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Cool Your Heels with Great Summer Deals More than 50 tempting summer deals are offered in the Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention and Visitors Authority’s new ‘Chill out for Summer Getaway Packages’ available online at www.PalmSpringsUSA.com. More than 20 desert hotels offer packages that include access to various activities throughout the Palm Springs area, including spa treatments, golf, dining, tram rides, shopping, jeep tours, rock climbing, celebrity home tours, a water park and museums. Contact: Mark Graves, (760) 770-9000 Ext. 112,
‘With This Milk-Bone, I Thee Wed! Attention pet lovers! The Caliente tropics Resort is celebrating its status as Palm Springs ’ only hotel to feature pet-friendly rooms with an unprecedented Canine Commitment Ceremony Package, now until 31st May 2003 . The package includes a deluxe king room, pet bed and throw, biscuits on arrival, doggie walk bags, custom food dishes and a nightly turndown service with pig ear snacks. The highlight is the official ‘Canine Commitment Ceremony’ by Guide Dogs of the Desert International, with a bridal veil and bow tie for the “bride and groom,” a sparkling water toast and authentic Commitment Certificate. Visit http://www.calientetropics.com. Media Contact: Kathleen Bennett, (760) 416-0052.
Hike by the Light of the Silvery Moon Trail Discovery – Desert Safari’s Moonlight Hiking Expeditions allow guests to trek across the silent desert terrain while a gentle blue moonlight illuminates all surroundings. Tours offer hikers a nocturnal journey through a magical world of lost canyons, arroyos, and sandy washes, where romances may start or be renewed, stress and tensions will melt away and the magnificence of the universe abounds. Knowledgeable guides share information about plants, wild animals and Indian lore as they lead hikers away from civilization to a surreal world of stillness and silence.
Full-Size Villas at Single Room Rates! 5th July until 30th September, Palm Springs ’ Marquis Villas Resort offer 900 to 1,000 square-foot suites for just US$99, with a sliding rate of US$89/night for two nights; US$79/night for three nights; US$69/night for four nights; and US$59/night for a five night stay! Each villa features a full kitchen, beautiful marble baths, state-of-the-art audio/visual equipment, elegant yet informal furnishings, a pull-out sofa/sleeper, wet bar and fireplace. For reservations visit www.marquisvillas.com Media Contact: Elena Winkelmann, [email protected]
‘Go Westin’ for Summer golf & Family Deals Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage offers the Unlimited Golf Package (US$129 weekdays to US$179 weekends) with one-night accommodations, double occupancy, and unlimited golf for two. The Golf & Spa Package (US$239 weekdays to US$279 weekends) includes one-night accommodations, double occupancy, unlimited golf for one guest and spa services for another. Both packages are available from 16th June until September 2002.
The Summer Magic Getaway Package (US$95 weekdays to US$139 weekends) includes one-night accommodations plus youngsters 12 and under eat free from the Kids menu (with each adult meal purchased) and can enjoy unlimited soft drink refills at poolside. The package is available from 27th May until 9th September 2002 . For reservations: visit www.westin.com. Media Contact: Karen Oppenheim, (760) 340-0713, or [email protected]
Golf, Spa and Romance Your Way to Marriott From 16th June until 28th September 2002, Marriott’s Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert offers its ‘Summer Golf Package,’ US$109 weekdays/US$159 weekends; ‘Summer Spa Package,’ US$249 weekdays/US$299 weekends; ‘Summer Romance Package,’ US$159 weekdays/US$199 weekends; and ‘Summer Sports & Spa Package,’ US$179 weekdays/US$229 weekends. From 16th June until September 2002, Marriott’s Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage offers its ‘Summer Golf Package,’ US$99 weekdays/US$139 weekends; ‘Summer Spa Package,’ US$219 weekdays/US$249 weekends; ‘Summer Romance Package,’ US$149 weekdays/US$179 weekends; and ‘Summer Sports & Spa Package,’ US$159 weekdays/US$189 weekends. Media Contact: Marcy Hughes, (760) 862-1526 or [email protected]
Riviera Undergoes US$5 Million Make-Over Many know it as the Palm Springs landmark where Sinatra held huge charity events, Jerry Lewis left them laughing and Bing Crosby crooned while they swooned. The famous Riviera Resort & Racquet Club is about to undergo a cool US$5 million, two-year renovation. All guest rooms, suites, corridors and the lobby – including beds, bedroom sets, carpets, draperies, and patio and outdoor bar furniture – will be transformed to reflect the warm desert tones of Palm Springs with an eclectic combination of tropical and Polynesian design elements. The project will occur during the summers of 2002 and 2003 to cause as little disturbance to guests as possible. Media Contact: Ed Svitak, (760) 778-6604, or www.psriviera.com
It’s High Time for The Nest Meeting Looking to really elevate productivity at your next business meeting? Then invite business associates 8,500 feet atop Mount San Jacinto in the Palm Springs Aerial tramway’s new Culver Nichols Conference Room. Located in the Tramway’s Mountain Station, the room includes floor-to-ceiling windows on each side that allow breathtaking views of the Mt. San Jacinto State Park wilderness. The room is fitted with all of the latest connections for state-of the art video conferencing, data ports for laptops and seating for a maximum of 24 guests. Contact the Tramway’s Group Sales Department at (760) 325-1449 or visit www.pstramway.com Media Contact: Lena Zimmerschied, (760) 325-1449 or [email protected].
Miramonte Offers ‘Shop n’ Splash’ Packages Tuscan-style Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells offers two great summer packages. The VIP Family Water Park Package starts at US$149/night and includes a superior room, premium parking, admission to Knott’s Soak City Palm Springs Water Park . Children must be 3 to 11 years of age. The Desert Shopping Package starts at US$99/night and includes superior room accommodations, breakfast for two, a coupon book worth up to US$250 at local shopping outlets and eligibility for a Grand Prize Giveaway. Prices valid 16th June to 29th August 2002 Media Contact: Carolyn Patten, (760) 327-7957 or [email protected]
Tour Palm Springs Modern and Historic Visitors can learn about Palm Springs history and architecture with two new tours, Palm Springs Walks and PSMODERNTOURS. Palm Springs Walks offers a leisurely stroll past the honeymoon hideaway of Gable and Lombard, The Plaza Theatre which was winter home to Jack Benny’s radio hour, and hear myths of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuiilla Indians, the city’s first documented residents. PSMODERNTOURS offers architectural tours that cover Palm Springs from the 1920s to 1970s, with a focus on the designs of the 50s and 60s. Both tours include the works of famous architects including William Cody, Albert Frey, Donald Wexler and Lloyd Wright. Contact: Palm Springs Walks, Roseanne Welch, (760) 341-2048 or www.PalmSpringsWalks.com; PSMODERNTOURS: Robert Imber, (760) 318-6118, [email protected]
Hotel Rooms at the Click of a Mouse! The Palm Springs Desert Resorts Convention and Visitors Authority now offers state-of-the-art Online Hotel Reservations at www.PalmSpringsUSA.com. Visitors can book rooms and amenities of their choice 24-hours a day at full-service resorts, hotels, small inns and economy properties in the deserts eight resort cities. The service matches visitors with preferred criteria, including hotel sizes, on-site restaurants, golf courses, tennis courts, lifestyle preferences, pools, handicapped facilities, fitness facilities, family plans, in-room kitchens and pet arrangements. Contact: Mark Graves, (760) 770-9000.
It’s Forever ‘Sonny’ in Palm Springs! He was the Mayor of Palm Springs plus gave us “I Got You Babe,” “The Beat Goes On,” and the everlasting persona of Cher. Now visitors will forever be greeted to Palm Springs’ by a life-sized bronze sculpture of Sonny Bono, who died in a Lake Tahoe ski accident in January, 1998. The likeness of Bono sits on the edge of a bubbling fountain at 155 South Palm Canyon Drive at Plaza Mercado. Bono was a driving force in the rejuvenation of Palm Springs and established the world-famous Palm Springs International Film Festival. Contact: Diane Morgan, (760) 778-8408.
Discover Our Fabulous Small Hotels! Since the 1930s, visitors from Albert Einstein to Gable and Lombard have been lured by the charm and solitude of the desert’s secluded inns and small hotels. Now a free, 16- page guide -- Small Discoveries: A Guide to Unique Inns & Hotels -- lists nearly 200 small properties in the Palm Springs Desert Resorts, such as turn of the century inns, modernist hotels and tile-roofed villas. Some bear the mark of creative architects while others are restored to include furnishings from the modernist era and the desert’s Hollywood heyday. Contact: Mark Graves, (760) 770-9000, [email protected]
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