Noshing in New Orleans
The buy: Tour operator Simply Escape is offering a “Big Easy Culinary Escape” to New Orleans from $879 a person.
The savings: Several hundred dollars compared with purchasing these elements separately.
The catch: It is available through May 31 and an air tax of $110 a person is not included.
Why it’s worth it: Included are return Air Canada flights from Toronto, airport transfers in New Orleans, three nights at the Maison Dupuy in the French Quarter, jazz brunch at the Court of Two Sisters Restaurant, cooking class with lunch at the New Orleans Cooking School.
Book it: Visit simplyescape.ca or call 1-888-439-2929.
Mississippi savings
The buy: Visitors to the coast of Mississippi are being offered a Wish Card, funded by BP, to entice them to visit the area affected last year by the oil spill.
The savings: $100.
The catch: You must book a minimum two-night stay, 24 hours in advance and travel by April 20.
Why it’s worth it: The $100 card is presented at check-in and can be used like a credit card to pay for the hotel rooms, meals, golf, fishing and other attractions in Harrison, Hancock or Jackson counties.
Book it: visitmscoast.org.
Tee off in Alabama
The buy: The historic Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club and Spa on Alabama’s Gulf Coast features packages on golf courses that are part of the state’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail with rates from $239 a room per night.
The savings: Up to $175 depending on the date.
The catch: The rates are available until Oct. 28.
Why it’s worth it: The Dogwood and Azalea courses at Lakewood Golf Club have hosted U.S. president Gerald Ford, evangelist Billy Graham and Bob Hope to name a few of the more famous players. The package includes accommodation and one round of golf for two where the normal green fees are $125 a person.
Book it: Call 1-888-236-2427 and ask for promotional code SPO.
Free night on the Florida Panhandle
The buy: Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is featuring a free-night promotion this spring.
The savings: 20 per cent.
The catch: You have to spend four nights by April 24.
Why it’s worth it: This part of the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast features the Beaches of South Walton, named among the world’s best beaches in two recent surveys.
Book it: Visit www.sandestin.com or call 1-800-622-1038 and mention promo code FREE5.
Special to The Globe and Mail
