Hawk’s Cay Adventures
Hawk’s Cay has recently added a variety of adventure sports to its plethora of recreation options. You can now experience Jet Pack flying (ages 14 and up), kite boarding, stand-up paddleboards and Segway tours (ages 12 and up) at this family-friendly Florida Keys resort. 
Your family will also enjoy 5 pools, private saltwater lagoon where you can interact with dolphins, full-service marina, dive shop, fishing, kayaking, jetskis, parasailing, offshore sailing school, kids/tween/teen clubs, daily activities, Cliff Drysdale tennis program (with four new hardcourts and four new har-tru courts), gym and spa. The resort has 177 guestrooms (renovated spring 2008) and 225 two- and three- bedroom villas. Book early for your winter escape and receive your 5th night free! Just stay between January 2-February 12 or April 15-June 30, 2012.
Club Med Relaxation
Club Med announced an exclusive partnership with L’Occitane to create the first L’Occitane-branded spa in North America at Club Med Sandpiper in Florida. The spa will open in December 2011 and will mark the completion of a major $28 million renovation project for the resort. The 5,000-square-foot spa will feature seven indoor treatment rooms including one designed for couples massages, a manicure and pedicure area, Zen lounge and a L’Occitane boutique featuring more than 80 products. The whole spa experience and interior decor was specifically designed for Club Med Sandpiper Bay to embody the genuine diversity of Florida, the Sunshine State, and the Treasure Coast’s protected ecosystem. The spa will also feature teen and junior treatments for younger guests ages 8 to 17. In addition to expert treatments, the spa will offer a new yoga program with a range of classes. With a focus on well being, the resort has added academies in tennis, golf and fitness directed by premier coaches in the industry.
Mother/Daughter Cowgirl Bootcamp
A Mother-Daughter Cowgirl Bootcamp available from Alisal Guest Ranch from March 29-April 1, 2012 is a great spring break opportunity to strengthen bonds and build fond memories that will last a lifetime. 
After a bit of friendly instruction from the Alisal’s women wranglers, experienced and novice riders alike will hit the trails daily on the 10,500 acre cattle ranch. Included is an invigorating breakfast ride to the Old Adobe and learning the fundamentals of barrel racing and roping at the Alisal’s authentic western rodeo arena. The package includes studio accommodations; cowgirl western amenity basket upon arrival; receptions each evening; breakfast, lunch and dinner, including wine with dinner; gourmet picnic lunch; hat shaping and archery lesson at Alisal lake; line dancing instruction; daily horseback rides, roping, and barrel racing lessons and a mini cattle round-up for $2,395 based on double occupancy. Alisal is located in Solvang, CA less than an hour from Santa Barbara.
Legoland Hotel
The LEGOLAND California Resort will open the LEGOLAND Hotel in the summer of 2013. 
The 250-room hotel is being designed to give guests the same interactive family experience that has brought success to LEGOLAND California, Sea Life Carlsbad Aquarium and the LEOGLAND Water Park. Created to bring young children’s imaginations to life, the LEGO themed hotel will feature brightly colored LEGO decor, a pool area and restaurant. Legoland Hotel will be the first of its kind in North America. While this is the first LEGOLAND Hotel in the United States, it will be the third in the world following LEGOLAND Windsor Hotel’s opening in 2012 in England and LEGOLAND Billund, which opened a 176-room LEGOLAND Hotel in 1991 in Denmark. The LEGOLAND California Resort is geared for families with children between the ages of 2 and 12. You will find more than 60 rides, shows and attractions including a waterpark and all-new Star Wars Miniland.
Family Fun in Scottsdale
Through December 31, the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale entices you with their FUN Family Vacation package with a $100 per day resort credit, guaranteed connecting rooms or a suite upgrade and three meals a day for 
your children 12 and under for just $18 per day. This upscale resort showcases a lazy river pool and waterslide, poolside cabanas, quiet adult-only pool, tennis program with clinics, lessons and cardio classes, great golf with junior and adult clinics and lessons and a variety of unique family activities organized by the resort’s award winning FUN team such as Movies on the Green where you watch a movie from a golf cart, week-end camp fires, kids culinary program, daily activities and more.
New Four Seasons
A new Four Seasons Hotel is set to open this November in Baltimore’s Harbor East amongst an array of dining, shopping and family-friendly attractions including the National Aquarium, Camden Yards and the Maryland Science Center. The 256-room hotel will feature the largest hotel art collection in the city (featuring purchased and commissioned pieces by Washington Color School and other contemporary artists), a Michael Mina restaurant, spa, gym and infinity pool. The luxury resort chain also recently announced it will build a new property for the Walt Disney World Resort with a scheduled opening in 2014. The development will offer a 444-room Four Seasons resort plus up to 40 Four Seasons Residence Club units and up to 90 Four Seasons private residences. Also planned are several dining venues including a rooftop restaurant with Magic Kingdom views; a 14,000-square-foot spa with 18 treatment rooms; a fitness center; three pools and a “lazy river”; sports facilities with tennis courts, basketball court and a climbing wall and two recreational centers for children, teens and families. The development will encompass the existing Osprey Ridge golf course, which will be renovated and subsequently managed by Four Seasons.
Omni Kids Fantasy Suites
The Omni San Francisco; Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, NH and the Omni Parker House in Boston, MA now feature one-of-a-kind Omni Kid’s Fantasy Suites with kid’s furniture, colorful bedding, beanbag chairs, art table, games and books with a connecting room available for the rest of the family. The deluxe chain’s Texas Sensory Kid Suites at 5 Lone Star State properties in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio have also been designed to stimulate the senses of young travelers with colorful bedding, beanbag chairs, an art table, board games, books, cozy bath robes, aquatic-themed bath accessories and a complimentary Kids’ Sensation Bar filled with toys, trinkets and snacks. On arrival, your children will also receive an Omni Sensational Kids backpack made of reusable material which carries a “Discovery” map with travel games, washable crayons, a magnifying glass and more. The backpack can be used throughout their trip to gather trinkets and treasures from their daily travels. At the end of your first day, kids are treated to cookies and milk in their guest room.
Teens Rock in Tucson
The JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson recently opened the hip Blur Teen Lounge. Blur features games, technology, movies, and funky furnishings for guests age 13 to 19. 
Open holidays and every Friday and Saturday, the teen club offers two Apple iPads for teens to access their email or social media accounts; an Xbox 360 game system with motion-tracking Kinect games; a new PlayStation 3Move game system with motion gaming technology; two 42-inch LCD HDTVs for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation gaming area; a movie area with a 46-inch LCD HDTV and a library of DVDs; and couches and lounge chairs. On week-end nights from 7:30-10:30 p.m., Blur will offer a Poptail Hour, during which teens can help prepare their own signature soda drink, participate in video gaming challenges, and catch a movie in the lounge’s theater area. Various hotel promotions abound including a Family Swing & Fling package through December 30, 2011 with a deluxe room, $50 per night resort credit, unlimited golf for 2 adults and 2 children, children eat free (12 and under), complimentary appetizer or dessert with entree at Catalina BBQ Co., free internet, free self parking and 10 percent off retail purchases.
Free Dining at Disney
Free dining is back at Walt Disney World if you book by October 29, 2011 with at least a four night stay and Magic Your Way package with airport transfers, hotel room and park tickets included. Book a Disney Value Resort and your family will receive a free Quick-Service Dining Plan or book a package at select Disney Moderate, Deluxe or Deluxe Villa Resorts and get a free Disney Dining Plan. Your package includes accommodations, a Magic Your Way base ticket, and the dining plan. Travel between October 2, 2011 and March 31, 2012, but several black-out dates apply. With the Disney Dining Plan, children ages 3 to 9 must order from children’s menu if available. The offer excludes gratuities and alcoholic beverages. Some table-service restaurants may have limited or no availability at time of package purchase; so it’s wise to book early!
Discover Family at South Seas
Discover and share lifelong family memories with South Seas Resort’s Discover Family Package available through September 30. 
This fun-filled package highlights some of the magical reasons South Seas made Parent’s Magazine’s list of “Top 10 Beach Resorts for Families”. Your package includes a two bedroom marina villa or beach villa; banana boat ride for a family of four; Dolphin & Wildlife Adventure Cruise; $50 resort credit at the resort’s ice cream and pizza shop; daily half day Sanibel Sea School Classes for two children (a fabulous hands-on marine science educational programs); GO! Fish fishing program; gift pack (string backpack, binoculars, 7-in-1 whistle, canteen and Nature Guide); “I Spy” checklist and four bikes. Rates start at $529 per night, based on two adults and two children and there is a four-night minimum. South Seas recently underwent a $140 million rebirth and other activities available include golf, tennis, water sports, marina, restaurants, shops, great beaches, pools and waterpark.
