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Welcome to this edition of the “Three + Three” in which the Perfect Escapes Suite Life Blog brings you three great deals in three top destinations around the country. Published twice monthly, you can also get your 3 deals delivered directly to you by subscribing to our RSS feed.

This week we go to the Canadian Rockies, where three very different Fairmont hotels and resorts are ready to host your next great getaway. Enjoy a rustic lodge, lakeside luxury, or a park resort, it’s up to you. Whatever you choose there are always exclusive Perfect Escapes perks, so pick your deal and your destination and make your escape.

Rustic Elegance – The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

The charming cabins and rustic elegance of The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge make this legendary resort the embodiment of peace, tranquility and natural beauty. Book the Rustic Elegance offer, a Perfect Escapes exclusive, and receive: guaranteed late check-out, daily breakfast for two, welcome gift, and complimentary room upgrade and early check-in (on avail.).

Rocky Mountain Luxury – The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

Tucked deep within Banff National Park, the Chateau invites you to a retreat of welcoming grandeur. Book the Rocky Mountain Luxury package, a Perfect Escapes exclusive offer, and receive: confirmed room upgrade, valet parking, and late check-out.

Plus book this or any other Fairmont Chateau Lake Louis offer with Perfect Escapes and receive: Daily Breakfast for two, early check-in (on avail.) and welcome gift.

Banff & Breakfast – The Fairmont Banff Springs

The Fairmont Banff Springs offers all the amenities of a world-class resort, with superbly appointed guest rooms and attentive service in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Book this Banff & Breakfast offer, a Perfect Escapes exclusive, and receive a confirmed room upgrade and complimentary parking.

Also, book this or any other Fairmont Banff Springs offer with Perfect Escapes and you’ll receive Daily breakfast for two, late check-out and early check-in (on avail.) and a welcome gift.

Remember, these special offers are exclusive to Perfect Escapes. Find more luxury hotel deals at Perfect Escapes for each of this week’s featured destination: The Canadian Rockies.

By Sarah Ziering for Perfect Escapes

This past Saturday, the 51st annual San Francisco International Film Festival held a very special award ceremony at the chic W Hotel San Francisco.

In an intimate setting, high above the energetic thump of a lively Saturday night in W’s Living Room lobby, the SFiFF late night event (it started at 10:30pm ) welcomed its select guests and the year’s award winners, Rose McGowan and Jason Lee. For its second year, the film-fest honored two young members of Hollywood, “who have made outstanding contributions to independent and Hollywood cinema and who bring striking intelligence, exemplary talent and extraordinary depth of character to their roles.”

I was lucky enough to be among the group sipping complimentary Grey Goose cocktails and munching on an assortment of passed hors d’ oeuvres as the honorees arrived. While the small room was scantily decorated, two large screens were erected alongside a small stage, and the festive atmosphere is certainly what made the night (well that, and the ever-cool W hotel interior design). While Jason Lee mingled with guests and obliged quite a few photographs (including one with yours truly), Rose stuck to her entourage and a roped off corner before taking the stage to accept their awards, engraved, silver Martini shakers.

A video played highlighting the work of each star, and after quick but warm acceptance speeches, the real party got going. For the next hour and a half the free drinks were poured and the music played while guests of all ages danced enthusiastically and chatted happily. The night was overall one of a rare but welcomed mix of star power, earnest excitement, and low-key atmosphere that marks the SFiFF’s accessibility and success.

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By Sarah Ziering for Perfect Escapes

Although the weather might not show it, Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes summer vacations.

While Europe is often considered a balmy clamor of tourists in the high summer months, certain locations boast the privacy and luxury that entice Hollywood stars and luxury travelers alike. A few spots in particular are almost guaranteed to lavish you in the vacation of your dreams while you rub shoulders with some of the celebrity elite.

Classic destinations for a vacation with the stars include St. Tropez, Mykonos, and St. Barts where upscale dining meets gorgeous views, top accommodations and enough privacy for stars and jet-setters to relax carefree.

For the trend-setters, Turkey’s Turquoise Coast and Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast have quaint towns with delicious food and cultural attractions.

Of course, there’s not always time to go clear across the ocean for some 5-star relaxation, and that’s why many luxury travelers are finding the stars in Mexico’s Riviera Maya resorts or party town Miami Beach, Florida.

Spend your summer with the stars and indulge in the world’s best luxury. You may not come back with the Paparazzi on your trail, but you certainly will enjoy a bit of starpower.

By Sarah Ziering for Perfect Escapes

No, those people aren’t racing to catch their plane, they are speed-walking to burn off a few calories before their next flight.

Lambert-St. Louis International’s new airport paths give people a chance to work off extra calories, stress, and tight muscles in between their flights. It has long been known that shorter more frequent exercising is as beneficial if not more so than one long set. So even just squeezing in 20 minutes of walking around the airport can really boost travelers’ health before they get back in a plane for many more hours. This is especially true if they are carrying quite a few pounds of luggage as well, since nothing is mentioned about a place to store baggage during a walk. However, make sure your walk doesn’t take you into the fast-food joints, candy kiosks or gift stores, window shopping does not count as cardiovascular activity, unfortunately.

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By Sarah Ziering for Perfect Escapes

Business and leisure once seemed like oil and water. As busy executives travel more throughout the global economy, a majority can’t find the time to group more than a long-weekend of vacation days together at a time. Frequent business travel has replaced the time for an actual vacation. However, by extending business trips to include a few days of leisure, the next red eye to Tokyo may seem less like a work obligation and more like a vacation escape.

Popular business travel destinations such as London, New York and Hong Kong are easy to navigate in terms of finding the leisure activities and luxury accommodations that make business travel more leisurely. However, as travel for business extends to more remote and less-urbanized areas, planning the leisure part of a business trip becomes a little more foreign.

That’s why Forbes Travel put together an article with tips on traveling to these less expansive destinations. At the heart, the article says to research and be prepared. Since these culturally rich destinations don’t always have the same sort of luxury and service on hand, make local contacts, find out good places to eat from local business contacts, cab drivers, etc. Let the locals guide you. And in case you don’t gain enough knowledge from word of mouth, come prepared with your own arsenal of must dos while in your destination.

While you are rushing from meeting, to dinner, to gala, take the road less traveled and enjoy some leisure time beyond a coffee break between conference sessions. It will certainly make a rushed trip more leisurely, and may even improve business relations as well.

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