Travel Page 80 Enjoy in the Fall with Special Packages and Exciting Themed Getaways Travel With John Daye

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – August 28, 2006 – The end of sum- mer doesn’t mean the end of fun in the sun - a fall getaway to Jamaica is the perfect cure for the end-of-summer blues. Visitors can enjoy the island’s natural beauty and diverse cul- ture through an assortment of deals and themed packages.

Seasonal Savings

2006 LIFE BROOKLYN/STATEN ISLAND EDITION 2006 CARIBBEAN LIFE BROOKLYN/STATEN Many of Jamaica’s resorts and hotels are offering seasonal savings, including: • Half Moon is offering a “Homecoming Package” for par- ents who want to spend quality time with their children Sept. 12, before the school year gets on its way. Between August 1 and October 31, families can book this package, which features a savings of 20 percent off the rack rate. The package requires a minimum booking of three nights. (www.halfmoon.com) • The members of Elegant Resorts International are offer- ing a variety of special packages through the fall. Coyaba Beach Club is offering the fifth night free on any booking until November 16 (www.coyabajamaica.com). Jamaica Inn is offering a “Pay for Four Nights Stay for Five” special in the Superior Balcony Suites, Deluxe Verandah Suites and Premier Verandah Suites until December 14, with blackout dates from November 21-29 (www.jamaicainn.com). Round Hill Hotel & Fine Dinning with a view at Round Hill Hotel & Villas Villas offers guests who spend four nights until December 14 the fourth night free and a $50 credit toward food and bever- outpost.com). age (www.roundhilljamaica.com). For every three nights • Sunset Beach Resort & Spa invites fans of the summer’s booked at Royal Plantation, the fourth night is free until smash hit movie “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” December 20. (www.royalplantation.com) to enjoy the resort’s Caribbean Pirate’s Paradise Water Park. • Sandals Resorts is offering discounts of up to 50 percent During the months of September, October and November, all off published rack rates (www.sandals.com). Participating children ages 12 and under stay free (http://www.sunset- resorts and details include: beachjamaica.com/). • Sandals Dunn’s River Villaggio Golf Resort & Spa – Offer valid for guests who stay a minimum of three nights between Themed Getaways September 1 and December 31. For a themed getaway, travelers can experience Jamaica • Sandals Montego Bay, Sandals Royal Caribbean, Sandals through a variety of special packages featuring golf, spas, cul- – Offer valid for guests who stay a minimum of three ture and more: nights until September 30. • Jamaica’s fairways and greens await the arrival of “Annie’s • Sandals Whitehouse – Offer valid for couples who book a Revenge,” the inaugural Jamaica Invitational Pro-Am, a Travel minimum of three nights between September 1 and + Leisure Golf Destination Event, taking place at two of the December 26. Caribbean’s finest courses. Fifty teams comprising three ama- Warm accommodations abound at Round Hill Hotel & • FDR Resorts offers free nights for families staying at teur golfers and their golf club professionals will tee off at Villas. Franklyn D. Resort & Spa or Pebbles Resort for all arrivals White Witch and Half Moon in Montego Bay, November 8–12. until December 21. Families who stay a minimum of five The Annie’s Revenge package features 54 holes of golf, five person per night, double occupancy. The golf package nights will get one night free. Additionally, families can pay days/four nights lodging at The Ritz Carlton Golf & Spa includes accommodation, one round of golf daily at Caymanas for seven nights and stay for 10 nights. Fall rates range from Resort, nightly gala parties, $15,000 in Professional purse and Golf & Country Club and shared cart/caddy. Golf package $240-$270 per adult per night at the Franklyn D. Resort, and team prizes, ground transportation, breakfast and lunch daily rates are valid Thursday through Sunday nights only and $160-$2,000 per adult per night at Pebbles Resort and VIP gift bags. The package costs $1,600 for amateurs or expire December 31 (www.hilton.com). (www.fdrholidays.com). $900 for non-playing guests. Pros accompanying their ama- About Jamaica Tourist Board Page 40 • Through December 14, take advantage of Island Outpost teur playing partners attend free as guests of the Jamaica properties’ discounted rates. Participating properties include Tourist Board (JTB) and Travel + Leisure Golf. The package is The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB), founded in 1955, is , where discounted rates start at $750 for two peo- complimentary for club pros that are able to enlist three club Jamaica’s national tourism agency based in the capital city of ple; Jake’s Resort, where rates start at $115 per person; members each. The field will be limited to 50 teams of four, Kingston. The Board is responsible for the worldwide tourism Strawberry Hill, where rates start at $295 per person; and The comprising one pro and three amateurs. marketing and promotion for the island country of Jamaica. Caves, where rates begin at $515 for two people (www.island- (www.tlgolf.com/jam) For almost 50 years, the JTB’s mandate has been to promote • Grand Lido Braco Resort & Spa will host the resort’s Jamaica as a preferred travel destination, identify new and annual “Best of Jamaica” celebration, October 4-8. The event emerging consumer groups, cultivate new relationships with features a celebration of the island’s culture, including cui- travel partners and disseminate timely and useful marketing sine, arts, music and more. Five-night packages to experience information to its offices and travel partners worldwide. JTB this celebration start at $1,863 per couple and include $150 of offices are located in Jamaica, Miami, Toronto and London. spa credits per room and a deluxe Jamaican “goodie bag,” as Representative offices are located in Düsseldorf, Barcelona, well as all themed activities. (www.grandlidobraco.com) Rome, Amsterdam and Tokyo. • SuperClubs invite travelers to spend Thanksgiving in the Details of upcoming special events, attractions and accom- Caribbean. The Super-Inclusive Resorts will prepare the modations in Jamaica are posted on the Jamaica Tourist turkey dinner and every meal in between, while guests enjoy Board’s Web site at www.visitjamaica.com. To book a trip to land and water sports, unlimited premium brand cocktails Jamaica please contact a travel agent or call the Jamaica and a variety of dining options. Additionally, guests receive 50 Tourist Board toll-free at 1-800-233-4JTB (1-800-233-4582), percent off the second room with a minimum four-night stay. 305-665-0557 or go to www.visitjamaica.com. Book by September 30 for travel by November 27. Please note For questions regarding the new U.S. passport require- that age restrictions vary at resorts, the package is only valid ments for travel to the Caribbean, please go to for new bookings, other restrictions and blackout dates may www.travel.state.gov. apply, not combinable with any other offers. For more infor- mation about packages and restrictions, visit www.super- clubs.com. • The Hilton Kingston is offering spa packages that begin For editorial and advertisement, contact at $99 per person per night. The spa package has a three John Daye at [email protected] or call night minimum stay, and includes accommodation, daily 866-329-3261 breakfast, massage, manicure and pedicure, healthy snack on arrival and aromatherapy sachets for the room. Additionally, Go to www.dayeandcompany.com to view the hotel offers a golf getaway package that starts at $99 per Travel Archives. Sept. 12, 2006 CARIBBEAN LIFE MANHATTAN\BRONX\WESTCHESTER EDITION Sept. 12, 2006 CARIBBEAN LIFE MANHATTAN\BRONX\WESTCHESTER The view is luscious at Round Hill Hotel & Villas.