The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide:

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This holiday season, more thought than ever is going into gift giving, as we strive to make each gesture meaningful and memorable. The gift of a getaway shared with family or a treasured friend is a timeless way to show that special someone just how special they are. Thanks to an array of great hotel and resort values across the globe, from winter wonderlands to sun-splashed shores, we’ve got something sure to resonate for the VIP on anyone’s holiday list:

Because, unlike the weather forecast, you can always rely on him: A Boston weekend whose value rises as the mercury drops. Boston is known for its fickle weather, and while winter’s early onset can bring on the blues, The Colonnade Hotel is providing guests with a reason to cheer. With the two-night Frosty Fridays weekend package, available through March 31, 2010, guests pay a Friday-night rate that corresponds to the outside temperature (based on the 5 pm reading by the National Weather Service), followed by a special Saturday-night rate of $295. If Friday’s temperature is 19 degrees, for instance, guests pay $19 for the first night of their weekend stay.

For the savvy schussmeister: A Telluride ski getaway. Hot off the Condé Nast Traveler 2009 Hot List, Colorado’s Capella Telluride will celebrate its first holiday season with a Skier’s Escape to Capella that offers guests the last night of a four-night stay for free (applied at check-out) as well as daily breakfast in Onyx for two, three days of lift tickets for two, and a $100 spa credit per stay. This great deal makes the ski-in/ski-out resort, with its unrivaled location in Telluride’s exclusive Mountain Village, the savvy choice for skiers who want to test the newest terrain at Telluride Ski Resort (including brand-new trails for all levels of expertise). Holiday rates for this offer start at $495 per room, per night December 24, 2009 through January 2, 2010, and from $395 per room, per night December 18-23, 2009, and January 2 through April 4, 2010.

For your “singular sensation”:  Singapore for New Year’s Eve. There’s nothing Auld Lang Syne about it: the ultra-luxurious new Capella Singapore will ring in the New Year with three days of outstanding cuisine and entertainment all within a breathtaking setting overlooking the South China Sea on Singapore’s exclusive Sentosa Island. The two-night Capella Under the Stars New Year Experience begins on Thursday Dec. 31, with welcome Champagne in the room, followed by an array of parties, fashion shows, dining and more. Prices start from US$3,240.

For the Europhile: An “Old World” holiday. Preferred Hotel Group’s Summit Hotels & Resorts^™ brand is offering holiday specials that center on time-honored Old World traditions at five distinctive European hotels. Guests can watch Father Christmas spreading holiday wishes as he sails down the Arno River at Hotel Brunelleschi Firenze, in Florence, Italy; enjoy a chauffeur-driven or private guided walking tour of Tallin, Estonia’s medieval Old Town at the Hotel St. Petersbourg; visit Zurich, Switzerland’s traditional Christmas market and its dazzling 50-foot tree glittering with more than 5,000 Swarovski crystal ornaments at Hotel Zum Storchen; stock up on Christmas supplies at Leeds Farmers Market while staying at 42 The Calls in Leeds, U.K.; or show off their figure eights on the rink at London’s Somerset House while visiting The Mandeville Hotel.

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