Travel Packages Canada Culinary

Munching Your Way through Montreal

Montreal is a foodie town with amazing culinary cultures characterizing neighborhoods and regional traditions. Montréal en Lumière, in collaboration with Visites de Montréal is offering five itineraries for food discoveries, including Quebec’s local cheeses, Chocolate Montreal, and progressive dinners all taking place between February 19 and March 1.

Quebec’s Cheeses
Saturday, February 21, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Meeting point: Festival of Quebec Cheeses, Complexe Desjardins’ Grande-Place (150 Ste. Catherine St. West).
This tour is dedicated to local Québécois cheeses in all their shapes and flavors.

§  $115 per person, plus taxes. Includes a guided tour (4 hr), transportation and tastings in Fou d’ici grocery store, Marché des Saveurs du Québec (Jean-Talon Market) and Marché de la Villette (Old Montreal).

Flavors and Aromas of Old Montreal
Saturdays, February 21 and 28, 9:30 a.m. to noon
Meeting point: Maison Christian Faure (335 Place-Royal, Old Montreal)
A savory stroll through the culinary, cultural and historical charms of the oldest neighborhood in Montreal.

§  $52 per person plus taxes. Includes a guided walking tour (2 hr 30 min) with a professional culinary guide and tastings in four different Old Montreal boutiques.

Chocolate Montreal
Saturday, February 28, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Meeting point: Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan (305 Ste. Catherine St. West)
Visit Montreal’s most respected chocolate maker, participate in a demonstration at a cooking school and visit a chocolate factory.

§  $115 per person, plus taxes. Includes a guided tour (4 hr) with a professional culinary guide, transportation, tastings at Les chocolats de Chloé (Plateau Mont-Royal) and at La Guilde Culinaire, and a visit to the Chocolats Privilège factory.

The Progressive Dinner
Fridays, February 20 and 27, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Meeting point: Guy-Concordia station, in front of MMFA main entrance (1380 Sherbrooke St. West)

Montreal Food Tours is orchestrating an original and dynamic dinner experience of nightlife, anecdotes and culinary scene making.

§  $$95 per person, plus taxes. Includes a 4-hour walking tour with a professional culinary guide, appetizers at Thursdays, entrée and main course at restaurant Apollo, a dessert on festival site featuring marshmallows and mulled wine.

Food tour in Little Burgundy / St-Henri, Montreal’s cradle for culinary innovation
Saturdays, February 21 and 28, 9:30 a.m. to noon
Meeting point: Maison Christian Faure (335 Place-Royal, Old Montreal)

This afternoon tour presents two distinct neighborhoods that are both experiencing an exciting buzz for upscale culinary institutions as well as audacity: Little Burgundy and St-Henri.

§  $52 per person plus taxes. Includes a guided walking tour (2 hr 30 min) with a professional culinary guide and tastings in four different boutiques of the neighborhood.

Montreal Hotel Packages, including tours and presentations, and product gift bags, start at $198.

Reservations are mandatory. Minimum 6 people per tour.

Contact:
montrealenlumiere.com/packages/culinary-tours
www.montrealenlumiere.com/packages/accommodation
(855) 864-3737

 

Holiday travel Packages Pasadena

Rose Parade Packages at Pasadena’s Newest Luxury Property

The recently opened dusitD2 constance Pasadena, located along the parade route for the world-famous Pasadena Rose Parade is offering a special Rose Parade View Package.  The Pasadena Rose Parade has been an American New Year’s Day tradition since the early 1900’s and guests of the property can view the parade from the comfort of their room.

The Rose Parade View Package includes:

  • Parade-view accommodations that offer guests the luxury of watching the parade float down Colorado Boulevard
  • Complimentary sparkling rosé room service
  • Delivery of pastries on the morning of the parade

Rate: The package starts at $408 per night (two-night minimum).

Contact:
(626) 898-7900
www.dusit.com/pasadena/

 

Travel Packages in Chiacago

Sumptuous Shopping Packages in Chicago

Silversmith Hotel in downtown Chicago has two festive shopping packages ready to roll off Santa’s back. The property, managed by Remington Hotels, offers plush accommodations, contemporary décor and a vibrant lounge and restaurant, Adamus.

“Secret Santa” at Silversmith Hotel

  •  “Santa’s Sleigh Ride” (scenic helicopter tour)
  • $5,000 Shopping Spree to The Shops at North Bridge
  • Exclusive Shopping Experience with Personal Stylist at The Shops at North Bridge
  • Same-day Delivery of Shopping Packages to Silversmith Hotel
  • Bottle of Dom Pérignon at Adamus
  • Sensory Direct Breakfast in bed for two, each morning

Rates: $7,099: Premium Accommodations for Two for Two Nights

“A Sparkling Holiday” at Silversmith Hotel

  • $500 Shopping Spree At Swarvoski
  • Two Diamond or Sparkling Cocktails in Adamus
  • Map of Magnificent Lights Festival
  • Same-day Delivery of Shopping Packages to Silversmith Hotel

Rates: $929: Deluxe Accommodations for Two Nights

Contact:
(855) 695-6668
SilversmithChicagoHotel.com

 

Travel Packages for Christmas

Cancun for Christmas

Grand Residences Riviera Cancun, a member of Leading Hotels of the World, has a last-minute package for those still seeking a warm-weather escape without sacrificing the comforts of home this holiday season. Guests get:

  • Expansive accommodations. In this all suites 103-room property accommodations are spacious and magnificently appointed with enough space for the whole family to gather under one roof
  • A gourmet, in-suite Christmas Eve dinner prepared by the resort’s highly acclaimed French chef
  • A $100 daily resort-plus credit to be used for dining, spa treatments or other on-property purchases
  • Private ground transfers to and from Cancun International Airport
  • Complimentary offerings include snorkeling, tennis, beach soccer and guided bike tours, kids’ and teens’ clubs, and daily afternoon high tea.

Rates: Nightly rates start at $499, including all taxes and gratuities for four-night-minimum stays from December 20 through December 25, 2014.

Contact:
(855) 381-4340
www.grandresidencesrivieracancun.com/christmas-package

 

Hotel travel Packages for holidays

Classic Holiday Package at The Stafford London

The Stafford London in St. James’s, one of the city’s last remaining bastions of Great British hospitality, has 100 glittering Christmas trees in place and over 100 years of tradition in celebrating the festive season in style. The 105-room and suite property will put on a classic British Christmas feast. Then there are legendary Boxing Day sales the day after Christmas, plus ice-skating in Hyde Park and glühwein at Covent Garden Christmas Market.

To herald in 2015, The Stafford London will present a New Year’s Eve celebration that begins with a canapé reception, followed by a lavish dinner in The Lyttelton. Then guests are invited to countdown to the New Year with the international crowds on the banks of the River Thames and best view of London’s spectacular fireworks display.

Rates: The Stafford London Christmas package includes full English breakfast, festive afternoon tea and complimentary mulled wine on arrival. Rates run $700 per room per night and from $1,261 per suite per night.

Contact:
(44 207) 493 0111
www.thestaffordlondon.com

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