Big Island Escape
Located on one of the island’s most 
beautiful and kid-friendly beaches, Hapuna Prince Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii is offering a fourth night free AND a$300 resort credit through September 30 with their Winter Escape and Spring Escape promotions. The property features spacious rooms and suites, all offering views of the ocean and with private lanais. There are no resort fees and you will find great golf, tennis, spa, gym, children’s programming, watersports and newly refreshed rooms. Some of the recreation is located at the Mauna Kea Resort next door.
Lush St. Lucia
With its large villa suites, separate living rooms, dining area and fully equipped kitchens, 
Cap Maison in lush St. Lucia is well suited to families. When traveling with 2 or more children, book a 1 Bedroom Villa Suite and receive a complimentary upgrade to a 2 Bedroom Villa Suite OR book a 2 Bedroom Villa Suite and receive a complimentary upgrade to a 3 bedroom villa suite with a minimum 5 night stay. Meals are free for children under 12 years old (dining with a parent) as well as 3 hours of babysitting services for one night during your stay. This luxury resort offers a protected beach with watersports, spa, gym, private yacht for exploring and restaurant. Golf and tennis are nearby. There is much to see and explore off the resort including an aerial tramway over the rainforest, zip-lining, mountain bike trails, sulphur baths, horseback riding and more.
Dreams In Costa Rica
Dreams Resorts & Spas is proud to announce that they are venturing to a brand new tropical destination, Costa Rica! 
Dreams Las Mareas Costa Rica has a planned opening of December 2014. Located on sugar-white sand and surrounded by lush green mountains and jungles in the Guanacaste region, your family will enjoy an action–packed and all-inclusive vacation featuring watersports, land activities, children’s programs, swimming pools, evening entertainment, etc. Off the resort explore the region with zip lining, kayaking, boating in the dry forest, horseback riding, ATV riding, fishing and more.
Fairmont Barbados Offer
The Fairmont Royal Pavilion in Barbados is offering a second room at a deeply discounted rate when you book two rooms for your family 
for travel between March 15 and October 31. If you are traveling with children up to 12 years old, the hotel will also provide guaranteed interconnecting rooms (based on availability) at time of booking. This 72 room luxury hotel, located in St. James, recently underwent a major renovation and debuted new beachfront junior suites that can also connect. VIP Fast Track service at the airport, butler service and evening canapes in your room are added benefits when you stay in these suites. Room rates include non-motorized water sports, afternoon tea, internet access, movie nights, valet parking, tennis, kids club, weekly cocktail party, garden tours and more.
Montage in Maui
Upscale Montage Hotels & Resorts is in the process of renovating The Residences of Kapalua Bay which will 
become the Montage Kapalua Bay in early 2014. The multimillion-dollar improvement includes a 50-room, all-suite Montage Hotel along with 56 residences for sale. The hotel suites will feature spacious living rooms, large private lanais, fully equipped kitchens, elegant master suites and luxurious bathrooms. The resort is well suited for active families with 1-4 bedroom suites, lagoon pool and Montage’s signature children’s program, Paintbox, along with two championship golf courses and golf academy, spa, five bays with three white sand beaches and watersports.
Bali Jungle Paradise
In September, AYANA Resort and Spa opened sister hotel RIMBA Jimbaran Bali, a 282-room property on the Karang Mas Estate, overlooking Jimbaran Bay. The name RIMBA was derived from the Indonesian word for forest, paying tribute to the property’s forest-like setting and use of sustainable materials. Since AYANA is on the ocean, guests at RIMBA will also have access to the private Kubu Beach, as well as priority access to the popular Rock Bar perched about 46 ft. above the Indian Ocean. The hotel also features six swimming pools including children’s pool with waterslides, restaurant, rooftop spa rooms, Kids Club, cooking school and complimentary WiFi. The resort is now offering the RIMBA Jimbaran Bali’s Family package which includes connecting rooms, complimentary dinner for children under 12 and daily breakfast. It’s valid for travel through March 31, 2014 for a minimum of four nights, but blackout dates apply.
New Riviera Maya Luxury
The all-suite Grand Residences Riviera Cancun, an affiliate of Leading Hotels of the World and part of the Royal Resorts chain, is set to debut on December 7. 
The 103-suite property is nestled in a private enclave between the Riviera Maya and Cancun. The suites are designed as private residences with kitchen facilities. Other amenities include a spa, a fitness center, personalized beach and pool service, tennis, bike rentals, watersports, an Activity Center, kids club, teen hang out as well as a selection of classes on Mexican cooking, tequila and wine tasting, Mayan studies, Spanish, nature programs and community volunteering. Accommodations range from studios to the property’s top-notch Presidential Suite, a four-bedroom penthouse that sleeps up to 13. It comes complete with a private roof garden, ocean views, a pool, Jacuzzi and a bar and grill for entertaining.
Cooking in Fiji
Children who love to help in the kitchen will have the opportunity to be a chef’s assistant at the new children’s program at Jean-Michel 
Cousteau Resort, Fiji. The resort’s award-winning Bula Club children’s program will offer the Chef’s Junior Assistant program for ages 6-12. Children sign up the day before and have the chance to suggest a meal for the following day, which could end up as an item on the day’s menu. During the program, children dress in a chef’s jacket and hat and learn about safety in the kitchen, take a tour of the organic garden with the chef, pick herbs and garnishes, assist the chef with the final meal preparations, and plate and serve the meals to the Bula Club. The program is available daily, open to one or two children per meal. The complimentary kids’ club also features activities such as hiking, rock pool exploration and glass-bottom boat excursions.
Club Med Update
Club Med Cancun will undergo a $14 million renovation, which is slated to be completed next summer. Plans call for 60 new beachfront accommodations and a new Petit Club Med for kids ages two and three. The renovation will also expand the resort’s restaurant offerings. The new accommodations will include 30 Family Club Rooms and 30 Family Deluxe Rooms, bringing the total number of rooms at the property to 436. The guestrooms will feature one-and-a-half or two baths and terraces. The Maya Lounge will blend a lounge, bar and nightclub. Las Cazuelas will feature two new buffet areas and expanded seating options while La Estancia, an Argentinean Grill and wine cellar, will also be added.
Club Med also sent us this helpful graph that shows how rates goes up the later you book. This will occur at most resorts in the Caribbean, Mexico and elsewhere and relates to airfares as well. If you can, plan early and SAVE!
Grand Velas Teen Club
The AAA Five Diamond Grand Velas resorts in the Riviera Maya and Riviera Nayarit have opened new high tech teen lounges. Features, which vary by resort, range from games like billiards, air hockey, football and arcade games, to video game systems Xbox and PS3, special seats with built in speakers for enhanced game play, and individual cubicles with a 40” LED TV. When evening sets in, the fun continues with a disco dance floor with surround sound and special lighting, and karaoke complete with 45,000 songs in multiple languages. A separate bar area serves teen friendly soft drinks and concoctions and favorite snacks, or teens can order room service if the dancing works up an appetite, with all food and beverage included in the daily room rate. Four 55” LED TVs project current sports programs and music videos, while Apple TV lets them connect their iPhone or iPads. At Grand Velas Riviera Maya, younger kids ages 4 to 12 can enjoy an expanded kids club complete with seven video game consoles with Xbox, Wii and more than 30 games as well as equipment for projection of Blu-ray films, and comfortable tables and chairs for all kinds of board games and craft projects.
