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Snuggle by the Sea at L’Auberge Del Mar with Valentine’s Day Dinner and Room Packages

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L’Auberge Del Mar is helping couples enjoy an extra special Valentine’s Day. From the romantic, snuggle ready setting by the Sea, luxurious package deals, and curated Valentine’s Day dining event, guests can forget the pressure of Valentine’s Day expectations and focus on what’s important – each other.

Valentine’s Day Menu at Coastline Restaurant
At L’Auberge’s Coastline Restaurant, guests can indulge in a specially curated 5-course dining experience, Romance Languages, drawing its inspiration from the most romantic places in the world. The evening begins with Spanish tapas for the table, transitions to French Nouvelle cuisine and finishes with Italian dessert.

Coastline’s Valentine’s Day menu is available Friday and Saturday evening on February 14th and 15th. Pricing will be $125 per person, along with an additional $55 for added wine pairings per person. Guests can book a reservation either through calling Coastline at 858-793-6467 or by booking online with RESY.

Room Packages Available All Month
Champagne and chocolate covered strawberries? Yes, please! With a romance package, guests can heighten the romance with luxurious accommodations, decadent welcome amenities and the adventure of a lifetime.

Spa Specials Available All Month

Guests can choose from a diverse list of February Spa Specials and unwind with personalized treatments and luxurious services to calm the body and inspire your senses. Couples can enjoy these specials together or make it a gift that’s sure to please.  

February Room Packages

All you need is… – That’s right, love is all you need… Plus a little champagne and chocolate covered strawberries! With this romantic welcome treat for you and your partner, plus daily breakfast for two, you’ll fall even deeper in love during your time at L’Auberge Del Mar.

Price: $349 per night
PROMO CODE: 2020LOVE

Suite’st Stay – There’s nothing suite’er than champagne and chocolate covered strawberries…Except for when they’re waiting for you and your loved one in a suite! Leap into love with the Suite’st Stay and receive breakfast for two, a champagne welcome, and a $150 credit towards dinner for two.

Price: $1,349 per night
PROMO CODE: SUITE20

Head in the Clouds – Treat your special someone to a romantic adventure they’ll never forget! You’ll be on cloud nine when you and your partner start your getaway with a scenic coastal bi-plane tour of the San Diego coast. Continue your journey by checking into our most private and luxurious suite, the Del Mar Suite, followed by an exquisite Chef’s Dinner for two and selected wine pairing.

The next morning, enjoy an in-suite couple’s massage provided by our talented therapists from Spa L’Auberge. After your treatments, soak into total relaxation with some bubbles & bubbly (rose petal bath turn down and bottle of Moët & Chandon). When you and your loved one are finally ready to snuggle in by the fire for the evening, cozy up together in one of our customized L’Auberge Del Mar plush blankets. Times of activities are all customizable, please contact our Concierge to finalize details.

Price: $5,500 per night
PROMO CODE: CLOUDS20

FEBRUARY SPA SPECIALS

As Beautiful as a Rose – 50 minutes

Give your complexation the love it needs with this beautiful facial using the damask rose. A relaxing cleanse, rejuvenating mask, hydrating lip and eye treatment with this floral extract will extend the life cycle of dermal cells, stimulate collagen production, help to smooth out fine lines & wrinkles all while leaving skin looking soft, and glowing.

Price: $135.00

Smoothing Silhouette – 80 minutes

Get your body looking fabulous with this little black dress ready treatment. This treatment stimulates the vitality and firmness of contours on our body and helps to prevent loss of elasticity in skin.  Using concentrated, active ingredients such as rosemary and the NuBody micro-current device, your body will appear to take on a new firmer, toned, and tightened younger skin that is incomparably soft and smooth.

Price: $225.00

For the Love of your Body – 110 minutes

This treatment will give your body, well deserved relief.  Starting with a full body exfoliation using a coconut sugar rub to buff off dull and dry skin.  Then an 80-minute hot stone massage using hydrating coconut oils is performed as you drift away in a sublime state of mind.  This treatment finishes with a mist of exotic leaf hydrosols infused with tropical fruits. 

Price: $300.00

Pretty Pedi

Our luxurious pedicure begins with a relaxing soak to refresh and soften skin. Next skin is smoothed with an exfoliation before a nourishing mask is applied.  Feet are then massaged with a hydrating moisturizer and finished with the perfect polish*of your choice.

*does not include Shellac or French polish

Price: $60.00

Love & Bubbles

Enjoy two relaxing 50-minute signature massages or facials at Spa L’Auberge, then head over to our living room for a bottle of bubbles & oysters to jump start your love filled evening. 

Price: $375.00

MEDIA CONTACT:  Hwee Peng Yeo, Executive VP, Glodow Nead Communications, US: 415-394-6500, [email protected]

Beach Vacation: What you do if a shark is about to attack?

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Shark and humans

Shark attack! The United States is the most dangerous country in the world when it comes to bloody encounters between people and sharks. It’s especially true in regions where tourism is big business.

In Hawaii, children are always taught two things about the ocean and sharks.
Today a 65-year-old visitor vacationing on the Island of Hawaii was bitten on her right inner upper thigh by a shark.  The bite mark was approximately 12 inches in diameter.

She was around several hundred yards offshore and brought in prone on a kayak via bystanders and does not remember events prior to being bitten. The victim was transported in stable condition to the hospital. A helicopter conducted a shoreline check within an hour of the incident, surveying several miles of ocean and along the coastline with no shark sightings.

What children are always taught in Hawaii about the ocean and sharks is to never turn your back on the ocean because then you won’t be aware of wave swells or anything heading in your direction. They are also taught to never go in the ocean alone. You never know when you will need someone’s help or you will need to help someone in distress.

When you enter the ocean, you are going into the domain of many aquatic animals, the scariest of which is the shark. Are there ways to avoid being attacked by a shark? Here, knowledge is definitely power.

If you see a shark and it is behaving aggressively, the best thing you can do is remain calm and as motionless as possible. While it may be hard not to panic, by not thrashing the water or screaming, this will likely be the biggest factor in whether or not you may be bitten.

Don’t attract attention to yourself by wearing jewelry that shines and reflects light. It can cause sharks to mistake you for a fish in murky water.

If you see a bait ball, get out! A bait ball is when small fish swarm in a tightly packed spherical formation and is a last-ditch defensive measure when they are threatened by predators – as in sharks.

Before you even go in the water, if you see animal remains on the beach, like dead seals, fish, or whales, there are more likely to be sharks in the water.

Although a shark will be in the water at all times, they mostly hunt at dawn, dusk, and at night because the low light makes it harder for prey to see them coming, and many fish are most active at dusk. Plan your ocean activities accordingly.

Be vigilant around areas with a steep drop-off, because certain species like the great white shark will use the deep water to ambush potential prey.

If despite all your best efforts to avoid a shark, an attack occurs, punch the shark in the nose or eyes, and use anything you have (surfboard, dive tank, etc.) to put it between the shark and yourself.

Immediately seek help from others. If no one is around, use your shirt, wetsuit, surf leash, or anything long enough to tie a tourniquet above the wound on yourself or the person attacked. If the incident occurs while surfing, put the person on a board.

Stay in a group as this will deter sharks from investigating further.

When you get to the beach, keep the legs elevated by pointing the attacked person’s head toward the water as the shore slopes down into the ocean.

Apply pressure directly to the wound with a towel or shirt until emergency responders arrive.

And in the ultimate prevention, first aid and CPR classes are extremely valuable for unexpected situations like a shark attack. Preparation is key and will increase your confidence in the ocean and in life.

Here is a story on the Great White Shark Attack in Australia.



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Delta Air Lines offsets most carbon emissions for over 300K customers on Earth Day

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In celebration of Earth Day today, Delta is offsetting the emissions of all domestic leisure and business travel into and out of New York, Boston, Seattle, Los Angeles, Raleigh-Durham and Atlanta for over 300,000 customers across the country.

Plantable seed paper cutouts shaped like airplanes will be distributed on these selected flights to let customers know the environmental impact of their flight has been offset and inspire them to offset additional travel on delta.com/co2. Once planted, this special paper airplane will sprout non-invasive wildflowers.

“Delta led the U.S. aviation industry by launching the first carbon offset program in 2007, making it easy for customers to reduce the environmental impact of their travel,” said John Laughter, Senior Vice President – Corporate Safety, Security and Compliance. “Delta is also the only major airline to voluntarily cap carbon emissions at 2012 levels by purchasing carbon offsets.”

Since 2013, Delta has voluntarily purchased over 12 million carbon offsets, which is equivalent to the emissions from 1.7 million cars or electricity use for one year in nearly 2 million homes. This is more than any other U.S. airline. Today alone, Delta will buy almost 50,000 carbon offsets. To put this in perspective, 50,000 offsets will equal the emissions from more than 10,000 cars driven for one year.

Delta’s carbon offsets to benefit Conservation Coast project in Guatemala

Every offset Delta purchases today will benefit the Conservation Coast offset project, which provides environmental protection from deforestation and sustainable livelihood opportunities for communities in Guatemala. These offsets will help conserve over 400 bird species and 54,000 hectares of threatened rainforests situated along the Caribbean coastline of Guatemala.

The Conservation Coast project also supports sustainable livelihoods within local communities by teaching things like economically viable and environmentally sustainable agricultural practices that work with the environment rather than against it. To date, over 700 jobs are being supported by the project, 30 percent of which are held by women.

“At Delta, we believe connecting the world begins with caring for it,” said Laughter. “The offset projects we support are holistic, going beyond addressing the environmental impact of travel to provide resources, empowerment and financial opportunities to underserved communities like those involved in the Conservation Coast project.”
Offsetting is affordable. A roundtrip ticket from Atlanta to New York emits 0.28 metric tons of CO2, which can be offset for less than $5.

These offsetting efforts and more are why Delta was honored the Vision For America Award by Keep America Beautiful in 2017, recognized with Captain Planet Foundation’s Superhero Corporate Award in 2018, named to the FTSE4Good Index for four consecutive years, included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for eight consecutive years, given an honorable mention in Fast Company’s 2019 World Changing Ideas Awards and named one of America’s 100 most sustainable companies according to an in-depth Barron’s study.

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Aruba Tourism and Baseball Major Leaguer promote travel the “Xander Way”

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The Aruba Tourism Authority announced today a year-long partnership with all-star shortstop and native Aruban, Xander Bogaerts. Serving as a brand ambassador for the Caribbean island, Bogaerts will star in a content series promoting travel to Aruba and encouraging visitors to experience the island the “Xander Way.”

Throughout the Major League Happiness campaign and via a series of videos, Bogaerts shows sports fans and tourists alike around his “Dushi Tera” (Papiamento for “Sweet Land”). Take a tour with Xander through his colorful and artistic hometown of San Nicolas, also known as the Sunrise City where visitors can explore street art and get a sense of authentic Aruban culture.

“Aruba to me, is more than my birthplace and my home, it’s where I’m able to relax, reconnect with family, go fishing with friends, and enjoy the beautiful waters,” noted Bogaerts. “I’m excited to partner with the Aruba Tourism Authority to show my fans in Boston and around the country my favorite hot spots in Aruba.”

The series showcases Xander’s favorite spots around Aruba that appeal to all types of travelers, including Eagle Beach for beach lovers, which was recently rated third in the 2019 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice ® awards for Beaches. Intrepid explorers will be inspired by Xander’s trip to Seroe Colorado, the island’s southernmost tip that provides sweeping views of Aruba’s rugged coastline. Xander also visits Baby Beach, a picturesque half-moon beach with beautiful turquoise waters in a calm lagoon and some of Aruba’s best restaurants that highlight the diverse culinary offerings available across the island.

“We are thrilled to have one of our native sons and popular baseball player, Xander Bogaerts join us in promoting Aruba to the American traveler. Aruba’s beautiful waters, pristine beaches and desert-like terrain hold a special place in the hearts of all native Arubans, and we can’t wait to welcome Xander fans from Boston and around the world to experience our One Happy Island,” said Ronella Tjin Asjoe-Croes, CEO of Aruba Tourism Authority.

Fans of Aruba and Bogaerts can follow the campaign on social media using @arubatourism on Instagram and @aruba on Twitter and with the hashtag #XandersAruba throughout the baseball season for opportunities to win a trip to Xander’s Happy Island.

For more information or to see Xander’s Aruba, visit aruba.com/xander.

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