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BUDGET TRAVELER
Cash in on hotel package deals this summerFor the Journal-Constitution
Published on: 04/20/08
Plan your summer vacation now with an eye toward hotel package deals.
• Visits to Manhattan need not cost a fortune. The Park Central New York offers $199 double room rates June 20-Sept. 2. Just a few blocks from Central Park and Times Square, this 3 1/2-star hotel offers quiet rooms and an ideal touring base for the countless citywide activities. www.parkcentralny.com
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Central Park SummerStage tickets are available now. Some of the upcoming performances include Duran Duran, Mark Knopfler, and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Many free concerts are offered Sunday evenings. Central Park's Delacorte Theater will be the site for the Shakespearean drama "Hamlet" (May 27-June 29) and the rock musical "Hair" (July 22-Aug. 17). www.publictheater.org
• Chill in the Big Easy on the two-night You Are Living Like a Local Here package offered at the Loews New Orleans Hotel. Rates per couple are $699 and include a luxury room, a welcome basket, cocktails at the Swizzle Stick Bar, dinner at Cafe Adelaide, breakfast at Mother's, lunch at Commander's Palace, a cocktail at Pat O'Brien's in the French Quarter and an autographed copy of "In the Land of Cocktails." Accommodations have Mississippi River views. The hotel is steps from the French Quarter. Valid through Dec. 27. www.loewsneworleanshotel.com
• The Rapid City Visitors Bureau in South Dakota teams with a Harley-Davidson dealership to offer a four-night Rent, Ride and Relax package. Included is a three-day Harley-Davidson motorcycle rental, four nights' lodging, a massage at the Blue Sky Salon and Day Spa, gaming coupons for a Deadwood casino and entrance to Devils Tower, Badlands National Park, Wind Cave National Park, Custer State Park and the Crazy Horse Memorial. Per-person package rates start at $475 for stays May 1-Oct. 31. www.blackhillsvacations.com.
• The Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa in family-friendly San Antonio boasts a 950-foot Ramblin' River inside a 4-acre water complex. There's a day camp for kids. And for grown-ups, there's 27 holes of championship golf and the Windflower spa and salon. Nearby are the Alamo, the Riverwalk, Missions National Historic Park, SeaWorld and Six Flags Fiesta Texas. A stay in a luxurious room starts at $239. www.hillcountry.hyatt.com
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