Future Vacations and the Sunterra Resort's Carambola Beach on St. Croix are teaming up to offer valuable "Free Nights" savings on air/hotel vacation packages for fall travel. Valid on bookings made during the month August for travel through October 3, the "Free Nights" promotion invites vacationers paying for three nights to take advantage of a complimentary fourth night. Vacationers paying for five nights receive the sixth and seventh nights free. As a sample, a "Fourth Night Free" package, including roundtrip air transportation on American Airlines from Miami, hotel accommodations for five days and four nights, full American buffet breakfast daily, roundtrip airport transfers and hotel taxes/service charges starts at $559. Rates start at $629 and $679 from New York (JFK) and Washington, D.C., respectively. Rates are per person and based on double occupancy for travel originating on Thursdays between September 7, 2000, and October 23, 2000. For reservations and more information, please see a travel professional or call Future Vacations at (800) 456-2323.
The second annual "Love City" (a.k.a. Cruz Bay) Triathlon will be held on St. John, September 4. Consisting of a half-mile swim, a 14-mile bike ride and a four-mile run, this exciting event is sure to draw some of the territory's most competitive athletes. Participants can do all three legs of the event or form a relay team with one or two other participants. An inter-island competition is open to all residents of the Caribbean. Awards will be presented for "Male," "Female," "Relay" and "Caribbean Island" divisions. A $25 entry fee is required, and the registration deadline is September 3. Registered participants can take advantage of one complimentary night stay at the world-famous ecotourism resort Maho Bay Camps the night before the event. For more details about the "Love City" Triathlon, call (340) 779-4214 or email inquiries to katmcm@worldnet.att.net More details about the complimentary night stay at Maho Bay Camps is available by calling (340) 776-6226 or emailing inquiries to louise@maho.org.
Bolongo Bay Beach Club & Villas on St. Thomas is now offering the new "Friends & Family Wedding" package. Brides and grooms can stay free-of-charge by earning a 10 percent discount on the price of their room for each room booked by friends and family (maximum of 10 rooms). Valid on all bookings for travel now through October 31 and May 1 through October 31, 2001, the promotion is only offered in conjunction with one of Bolongo's two wedding packages ?the Barefoot on the Beach Wedding or the Heavenly Days Fantasy Wedding. There is a five-night booking minimum for the bride and groom and a three-night minimum for friends and family. For more information about the promotion and package rates, call (800) 524-4746 or (340) 775-1800.
