all-inclusive promotion | Half Moon Montego Bay

Half Moon is a luxury beach resort outside Montego Bay, Jamaica. Within this classical Jamaican setting are nearly 400 guest accommodations — from rooms to villas — and there's so much to do! Of course, Half Moon Jamaica offers sandy crescent beaches and the warm, inviting waters of the Caribbean. But there's also tennis, squash, horseback riding, scuba diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, and sailing.

The children's program offers trained leaders and fun activities to keep kids happily occupied while their parents enjoy some alone time to play golf on Half Moon's par 72 Robert Trent Jones course (or work on their game at the David Leadbetter Golf Academy). In the mood for some self-indulgent pampering? Check out the resort's 68,000 square foot spa!

A special all-inclusive promotion is being offered through April 15. Priced from just $609 per evening, the package includes:

• Luxurious accommodation
  
• Sumptuous daily breakfast
  
• Leisurely lunch daily
  
• Gourmet dinner each evening
  
• Premium drinks at hotel bars
  
• Welcome gift and champage in room
  
• Round-trip airport transfers
  
• One Swedish Massage for each full paying adult
  
• Use of tennis court, fitness centre, lilos, paddle-boats, single and double kayaks

Half Moon is a member of Virtuoso. Contact your Virtuoso luxury travel consultant for complete details about the added-value amenities offered at this luxury resort and over 780 other properties around the world.


Half Moon Jamaica (search here on Google)


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Tryall Club | caribbean vacation villas

Imagine a Caribbean vacation in your own villa overlooking the sea. I recently stayed at "Little Hill," a five bedroom home on the grounds of the Tryall Club near Montego Bay, Jamaica. A great place for fun and relaxation, Tryall provides a spectacular setting. There's nothing quite like sitting on your own porch reading a book and enjoying one of the most beautiful views in the world (pictured).

Surrounded by a challenging 18 hole championship golf course that has hosted professional events, each villa at Tryall has its own individual swimming pool, and all guests have exclusive access to Tryall's private beach. Villas are even equipped with golf carts to get around the extensive property. Tryall offers two restaurants (one right by the beach), a kids program, tennis courts, shopping, free wireless internet in the Great House, even a large pool with swim-up bar. It's a great place to visit, whether for a family vacation, honeymoon, or destination wedding.

Villas offer the ultimate in luxury and privacy. Your staff will cook for you, do your laundry, even provide babysitting if you want to go out in the evening. The Tryall Club is part of the Virtuoso network of hotels and resorts. Book through your Virtuoso luxury travel consultant and receive a choice of complimentary amenities (choices include round-trip airport transfers, lunch for 4, or golf).

Tryall Club (Search here on Google).



copyright (c) 2007 by David J. Ourisman. All rights reserved. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.
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free passport offer (up to $250 per couple)

All-inclusive beach resorts have become a very popular way of enjoying a Caribbean vacation. Sandals, "the resort created for two people in love," has locations in Jamaica, St. Lucia, Antigua, and the Bahamas. Beaches, an all-inclusive resort for families, offers three locations in Jamaica and one in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

And if you don't have a U.S. Passport, now is the perfect time to book the Passport to Paradise promotion offered by Sandals and Beaches. Passport fees will be credited for new bookings and new passport applications made after June 1, 2007 until further notice. With a minimum 5-night stay required, receive two resort credit rebates per booking, up to $125 per guest, maximum $250.

Download the rebate form at this link.


All-inclusive beach resorts (Search here on Google)

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how to plan a romantic honeymoon

So you're engaged, and now you're planning a romantic honeymoon to begin your married life together. You may find that planning this trip is very stressful because there are too many choices! Do you want to take a cruise or spend a romantic honeymoon at a beach resort in a tropical paradise?

Where do you want to go? The world offers so many honeymoon destinations: Hawaii. Capri. Costa Rica. Tahiti and Bora Bora. Fiji. The Maldives. Mexico. Jamaica or the Caribbean. Do you want an all inclusive vacation? Do you want a totally flexible package?

This is perhaps the one time in your life when all these choices are not welcome. You're in the midst of countless decisions about your wedding, and you're getting frustrated by them. You are discovering that the two of you may have different decision-making styles, different priorities, even different expectations. You've had to deal with disagreements and conflict around your wedding ... and now you have the trip of a lifetime to plan. Both of you want it to be the most wonderful, romantic honeymoon ever, but you can't agree on anything. What's a happily engaged couple to do?

Here are some tips on how to plan a romantic honeymoon and keep your love intact!

1. Keep it simple. You'll want to avoid frequent packing and unpacking. Who wants the hassles of traveling to a dozen destinations on your honeymoon? This is a time for you to be together and enjoy each other. Talk about this question: What do we like doing for fun? Brainstorm destinations that would be fun to visit. Come up with separate lists, then compare and see what you have in common.

2. Set a budget. If your vacation costs more than you can afford, the expenses will add to your stress, both during the trip and afterwards (when the credit card bills come in). You can have a romantic honeymoon that stays within your budget and enjoy your memories forever (and avoid the debt).

3. Ask for help. Planning any kind of travel can be complex; if it were simple, you wouldn't be reading this blog! A good travel consultant will listen to the dreams you have for your honeymoon, respect your budget, do all the research, and offer you a few choices that you can talk over together. Whatever you may pay as a consulting fee, you will reap many times that investment in mistakes avoided, real value found, and a bottom line that you can afford. And, most of all, you will have a romantic honeymoon that's been planned by an expert so that all you have to do ... is enjoy it!


copyright (c) 2007 by David J. Ourisman. All rights reserved. If you have comments on this column, or questions about booking travel, email me or visit my website.
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