Travel On The Level

Here are the latest travel deals for two good Leveler destinations, Amelia Island, Florida, and the U. S. Virgin Islands. Family packages, couples' escapes, even a scrapbooking getaway are up for grabs.

Be impulsive or at least commit. Stay at the all inclusive Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort on St. Thomas now through May 10 and they'll discount your room by up to 60 percent! That means resort or bay view rooms are $168-$194 a night. Children under 17 stay free and you can add another person for an additional $40.

Book a stay at Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort by May 31 for travel any time through August 22 and save up to 48 percent. Call 888-582-9104.

Spring and summer specials are also being posted for Amelia Island, consistently voted one of the Top 10 North American Islands by readers of Conde Nast Traveler. 

The oceanfront Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island offers the "Family Fun" package, a two-night stay, welcome snack basket, breakfast for four each morning, two half-day Ritz Kids' sessions, a one-day bicycle rental, family picnic for four, family movie night with snacks and valet parking starting at $781 through Sept. 7. Then there's the "Fairways and Greens" - one night, breakfast for two and up to two rounds of golf and greens fees starting at $469. The "Bed & Breakfast" is just that for two with valet parking for $229 a night. www.ritzcarlton.com/ameliaisland.

Another family package is available at the naturally spectacular AAA Four-Diamond Amelia Island Plantation. Accommodations, family recreation, youth programs on-property Nature Tours and bicycles start at $130 per person per night (based on four people). Kids under 13 eat free and kids under 15 play golf and tennis free with a paying adult. The "Couples' Playcation" starts at $289 for a deluxe ocean view room, daily breakfast buffet, half off golf and tennis and free nature tours and bicycle rentals.www.aipfl.com

Memories are on the itinerary August 5-8 at the Amelia Island Williams House bed and breakfast "Scrapbooking Retreat" package - a three-night stay, breakfast and lunch daily, a goodie bag filled with Close to My Heart products and a company consultant sharing ideas and prizes all for $350 per person, double occupancy. www.williamshouse.com.

Almost every accommodation on the island is giving away rooms during the "Free Night, Any Night" promotion, www.ameliaisland.com/free.

Even if the recession isn't over at your house it's hard to pass up such good deals.