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Va va vroom: To coincide with the launch of its eight newly renovated speciality suites, which in their former incarnation have seen such guests as Bill Clinton, Jiang Zemin, Luciano Pavarotti, Jennifer Lopez and Bruce Willis, the Grand Hyatt has introduced the Grand Maserati package. The offer includes a chauffeur-driven spin from your home to the hotel in the latest Maserati Spyder or Coupe; a welcome bottle of Dom Perignon and strawberries; unlimited cocktails and canapes in the Grand Club Lounge; dinner for two at Grissini; and if you still have room the next day, buffet breakfast. Available to local residents only until December 15, the package per couple, per night, costs between $6,888, staying in a 1,000-sq-ft Diplomat Suite, to $20,888 for the 3,000-sq-ft Presidential Suite. For more details, call 2584 7038 or visit hongkong.hyatt.com.

Banyan bargain: Fancy getting in some early Christmas shopping in Bangkok? Farrington American Express Travel is offering a four-day/three-night package staying at the swanky Banyan Tree Bangkok for $2,999 (www.banyantree.com/bangkok). Available on November 7, 21 and 28, the flight leaves on Thursday at lunchtime, returning the following Sunday night, and the price includes return economy tickets on Thai International Airways, accommodation, daily breakfast and 20 per cent discount off treatments in the spa (9am to 2pm only). For an extra $500 you can be upgraded to a Club Suite, and benefit from a 10-minute neck and shoulder massage and all-day drinks, snacks and canapes in the Club Lounge; American breakfast at its Saffron restaurant or continental breakfast in your suite; free minibar (excluding alcohol); laundry, dry cleaning or pressing of up to two garments a day; a choice of bath salts, scrubs, essential oils and incense in your suite; and a guaranteed 4pm check-out. Call 2808 2828 or visit amextravel.com.hk for details.

Family friendly: Top 10 family resorts in the US and Canada, selected by the readers of Travel + Leisure:

1. Disney's Yacht Club Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

2. Sunset Key Guest Cottages at Hilton Key West Resort, Key West, Florida

3. Disney's Boardwalk Inn & Villas, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

4. Disney's Wilderness Lodge, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

5. (tie) The Cloister, Sea Island, Georgia

5. (tie) Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, Jasper, Alberta, Canada

7. Disney's Grand Californian Hotel, Anaheim, California

8. Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley, Idaho

9. Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, Amelia Island, Florida

10. The Little Nell, Aspen, Colorado

Love is in the air: Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island, voted ninth in the survey above on top family resorts in the US and Canada, is offering a 'Blazing Romance' room package through to March 1, 2003. For US$279 (HK$2,176) you can stay in an oceanside room, snuggle up on classic fan-back Adirondack chairs in the courtyard by your private chiminea bonfire, and indulge in the complimentary bottle of wine and strawberries with chocolate fondue. Call [1904] 491 6783 or visit www.ritzcarlton.com for more information.