Destination Hotels & Resorts Properties Create Exciting Lifestyle Packages for Quick and Easy Summer Escapes Across the Country

Englewood, Colo. - July 16, 2008 - From romantic escapes and girlfriend getaways to golf weekends and culinary vacations, Destination Hotels & Resorts is offering up an array of summertime specials to help travelers create memorable experiences in some of the nation's top travel destinations.

With more than 30 diverse and upscale properties, there's bound to be a unique package fit for every traveler's desire. The new Stowe Mountain Lodge in Stowe, Vt. is offering the Green Mountain Getaway Package - a romantic tryst with a healthy twist. The package includes overnight accommodations for two, breakfast at Solstice restaurant, two 50-minute Swedish massages and two Cooper Wellness Health Assessments (a screening that includes lifestyle inventory, height, weight, resting pulse, blood pressure and total cholesterol profile). Prices start at $514 per night for two night stays only. Some restrictions apply.

Girlfriend getaways are here to stay and the Inn and Spa at Loretto in Santa Fe, N.M. serves up one of the best. Guests will receive a $200 daily credit for the Spa at Loretto to enjoy after a day of shopping and gallery exploring, free in-room movie with homemade roasted corn chips and salsa. Packages start at $459 per room, per night.

Foodies will relish in The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center's Culinary Creations experience in Denver. Packages start at $599 and include two night's accommodations in a deluxe room, a private session with Executive Chef Anthony Sinese to prepare one entré and one appetizer of your choice, private session with Pastry Chef Arie Pourrieux to prepare two pastries, private session with hotel mixologist Noland Dunnan to lean the art of stirring up savory concoctions (wine pairing session available for an additional $20 per couple), dinner for two at Baca, complimentary "Take Flight with Tony" wine, cheese, and chocolate pairing for two and two souvenir chef aprons. Culinary Creations packages start at $599. Guests can also enjoy the cooking session for $299 without overnight accommodations.

Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Ore., beckons families to get out and stay active with the Family Fit and Fun package. The four-night adventure (for families of three to five) includes a lodge village suite, Sunriver Oregon Trail Gift Basket, pizza and a movie, two-hour family tennis lesson, canoeing with picnic lunch boxes, family bike rentals, two-hour horse ride and nine holes of family golf at Caldera Links beginning at $619 per night. Some restrictions apply.

While golfers can take delight in any of the dozens of Destination golf specials, the Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe, Calif. is offering an Unlimited Golf Package beginning at $469 (per night for two adults) with accommodations, unlimited rounds of golf, a dozen Resort at Squaw Creek logoed golf balls per person and $100 per day, per room dining credit. Less extreme golfers may also opt for the Resort's Putt ?n' Pamper Package.

Other noteworthy and unique packages available at select properties include the Stay and Play with the Astros at Houston's Hotel ICON; a S'mores Thing at The Shores Resort and Spa in Daytona, Fla.; the Pampered Pet Program at Austin's Driskill Hotel; and the Mansions of Sleepy Hollow Country Package at Tarrytown House Estate & Conference Center in Tarrytown, N.Y.

Destination Hotels & Resorts makes it easier for all travelers to get from one destination to the next this summer with the Destination Drive special. For every night booked at any Destination Hotels & Resorts property, guests receive a $25 daily room credit to be applied to golf, spa, dining or other vacation pleasures.

Destinations Hotels & Resorts specials and packages are subject to availability. For more information about the numerous special vacation offers throughout the nation or to book a package visit http://www.destinationhotels.com/special-offers.

Destination Hotels & Resorts is a privately held lodging management company headquartered in suburban Denver, Colo. With more than 30 independent, luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and golf clubs, Destination is the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company's portfolio features more than 6,000 guest rooms, 11 golf courses and 13 full-service spas. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Houston, Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Austin, Phoenix, Portland, Palm Springs, Maui and Lake Tahoe. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.

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