Archive for January 18th, 2009

Save 50 percent off your summertime stay at select Princess Lodges, including:

a. Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge. Located at milepost 133.1 of the George Parks Highway, the lodge sits on a bluff overlooking the Chulitna River. It’s hard not to see Mt. McKinley from the lodge, since it’s the closest hotel to the mountain. Plan for flightseeing, jetboat tours and more in neighboring Talkeetna. Here’s a shot:

b. Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge. Located just outside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, (more…)

Raven’s Nest Spa and Land’s End Resort offer a romantic spa getaway!  Enjoy an overnight getaway at Land’s End Resort at the “End of the Road” in Homer, Alaska. Enjoy a meal at the Chart Room Restaurant. Pick a special spa treatment from the Raven’s Nest Spa.

Your overnight package includes a “romantic touch” greeting basket, champagne, dessert, two one-hour spa treatments and an oceanfront room. Dinner is not included. 

Usually, the package is $268.75. Save with the Lighthouse Special, just $215! This special is only available online between now and Jan. 29, 2009. Travel must be completed Mar. 31, 2009 (Not available 2/13-15/2009). 

Make plans now to attend the special Memorial Service for the “Eagle Lady”, (more…)

Save a bundle at select ClubMed properties from USTravel. Florida, Sandpiper. Located on the picturesque St. Lucie Waterway, ClubMed offers America’s only warm-weather Total All-Inclusive family vacation spot. ATP/Club Med Tennis Camp, on-site 18-hole golf course, four pools, countless water sports and a circus school complete with trampoline and trapeze lessons, provide the perfect adventure for parents and kids alike. There are children’s programs for those four months and up, a tie-dye night for the creative and enough meals, snacks and tempting desserts for any appetite. Sounds great! Your price includes open bar (for grown-ups), gourmet buffets, sports, instruction, gratuities and more. Air fare is not included. Prices start at $1,015 for seven nights per adult.

Other Kids Stay Free packages available at  Cancun, Ixtapa or Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic.

Save 50pc on Second Guest for Select Adults Only Resorts:

Turks & Caicos, Turkoise. A tropical paradise. A natural playground. A location deep in the Caribbean where the party never stops. Check out one of the Top 10 dive spots in the world. Turkoise boasts Club Med’s most extensive dive facility, and has been ranked a PADI Golden Palm Resort for scuba services ranging from introductory scuba lessons to advanced open water programs. The sites on our reefs are equaled only by those you’ll see on land at our famous Sharkie’s Beach Bar, perched along the very turquoise waters we’re named after. Kick back and relax in our new South Beach style beach lounge, or kick up some of the talcum-soft sand during a game of volleyball. Either way, get ready for fun. Adults only. Air fare not included. Seven nights, from $945 for the first person, 50pc off the second guest!

The special 50pc discount is available at these other ClubMed properties: Bora Bora or at Columbus Isle in the Bahamas.

Janelle, Tesa and Linda are standing by to book your flights and ClubMed packages on Monday. Call ‘em at (800) 622-6449. Learn more online.

Plus, for international fare specials to London, Frankfurt and more, check with the Anchorage office right away: (800)544-2217.

I love the Beech 1900Ds that Era flies. Here’s a shot by Derick Ward:

Check these incredible Era Aviation deals:

Anchorage to/from: Kenai $80 ow (Tustumena 200 Dog Race is Jan. 31!)

Anchorage to/from: Homer $105 ow (plan on attending Eagle Lady’s Memorial Service on 1/24/09 )

Anchorage to/from: Valdez $124 ow 

Anchorage to/from: Fairbanks $99 ow  (World Ice Carving Championship Feb. 24-Mar. 22)

Anchorage to/from: Bethel $189 ow

Anchorage to/from: Cordova $129 ow (Iceworm Festival Feb. 7,8,9)

Anchorage to/from: Kodiak $139 (Crabfest in May!!)

These rates are available through June 10, 2009. Purchase no later than Jan. 24. Also, there are low-low web specials here. Typically, these specials come out on Tuesday afternoons for the upcoming weekend. You can sign up for the free newsletter to get an early jump on the best flights at www.flyera.com !

Better known as “EVDO”, this little gadget is my new BFF:

This IS the actual size of the device. When the uber-geeks at the next table at the coffee shop are hogging the bandwidth with “WoW” , I simply whip out my new wireless device. BINGO. Or perhaps “SHA-Z-A-A-A-M”, I’m getting hi-speed internet right to my laptop. It’s really slick. Get one from GCI today.

Oh, got cell phone? Not sure why not. With new unlimited plans, the GCI cell phone network is perfect for the yakkity-yacker in your family, complete with “text” packages and data plans for your Crackberry. After all–if our president-elect can keep one…well, WHY NOT YOU AND ME??

In fact, there’s a big fat SWEEPSTAKES that GCI is sponsoring for new cell phone signups. Click here.

If you’ve had your GCI cell phone for awhile, stop by the wireless center on Dimond Blvd. in Anchorage for a SIM-card swap. It’s all part of GCI’s efforts to ramp up their own cell network. Call today to find out if you need to swap out your card. 800-800-4800 (Statewide).