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Posted on: Sunday, November 23, 2008

Panda Travel offering packages for Obama inauguration

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Travel packages are available to D.C. to watch Barack Obama get sworn in.

PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS | Associated Press

An Alaskan coupon book has a deal for flightseeing on Mount McKinley that includes a glacier landing.

AL GRILLO | Associated Press

For Hawai'i residents planning to attend President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration in January, Panda Travel offers the following packages:

Inaugural 2009 package dates are Jan. 15 to 22 and includes roundtrip airfare from Honolulu to Washington, D.C., via United Airlines, roundtrip airport transfers, six nights at Four Points by Sheraton Washington D.C. Downtown and a seven-day Metro Pass. The package starts at $3,299 per person/double occupancy; $5,199 per person/single occupancy. Flight details are at www.pandaonline.com.

Inaugural Hotel Only package includes six nights at Four Points by Sheraton Washington D.C. Downtown and starts at $2,045 per person/double occupancy; $4,089 per person/single occupancy.

Full payment is required at time of reservation. Trip insurance cancellation is $105 for double and $149 for single.

The hotel is within walking distance of the White House, National Mall, the Smithsonian Museum, the Lincoln and Washington Memorials and Vietnam Wall. The hotel is also close to the Capitol Building, the site of the inauguration. 738-3573, www.pandaonline.com, www.starwoodhotels.com/fourpoints.

Panda Travel offering packages for Obama inauguration

COUPONS FOR TOURISTS

TWO-FOR-ONE DEALS ON ALMOST EVERYTHING IN ALASKA IN 2009

Heading to Alaska in 2009? The Great Alaskan TourSaver offers two-for-one travel coupons throughout the state for just about anything you might want to see and do. The list is long — more than 130 coupons — here's a six-pack sampler:

Two-for-one flightseeing on Mount McKinley, including glacier landing.

Two-for-one glacier cruises in Kenai Fjords National Park.

Two-for-one salmon fishing on the world-famous Kenai River, in Juneau, Seward and in Kodiak.

Two-for-one grizzly bear viewing in Kodiak.

Two-for-one rail tours on the Alaska Railroad.

Two-for-one deluxe lodge accommodations at Princess Lodges near Mount McKinley, Copper River and Kenai River.

The book costs $99.95. 907-727-1113, www.toursaver.com.

'BIG GIVE HAWAI'I'

STARWOOD LAUNCHES AUCTION ONLINE TO BENEFIT FOOD BANK

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawai'i has launched the "Big Give Hawai'i,"an online auction of room packages and spa treatments for resort properties on O'ahu, Maui, Kaua'i and the Big Island (hotel room rates start as low as $80 per night). Island residents can bid on items until Nov. 30 for travel Dec. 8 through Jan. 31. Twenty percent of the proceeds will benefit the Hawai'i Food Bank and Neighbor Island Food Banks. Winning bidders must show proof of Hawai'i residency. www.biggivehawaii.com.

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