Island Breeze Travel - Just Completed - Luxury Travel Specialist Program

In a continuing effort to bring our clients the best that travel has to offer, we are proud to announce that Island Breeze Travel is now certified as a Luxury Travel Specialist.

The Luxury Travel Specialist Program is sponsored by:

• Half Moon Resort, Rose Hall, Jamaica http://www.halfmoon.com/


• Dreams Resorts and Spa's http://www.dreamsresorts.com/


• Secrets resorts and Spa's http://www.secretsresorts.com/

This certification is administered through the Travel Agent Academy and it gives us up-to-the-moment intelligence on special offers and insight into luxury travel offerings around the world.

We realize the one thing most of you lack is the luxury of time. You don’t have countless hours to surf the net and assemble the perfect trip.

That’s why we do all the homework for you — and take the hassle out of high-end travel with a focus on delivering to you, the best-of-the-best travel experiences.

Please contact us today at info@island-breeze-travel.com or call us toll free at 877-858-8009.

SANDALS RESORTS “NO WORRY GUARANTEE” ALLOWS TRAVELERS TO BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE

Insurance Priced at $99 per Adult and $79 per Child Grants Travelers Full Cash Refund in the Event of A Layoff.

MIAMI (May 1, 2009) – Unique Vacations Inc., the worldwide representative of Sandals Resorts, Beaches Resorts, The Royal Plantation Collection, and Grand Pineapple Beach Resorts, today announced the “Sandals Resorts No Worry Guarantee,” an added benefit to the company’s optional insurance policy, which grants guests a full cash refund on their vacation should they be involuntary terminated from their jobs.

Beginning May 1, 2009, when guests purchase the Trip Mate Travel Protection Plan for $99 per adult and $79 per child, they will now have expanded coverage that includes the Sandals Resorts No Worry Guarantee, offering protection on travel to all four resort brands’ properties in Jamaica, St. Lucia, Antigua, The Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos.

“Today’s workforce is struggling with a very tough market, and an unpredictable economic climate offers little reassurance,” said Kevin Froemming, president of Unique Vacations, Inc.

“It is worrisome for many to book a vacation not knowing what the future holds. Through this expanded coverage, travelers can feel confident about making vacation plans, while still safeguarding their investment should life circumstances change.”

With the Sandals Resorts No Worry Guarantee, guests receive a full cash refund on the land portion of their vacation if they have been laid off from their jobs 30 days following their effective date of coverage.

To be eligible, travelers must have also been continuously employed with the same employer for two years prior to involuntary termination of job. Travelers can purchase the Trip Mate Travel Protection Plan, which includes the Sandals Resorts No Worry Guarantee, Cancel for Any Reason Waiver, and also protects against trip interruption and other unexpected events after departure, at the time of booking. For details, please visit http://www.sandals.com/.

*Not applicable for temporary employment, independent contracts or self-employed persons. Sandals Resorts No Worry Guarantee covers land-only portion of reservation. Travel Protection Plan must be purchased within seven days of initial reservation.

At Island Breeze Travel, we fully recommend Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts. Having vacationed at Sandals several times, we are fully aware of the value that these resorts offer compared to other resort chains.

Contact us today at 877-858-8009 or email us at info@island-breeze-travel.com for a closer look at what Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts have to offer.

The Royal Cancun - Sun and Sea Package

Cancun: Sun & Sea Spa Package at 5-Star Hospitality Award Winner - $185

Source: Real Resorts

The Royal Cancun is Real Resorts' latest addition to its Royal brand of luxury resort hotels. This Expedia Insiders' Select choice has the only ocean view spa in Cancun, and is an Adults-Only, All-Suite, All-Inclusive resort. Travel by 12/31/09.



To speak with Reservations, please call Island Breeze Travel of Michigan at 877-858-8009 .

The Royal Cancun offers the most innovative services of any Cancun Spa resort, including hydrotherapy and an extensive array of Mayan-influenced massage and body treatments.

Our tranquil, relaxing treatment suites next to a peaceful garden courtyard make it easy to settle into a day of pampering, with the soothing sounds of trickling water in the background. We offer many treatment options on our exclusive spa menu, and encourage you to come experience the inner peace and renewed energy that follows our healing services.

Deal HighlightsPlease note that Spa Packages are exclusively for your spa experience. Accommodations are to be arranged separately.
• Two-Hour Sun & Sea Spa Package, $185
• Facial Rescue Experience, 50 Minutes
• Cool Hydro Experience, 30 Minutes
• Aloe Rescue, 50 Minutes
• Cool Muslin Sheets Soaked in Herbal Infusion
• Travel by 12/31/09Upgrade Options
• 2½-Hour Package, with Hydro Experience, 4-Hand Massage, Purification Facial, $460
• 2½-Hour In-Suite Package for Two, with Salt Exfoliation, Tequila, Honey & Lime Bath, and Relaxation Massage, $500

The Royal Cancun Highlights

• All-Suite Resort includes Swim-Up Suites
• 5-Star Diamond Award, American Academy of Hospitality Sciences
• Adults Only (Minimum Age 16)
• Luxury All-Inclusive Program
• Royal Service & Royal Housekeeping Program
• Cancun's Best Beach / Beach Waiters
• Giant Infinity Pool / Jacuzzi / Swim-Up Bar
• 7 Restaurants / 24-Hour Room Service
• 6 Bars / 2 VIP Lounges (24-Hour)
• Sumptuous SPAzul
• Daily Activity Program
• Royal Romance Concierge

Their Flu Free Guarantee - Return free trips are valid one per year and will be identical to the original vacation package.- same dates, same length of stay and same accommodations. As there are many strains of H1N1, a guest who makes the claim must have it confirmed as Influenza (H1N1), and the guest must provide a positive blood result for (H1N1) by state certified laboratory dated within 14 days of checking out of resort in addition to certification by the doctor who performed the test to redeem the free 3 year return vacations with your companion.

The “Flu Free Guarantee” applies to guests that travel May through October, 2009, and is for the original traveler making the claim and one additional guest. Additional details can be found on Real Resorts website at www.RealResorts.com

For more details, call Island Breeze Travel of Michigan today at 877-858-8009 or email us at info@island-breeze-travel.com

SuperClubs Jamaica Five-Day Super-Inclusive “Girlfriend Getaway” Package

SUPERCLUBS KNOWS WHAT A GIRL WANTS – AND NEEDS

The Five-Day Super-Inclusive “Girlfriend Getaway” Package at Grand Lido Braco in Jamaica Starts at $916 Per Person Girlfriend getaways are booming despite the economic downturn, though women are now being more cost-conscious about their travel decisions, said the Associated Press.

Grand Lido Braco’s new “Girlfriend Getaway” package delivers with deluxe Super-Inclusive amenities and fun extras like cooking classes, windsurfing lessons, and pampering spa treatments, all for the starting price of just $916 per person.

According to the AAA Girlfriend Travel Research Project, women accounted for around 32 million trips last year, spending almost $200 million. On these vacations, they dined out (86 percent), shopped (74 percent), visited spas (73 percent) and went to the beach or pool (70 percent). Covering all the bases, Grand Lido Braco’s five-day/four-night “Girlfriend Getaway” package heeds the call, catering to gal pals of all ages in need of a warm weather respite.

Upon arrival at the AAA Four Diamond resort, named to Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best” Caribbean hotels list, the women are greeted with a bottle of Champagne in their “Royal Beachfront” accommodations.

A welcome basket stocked with Biodroga beauty products also awaits, before the girlfriends indulge in their complimentary manicures and pedicures, and choice of a 30-minute beachside massage or a basic facial at the Blue Mahoe Spa.

Novice and expert culinarians alike can sharpen their kitchen skills during an exotic Jamaican cooking and pastry class with the resort’s talented chefs. Then, after working up an appetite, they can dig in at one of Grand Lido Braco’s many restaurants, including Piacere, which serves nouvelle cuisine by candlelight, Munasan, which offers innovative Japanese fare with a sushi bar and Teppanyaki stations, and Reggae Café, favored for its local delicacies like jerk chicken.

Adventure buffs and sports enthusiasts can hit the turquoise waters for a complimentary private windsurfing lesson, or sign up for resort scuba diving certification for an additional $75, while landlubbers can improve their game at the resort’s nine-hole golf course with personalized instruction by the resident golf instructor.

And, with no greens fees, the group can practice their swing and play as much as they’d like. Beyond the resort, island escapades abound and those looking to explore can take advantage of the package’s two-for-one Chukka Caribbean Adventures voucher for canopy, horseback or tubing excursions, redeemable at the resort tour desk.

Grand Lido Braco’s “Girlfriend Getaway” package starts at $916 per person, land only, and includes: accommodations; meals and premium alcoholic beverages; mani-pedi; 30-minute massage or a basic facial; pastry class on Mondays and a cooking class on Wednesdays;
windsurfing and scuba diving lesson; personalized golf instruction; two-for-one island excursions with Chukka Caribbean Adventures, and a welcome basket with Champagne and Biodroga products.

As always, Grand Lido Braco’s Super-Inclusive vacation also includes all land and water sports; entertainment; hotel taxes; airport transfers; and even tips.

Rates are based on double-occupancy; and a two-room minimum group booking is required.

Contact Mark or Ann at info@island-breeze-travel.com or on the web at http://www.island-breeze-travel.com/

Secrets and Dreams Resorts Offer "Flu-Free Guarantee"

As Mexico’s Health Minister reports a continuing decline in the H1N1 virus, Secrets Resorts & Spas and Dreams Resorts & Spas introduces a Flu-Free Guarantee to help speed the country’s tourism recovery.

Valid between May and December 2009, if a guest contracts Influenza A (H1N1) while staying at these resorts, their next three vacations will be free of charge.

All Secrets and Dreams Resorts & Spas follow the current American Hotel & Lodging Sanitation Measures and recently have taken additional heightened measures to ensure the highest level of sanitation and hygiene.

There are many strands of H1N1, therefore it must be qualified as Influenza A (H1N1). The guest must provide positive blood results in addition to the certification of the doctor who performed the test in order to redeem the three free return stays.

The offer applies to guests that booked May 8, 2009, through June 30, 2009, for travel taking place May 8, 2009, through December 20, 2009. The offer is valid for same vacation (land only) to return once per year over the next three years and only for the original traveler plus one companion. Black-out dates and restrictions apply. The offer is applicable to Secrets and Dreams Resorts & Spas only.

All Zoëtry Wellness & Spa Resorts, and Secrets and Dreams Resorts & Spas are offering additional promotions for guests. Among the offers, Zoetry Wellness & Spa Resorts has a Spring Escape that offers up to 37 percent savings while Secrets Resorts & Spas also has a Spring Escape that features discounts of up to 55 percent and a $200 resort credit.

The Spring Escape at Dreams Resorts includes up to a 40 percent discount, up to a $250 resort credit, and kids stay free with two adults. Discounts are valid for bookings made from May 1 to June 15, 2009, for travel through Dec. 23, 2009.


Contact mark@island-breeze-travel.com for more information or visit http://www.island-breeze-travel.com/

THE ROYAL in Cancun Offers Unlimited Golf Greens Fee Packages

Unlimited Play & Unlimited Fun-in-the-Sun at Cancun’s Only Five Star Diamond Resort
Cancun, MX –Golf till you drop at Real Resorts THE ROYAL in Cancun!

The all-suite, all-inclusive luxury THE ROYAL in Cancun is the destination’s only Five Star Diamond Resort that offers unlimited greens fees for golfers. The Unlimited Golf Greens Fee Package offers transportation to and from the renowned Cancun Golf Club by Pok Ta Pok. This package also includes greens fees and golf cart rental for two.

Located just a few miles from the resort the 18-hole signature golf course is designed by Robert Trent Jones, Jr., and offers a challenging game at every level. Guests participating in THE ROYALin Cancun Unlimited Golf Package will also enjoy a 20% discount on any purchases made at the Pok Ta Pok pro shop and a 15% discount at the courses restaurant/bar.

At THE ROYAL in Cancun guests will enjoy a choice of deluxe guest suite accommodations, all-inclusive gourmet dining, cellar wines, international cocktails and discounts at the resort’s signature holistic SpAZUL, as well as the Logo Shop, and on the rental of a Mini Cooper.

John Hardie, a guest from Ottawa, Canada said, “We chose the Unlimited Golf Green Fees Package at THE ROYAL in Cancun because it is the best of both worlds. We enjoyed unlimited golf every day with transportation to-and-from the golf course, as well as ultra luxury accommodations, gourmet dining and a beachfront location in the heart of Cancun.”

Contact us today for rates and availability at THE ROYAL in Cancun

Signature at MGM Grand Debuts Summer Splash Promo

The Signature at MGM Grand has announced a Summer Splash promotion for travel through Aug. 31.

With nightly rates starting at $129, the package includes a Junior Suite and daily breakfast for two at Delights. In addition, children ages 10 and under eat free at Delights or poolside with the purchase of an adult meal.

To book, call 877-898-8009 and mention booking code MGM Grand SUM016 or SUM017. For more information, visit www.signaturemgmgrand.com.

Real Resorts in Mexico - Health and Safety Initiatives

CANCUN, MX – Real Resorts, a privately owned luxury hotel company in Mexico, is leading the campaign to create a ‘super’ hygienic atmosphere for guests at its resorts in Cancun and the Riviera Maya.

Each of the four Real Resorts is working with local authorities and area hotels to create a ‘sanitary barrier.’ Within this barrier there is intensified and ongoing cleaning with sanitizing products in all hotels, buses, taxis, restaurants, bars, and airports in addition to the other measures already taken by the Mexican government to contain the further spread of the flu virus.

In addition, at each of the Real Resort Properties -- THE ROYAL in Cancun, Gran Caribe Real in Cancun, and THE ROYAL Playa del Carmen and Gran Porto Real in Playa del Carmen -- the company has incorporated further precautions to provide a safe environment. One additional guest service is the placement of sanitizing hand lotion around the hotels for staff and guest use, as well as adding hand sanitizing lotion as a guest room amenity.

“We consistently make cleanliness, hygiene and guest health our top priority whether or not there is public attention to these issues,” said Fernando Garcia, General Director, Real Resorts. “During this period of heightened awareness we will continue our diligence and increase as many practical measures as possible to help prevent the spread of any illness through human contact.

Of course, we understand that during this initial timeframe there may be some guests who prefer to postpone their trip and that is why we are offering them an opportunity to rebook their holiday for a later date,” added Garcia.

Real Resorts is offering guests booked for travel now through May 10th the choice of rebooking their travel for any future date through December 23, 2009, honoring the same rate of their original booking. Or guests booked through May 10th may also elect to cancel their stay without a penalty.

“We are encouraged by yesterday’s report in the Los Angeles Times that indicates that as the strain of flu impacting Mexico and the U.S. runs its course, it appears to be a more mild strain of influenza than originally anticipated,” adds Garcia. If this report proves to be accurate, we are assured that visitors will soon be returning to Mexico to enjoy their summer holidays with confidence of having a healthy and fun vacation.”

Real Resorts will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide further information as developments occur in the coming weeks. For additional updates Real Resorts provides an online Safety Information web page at www.RealResorts.com/safetyupdate.