The Wall Street Journal-20080129-Travel Watch
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With Ritz-Carlton
The Ritz-Carlton Club, San Francisco, is offering a seven-night Valentine's Day getaway package that will take you to wine country and on a shopping spree. The deal includes a helicopter tour to Napa Valley and private wine tasting, town-car transportation for seven days, in-residence dining prepared by a personal chef, a $1,500 shopping spree, dinner for two at Gary Danko, and more. Cost is $48,000; available for purchase through Feb. 14 with stay by April 30, 2008. Visit www.rcc-sf.com.
Love LA Together
South down the Pacific coast, travelers can celebrate Valentine's Day with the "Crimson Cachet Getaway" package at the Sofitel LA Hotel. The deal includes presidential-suite accommodations for two for four nights, complete with daily in-room breakfast, a private blindfolded champagne tasting, a four-course dinner prepared by Iron Chef winner Kerry Simon, a three-hour couple's spa retreat at LeSpa and more. Cost is $13,000; available Feb. 13-17.
Also available: the "No Stress Valentine's Day Weekend" package with bedroom accommodations for two for three nights, a 50-minute side-by- side massage at LeSpa and more. Cost is $2,100. Available Feb. 14-17. . Visit www.sofitella.com.
Sweet Vermont Offer
The Equinox resort, Manchester Village, Vt., is offering a Valentine's Day "Sweets for Your Sweet" package, including one-night deluxe-suite accommodations. The deal comes with a fireplace in each room, a 50-minute couple's massage, champagne and chocolate-dipped strawberries. Offer is available only on Feb. 14 and costs $319. Additional winter deals are available, including the "Snowed-In Spa" package, offering a two-night stay with $699 worth of spa treatments. Visit www.equinoxresort.com.
Romance
Experts
The "A Little Romance" package at Santa Fe's Inn of the Anasazi comes with "romance experts" to assist with dining reservations, spa treatments, exclusive cooking classes and more. All activities may be booked at an additional cost. The two-night package includes continental breakfast (in bed or at the Anasazi Restaurant), complimentary use of a digital camera with a CD of your photographs delivered upon checkout and more. Package is available Jan. 14-June 30; it starts at $715. Visit www.rosewoodhotels.com.
Briefs:
To celebrate the Super Bowl on Feb. 3, all JetBlue passengers will receive a free glass of wine, beer or a cocktail of their choice at 6:18 p.m. EST. The game will be available for viewing on seatback TV's. Visit www.jetblue.com.
Air France's "Winter Escape" sale from U.S. cities to Europe includes: New York to Madrid for $198, Boston to Barcelona for $208 and Miami to Zurich for $217. All economy-class fares are based on one-way travel; available for purchase by Jan. 31 with travel Jan. 29- March 23. Visit www.airfrance.us.
