A Romantic Weekend Away is the Key to a Perfect Valentine's Day: Wild Dunes® Resort Offers Tips to Make this Valentine's Day Stand Out

The New Year is known to bring with it a fresh outlook and enthusiasm for change. Embrace that attitude and begin with a new approach to planning Valentine's Day (it's right around the corner). This year, Wild Dunes Resort (www.wilddunes.com) offers tips to prepare that perfect Valentine's Day experience.

Isle of Palms, SC (PRWeb) December 31, 2006 -- The New Year is known to bring with it a fresh outlook and enthusiasm for change. Embrace that attitude and begin with a new approach to planning Valentine's Day (it's right around the corner).

Hallmark Research reports that nearly 50 percent of Valentine's card purchases are made only six days prior, proving that Valentine's Day is the ultimate holiday for procrastination. Plan early this year and forgo the stress of last-minute reservations at crowded restaurants and booked hotels. This year, Wild Dunes Resort (www.wilddunes.com) offers tips to prepare that perfect Valentine's Day experience.

Follow these steps and take credit for an extravagant weekend that was nearly effortless:

•Don't wait too late to plan -- Don't wait until the few days before; they can tell. The only reservations left may be too early or too late, tickets for that show may be sold out; choices become limited with every passing day. A resort getaway offers opportunities to experience and explore as much, or as little, as guests want; they can customize a stay to fit their idea of fun.

•Plan a surprise getaway -- Just tell them to pack a bag for a weekend of mild weather in a month known for a chill, or better yet, pack one for them. Scrap the conventional plan and give into spontaneity and indulgence. A weekend at a beach resort can provide the perfect pay-off for a surprise Valentine's Day trip.

•Try something new, different -- The "candle-lit dinner and box of chocolates" routine is tired. And flowers? Nearly 60 percent of people buy flowers as a gift on Valentine's Day, according to the National Retail Federation. At Wild Dunes Resort, guests can pamper themselves and their partner with a couple's massage or couple's tennis lesson set up through the Resort's Pre-Arrival Concierge. And there will be plenty of time for a romantic candle-lit meal at the Resort's fine-dining restaurant, Sea Island Grill, or maybe guests would rather have dinner delivered right to the door of their oceanfront suite.

Let a simple, almost effortless plan result in a new, exciting tradition for Valentine's Day.

About Wild Dunes Resort

Wild Dunes Resort is one of 30 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fifth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company, headquartered in suburban Denver, Colo., features a portfolio of more than 7,000 guest rooms, 13 golf courses and 10 full-service spas. Destination Hotels & Resorts properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including Washington, D.C., Houston, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, San Diego, Aspen, Austin, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Jackson Hole, Maui and Lake Tahoe. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.

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