Summer Deals Offer Incentives to Visit Florida Keys

FLORIDA KEYS (Business Wire EON) May 20, 2008 -- The KeysKash program lists 100-plus value-added offers from admissions to attractions to value-added offerings at restaurants and accommodations at www.fla-keys.com.

Keys Diver Snorkel Tours (www.keysdiver.com) on Key Largo gives a free underwater disposable camera with the purchase of four tour tickets to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

In Marathon, Dolphin Research Center (www.dolphins.org) provides a $3 admission discount per visitor with coupon.

Wicker Guesthouse (www.wickerhousekw.com) in Key West has a Sunday-Thursday buy two nights receive a third night free special June 1 to Oct. 16.

The most unusual offer is free admission to a drag cabaret at Key West's 801 Bourbon St. Pub gay bar (www.bourbonstpub.com).

Besides KeysKash deals, resorts and hotels have summer travel incentives.

At Key Largo's Dove Creek Lodge (www.dovecreeklodge.com), guests who stay Friday and Saturday nights enjoy a 4 p.m. checkout and complimentary brunch for two at Snappers Waterfront Restaurant through Labor Day.

Southernmost Hotel Collection (www.southernmosthotelcollection.com) in Key West has a "36 Hours in Key West Package" with discounts on attractions, bike rentals and water sports through Dec. 22.

Florida residents get a 10 percent discount on room rates year-round at Marriott Key Largo Bay Resort (www.marriottkeylargo.com) and at Key West's Old Town Manor (www.oldtownmanor.com) through Sept. 30. Blackout dates apply. Ocean Pointe Suites (www.oceanpointesuites.com) in the Upper Keys also offers the 10 percent discount, but with no blackout dates and two-for-one beverage coupons.

Doubletree Grand Key Resort (www.doubletreekeywest.com) in Key West has a gas credit offer good through Dec. 19. Guests booking a three-night stay who present a gas receipt for $25 or more purchased during their stay receive a $25 credit on their bill at checkout.

A Monday-Wednesday "Summer Sensation" package at Marquesa Hotel (www.marquesa.com) in Key West includes one two-course dinner for two and two continental breakfasts for two June 1-Oct. 1.

Beachside Resort & Conference Center (www.beachsidekeywest.com) in Key West offers 20 percent off a two- or three-bedroom suite, and 10 percent off the room rate and a $50 resort dining credit on Sunday-Thursday stays through Sept. 30; some blackout dates apply.

For accommodations information, call the Florida Keys Visitors Bureau at 1-800-FLA-KEYS (1-800-352-5397) or visit www.fla-keys.com.