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Get away to the Cayman Islands, known for idyllic beaches and world-class diving, and stay at a 4-star resort for $151 per night. This deal at the Westin Casuarina Grand Cayman Resort & Spa saves 20% on current hotel rates, and also includes $100 in hotel credit and $100 in vouchers for water sports excursions.

Travel now through December 21. Take in ocean and beach views from your guest room’s private patio; rooms also include LCD TVs, WiFi, plush bathrobes, and separate tubs and showers.

The Westin Cuasarina is ideally located on the famous Seven Mile Beach in the heart of Grand Cayman, and offers easy beach access as well as an outdoor pool, a spa, a fitness center, whirlpools, a diving center, water sports, and a kids’ club. The resort also features eight restaurants and lounges, including the AAA Four Diamond restaurant, Casa Havana. Use your water sports vouchers towards activities through Red Sail Sports like sunset catamaran rides, wave runner excursions, and Scuba diving.

Book online at the Westin Casuarina website and choose the “5th Night Free – Sunsational Savings” package. Or, call 866-716-8108 and mention the rate plan ZS5. A five-night minimum stay is required.

See our Cayman Islands destination guide for more trip-planning information, then use our TravelSearch price comparison tool to find the lowest rates on flights.

Hilton Head, one of South Carolina’s most popular Sea Islands, recently welcomed the renowned Omni Hotels & Resorts brand to its coastline. To celebrate its recent re-branding, the AAA four-diamond Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort is offering nightly stays as low as $152 per night – 45 percent off pricing later in the season. Travel March 17-21 or March 23-29. For just $27 more per night, stay April 21-May 18. Another great perk, stay two to three nights and receive $100 in resort credit; stay four or more nights, and receive $200 in resort credit.

The Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort offers a slew of amenities such as mini-kitchens, private balconies, an on-site spa, a fitness center, a kids club, two bars, and two restaurants. The resort’s best feature, by far, is its pristine location. Set upon a miles-long Atlantic coast beach, the resort provides direct beach access with beach-side pools and volleyball. When you’re ready for a break from the sand, explore the resort’s five miles of biking paths, have a go at a tennis match on one of the resort’s 23 clay courts, or practice your swing at three championship 18 hole golf courses. Read more

Itching for a tropical getaway this spring?  Head to Puerto Rico, which is just a short flight from the mainland but feels like worlds away — and you don’t even need a passport. Starting in mid-April, stay four nights or more at the 4-star Wydnham Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa for only $123 per night. The rock-bottom rates at this secluded beach resort save up to 60% on hotel pricing earlier in the season.

Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the El Yunque Caribbean National Forest, the Wyndham Rio Mar is a lush hideaway with plenty of dining, lounging, and entertainment options. The resort offers seven restaurants, which range from casual to elegant, and four bars and lounges, both indoor and on the beach.

Active guests can take advantage of two championship golf courses, 11 tennis courts, two large swimming pools, water sports, and a fitness center. Looking to simply relax?  Enjoy the full-service spa, lounge on the white-sand beach or at the pool, or retreat to your spacious room with a private balcony overlooking the resort gardens.

Book this trip by April 8 and travel from April 9-December 23. As an added bonus, if you book by March 15, all children under 17 years old stay for free, and you’ll receive a $100 food and beverage credit per room. Book online at www.wyndhamriomar.com or call 800-474-6627.

Use our Travel Search price comparison tool to find the lowest rates on flights to Puerto Rico. For general trip-planning information, see our Puerto Rico destination guide.

Mark your calendars: between November 25-28, you can book a room at the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino in St. Maarten starting from $150 per night – a 50% discount off the hotel’s seasonal rates. You’ll also receive up to $100 in island credit, which can be used at participating restaurants, spas, casinos, shops, and more.

This deal is valid for travel from December 18, 2011 through April 7, 2012. A minimum stay of three nights is required.

The Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino is an upscale beachfront resort on the Dutch side of the island. Aside from a mile of white, sandy beach, the resort also boasts two pools, a swim-up bar, a health spa, and a redesigned interior. The hotel overlooks the beautiful Great Bay Harbor and is only a ten-minute walk from Phillipsburg, the island’s capital that’s home to great shopping, dining, and entertainment.

THE VALUE: You’ll pay as little as $150 per night, which saves you 50% on the hotel’s seasonal rates, plus receive up to $100 in island credit.

THE CATCH: You can only book this deal between November 25-28.

THE DETAILS: Visit the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort & Casino site for more information. To book, enter the promotional code BF11 or call 1-800-SONESTA and mention this code.

WE’VE GOT MORE: See our St. Maarten Travel Guide for more trip-planning information, then use our Travel Search price comparison tool to find the lowest rates on flights to the island.

Fronting one of the loveliest beaches on St. Maarten, the ultra-comfortable, contemporary Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa offers the usual superior Westin amenities and a sleek aesthetic accented by island touches. There are aquatic activities aplenty, an extensive casino (somewhat oddly set semi-open in the middle of the coolly abstract lobby), kids’ club and meeting facilities, the Hibiscus Spa, and grade-A Aura Steakhouse. Best of all, you can enjoy it all this summer for half the price!

THE VALUE: Winter room rates here can go for $419/night so you’ll save up to 54 percent with discount prices from $189/night through September 30.

THE CATCH: There are a limited number of rooms available at this rate so book fast before they sell out.

THE DETAILS: Call 011-599-543-6700 or visit www.starwoodhotels.com/westin

WE’VE GOT MORE: Use our Travel Search price comparison tool to find great rates on flights to St. Maarten.

For a Caribbean jaunt during the summer, Aruba (along with the other ABC islands, Bonaire and Curacao, located outside the hurricane belt), promises uninterrupted sunshine – not to mention the oft strong breezes that help alleviate the heat.  To score savings of 30 percent off at Aruba’s upscale Hyatt Regency, act fast and book your stay before 11.59pm on Wednesday, May 18 (offer is valid for stays between May 27 and September 5). The newly renovated Hyatt Regency is located right on the powder-soft sands of Palm Beach and comes with several restaurants and lounges, rooms and suites with ocean views (in many), a pool with swim-up bar, spa, and casino. Rates start from $179/night after discount is applied. Visit www.aruba.hyatt.com and use code C48H5.

Itching to get away this Memorial Day or Fourth of July weekend – without shelling out for spiked holiday rates? Do it for less with this sweet holiday deal on Bahamas Out Island Abaco. Located right on the beach with views of the surrounding cays, Abaco Beach Resort at Boat Harbour has a lot to offer for a quickie stay: the 180-Boat Harbor Marina for sailing and fishing excursions, a swim-up bar and beachfront bar, Angler’s Restaurant for fresh seafood, and a lovely stretch of beach for endless lounging.

THE VALUE: The 4-night/5-day Star Spangled Holiday Weekend deal includes oceanfront accommodations, breakfast daily, a ferry trip to Hope Town and golf cart for exploring the island, a snorkeling excursion, a holiday beach party (complete with bonfires, dinner, and live entertainment), and all taxes and service charges. Rates start from $593 per person (or $148/night).

THE CATCH: This deal is only valid for the two summer holiday weekends – Memorial Day and Fourth of July.

THE DETAILS: Click here to book or call 800-468-4799 and mention the Star Spangled Holiday Weekend package.

WE’VE GOT MORE: Use our Travel Search price comparison tool to find the lowest rates and travel deals on flights to the Bahamas.

For general trip-planning information, see our Bahamas Travel Guide.

Set on procuring the best deals on the market, ShermansTravel.com editors have dug up an unmatched value on the shores of family-friendly Myrtle Beach in South Carolina. Starting from just $85 for a two-night stay (50 percent off regular rates!), the beachfront Springmaid Beach resort, located on a secluded strip of sandy expanse, comprises oceanview guestrooms with balconies, full-sized refrigerators, and more. Plus, the resort provides free parking, complimentary access to the top-notch fishing pier, and free WiFi!

THE VALUE: Pay an incredible $42.50 per night to vacation on the beautiful strand of Myrtle Beach!

THE CATCH: These rates are applicable to travel dates through May. From June through August, a two-night stay will cost you $159 – just $79.50 per night!

THE DETAILS: Visit www.yuupon.com to book this deal.

WE’VE GOT MORE: Use our Travel Search price comparison tool to find low rates on airfare to Myrtle Beach.

Peruse our Myrtle Beach Travel Guide for great family outing ideas, restaurant reviews, and trip-planning information.

The ShermansTravel Deals team hand-picks the special breed of deals that promises free perks ? no strings attached. Savor the last sunsets of summer and the cool days of fall on the Innisbrook resort golf course in Tampa. Rates at this luxury golfer’s paradise start from just $109 per night, and include deluxe guestroom accommodations, unlimited golf (at least one round guaranteed on the Copperhead course, considered one of the “Top Five” by PGA TOUR professionals), unlimited use of practice facilities, club storage and locker room service, unlimited fitness center access, and more. For more information, or to book the Classic Golf Package through September 29, visit www.innisbrookgolfresort.com.

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The award-winning Colony restaurant at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa, located right on the famous shorefront of Waikiki, is inviting guests to express their culinary creativity over dinner. Diners will choose their own spices to flavor their steaks, seafood, or mixed grill dishes – think Hawaiin Red ‘Alaea (a mineral-enriched sea salt), Espresso, and Lemon Pepper. Noting the popularity of semi-DIY culinary consumption (customizable mix-in ice cream at Cold Stone and hibachi-style, cooked-in-your-face food at Benihana), The Colony’s personalized produce is sure to be a hit. At the casual yet elegant restaurant (perfect for a romantic night out), the beautifully prepared dishes are topped off with creative sides like Maui Onions (sweet onions) with Molokai herbs and Okinawan potato puree (purple sweet-potato puree), earning The Colony’s new menu rave reviews, and understandably so – the food sounds scrumptious (and I’m vegetarian). 

For more trip-planning info, see our Oahu Travel Guide.

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