Fancations Make it Easy for Sports Fans to Watch Their Favorite Teams on the Road or in Their Own Backyard

Englewood, Colo. - March 12, 2009 - There's no other fan like a sports fan. Men and women, young and old, sports fanatics travel the country to see their favorite teams play. Select properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection have developed special "fancations" to make it easier to catch a favorite team on the road or at play in their home city.

Phoenix is a haven for sports fans as baseball teams from around the country descent on the Valley of the Sun for spring training. Royal Palms Resort and Spa's "Triple Play" package offers three nights accommodations and the fourth night free. This special offer hits it out of the ball park with rates from $224 per night. Guests can also reserve a Time Out massage which is a 90 minute massage for the price of a 60-minute massage. The special "Triple Play" offer is available through March 31, 2009. For more information or to book this special offer please call (800) 672-6011 or visit www.royalpalmsresortandspa.com and use booking code SUNCOMP for this offer.

From the Cactus League to the Grapefruit League, fans can take advantage of the InterContinental Tampa's "Spring Training" package. Visitors can score big with this special offer which includes a 25 percent discount off the best available rate for deluxe accommodations and a special Fan Tool Kit which includes a team-specific chocolate amenity, baseball for signing, Cracker jacks, peanuts, popcorn, Bazooka Gum, soda, and the lyrics and history of the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Rates for the special offer begin at $172 per night and are available through April 4, 2009. To reserve the property's "Spring Training" package, please call (866) 402-0758 and mention rate code ILQGA or visit www.intercontampa.com.

Denver has consistently been noted as the "Best Sports City in America" with some of the best fans in the nation. The Inverness Hotel & Conference Center in Denver created a special "Six-Pack Sports Package" to help fans get in the game. This fancation includes overnight accommodations for six guests in three rooms, six tickets to a game of choice (select from Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth or Colorado Rapids games), transportation to and from the light rail station to the game, chef recommended in-room ‘hangover breakfast' for two per room and a $25 per person resort credit that can be redeemed for dining, spa or golf. The total package price for six people begins at $807 or $269 per room. The package must be booked 72 hours in advance and game tickets are based on the least expensive section (upgrades are available). Offer available through December 2009. To book the "Six-Pack Sports Package" please call (800) 832-9053 or visit www.invernesshotel.com and use promo code SixPack.

All Destination Hotels & Resorts packages are based on availability and some restrictions apply. For more special package offers available throughout the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com. 

Destination Hotels & Resorts is the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country with more than 30 luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and conference centers. To protect and preserve the unique communities in which the company operates, Destination launched Destination Earth, an environmental sustainability program in 2008. New for 2009 is the 582-room Terranea Resort situated on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern California. The 102-acre ocean front resort will feature a 25,000-square-foot destination spa, three swimming pools, three restaurants and a Todd Eckenrode-designed par three golf course. In addition to Terranea in the greater Los Angeles area, Destination operates properties in key metropolitan areas and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Denver, San Diego, Santa Fe, Aspen, Palm Springs, Houston and Lake Tahoe. Destination is a subsidiary of Los Angeles-based investment, development and management firm Lowe Enterprises.  For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.

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