On Maui, Kaanapali Beach Hotel's whale encounter package includes:

• Five nights in partial ocean view accommodations for two adults (kids under 18 stay free)

• Rental car with unlimited mileage

• Daily buffet breakfast for two at the Mixed Plate restaurant

• $50 dinner credit at the Tiki Terrace restaurant

• Whale-watching cruise for two with guaranteed whale sightings

• Admission for two to the Maui Ocean Center

• Cooler bag with a disposable camera and two beach towels, plus two bottles of water each day

• One free 12-inch pizza, with a second at half-off

Cost is $1,539. The whale encounter package is from Dec. 15 through April 30 and must be booked by March 28. Up to two additional adults can be added for $120 each per night. 800-262-8450, www.kbhmaui.com.

Mauna Kea Beach and Hapuna Beach: Guests at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel or Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel can earn a free night. At Hapuna, your third night is free with two paid consecutive nights, from $299 per night. At the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, the fourth night is free with three consecutive paid nights, from $450 per night, both through Jan. 31, and from Jan. 3 through June 13. Hawaiian Miles and Prince Preferred members receive bonus miles. www.PrinceResortsHawaii.com, 866-774-6236.

Free room at Fairmont: Reserve a room at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawai'i and get a second room free on new bookings through Dec. 20. Offer includes connecting rooms in the same category booked for garden view, partial ocean view and ocean view; www.fairmont.com/orchid, 800-845-9905.

Art & Orchids B&B: At Art & Orchids Bed and Breakfast, close to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hilo and the Kalapana lava viewing area, rates range from $90 to $115 per night. 877-393-1894, www.artandorchids.com.

Keauhou Beach Resort: Keauhou Beach Resort rates include a self-service breakfast buffet daily through 2010. Rates start at $139 per night for a partial ocean view room that overlooks tidepools sheltering sea turtles and reef fish, and is adjacent to Kahaluu Beach Park, a popular snorkeling and surfing beach. 877-532-8468 or www.keauhoubeachresort.com.

Kona Beach Hotel: At King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, book by Dec. 19 and save 25 percent off one or two nights, or get a third night free, for stays in 2010. www.konabeachhotel.com, 800-367-2111.

Whistler Ski Trip: Whistler has already surpassed the record for November snowfall, at more than 172 inches. Whistler Olympic Park and the Callaghan Valley are now open. One trail ticket allows skiing at both locations, offering more than 43 miles of cross-country ski trails and 9 miles of snowshoe trails. Hours of operation will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through January. All trail access is through Callaghan Country base, accessible via shuttle from Whistler each Friday through Sunday starting Dec. 18 until Jan. 17. Ski and stay packages start at $100 CDN per person per day through Jan. 31. www.whistler.com

Maile Sky Court: Aqua Hotels & Resorts will assume management at Waikiki's Maile Sky Court Hotel beginning Tuesday. The addition of the 44-story, 596-room hotel brings the list of Hawaii-based properties now managed by Aqua to 17.

Ocean View B&B: Ocean View's Bougainvillea Bed & Breakfast on the Big Island offers a 20-percent discount to military personnel. The special includes three nights at Bougainvillea B&B and three nights in a one-bedroom oceanfront Kona condo. Owner/travel agent Martie Nitsche will book rental cars and activities for inbound guests. 800-688-1763 or 808-929-7089, www.bougainvilleabedandbreakfast.com.