Howl if you love waterparks! We’re thrilled to be giving away a stay at any Great Wolf Lodge Indoor Waterpark Resort, where every day is a pool day. With eleven locations in North America, a Great Wolf Lodge is never far away.

The prize is a one-night stay in a family suite for 4 people at the Great Wolf Lodge of the winner’s choice; one breakfast, lunch and dinner for 4 people during their stay; two-day waterpark admission for 4 people; and a wolf pup plush.

A stay at Great Wolf Lodge translates to great value for families that love waterpark fun. The rate always includes unlimited access to the enormous indoor waterpark with waterslides, bodyslides, raft rides, lazy rivers, wave pools, climbing structures, and more. Best of all, you can use the waterpark from the moment you arrive to the moment you leave and, since attendance is limited to hotel guests, the lines never get crazy long.

But that’s not all. Families can also have fun playing the MagiQuest adventure game and enjoying nightly fireside Story Time. Great Wolf Lodge offers a weather-proof family vacation that will leave you all howling for more.

For a chance to win this family getaway, just head to our giveaway page. You can enter once a day through June 30, 2012. So come back again tomorrow!

It's baa-ack! The InterContinental Hotels Group is bringing back its popular Vacation Pay program, which pays travelers to stay the weekend  in its hotels this summer. If you spend a two-night weekend stay before Labor Day, at any of IHG properties, you'll be rewarded with a $75 prepaid credit card to use anyway you like. The only condition is that reservation has to be for two consecutive weekend nights — Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday — at the same hotel. Stays do not qualify if guests are paying special discounted or group rates.

You can use this promotion for up to four weekend stays, for a total of $300 in credit back. 

IHG hotels include many family-friendly chains: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.

To get the card, register and print rebate forms at www.ihg.com/get75 starting May 14. The only caveat is that you won't get your pre-paid credit card immediately. Once your stay is completed, you have to mail in the rebate form along with your hotel receipt. Still, free money is free money.

One lucky family will soon be packing for the Big Apple! We’re excited to be giving away a two-night stay for a family of four at the luxurious Affinia Gardens Hotel, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side just blocks from Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Madison Avenue shopping. The prize includes two nights in a junior suite for a family of four, plus a welcome amenity and high speed internet access.

When it comes to destinations that offer big-time family appeal, San Diego is hard to beat. Start with a near-perfect climate, add 70 miles of sparkling beaches and world-famous family attractions, and top it off with a bevy of spring hotel deals. Here are the best of the bunch:

• Available through June 30, the Paradise Point Resort & Spa, located on a private 44-acre island on Mission Bay, is offering the 1962 Rates Sale Deal. Celebrating the resort's 50th anniversary in 2012, the deal includes a fourth night of accommodations at the resort's 1962 rate of $8 per night. Rates starting at $171 per night for a minimum three-night reservation. Use promo code PP62.
• Available now through June 10, the Westin Gaslamp Quarter San Diego, located in the heart of downtown, is offering the San Diego by Land & Sea Package. The package includes complimentary breakfast for two each morning, two San Diego Seal Tour tickets and two Passport to Balboa Park tickets. Rates start at $440 for a two-night stay.
• Available now through June 19, the Embassy Suites Hotel San Diego Bay in downtown San Diego, located within a short walk from The New Children's Museum, is offerings the New Children's Museum Package. The package includes two complimentary tickets to the museum, complimentary breakfast, parking and an invitation for parents to enjoy an evening manager's reception. Rates start at $199 per night.
• Available now through June 30, the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina on Mission Bay is offering the Mission Bay Adventure Package. Designed for the whole family, the package includes 20% off attraction tickets to the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Zoo Safari Park, SeaWorld San Diego or LEGOLAND California (maximum four tickets for one attraction), complimentary self-parking each night and 20% off at the hotel's Red Marlin Restaurant & Terrace and SWIM Bar & Lounge for up to four people. Rates start at $179 per night.
• Available now through October 31, Hotel Solamar San Diego, located across from PETCO Park in the downtown's historic Gaslamp Quarter, is offering the Play Ball! Package. The package includes deluxe accommodations at 20% off the hotel's best available rate, two beers in the hotel's Jsix restaurant or LOUNGEsix rooftop patio, in-room morning coffee and tea service, a hosted evening wine reception and 24-hour access to the in-house fitness room. Rates start at $149 per night. Use promo code PBAS.

Heads up, nature lovers: We’re giving away a three-night getaway for a family of four at the Plantation on Crystal River, the only place the North America where you can legally swim and interact with manatees in the wild. The prize includes three nights in a junior suite, four manatee tour tickets, one breakfast for four, and one dinner for four at West 82 Bar and Grill.

For a chance to win this family getaway, just head to our giveaway page. You can enter once a day through April 30, 2012. So come back again tomorrow!

We’re thrilled to be giving away a four-night stay for a family of four at the Best Western PLUS Inn of Sedona, surrounded by the spectacular natural majesty of Sedona’s Red Rocks. Sedona was named as one of the most beautiful places to visit in America by USA Today and is listed by TripAdvisor as one of the “Top 100 places to visit in the World!”

The Best Western PLUS Inn of Sedona’s award-winning design, featuring four levels of terraced decks, allows panoramic views of Sedona’s Red Rocks. Each room features free internet access, a refrigerator and an array of upscale amenities to make your stay comfortable. Guests receive a free hot breakfast and access to the year-round outdoor heated pool, spa, and fitness room. The hotel also offers a free shuttle service to Uptown Sedona, the gallery district, and the most popular shopping areas.

For a chance to win this family getaway, just head to our giveaway page. You can enter once a day through April 21, 2012. So come back again tomorrow!

We’re delighted to be giving away a three-night getaway for a family of four at High Hampton Inn & Country Club, an historic, family-friendly resort in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains that is reminiscent of the great camps of the Adirondacks. Since 1922, the 1,400-acre inn has welcomed families who return year after year to enjoy an abundance of recreational choices, including golf, spa, tennis, hiking, and water activities on the 35-acre private lake. The prize consists of three nights in a two-room suite for a family of two adults and two children, all meals, a guided hike, two rounds of golf, and resort fees.

We're excited to be giving away a three-night getaway for a family of four at TradeWinds Island Resorts on the barrier island of St. Pete Beach, Florida. The prize includes four passes to Splash Island Water Park, one breakfast for the whole family at Bermudas Restaurant, and one dinner for four at Beef’s Restaurant.

There has never been a better time to visit TradeWinds Island Resorts, home to Florida’s ultimate beach theme park. Splash Island Water Park is a 15,750-square-foot aquatic playground with inflatable slides, floating trampolines, chill-out loungers and large island rafts.

With 360 days of sunshine a year, warm Gulf breezes, and award-winning beaches, you are virtually guaranteed idyllic conditions when you visit TradeWinds Island Resorts. Set on 20 lushly landscaped acres along a spectacular seven-mile stretch of beach, the resort offers a wide array of fun activities for the whole family. Take your pick of five heated pools, explore the grounds by paddleboat along a meandering river, or head to the white-sand beach to play at Splash Island Water Park. You can play tennis, have a round of mini golf, take in a dive-in movie, or simply kick back in a cabana or hammock and sip your umbrella drink. Then let the kids play at the supervised KONK Club while you enjoy a massage or a romantic dinner.

Accommodations are designed with families in mind. The winner will stay in a one-bedroom tropical-view suite, which features a bedroom with two double beds, a living area with a double sofabed, kitchen facilities, two televisions with premium channels, a CD player, and free wi-fi.

For a chance to win this family getaway, just head to our giveaway page. You can enter once a day through April 6, 2012. So come back again tomorrow!   

Ready to trade your snow shovel for a sand shovel? Enter for a chance to win a three-night getaway for a family of four at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, a 2,400-acre waterfront paradise on Northwest Florida’s Emerald Coast, an area recognized as one of the top destinations in the world by Frommer’s. The prize consists of lodging in a three-bedroom deluxe villa or condo, complimentary round of golf for four people, tennis and bike rentals.