

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –DECEMBER 2023

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Wyndham Alltra Vallarta La Costa Restaurant

The all-inclusive market in Mexico and the Caribbean just received a boost from Playa Hotels & Resorts with the completion of extensive renovations at the newly renamed Wyndham Alltra Vallarta in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. To celebrate the grand unveiling, Wyndham Alltra Vallarta if offering a 40% discount

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –NOVEMBER 2023

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The produce is freshly grown and harvested at DeSoto Savannah.

The farm-to-table culinary experience at The DeSoto in the center of Savannah, GA begins right outside the historic property’s door. Growing some of their produce is just one part of the DeSoto’s mystique your group can experience for themselves. Book their Savannah Meetings, Remaking History package by December 31 for available

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –OCTOBER 2023

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Discovery has a promotional discount. Book by Oct. 22, 2023 and use by Dec. 31, 2024!

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Swim with a dolphin. Snorkel among thousands of tropical fresh. Hand-feed exotic birds. All this is possible with a 40% discount for an inclusive day at Discovery Cove® (Orlando, FL) when you book by October 22, 2023 and use by December 31, 2024! As part of the all-inclusive experience, guests also enjoy a freshly prepared breakfast, lunch, and all-you-can-eat snacks throughout

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –SEPTEMBER 2023

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Save up to 35% in this flash sale at The Lucie, part of the Opal Collection.

Pay for three nights and get the fourth free at the newly renovated boutique hotel, The Lucie on Jensen Beach, FL, which just became a member of the Opal Collection. If you need a fast getaway, check out the flash sale. Save up to 35% off stays across our entire collection

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Part 1: CASUAL JAUNTS THRU SWEDEN and DENMARK

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Stockholm Bay main street is lined with impressive buildings originally erected as banks.

Extreme heat and wilting humidity may have compelled tourists in many countries to make like bats and only come out in the dark shade of day or the prayed-for cool of night, but on our early July trip to Sweden and Denmark, we sidestepped predicted rain and donned light

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS –AUGUST 2023

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Pig Island is just one of 50 promotional packages being offered by Bahamas Tourism to celebrate 50 years.

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The Bahamas is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and you can get in on the 50 ways they offer to save money by celebrating with them. There are hotel/resort packages through the end of the year, spa packages, deals on having family portraits done, golf, food deliveries, and car rentals. With 50 different offers (such as the one on Pig Island with a stay at the Embrace Resort,

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HOTEL HAPPENINGS & PROGRAM PROMOTIONS – LATE JUNE 2023

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ireworks are better seen from the Luminary Hotel & Co (Fort Myers, FL) pool deck.

FOURTH OF JULY SETS OFF FIREWORKS WITH GREAT DEALS

Spark up the 4th with a party at Luminary Hotel & Co (Fort Myers, FL) with a special party package and great viewing of the fireworks from the pool deck. I’d go just for the food. Some of the extensive menu includes Redneck cheese & charcuterie; salads such as one with arugula, apple, goat cheese, spiced cashews and tops with a maple sherry

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TORONTO: A WEEK OF FOOD & FUN

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The CN Tower looms over downtown.

114 floors above the crowd of pea-sized tourists ambling between the Rogers Centre, Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, and the miniscule outside Railroad Museum, my first step from Toronto, Canada’s CN Tower elevator left me momentarily light-headed. I focused forward as I inched towards the windows, determined not to look down the 1,465 feet. I gave the Universe a grateful thanks for the small miracle

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