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Looking for an easy way to escape the hustle and bustle of daily live? Drive on over to the intimate Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson, Arizona, and receive a $100 gas card if you stay two nights or more. Travel to the working horse ranch, which is located on 60,000 acres of breathtaking desert landscape, is valid through September 15. Rates start at $199 per person, per night, including all meals and activities such as horseback riding lessons, trail rides, hiking, mountain biking, swimming, and fishing.

Nestled between the Rincon Mountains, Saguaro National Park, and the Coronado National Forest, the ranch is perfect for anyone looking to unplug and discover the great outdoors. The traditionally decorated rooms offer spectacular scenic views of the surrounding desert and mountains.

Visit the Tanque Verde Website or call 800-234-3833 to book. Mention the Fill Up Your Tanque offer.

See our Arizona destination guide for more trip-planning information, then use our Travel Search price comparison tool to find the lowest rates on flights to Tucson, packages, and more travel deals.

In honor of its 100th anniversary, the Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort and Spa in Tucson, Arizona, is offering special summer rates starting at $100 per night. Compared to the resort’s high season prices, that’s a savings of 40 percent.

The AAA Four Diamond resort was built in 1912 on 80 acres in the Sonoran Desert. Guests can escape the heat of the summer by taking a dip in one of three pools, or get active by horseback riding on the trails or playing tennis, basketball, or volleyball. But if none of this suits your fancy, indulge and relax in the Sonoran Spa with a volcanic earth scrub or mud wrap.

This deal is available from now through September 6, 2012. Visit the hotel’s website to book.

For more trip-planning information, check out our Arizona destination guide, and then use our Travel Search price comparison tool when booking flights.

If you’re looking for a different kind of getaway this season, the Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson, Arizona, might be just the right thing. This working horse ranch located on 60,000 acres of breathtaking desert landscape is offering a 4^th night free package, which comes to $175 per night. Travel through March 4 and book by February 29. This offer includes all meals and activities such as horseback riding lessons, trail rides, hiking, mountain biking, swimming, and fishing.

Nestled between the Rincon Mountains, Saguaro National Park, and the Coronado National Forest, the ranch is perfect for anyone looking to get away from the craziness of daily life. There are no TVs in the traditionally decorated rooms that provide guests with spectacular scenic views of the desert and mountains, making Tanque Verde Ranch an amazing retreat for those who need to unplug and recharge their batteries.

THE VALUE: You’ll save 25 percent on current rates with this offer.

THE CATCH: You need to stay for three nights to get your fourth night on the house.

THE DETAILS: Visit the Tanque Verde Website or call 800-234-3833 to book. Mention the fourth night free offer.

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You’ve heard of poolside dining, but what about dining in the pool? The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, located northwest of Tucson, recently launched “Splash Dining,” where tables, chairs, and legs are all submerged in the hotel’s Turquesa Pool. Instead of checking their coats, diners check their shoes – and be sure to wear knee-length pants to avoid damp bottoms. The meal itself is a three-course menu specially prepared and served by the Ritz’s chefs, and includes a Champagne toast. Cost is $300 per couple. For reservations, call 520-572-3000. www.ritzcarlton.com/dovemountain

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The first few weeks of May, before Memorial Day kicks off the summer travel season, present a sweet spot for domestic travel. You’ll find pleasant spring weather in most of the country, without the crowds and heat that can plague July and August vacations. Take advantage with Frontier’s nationwide fare sale, which is slashing rates on routes between popular destinations, including New York, Los Angeles, Denver, and San Antonio. Tickets drop to as little as $44 each way, including most taxes and fees.

Sample Fares (O/W):

Albuquerque – Denver: $ 44+
Denver – Tucson: $ 49+
Denver – Phoenix: $54+
Des Moines – Milwaukee: $59+
Spokane – Denver: $69+
Los Angeles – Denver: $74+
New York (LGA) – Milwaukee: $84+
Madison – Denver:  $99+
Minneapolis/St. Paul – Kansas City: $109+
San Antonio – Milwaukee: $114+

THE VALUE: One week after the sale, fares on the Albuquerque to Denver route jump to $99 each way – more than double the current price.

THE CATCH: You’ll have to act fast: Tickets must be booked by May 18 for travel through May 25.

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Body scrubs are a spa menu staple—a trickle down from cultures that used abrasive towels (Japan), mitts (Korea, as well as Turkey and Morocco), and others tools to smooth skin and promote not just hygiene, but, it is believed, overall health.

At spas today, a treatment with exfoliating granules is usually given before a massage or body wrap, all the better to whisk away the dead, dry, thick top layer of skin. By removing this thick layer of cells—a chemist I interviewed recently compared them to roof shingles—the healthier ones beneath are revealed. These “new” cells are ones you want slathered in the hydrating, firming, or deep cleansing ingredients, since they can absorb them. Plus, the stimulating scrubbing process, which  jump-starts the cell renewal process (which grows sluggish with age), also may help the circulation and immune system function more optimally.

Sugar and salt are the two most common types of scrubbing substances, followed by a salad bar of various plant-based ingredients. Here’s the nitty on the gritty of what you’ll likely encounter:

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