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We’ve posed this question to our very own travel and lifestyle experts, some of whom are award-winning travel consultants. We invite you to send us your favorite destinations, too – whether it’s somewhere you go to every year, or a place you dream of visiting – we would love to hear from you!
Submit your favorite destination by sending an email to marketing@lindentravel.com. Tell us why you love that particular place and send photos if you can. If you inspire us with your story, we’ll post your favorite place in this blog and send you a special “thank you” gift.
Over the next 5 weeks we’ll review all of the nominations and post the top five for each of these categories:
- Romantic Retreats
- Getaways in the United States
- Golf & Spa Destinations
- Island Escapes
- Exotic Places
We will publish our first top 5 list of favorite places starting next week. Until then, inspire us with your stories, keep reading…and, Happy Earth Day!
by Linden Travel
Stay at the Four Season Resort Hualalai, located on the exclusive Kona-Kahala coast of the Big Island. For a limited time, the resort is giving a $1,000 resort credit good towards anything charged to the room. The credit offers flexibility that enables travelers to customize their stay. Available on four night stays for May 01, 2009 – July 31, 2009 and August 15, 2009 – September 30, 2009. Insider Tip: While you’re on the island, make sure to check out Hawaii Forest & Trail, an eco-adventure tour operator with access to previously inaccessible private lands and controlled access wildlife refuges.
Hawaii, Hualalai.
Photo Credit: Peter French.
The Four Seasons Resort Maui is consistently recognized as the top spa resort in the United States and for good reason. The highly skilled staff includes traditional Hawaiian, master Thai, craniosacral and ayurvedic massage therapists with years of experience in their chosen modalities. A selective spa menu, offered in 13 treatment rooms and three ocean-side hales, features Vichy shower treatments, body wraps, lomi pohaku (a hot stone massage), ocean Aquacranial massage and more.
The newest Four Seasons resorts in Hawaii are located on the island of Lana’i: at Manele Bay and the Lodge at Koele. The Four Seasons Resort Lana’i offers two of the world’s best golf courses: The Challenge at Manele, designed by Jack Nicklaus and The Experience at Koele, designed by Greg Norman. The Four Seasons Resort Lana’i is an easy ferry ride from Maui, where major airlines arrive from the continental states.
For your chance to win an eight (8) night, nine (9) day trip to Hawaii, which includes a stay at all three of the Four Seasons resorts in Hawaii, please enter Linden Travel’s 40th Anniversary Sweepstakes.
For more information on Linden Travel’s 40th Anniversary Sweepstakes or Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Four Seasons Lana’i, and Four Seasons Maui, please contact your Linden Travel consultant or email request@lindentravel.com.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Canada, Jazz Festival, Montreal, Montreal Jazz Festival, Travel
By Jessica Burneston
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the annual Jazz fest in Montreal. The festival will run from July 1 – 12, 2009 and will include 3,000 artists from 30 countries. The Festivals website lists more than 650 concerts including 450 free outdoor performances.
Many Montreal hotels are offering packages with exceptional value. There is still space available, but most hotels will sell out during the festival, so if the Jazz fest makes your “must-do” list for the summer, book early for the best selection.
Getting there can also be fun! Of course, there are convenient short flights to Montreal by several major airlines, but another idea for New Yorkers is to take a train to the festival. The Montrealer, leaves New York’s Penn station daily and travels through the Adirondack mountains for breathtaking scenery. The trip is considered one of the most scenic train trips in North America and is considered a green mode of transportation.
Speaking of being green, the Montreal Jazz Fest is carbon neutral. An independent company calculates the CO2 emissions of everything associated with the festival, and then that carbon is off-set by donating to environmental projects.
Passports are required for entry into Canada. Passport cards and enhanced driver’s licenses are also accepted. However, regular driver’s licenses will no longer be accepted for travel to Canada after June 1, 2009.
For more information, please call your Linden Travel consultant or email request@lindentravel.com.
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Linden Travel launched a new website during the month of March. We are now including our Blog on the website. We will continue to post some of the same entries here as well as on the new blog for the next month. During June 2009, please check http://www.lindentravel.com/journal/ for the latest blog entries.
Also, you can always sign up to receive travel updates and news by subscribing to Linden Select Escapes, our bi-monthly newsletter that focuses on getaways with the best value selected by our travel consultants. Click here to sign up.
Filed under: Adventure | Tags: Cruise specials, Cruises, holiday travel, princess cruises
It’s not too early to start planning for the holiday season. Holiday travelers know that space filles up quickly and the best value is obtained by booking early. If you haven’t made holiday plans, here’s an idea… Want a quick and easy holiday getaway? Try a mini, 3 day cruise on the Ruby Princess departing from Fort Lauderdale.
Departing on Monday, December 14 and Thursday, December 17, 2009, the new getaways each offer a call at the line’s private island, Princess Cays – an exclusive beach resort offering a day of relaxation and water sports.
Launched in November 2008, the 3,080-passenger Ruby Princess features the line’s most popular new features including a dramatic piazza-style atrium with small-bite eateries and an ever-changing line-up of street performers. Passengers will also enjoy an array of dining venues including the signature Sabatini’s Italian restaurant and the Crown Grill steak house, plus the new Wheelhouse Bar pub lunch. The ship offers many other Princess innovations including the relaxing adults-only oasis called The Sanctuary, the poolside Movies Under the Stars experience, and a unique behind-the-scenes option called the Ultimate Ship Tour.
Fares for these sailings begin at $249 for the December 14 departure, and $299 for the December 17 cruise. Call your Linden Travel consultant for details at 800 846 3226 or email request@lindentravel.com.
Filed under: What's New | Tags: Betsey Hotel, free trip, Gansevoort South, miami, Miami beach, sweepstakes, Travel, travel sweepstakes
Linden Travel is celebrating 40 years in travel and we are giving away three fantastic travel prizes! Enter to win a trip to Miami, London, or Hawaii at www.lindentravel.com/40
The Linden Travel 40th Anniversary Sweepstakes is open to all US residents! The next drawing period ends on April 30th, 2009 for a Weekend in Miami.
The weekend trip to Miami includes roundtrip flights for two people, a 2 night stay at the brand new Betsey Hotel by Desires Hotel Group and a day at PLUNGE, the rooftop pool at the Gansevoort South overlooking miami beach. Plus, the Miami Visitors and Conventions Bureau had sonated a gift bag full of goodies and 2 miami attraction passes.
Wouldn’t it be great to getaway?
Visit www.lindentravel.com/40 to enter and view the official rules for complete details.
Good Luck!
