New Sesame Street Fun at Beaches
Super Grover 2.0 has been added to the line-up of characters at Beaches Resorts. Super Grover will take your children on an age-appropriate journey through the scientific process with plenty of breaks for silliness along the way and encouragement to unleash their power of investigation. Your children will have the opportunity to observe, ask questions, and experiment at three fun-filled stations. The activities are based on Sesame’s current curriculum focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). Beaches Resorts are also adding new character activities. Abby and Elmo’s Surprise Tea Time allows your children will help Elmo plan a surprise party for his friend Abby Cadabby while Elmo & Friends Rock ‘N Roll Dance Party invites your children to join the Sesame Street Rock ‘N Roll Band.
Chill Out in Antigua
Luxury resort Carlisle Bay on Antigua announces that fully inclusive rates are available for the summer and fall. 
Their New Super Chill Out Offer includes all meals and drinks with a minimum stay of three nights between April 25-August 24 and again from October 13-December 20. If you book the offer at least 60 days before your arrival, you will be entitled to a further 15% discount on rates. In addition, children up to age 15 years old will stay free of charge. The resort runs a kids club for ages 2-6 all year round (baby care is available at $15/hour) and a tween and teen program during school holidays (June 4-August 26 plus additional weeks throughout the fall). You can also get an ocean suite at half off for your teens and young adults up at age 21when booked as a second suite and accompanied by two adults. Your rates include luxury suite accommodations; three meals per day; afternoon tea; drinks such as all cocktails, spirits, beers, soft drinks and an excellent selection of wines along with water sports (snorkeling, sailing, windsurfing and kayaking); tennnis, tennis clinics and round robin competions; daily movies and guided nature walks in the rain forest.
Jr. Tennis on St. John
A new tennis program aimed at juniors ages 4-10 was recently introduced at Caneel Bay on St. John. 
The new program follows USTA guidelines for 10 and Under Tennis and is designed to enable your children to have more enjoyable experiences early on in the learning process by following the Quick Start Tennis format. It’s an active program that helps children develop tennis skills while having fun. Classes are available daily for $15-25 per child depending on age. Children ages 4-5 and 6-7 take a 1/2 hour class while ages 8-10 play for an hour. Note that Caneel Bay is offering a free night for stays from April 9-May 31 and also has a family reunion program where your fourth room is free for grandparents. The family friendly resort features a supervised children’s program for ages 3-12, nannies, massage, gym, art classes and several dining options. Complimentary services include your boat transfers from the St. Thomas airport; internet access in the room; non-motorized watersports; weekly Managing Director’s cocktail reception; feature movie presentations, rum-tasting demonstration & marine life slide show; continental breakfast & afternoon tea and more.
Half Off and More at Club Med
Club Med launched a variety of cost saving promotions. Their Half Off Every Second Person promotion must be booked by March 5 for travel through August 24. This limited-time offer is available at the following Club Med properties: Cancun Yucatan, Mexico; Ixtapa Pacific, Mexico; Punta Cana, Dominican Republic; Sandpiper Bay, Florida; Columbus Isle, Bahamas; Turkoise, Turks and Caicos; Caravelle, Guadeloupe; and Bucaneer’s Creek, Martinique. Additionally, Club Med extends an additional bonus airfare offer to two of their resorts. Enjoy a $200 credit to Ixtapa Pacific, Mexico, or a $100 credit to Sandpiper Bay, Florida. And through February 27, children 15 and under will stay free at Punta Cana, Sandpiper Bay and Ixtapa for stays between April 22 and July 14. One child is free per full paying adult staying in the same room with a 3-night minimum stay. Black-out dates may apply.
Children Free at Palace Resort
Book three nights or more at most Palace Resorts in Mexico and the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana for travel between June 1 and August 31 and your children ages 12 and under sharing a room with you stay and eat free. 
This offer is not valid at Sun Palace, Isla Mujeres Palace or Aventura Palace and you can have up to two children stay free in the room. You can also combine this offer with the $1,500 Resort Credit promotion to use for excursions, spa treatments, bottled wine, romantic dinner, vow renewals and more! See Lauren’s review of the Hard Rock Hotel below.
Junior Alaka’i Nalu
The Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on The Big Island of Hawaii is showcasing a unique program for active and ocean loving children and teens ages 10-17. 
In this 3-day program participants will learn the basics of first aid, CPR, pool and ocean safety, rescue skills (including jet ski rescue), two-person and six-person traditional outrigger canoe training, snorkeling, fishing and more. Graduates receive an official certificate of completion. The resort has several valuable promotions as well. Get a second room for family or friends at half price for a minimum stay of four nights. Your two rooms do not have the be in the same category, but booked together for the same dates. Or book a suite for five nights or more and receive a $1,000 resort credit. The credit can be used towards almost anything, from recreation to spa services or romantic dinner – anything that you can charge to your suite. The Four Seasons Hualalai is a natural tropical paradise with newly expanded spa, beachfront dining, new deluxe suites, Jack Nicklaus signature golf, gym with fitness classes, full tennis program, children’s camp (ages 5-12), teen center, rock climbing wall, surf lessons, family dinners on the beach and more. Their Hawaiian Cultural center runs exciting and educational programming such as star gazing, ukulele and Hawaiian language lessons, local crafts and hula classes.
Apple App
Apple Vacations has created an On The Go mobile app for iPhone and Android cell phones. 
When traveling to Cancun and the Riviera Maya, the app will allow unlimited calling to any U.S. number, unlimited text/messaging, unlimited posts and discounts on excursions. You can also check flight status, weather and destination activities and also download your itinerary from WiFi hotspots at hotels, resorts and other locations. The price is currently $14.99. Guests staying in preferred club rooms and suites at Secrets, Dreams and Now Resorts and Spas as well as well at Zoetry Paraiso de la Bonita get the app for free. The app will be available throughout Mexico and the Caribbean soon.
Meal Plan at Mayakoba
Save 25 percent off unlimited food and beverage packages at the luxurious Fairmont Mayakoba in the Riviera Maya, Mexico. 
Your package includes your accommodation in a room or suite, unlimited all day meal service at La Laguna, Las Brisas (AAA 4-Diamond Award), the Lobby Lounge, beach and pool and unlimited all day beverage service at La Laguna, Las Brisas, the Lobby Lounge, two swim up bars, Tikki bar, pool and beach. Choose from an extensive selection of fine beers, wines and liquor, specialty coffees and teas, soft drinks, juices and more. Packages also include on-property nature walks, bird watching and boat tours, complimentary use of BMW bikes to tour the property, three hours per day of supervised Kids Club activities for children 4-12 years old, food and beverage gratuities and applicable taxes. Rates start at $499/night for two adults. Children up to age five dine for free when accompanied by an adult and selecting from the kids menu. Children 6-12 years old pay a meal supplement of $59/night and children 13-18 years old pay a meal supplement of $119/night. Note that black-out dates apply and some specialty food items have a supplement.
Aloha Kermit
The Muppets have teamed up with the Starwood in Hawaii to offer $50-100 per day resort credits, connecting rooms when booking two rooms of the same category and a collectible Muppet’s book. 
The promotion is valid through March 31, 2012. You can use your resort credit for SPGKidsPasses (an all-inclusive dining program for children), spa or recreational activities. Participating resorts on Oahu, Maui, The Big Island and Kauai include the Sheraton Maui, St. Regis Princeville, Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas, Westin Moana Surfrider, Royal Hawaiian, Sheraton Waikiki, Westin Maui, Westin Maui Ka’anapali Villas, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and more.
Hard Rock Expands to Mexico
Palace Resorts and Hard Rock International recently announced an agreement to transform Palace Resorts in Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Maya into Hard Rock hotels in 2012. 
The resorts will showcase an extensive collection of authentic memorabilia as well as live concerts, celebrity-driven soirees and other on-site events. Hard Rock Cancun will offer 601 guestrooms, five restaurants including a new Brazilian steakhouse; a spa with outdoor palapa-style massage areas and an expansive poolscape. Hard Rock Puerto Vallarta, located on the beaches of Bahia de Banderas near Puerto Vallarta in the heart of Riviera Nayrit, boasts 348 guestrooms, four restaurants, spa and two swimming pools. Hard Rock Riviera Maya will combine two adjacent Palace Resorts properties, Aventura Cove Palace and Aventura Spa Palace. The former will offer 489 guestrooms, three restaurants including a new dinner theater venue, multiple pools, water activities and other family-friendly amenities including a unique teen club with gaming cabanas. The latter, to be marketed to adults, will provide 777 guestrooms, four restaurants, numerous pools including a grotto pool that will become a nighttime club experience, and one of the top-rated spas in Riviera Maya featuring an extensive menu of services.
