All the Bases Covered
Now that spring is here, thoughts turn to the boys of summer as
“play ball” is heard in stadiums everywhere. Omni California
Hotels’ Freeway Series Package shows off the best of Golden State
baseball, with a package that includes accommodations at Omni
hotels in either San Diego, Los Angeles or San Francisco; two
tickets to the game; peanuts and Cracker Jack; and complimentary
overnight parking. The package builds on the success of last year’s
opening of a new ballpark in San Diego, attached via a skybridge to
the Omni Hotel. Some rooms in the hotel even have a view of the
field.
The hottest ticket this season, however, is in Washington, D.C.,
where pro baseball has returned for the first time in 34 years. The
Take Me Out to the Ball Game Package by the Fairmont Washington,
D.C., includes accommodations, metro tickets to RFK Stadium, a
Nationals baseball cap and more. Guests will have to arrange for
their own tickets, however.
www.omnihotels.com, www.fairmont.com
eXcellent Adventure
F or many clients, vacation is a time to relax by the pool with
a good book, maybe take an afternoon nap or a dip in the ocean. For
others, however, it’s a chance to take on a monster wave or gnarly
skate ramp. For the latter group, there is now a new hotel, with
everything your clients might need to get their adrenaline
pumping.
Called eXtreme Cabarete, the 20-room hotel is located on the
north coast of the Dominican Republic on Kite Beach, recognized as
one of the best spots in the world for kiteboarding. The resort
also features a one-of-a-kind professional skate ramp and is close
to world-class surfing, scuba diving, motocross, river rafting and
mountain biking.
www.extremehotels.com
COMPASS POINTS: New and Noteworthy
Surf’s up at the GEORGIAN HOTEL in Santa
Monica, Calif., this summer with its Beach Break, learn-to-surf
package for kids ... Seattle’s ALEXIS HOTEL
encourages guests to kick back with its Art of Doing Nothing
package that includes in-room movies, popcorn, a pint of ice cream
and more ... For women desperate to get away from it all, the
PAN PACIFIC WHISTLER is offering the Desperate
Housewives ultimate girls’ getaway weekend ... Through June 24,
several hotels around PALM SPRINGS will team up to
offer a Rat Pack Getaway package ... Timed to the release of the
newest “Star Wars” film on May 19, DISNEY-MGM
STUDIOS theme park will host Star Wars Weekends. ... A new
tour from ADVENTUROUS WENCH, called Actress for a
Day, lets clients live the life of a struggling actress in New York
City, as part of its Showbiz Getaway package. The package includes
lunch at Sardi’s, Broadway shows, a walking tour, shopping and more
... MIRAMONTE RESORT AND SPA, in Indian Wells,
Calif., invites women to customize their own girls’ getaway package
with its Divas in the Desert package ... The luxury hotel outfit
OBEROI GROUP is reintroducing charter flight
service to its historic Wildflower Hall property in the Himalayas
... New to the Web site of the NEW YORK CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE
FOR FILM, THEATER AND BROADCAST is Sets in the City, a
section detailing where scenes from films were shot throughout the
city.
