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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, January 9, 2014 | 22 BEAVER TRAILS TO ICELAND: Laura Falby, left, and her daughter, Amanda, took the Oakville Beaver to Gullfoss, near Reykjavik, Iceland. Take along a copy of the Oakville Beaver on your next vacation and send it in for publication to Beaver Trails, Oakville Beaver, 5040 Mainway, Burlington, ON, L7L 5Z1 or e-mail to ablackburn@oakvillebeaver.com. BEAVER TRAILS TO CUBA: The Oakville Beaver travelled with Celina Lantsman to the Ibero Star Varadero Resort in Cuba. BEAVER TRAILS TO JAPAN: Michan Anderson at the Great Buddha in Kamakura, Japan, where she and her husband, John Anderson, travelled with the Oakville Beaver. BEAVER TRAILS TO ITALY: The Oakville Beaver travelled with the Petterssons and the Roques -- from left, AJ, Ryan, Nicholas, Lois, Erik, Amber, Natalie, Connor and Stefan-- to the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. McTavish Travel The expansion into Jamaica by Karisma Hotels & Resorts should excite any vacationer looking for a beautiful setting on a gorgeous beach, luxurious accommodations, gourmet food, romance and family fun, and unlimited activities and services. Located on Negril's famous Seven Mile Beach, the Azul Sensatori Jamaica has been the Seashore Bay Beach Resort and before that Beaches Sandy Bay Beach Resort. After a multi-million dollar renovation, this all-inclusive resort has been transformed into a five-palm Gourmet Inclusive property. There are 136 rooms with ocean views, three pools, five restaurants and four bars providing Karisma Resort's Gourmet Inclusive concept which includes world-renowned chefs, sommeliers, high-end gourmet cuisine served à la carte as well as 24-hour room service and a full-service concierge. Children will delight in the Azulitos Playhouse for children 4 to 12, with daily activities and staff, My Gym program for 2-12 year olds, Azulitos by Fisher Price for children 6 months to 5 years, a splash park and wading pool. Certified babysitters can be arranged at extra cost. There are two adult sections at the resort featuring two private oceanfront pools with swim-up bars. Activities include kayaking, boogie boarding, sailing Hobie Cats, canoeing, fitness centre, yoga, table games and giant chess, beach volleyball and soccer, cooking or dance classes, live music and entertainment, a full spa and more. The hotel will be expanded to 300 rooms by winter 2014/15, so call soon for reservations for this AZUL IN JAMAICA winter for a boutique hotel experience at Azul Sensatori Jamaica. www. karismahotels.com The Iberostar Playa Mita, a 4.5-Star Premium Gold hotel located near Punta de Mita, Riviera Nayarit, opened at the beginning of December and offers a relaxing all-inclusive atmosphere complete with mouthwatering international dishes and endless activities for all ages. Family facilities include a splash park, disco, shopping area, gym, library, spa and tennis courts. Playa Mita guests can choose from the hotel's four specialty restaurants and the Nopal Buffet as well as eight bars around the hotel serving assorted snacks, local and international drinks. The hotel features the Litibú Golf Club, a Greg Norman designed facility with seven links-style holes to start, eight holes through the forest and three holes along the Pacific Ocean. Other sports facilities include kayaking, water aerobics, beach volleyball, a fully equipped gym, non-motorized watersports and windsurfing. The Iberostar Playa Mita is offered exclusively through Transat Holidays as part of their Distinction Collection and as it is ideal for adults and children it is also part of Transat's Family Collection. There are 450 luxurious ocean-view rooms at the hotel, which is located just 42 km from Puerto Vallarta airport. Call us for reservations! www.iberostar. com www.transatholidays.com TRANSAT EXCLUSIVE Suite 300, South Oakville Centre · 1515 Rebecca Street, Oakville 905.827.1100 travel@mctavish.com www.mctavishtravel.com Ont Reg No 1437985 BEAVER TRAILS TO CHICAGO: The Oakville Beaver travelled with Sammy and Hannah Joshua to Navy Pier in Chicago.