Discounts
Hot bargains and cool activities mollify Arizona’s rising mercury.
our anniversary is in the height of summer. It’s going to be over 100 degrees down there, and I HATE HEAT! We’re going to be absolutely miserable.” “Precisely what everyone thinks,” I counter with a sly smile. “That’s why
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summers in the desert provide one of the biggest travel bargains around.” And a bargain it is. From June through August, rooms at the Four
Seasons and other desert resorts go for about one-third their primetime rates. We can book upscale accommodations here for less than what basic rooms go for in downtown Denver, and these spacious lodgings come with all the comforts, services and amenities that earned the property Five Diamonds from AAA. Not only are nightly rates discounted, but so are adventures, tours and spa treatments. I figure that even with a full menu of
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love travel bargains. So when my wife put me in charge of select- ing an affordable destination for our 30th anniversary, I naturally chose a Four Seasons Resort. “We’re going WHERE?” Dianne asks, her mouth agape in disbelief. “The Four Seasons Scottsdale at Troon North,” I tell her. “It’s a
plush property in the desert northeast of Phoenix.” “That’s in ARIZONA,” she points out, her voice rising. “And
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