Caribbean Travel Discounts for Firefighters

Calling all Firefighters! 

Beaches Resorts, the Caribbean's leading family friendly all-inclusive resort collection, is offering 10% off for all FIREFIGHTERS all year long.

The discount is on top of any other current promotion offered by Beaches Resorts. Beaches Resort properties are located in Jamaica and the Turks & Caicos.

This is a great way to reconnect with your family and enjoy some serious relaxation. 

We are happy to provide you with a free quote. Please contact us today!

Military Travel Discounts to the Caribbean

Attention all servicemen and women! 

How about a discount on a luxury Caribbean family vacation? 

Beaches Resorts, the Caribbean's leading family friendly all-inclusive resort collection, is offering 10% off for all military personal all year long, with the months of September & October being 15% off. 

The discount is on top of any other current promotion offered by Beaches Resorts. Beaches Resort properties are located in Jamaica and the Turks & Caicos.

This is a great way to reconnect with your family and enjoy some serious relaxation. 

We are happy to provide you with a free quote. Please contact us today!

Beaches Resort Vacation Discounts!

Beaches Resorts have two super fantastic promos right now! 

{Beaches Turks & Caicos by Day}

The first one will give you $315 IN FREE AIR CREDIT when staying 6 nights or more at Beaches Negril located on Jamaica's famous 7 Mile Beach.

The second one is an early booking bonus for travel this fall and will give you $325 CREDIT TOWARD YOUR HOTEL STAY. This offer is valid at any Beaches Resort.

Beaches Resorts have long been known as the best family friendly all-inclusive resorts in the Caribbean. They do an excellent job of catering to kids as well as adults. Beaches Turks & Caicos is my personal favorite - especially the Italian Section... all-inclusive family friendly vacations don't get any better than a week in a Turin Water's Edge Walkout Two Bedroom Family Suite. 

{Beaches Turks & Caicos at Night}

Our Caribbean Travel Specialists will be able to help you decide which Beaches Resort and which room category is best for your family. Call or email us today! 


{As with all promotions restrictions apply, please inquire.}

Free Nights in the Turks & Caicos at Seven Stars Resort

The Turks & Caicos have grown in popularity so much over the past few years that there is hardly a discount to be found. If you're considering this gem of a destination, count your lucky stars because the... 

Seven Stars Resort 

...is offering a FREE night to those who book 4 or more nights from now until April 14, 2012. {As with all promos, restrictions apply} Book your Turks & Caicos Vacation today!  

{a room with a view}

To reach the Seven Stars Resort, you need to fly into Providenciales Island - aka Provo. Flights can be more expensive than other islands, but if you try all airlines, you will likely find decent prices on your flights.

Book a Last Minute Trip to the Turks & Caicos Food & Wine Festival!

CARIBBEAN FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL
1^ST ANNUAL CULINARY EXTRAVAGANZA
November 4-5, 2011 – Providenciales, Turks & Caicos

Packages:
Grace Bay Club - $1,820 plus tax and service
              3 Nights accommodations in a Junior Suite, double occupancy including breakfast daily
              2 Dinners (Welcome Dinner, Nov 4^th & Gourmet Safari Dinner, Nov 6th)
              1 Lunch (Food & Wine Tasting Experience, Nov 5^th)

Add On the Caribbean Food & Wine Festival Culinary Extravaganza to your Luxury Fully-Inclusive Stay

The Veranda Resort & Residences - $2,365 includes tax and service
            3 Nights accommodations in a Garden View Studio, double occupancy – fully inclusive
            Luxury Fully Inclusive, All Meals and Premium Drinks and your spot and participation at:
Friday November 4^th – 6:30pm  - Welcome Dinner
Saturday November 5^th – 11am to 3pm – Food & Wine Tasting Experience
Sunday November 5^th – 5:15pm – Gourmet Safari Dinner

A CELEBRATION OF FOOD AND WINE THAT YOU WILL WANT TO EXPERIENCE!

FEATURING GUEST CHEF BEAU MACMILLAN WINNER OF IRON CHEF AMERICA (DEFEATEDCHEF BOBBY FLAY); PROVOS TOP CHEFS INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN CHEF PAUL NEWMAN & CHEF MARTIN DAVIES WINNERS OF IRON CHEF TORONTO FROM COYABAACCOMPANIED BY A FINE SELECTION OF WINE EPRESENTATIVES FROM TUCK BECKSTOFFER AWARD WINNING CULTWINE MAKER, DUCKPOND CELLARS & MASTER SOMMELIER GEOFF KRUTH.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4TH—6.30PM
WELCOME DINNER FEATURING GUEST CHEF BEAU MACMILLAN
& LINDA AND SCOTT JENKINS FROM DUCKPOND CELLARS
• EXCLUSIVE 5 COURSE MEAL PAIRED WITH WINES FROM DUCKPOND CELLAR;ANACAONA, GRACE BAY CLUB

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5TH—11AM TO 3PM

FOOD & WINE TASTING EXPERIENCE 
• FINE SELECTIONS OF CHOCOLATE, CHEESE, SEAFOOD & MEAT PAIRED WITH
WINE SELECTIONS FROM TUCK BECKSTOFFER, DUCKPOND CELLARS &
MASTER SOMMELIER GEOFF KRUTH; VERANDA RESORT & RESIDENCES

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5TH—5.15PM

GOURMET SAFARI DINNER FEATURING WINES FROM TUCK BECKSTOFFER
• OPENING RECEPTION, KRAVE AT GRACE BAY CLUB
• FIRST COURSE, COYABA RESTAURANT
• FISH COURSE, SEVEN AT SEVEN STARS• MEAT COURSE, PARALLEL 23 AT THE REGENT PALMS
• DESSERTS AND CIGARS, BAGATELLE AT GANSEVOORT

S P E C I A L GUEST:
In less than a year, Divya Gugnani took a casual idea, mixed it with her passion and financial savvy, added a dash of persistence and created a fully baked, thriving online culinary business. Her company Behind the Burner is an emerging culinary media brand that creates expert-based content about food, wine, mixology and nutrition. Packaging the best tips, tricks and techniques from a network of over 500 master chefs, mixologists, restaurateurs and other culinary visionaries they serve them to viewers in the form of videos, articles and blogs. Their videos are syndicated on TV to NBC New York Nonstop as well as 49 online media properties.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TURKS AND CAICOS TOURIST BOARD

For reservations and inquiries kindly call 800-946-5757 or 
email reservations@gracebayresorts.com

Enjoy!

Family Suites at Beaches Turks & Caicos

Beaches Turks & Caicos is one of the only Caribbean Resorts offering family suites with a separate bedroom for children. Most hotels accommodate families wishing for separate sleeping quarters by offering the option of connecting rooms. The problem with this is that most hotels won't confirm connecting rooms and offer this option only on a "request" basis - which means the rooms are subject to availability at time of check-in. This is wonderful if it works out, but for a family vacationing with 2 adults and multiple young ones, arriving at a hotel to learn that you were not granted connecting rooms and your rooms are on opposite sides of the hotel can immediately ruin your vacation.

Enter the new Italian Village at Beaches Turks & Caicos. All of the suites either have a smaller separate kids room or are all full 2 bedroom suites. The separate kids rooms, shown in the photo above, sleep 3 and are decked out with their own TVs and Xbox stations, surely enough entertainment to keep the little ones in their own room. They are some of the priciest rooms at the resort, but the benefit of private sleeping quarters is priceless for many! 

Check out my review from my visit to Beaches Turks last November.

Contact us for a custom quote or price your Beaches vacation online now! 

Best,

Dive into the Turks & Caicos

Enjoy this colorful article all about diving in the Turks & Caicos...


Not far ahead of the dive boat I can see the occasional head pop up, breaking the surface for a sniff of warm, tropical air. Sea turtles. The sighting is enough to send the snorkelers on board scrambling to prepare their gear. People spit into their masks, quickly rubbing it onto the glass to prevent fogging once in the water. Our boat captain unpacks the waterproof spotting charts and deals them around. The dog-earred pages are filled with coloured pictures of sponges, corals, tropical fish, intimidating looking sharks and, of course, sea turtles.


“These waters are part of the marine sanctuary,” explains Brent Forbes, a guide with eco-outfitter Big Blue Unlimited. “This zone is protected against anchoring and fishing, conching and lobstering. When you get in you’ll see the turtles, but watch for spotted eagle rays, stingrays, parrotfish and nurse sharks.”


Turks and Caicos, a chain of 41 small islands, straddles the seam between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Incredible water in shades of blue that defy description — turquoise, navy, marine, aqua, teal — and the marine life below the surface draws visitors to these island pedestals of coral limestone.


According to Forbes, the gin-clear water and bountiful coral reefs have long been magnets for experienced divers. “It varies by season — in the busy season we see more divers than snorkelers, but people still come to snorkel all year round.”



Read the rest of the article here... from the Toronto Star via the Turks & Caicos Tourist Board. {photo from here}

Sandals Resorts Specials for Repeat Guests

Like many hotel chains, Sandals Resorts has a great loyalty program. For each visit to any Sandals or Beaches Resort, you will earn points resulting in discounts off future vacations. Their loyalty program is called SANDALS SELECT.

One of the neatest features about this program is Reunion Week. Each Year, Sandals Resorts hosts the popular ‘Reunion Week’ as a special thank you to returning guests for their unwavering loyalty to the Luxury Included® resort company. Loyal guests enjoy an opportunity to return to the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean and participate in special themed events and activities, all while receiving exclusive savings. From April 25 – 29, 2011, the Sandals Select Reward Club—Sandals Resorts’ returning guest program—will offer its members a fun-filled reunion weekend at any one of the fourteen Sandals’ resorts in Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia and the Bahamas.

In addition to exclusive activities and savings, Sandals Select members are also eligible to receive Sandals Resorts’ current ‘Up to Two Nights Free’ promotion , and up to $250 credit towards  Sandals Resorts’ award-winning, Caribbean-inspired sanctuary, the Red Lane® Spa - by booking before December 9, 2010 with travel dates through 2012.  As with all Luxury Included® vacations, guests of Sandals Resorts will enjoy gourmet specialty dining at their choice of up to 14 restaurants, premium brand wine and spirits, watersports including snorkeling & scuba diving, nightly entertainment, luxurious accommodations, airport transfers and all resort taxes and fees.

 If you've stayed at a Sandals Resort previously and did not sign up for the loyalty program, we'd be happy to help you with your enrollment. If you are already a Sandals Select member and are interested in more information about Reunion Week - drop us a line.

 Each Sandals Resort is located on islands easily accesible via flights from most major US & European Gateways. American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and most major carriers service every island home to Sandals & Beaches Resorts.

Enjoy,

Luxury Home Tour - Hartling House in the Turks & Caicos

A private windswept beach...

Water the perfect shade of turquoise...

Every well thought luxurious detail welcomes you to Hartling House in the Turks & Caicos. The private estate of the developers of such fine Turks & Caicos Hotels as the Regent Palms and the Shore Club...

Four enviable bedrooms...

For the little ones too...

Even more amazing bathrooms...

Open that window, let the curtains blow in the sea breeze.... and relax. 

The main living areas bring the outdoors in with the same neutral palate...

Hire one of the Turks & Caicos most notable private chefs or be your own. 

Imagine coming down those stairs in the morning to the smell of fresh Caribbean coffee and the sound of voices filled with anticipation for what the day will bring...

Packing already? 

We'd love to book your vacation to the Hartling House. Drop us a line anytime... info @ caribbeanjourney.com ~

Enjoy,

Turks & Caicos Sporting Club

My "Be There Now" moment today comes from the Turks & Caicos and the beautiful new development of the Turks & Caicos Sporting Club. Enjoy this video production showcasing the property... turn your speakers up, the music is fantastic:


Affordable Housing For The Affluent from TCSC on Vimeo.

Every 3rd Night FREE @ Grace Bay Club, Turks & Caicos

GRACE BAY CLUB, in the Turks & Caicos, is one of those places where you just can't go wrong. You simply will not be disappointed... instead, you'll be pleasantly surprised at every turn. The hotel simply is that impeccable...

Beautiful aesthetics, clean color palates... appointed to compliment the sea beyond. The sea offers endless adventure from simply lying on the beach, to snorkeling, diving... and more....

There's plenty for the kiddies to do too... the hotel has a great KIDS CLUB.

And when you've done all you can do, you'll retreat to heavenly rooms....

...with amazingly cozy beds, all with a fantastic view of the sea...

And the best part? The Summer/Fall Promotion:

Enjoy every 3^rd night complimentary on the powdery white sands of Grace Bay Beach
Rates starting at $550 per night and include:

· Full breakfast daily in Grill Rouge
· Personal concierge
· Afternoon tea
· Bottled water
· On–site Kids Town program
· Wireless internet
· International telephone calls from guest rooms
· Non–motorized water sports

Offer must be booked by August 31, 2010 for stays before December 17, 2010.

Offer cannot be combined with any other promotion. Offer is available for new bookings only and is subject to availability, 11% tax and 10% service charge. The following blackout dates apply:
June 10 – 11, June 24 – July 3, August 1 – 15, November 10 – 13 and November 20 – 27.

How do you get to the Turks & Caicos? There are many nonstop flights from US East Coast cities, as well as almost daily to/from Miami with flights on American Airlines. 

Ready to go? Contact Us at Caribbean Journey today!

Beaches Friends Forever Girls Getaway

Have you seen the trailer for the Sex & the City 2? My favorite tagline at the end of the clip is when Carrie says "Sometimes, you just have to get away with the girls." So true!

Ready for your Girlfriend Getaway? Beaches Resorts are rolling out the red carpet for you and your girlfriends to go on a 4-night vacation in paradise at a very special rates. So, grab your girlfriends, kick back, relax and enjoy Caribbean-style fun at the Beaches Friends Forever (B.F.F.) Girls Getaway.

Exclusive B.F.F. Activities:

Welcome Cocktail Reception

Island Dance Lessons

Skin-timate Skin Care Sessions

Beach Bonfire Pajama Party

Meditation Classes

Stretch Yoga & Seaside Pilates Classes

Chartered Snorkeling

Farewell Dinner

PLUS:

$200 SPA GIFT CERTIFICATE
Receive a $200 Red Lane® Spa gift certificate for the ultimate in pampering. Plus, receive welcome gifts, a 10% discount at the retail shops and a free 5x7 photograph.

SUNSET SAIL AWAY CATAMARAN CRUISE
Sail away on a catamaran cruise for the ultimate party on the water! (An $85 value)

B.F.F. Weekends:

April 29 to May 3, 2010

October 14 to 18, 2010

May 12 to 16, 2011 

October 13 to 17, 2011

Rates start at $1199/per person. Visit Beaches website today or send me an email and I will help you plan this fabulous getaway!

Healing Hotels of the World

Finally... a hotel consortia I can relate to 100%. My very first job was as spa cordinator at the Arizona Biltmore Resort. Being there was zen and I learned so much about the importance of taking care of myself inside and out. If ever there was a reason to travel, for me it would be to heal. To release the stresses of my busy day-to-day life and to dig deep down to my core and find my center. Namaste.

The Healing Hotels of the World is an exclusive partnership of hotels, resorts, and retreats offering holistic health in luxury surrounding. 

Four of my favorite hotels are in the group:

Jade Mountain in St. Lucia:

 

Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos

Hermitage Bay in Antigua:

Tabacon in Costa Rica

{The first time I visited Tabacon, I arrived on the back of a Harley Davidson, my head spinning with uncontrollable fear. It was my first time on a motorcycle and what an introduction! If you've driven from San Jose to Tabacon/Arenal, you know what I am talking about. More curves than not, more potholes per mile than anywhere I'd ever been, add a random cow or two, and a few over crowded buses barreling down the mountain in the opposite direction, and you see can imagine the state I was in. However, all of that fear, and the stress than came with me packed in my luggage from the US, dissolved within a few hours of soaking in their incredible hot springs and gazing up at Arenal glowing in the low light. Bliss.}

New All-Inclusive Resort in the Turk & Caicos!

This is BIG news! Every week I receive one or two calls from potential clients looking for an all-inclusive resort in the Turks & Caicos. They've heard about the island's amazing beaches, most notably Grace Bay Beach, and they are accustomed to vacationing with all meals & drinks included in the upfront cost and if Beaches Resort & Club Med Turkoise are not a perfect match, we quickly move on to other islands. Not anymore!

Meet The Veranda:

Turks & Caicos newest fully inclusive resort.

Perfectly situated on the famed Grace Bay Beach.

The Veranda consists of studios, suites & cottages.

Each unit is well appointed with upmarket designer pieces in a calming neutral theme.

If you can pull yourself out of the ocean, there are 3 pools, a full service spa, and fitness facility.

All accommodations have air conditioning, ceiling fans, LCD flat screen TVs, Sony Dream Machine, Play Station 3, complimentary Wi-Fi, Egyptian linens and feather beds, direct-dial telephones and in-room safes. Many units feature spacious outdoor verandas.

Book NOW for travel February 1 to March 31 and receive 30% off their normal rates! Rates start at $318/per person, based on double occupancy and include: all meals, beverages, round trip airport transfers, wireless Internet access, local phone calls, non-motorized water sports, government tax & service charge.

Appealing? Ask me more!