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Short Takes

Museums & Attractions
  • Construction is under way on Mystic Mountain, an attraction to be sited in the Drax Hall area of Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Upon completion, the new feature will allow visitors to experience rainforest terrain from 700 feet above sea level. The attraction will offer a bobsled coaster ride, an aerial tramway canopy tour, a Jamaican athletic heritage museum, and a waterpark, among other group activity options. The facility is expected to be completed by May 2008. For more information, call 800.526.2422 or visit www.visitjamaica.com.

Programs & Packages
  • Presidente InterContinental Cancun Resort is featuring a discount package for groups of more than 20 rooms per night and a minimum stay of four nights. The package includes an airfare credit of $100 per person per night, three meals a day, an open bar, and taxes and gratuities. There is also one upgrade and one complimentary room for every 25 rooms paid nightly, as well as one complimentary VIP amenity, complimentary Wi-Fi access, a welcome reception, and a complimentary stay at the InterContinental Los Cabos to be raffled among the group’s participants. Booking must take place before Dec. 31 and is good from Feb. 1 through March 28. For more information, call 011.52.998.848.8700 or visit www.ichotelsgroup.com.

  • The Goodstone Inn & Estate in Middleburg, Va., is offering a new meeting and events package geared toward small groups. The package includes lodging in its 17 guest rooms and suites, full breakfast in the Manor House, luncheon buffet, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, conference service and meeting planning support, free wireless Internet, a round of golf at Stoneleigh Golf Course, a visit to Chrysalis Winery & Tasting Room, port and sherry in each room in the evenings, and use of the Manor House and terraces as well as the inn’s wine cellar for special events. The Goodstone Meeting & Events Package costs from $250 per person per day midweek and from $350 per person per day weekends through March 30. For more information, call 540.687.4645 or visit www.goodstone.com.