Thursday, January 20, 2005

Greetings Traveler,
The new year is well under way and lots of exciting things are happening! Mardi Gras is approaching quickly and New Orleans is geared up for another great Carnival Season. Panama City Beach is preparing for Spring Break 2005 and hundreds of thousands of college students. And we will be debuting some new features on TripSmarter.Com that will make planning your trip more fun and easier than ever before!

Help Us Out & WIN a Trip! We Want YOU As A Beta Tester!
We're always working hard to make TripSmarter.Com a better site for you, and we're almost ready to unveil our latest work. Since so many of the new changes came from your feedback, we wanted to offer you the first chance to give it a test drive! What's in it for you? Well, besides being among the first to try it out -- and the chance to give us even more advice on how we can do our jobs better -- we will be giving away a 2 night stay at the fabulous Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort in beautiful Destin, Florida! It only takes a few minutes... and, who knows... you just might WIN! Click here to get started!

This issue's HOT Travel Deals include a Key West Getaway, a Mardi Gras package, and great rates at Bay Point Marriott Resort and Edgewater Beach Resort in Panama City Beach! Enjoy!

- The TripSmarter.Com Team

Panama City Beach Driving Home (to) the Point Bay Point Marriott Resort - Package includes overnight accommodations, voucher for gas ($20 max), one day of unlimited golf for 2 on our championship Club Meadows course (per night of stay), unlimited use of our practice facility and cart. Based on advance reservation of tee times and space availability. Excludes all taxes. $80 per person per night based on double occupancy; single rate is $140. Subject to availability. Certain restrictions apply. Offer good through 2/17/05.

New Orleans Valentine's for Two Package Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans - Celebrate Valentine's Day a little early this year and treat your paramour to a pre-Valentine's experience at The Ritz. Reserve the "Valentine's For Two" package for the Friday or Saturday night before Valentine's Day. Includes deluxe accommodations for two, complimentary parking, dinner for two in the hotel's critically acclaimed restaurant, Victor's Grill. $550 per night. Tax and gratuity not included. Subject to availability. Offer for 2/11/05 and 2/12/05 only.

Panama City Beach Ultimate Sports Package Edgewater Beach Resort - Stay in one of our standard golf and tennis villas for $99 per night. Includes unlimited golf for two on our executive 9-hole golf course and unlimited free court time for a tennis match on any of our 11 plexicushion tennis courts. Based on availability. Certain restrictions apply. Offer good through 3/1/05.

Key West January Exhale Package Little Palm Isalnd Resort & Spa - Forget about your to-do list. Leave your cell phone behind. Enjoy a blissfully under-scheduled existence in the quiet solitude of Little Palm Island. Spend three nights lounging in your luxurious Bungalow Suite, enjoy continental breakfast, unlimited use of the resort's water amenities, and a $100 credit per person to SpaTerre. Offer good through 1/31/05.

Panama City Beach Snowbird Package Chateau Motel - Snowbirds, save on "Off Season" rates! Double Queen rooms with small fridge at $54 per night, double occupancy. Now through 2/18/05. Call 1-800-874-8826 for details or reserve your room online.

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