Online - November 07, 2007

Holiday Sales

Travel Deals and Discounts

Just in case your brain and wallet needed holiday travel planning inspiration and assistance.

Colony Club Hotel, Barbados
The offer: Four pools, seven tropical acres, and one beautiful beach.
The bottom line: Book a five-night stay by Nov. 14, 2007, and instead of $400/night, it’s $263 (before Nov. 30, 2007) or $300 (Dec. 1-14, 2007). Details.

Bauer Hotel, Venice
The offer: Flee family drama at the super-luxe Venice hotel, where the five-course Thanksgiving meal is worlds better than cousin Emma’s.
The bottom line: Stay three nights and the fourth is free (and so is the piano concert). Valid Nov. 22-26, 2007. Details.

Amansala Bikini Bootcamp, Tulum, Mexico
The offer: Healthy beachside ecoliving — snorkeling, yoga, massages, meditation …
The bottom line: DailyCandy readers get 25 percent off new reservations for Nov. 17-23, 23-29, and Dec. 11-17. E-mail info@amansala.com to check availability; mention DailyCandy in the subject line to receive discount.

Unreal Business Class Discounts, Air France
The offer: Head to Europe in a better class of seat for a whole lot less. Go NYC to Madrid for $690 each way instead of $2,395. That’s 71 percent off.
The bottom line: Must book by Dec. 5, 2007, leave between Dec. 17, 2007, and Jan. 4, 2008, and return between Dec. 22, 2007, and Jan. 9, 2008. The bad news: Paris is not included.

Como Shambhala Estate at Begawan Giri, Bali
The offer: Get a jump-start on New Year’s resolutions at this jungle health center.
The bottom line: DailyCandy readers get 20 percent off the regular rate of the five-day program: $1,890, down from $2,363. Valid December and January. E-mail res@cse.comoshambhala.bz or call +62 361 978 888 and mention the New Beginnings offer.

The Eliot Hotel, Boston
The offer: The swank Back Bay boutique hotel is equal parts preppy and Euro.
The bottom line: Just for DailyCandy readers, stay for $387 per night (a 40 percent savings) and get a $100 shopping gift card. Valid thru March 31, 2008. Call 800-443-5468 and mention “DailyCandy Travel Sale.”

Stevenswood Spa Resort, Mendocino, California
The offer: Chill by your wood-burning fireplace in a ten-suite redwood forest lodge on the Pacific.
The bottom line: Get an extra 25 percent off the best Internet rate thru April 1, 2008. Rates as low as $149. Details.

Hotel Royal Riviera, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France
The offer: Off-season Côte d’Azur fun at a five-star hotel.
The bottom line: A mountain-view room costs $233 per night instead of the usual $335. Valid thru Nov. 30, 2007. Mention DailyCandy when booking. Details (check “Special Offers,” then “Temptation Rate”)