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Forget fretting over flowers and chocolates this Valentine's Day: show your honey you really care with a romantic getaway to the Caribbean, where you'll find sunny skies, sandy beaches, and special deals that include couples dinners, spa treatments, and -- yes -- flowers, chocolates and even champagne waiting in your room!
Here are my picks for the top Caribbean travel deals and bargains for fall and winter 2009, including discounts on hotel rooms and airfares, plus destination incentives to attract visitors to the islands.
With all due respect to shivering Pilgrims, Rudolph prancing through the snow, and New Year's Rockin' Eve with Dick Clark, spending the holidays in the Caribbean could go a lot further toward increasing your holiday blessings and ringing in the new year right. Here's some great deals for the 2009 winter holidays that can get you on your way...
Rules for making duty-free purchases in the Caribbean and bringing tax-free liquor, jewelry and other goods back to the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Europe.
Caribbean travelers can find duty-free shops at virtually any airport, but certain island destinations and ports are famous for their concentration of duty-free shopping, where visitors can find jewelry, watches, perfume, liquor and other goods at a deep discount -- 25 to 40 percent in many cases.
Veteran Carnival revelers know it's never too early to book a room in Port of Spain for the annual Trinidad fete. Carnival 2010 is scheduled for Feb. 11-16, and some of the hotels in the Trinidad capital have announced special rates for Carnival week.
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The good deals from high-end Caribbean resorts keep coming, and here's a sweet one for groups from the Ritz-Carlton resorts in the Caribbean (St. Thomas, Grand Cayman, and San Juan).
Stay four nights at the the Wyndham Rio Mar resort in Puerto Rico and you'll get a fifth night free plus 25-percent discounts on activities and tours.
Relais properties are located around the world, including four in the Caribbean. One of these, the Cobbler's Cove Resort in Barbados, is offering gourmands a chance to experience the art of Relais and Chateau cooking, Caribbean style.
Divi Resorts is cutting its room rates back as much as 60 percent for stays between March 1 and Dec. 23. The discounts are good at Divi properties in Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, and St. Maarten.
Carnival Cruise Lines' new Early Saver program provides up to a 25% discount on the best published rates when you book a cruise up to three months prior to the sailing date.
