Ski Season Blows in Flurry of Deals in North America
October 22, 2009
Ski Season Blows in Flurry of Deals in North America 10/20/2009
Kirk Cassels – TravelAgentCentral.com’s Web Managing Editor.
A promising ski season is being kicked off byTravelImpressions who is offering value-added vacation packages for ski bunnies looking to hit the slopes in Colorado, Lake Tahoe or Utah.
The new Seize The Slopes promotion offers a free night on four-, five- or seven-night stays at select hotels. The booking window for the promotion is Oct. 1 – 31, 2009 for travel Nov. 15, 2009 – March 31, 2010.
Seize the Slopes vacation packages include roundtrip airport/hotel transfers (except at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe and Resort at Squaw Creek); ski lift tickets; hotel accommodations and hotel tax. The following are sample rates at participating properties offering a fourth night free when booking a four-night stay:
· The Village At Squaw Valley (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) from $669 per person
· The Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas (Beaver Creek, Colorado) from $949 per person
Guests booking a five-night hotel package will receive a fifth night free at participating resorts. Sample rates for five-night packages are as follows:
· Sheraton Mountain Vista (Beaver Creek, Colorado) from $1,019 per person
· Sky Hotel (Aspen, Colorado) from $1,025 per person
· The St. Regis Deer Crest Resort (Deer Valley, Utah) from $1,079 per person
· Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa (Beaver Creek, Colorado) from $1,149 per person
· St. Regis Aspen Resort (Aspen, Colorado) from $1,155 per person
Select resorts are offering a seventh night free on seven-night reservations with sample rates as follows:
· Resort At Squaw Creek (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) from $1,095 per person
· Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa & Casino (Lake Tahoe, Nevada) from $1,265 per person
Airfare is available from gateways nationwide and can be easily added to the cost of the hotel package.
Gearing up for Ski Season
From early mountain openings in California to 24-hour snowmaking in Canada, ski season is blowing in to North America and several resorts are announcing deals and packages to take advantage of anticipation. After a better-than-expected turnout for the 2008-2009 holiday ski season .
Wyoming
For starters, the new Amagani Ski Club at Aman Resorts’ Amangani resort in Wyoming, with a stay of four nights or more, is offering free access to the Amangani Ski Lounge, two adult ski passes for three days of skiing, daily continental breakfast and complimentary airport transfers. The ski-in/ski-out lounge rests at the heart of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, steps from the Bridger Gondola and complete with ski concierge, storage for ski equipment, boot dryers plenty of après amenities
In addition, travelers will receive a complimentary night at Aman’s newest U.S. resort, Amangiri, located near Lake Powell in the desert terrain of Utah’s canyon country. The hotel includes 32 suites, and private villas (available for sale or rent) are expected to be added within the year.
Colorado
Keystone mountain resort is offering travelers a guaranteed low rate on its one-
and two-bedroom condos this winter with $149 and $189 rates respectively.
This offer is valid for travel from November 6 through April 10, with the exception of December 26-31. All guests receive a complimentary Adventure Passport upon check-in, entitling them to free and discounted activities such as GPS Adventure, NASTAR Family Racing, free ice skating and more
Utah
Pay for three nights and receive four as Stein Eriksen Lodge, nestled mid-mountain at Deer Valley Resort in Utah, is offering a bonus night of luxury and free day of skiing on any three-night stay from December 5 – 18, 2009, and March 28 – April 11, 2010. The package includes Deluxe Room accommodations, daily buffet breakfast, taxes and one adult lift ticket per person to Deer Valley Resort.
Additional packages at the ski-in/ski-out resort include:
* Bronze Ski Package, $276 per person, per night: Includes Deluxe Room accommodations, daily buffet breakfast, taxes and one adult lift ticket per person to Deer Valley Resort. Valid from December 4 – December 17, 2009 and March 28 – April 11, 2010
* Early Escape Package $389 per person, per night: Package includes daily breakfast, taxes and one adult lift ticket per person to Deer Valley Resort. Additional nights may be purchased. Valid Sunday through Wednesday only from January 31 – February 11, and February 21 – March 11.
British Colombia
With the 2010 Winter Olympics right around the corner, Whistler Blackcomb is ready to welcome the world with all the savings it can provide. To mark the season, the resort is offering a best price guarantee where Guests can save up to 39 percent by booking by November 15. If guests find a better deal later in the season, Whistler Blackcomb will take care of the difference.
[Kirk Cassels is TravelAgentCentral.com’s Web Managing Editor. He worked at Plum TV as Network Ticker Editor and helped launch the company's Hamptons website as Online Editor. While receiving his master’s degree in journalism at Temple University, he assisted in the creation of the school’s Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab. He also has over 10 years editing and writing experience for seven print publications.]
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