To celebrate the opening of the Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti on June 1, 2004, the 5-star resort is offering a special package with rates from CFP27,350 (approx. $273.50) per person, double occupancy, until Dec. 31, 2004. The “Exotic East Package” includes two nights’ accommodation, a boat excursion and a half-day morning excursion (including visits to Taharaa, Venus Point and the Blow Hole).

Situated on four acres in the town of Arue, the 165-room resort is the only hotel with direct...

For a limited time, Hyatt resort properties in Puerto Rico, Aruba and Grand Cayman are offering an all-inclusive food-and-beverage option.

Not including room rate, the option includes all hotel meals and house-brand drinks, as well as service gratuity, for $159 per adult per night and $89 per child per night (age three to 15). Refunds are not offered for unused package features.

Participating are Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort & Country Club (Puerto Rico), Aug. 15-Dec. 18, 2004...

The man who coined the word “dinosaur,” Sir Richard Owen, campaigned for a “national museum of natural wonders.” Two hundred years after his birth, this founder of the Natural History Museum is being celebrated in London with a special display and self-guided trail (through Oct. 24, 2004).

On display will be specimens which have not been seen by the public for 50 years and some of Owen’s first descriptions of extinct animals, made from the evidence of fossils. Open daily. Admission...