VALENTINE’S GETAWAYS
Winter promotion at 80 hotels worldwide,
It’s cold, it’s snowy and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Time to snuggle in and save with a romantic getaway!
Design Hotels’ Winter Specials promotion offers free nights, free upgrades or discounted rates at more than 80 hotels worldwide. Some properties have more than one of the deals on offer. Minimum stay requirements apply and travel must be completed by March 15. See designhotels.com. Closer to home, and with a “racy” romantic twist, the InterContinental Toronto Centre’s “My Heart Races for You” is available Feb. 13-15. Priced at $1,299 and representing a 35-per-cent discount, the package includes one night’s accommodation with lake views, two tickets to the Canadian International Auto Show, dinner with a bottle of wine and breakfast in bed plus a Porsche driving experience with race driver Rick Bye. Reservations are required three days prior and prepayment is required, with no cancellations. The Porsche driving experience may be booked from Feb. 13-15 or at a later date. See the Seasonal Packages link at torontocentre.intercontinental.com. Train trip through the Rockies Rail Travel Tours’ “Spring in the Canadian Mountains” train trip is priced at $3,595 per person, double occupancy, round trip from Toronto to Prince Rupert, B.C. Departing June 2, the tour winds its way on Via Rail’s “The Canadian” route to Jasper, Alta., then on to Prince Rupert, B.C., through the Canadian Rockies and Coastal Mountains. Passengers arrive back in Toronto on June 16. For contact details, see railtraveltours.com, or call 1-866-704-3528. February is Febulous in Baltimore Baltimore’s Absolutely Febulous promotion comes with dining deals, hotel packages and retail discounts. Absolutely Febulous runs Feb. 15-28 coinciding with the city’s Restaurant Week offering fixed-price menus at more than 75 res- taurants. Select hotel bookings qualify for complimentary $25 or $50 (all prices U.S.) gift cards, while supplies last. See absolutelyfebulous.com. Best buy of the week New York City’s six Triumph Hotels properties are holding a 24-hour flash sale on Feb. 11. Valid for travel Feb. 11-Dec. 30, the deal offers 25-per-cent to 30-percent off room rates, depending on the duration of your stay. Blackout dates apply. Taking part are the Iroquois New York, the Hotel Chandler, the Hotel Belleclaire, the Cosmopolitan, the Evelyn and the Washington Jefferson. See triumphhotels.com. Kathryn Folliott is a Toronto-based freelance writer. Prices quoted are subject to change and availability. Follow @KathrynFolliott