Summer Starts at Sandestin® Golf and Beach Resort with Memorial Day Savings and Activities

Destin, Fla. (May 7, 2008) - The official start of summer - often recognized and celebrated as Memorial Day - is just around the corner on May 26. Bring in the summer season with endless fun activities, complimentary amenities and savings at Sandestin® Golf and Beach Resort, the premier resort destination on the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast.

Book your weekend escape now on sandestin.com for special savings, including hotel room accommodations at the Bayside Inn for $99 per night. Additional Memorial Day weekend specials include the new Luau beachside hotel room from $139 per night, as well as hotel accommodations in the popular Village of Baytowne Wharf from $149 per night.

Or for added value and convenience, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is also offering package specials including hotel accommodations at the Bayside Inn and breakfast for two at Another Broken Egg Café from $119 per night.

Sprinkled throughout the weekend are festive events and activities for the whole family to enjoy. In fact, in The Village of Baytowne Wharf, kids can slip and slid down a "Big River" - an inflatable water slide - on Friday and Saturday, May 23 and 24. Over at The Market Shops at Sandestin, an all-day Saturday (May 24) event features a special troop car wash, bake sale and special drill demonstration by the United States Army Cadet Corp of Fort Rucker. Guests can also leave a message or color a picture on the "Monster Mural" American flag tarp that will be set up through Memorial Day. Both locations will host live entertainment. The weekend concludes with a fireworks extravaganza over the lagoon in The Village of Baytowne Wharf.

Sandestin's signature beachfront restaurant, Finz, is turning up the heat with Bonfires on the Beach on Friday, May 23.  Complete with live entertainment and off-the-grill goodies, Bonfires on the Beach will take place all summer long from 5 to 10 p.m.

In addition, all guests to Sandestin can enjoy a wide variety of daily complimentary amenities, including property-wide tram service, the Sandestin fitness center (adults only), four hours of bicycle rentals, one-hour rentals of canoes, kayaks, boogie boards and tennis court time (after 11 a.m.), plus free children's activities.

Rates are valid May 22 through 27 only and require a minimum of two nights. All packages are based on room availability and are subject to change. Some restrictions and fees may apply.

To reserve your package today, call the reservations department at 800/470-7389, or book online at www.sandestin.com/pr.aspx.
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Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort is a 2,400-acre destination resort located in Northwest Florida, between Pensacola and Panama City. A member of Beaches of South Walton - a 26-mile stretch of world-famous sugar-white sands and diverse landscape in which 40 percent of the area is protected under state parks - Sandestin invites guests to enter its world of 30 charming village neighborhoods featuring 1,700 condominiums, villas, town homes and a wide variety of hotel accommodations. The resort boasts more than seven miles of beaches and pristine bayfront, four championship golf courses, 15 world-class tennis courts, 19 swimming pools, a 98-slip marina, certified children's programs, a fitness center and spa, 65,000 square feet of meeting space and a pedestrian village featuring a host of boutique shops, casual and fine dining restaurants and nightlife venues. Sandestin is part of Intrawest Hospitality Management, a world leader in operating and managing destination resorts.  For more information, visit www.sandestin.com.
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Intrawest ULC is a world leader in destination resorts and adventure travel.  The company has interests in 10 resorts at North America's most popular mountain destinations, including Whistler Blackcomb, a host venue for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.  The Intrawest network also includes Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Florida and Club Intrawest-a private resort club with nine locations throughout North America.  Intrawest develops real estate at its resorts and at other locations across North America and in Europe. Intrawest is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more information, visit www.intrawest.com.
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