News, Tips & Bargains : Deal of the Week

The Presidente Ixtapa, a 400-room resort hotel in Ixtapa, about 130 miles northwest of Acapulco, is offering an “off-season” special “Sunbreaks” program through July 8. For an all-inclusive price of $130 per night, based on double occupancy, two travelers get a standard double room, all meals, all snacks and all drinks--alcoholic and non. Resort facilities include pools, tennis courts, kids activities and a variety of classes such as aerobics, language, handicrafts and cooking. The package depends on availability and there are no blackout dates. The price does not include air fare. For information and reservations, call (800) 447-6147.

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Want to know what’s happening in Honolulu, Houston or Hong Kong? A call to the convention and visitors’ bureau in these cities--or one of nearly 400 around the world--will produce a fistful of information, including maps, local guides, lists of attractions, schedules of events and descriptions of all kinds of accommodations and restaurants. So, where do you find the bureaus’ telephone numbers? In the International Assn. of Convention & Visitor Bureaus’ newly updated, pocket-sized directory of member bureaus. To get yours, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Directory, IACVB, P.O. Box 6690 Champaign, Ill. 61826.