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 Travel & Outdoors | December 2006 
Bargains for the New Year
 Wire Reports
• The Presidente InterContinental Puerto Vallarta Resort in Mexico offers a three-night Whale and Dolphin Expedition package, which includes a half-day biologist-guided tour into the midst of whales and dolphins in Bahia Banderas, one of the world's largest bays. A three-night stay in an oceanfront suite and daily breakfast is also included, starting at $208 per room per night until March 31. Go to intercontinental.com or call 01-800-000-66-33.
• After the holidays, head to our nation's capital for Shakespeare in Washington. Next month through June, more than 40 arts organizations will present a festival of theater, music, dance, films and art throughout the area. Getting into the spirit, The Fairmont Washington, D.C., has created the Romeo and Juliet Package featuring a room with a balcony overlooking the hotel's courtyard garden, a Romeo and Juliet DVD and a love potion for two. Available Jan. 1-June 30, the package starts at $189 per night. Call 800-441-1414 or, for hotel information, go to fairmont.com/washington.
• New York City is still delightful, and cheaper, after the New Year. The Paint the Town promotion Jan. 2-Feb. 28 features hundreds of offers at hotels, restaurants, Broadway shows, museums and other attractions. Winter Restaurant Week returns Jan. 22-26 and Jan. 29-Feb. 2, with more than 200 restaurants offering three-course prix-fixe meals of $24.07 for lunch and $35 for dinner. Call 212-484-1222 or go to nycvisit.com and click on "Visitors."
• Spanish Journeys, a Wellfleet company that designs high-end travel experiences in Catalonia, in the northeast corner of Spain, is planning its first gay-themed tour, a Gay Getaway from May 14-20 that will be limited to 16 participants and includes three nights in a gay-owned Barcelona hotel, and two nights in a gay-friendly beach resort. The cost is $2,995 per person. Travelers must book and buy their own air tickets. Call 508-349-9769 or go to spanishjourneys.com.
• The Clarence bills itself as Dublin, Ireland's rock 'n' roll boutique hotel because it is, after all, owned by a couple of members of U2. The trendy hotel becomes somewhat more affordable off-season with its Winter Retreat Package, starting at about $275 per room for up to two people. The offer includes a superior room and a full Irish breakfast. The rate includes taxes, and no service charge applies. Go to theclarence.ie.
• Spain's Costa del Sol averages 350 days of sun each year, and in winter the average daily temperature is 63 degrees. TourCrafters' All-Inclusive Week on the Costa del Sol costs $1,115 until March 31 and includes round-trip airfare from New York to Malaga and seven nights at the four-star beachfront Gran Hotel Costa del Sol in Mijas plus meals. Call 800-482-5995 or go to tourcrafters.com.
• Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina offers the Evergreen Escape package available through Feb. 28. The package includes breakfast, dinner, accommodations and a choice of a round of golf on any of Pinehurst's eight courses or a 50-minute spa treatment, with rates starting at $225 per person. There is one asterisk: Pinehurst's No. 2 course, which is generally rated among the top five courses in the country, costs an additional $150. Children 17 and younger stay, eat and play golf for free with a parent or guardian. Call 800-487-4653 or go to pinehurst.com for more information. |
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