The Ultimate Souvenir
This may be the ultimate purchase to bring back from a trip to Santa Fe, N.M. — an original work of art valued at up to US$ 85,000. It’s part of the US$ 100,000 Picture Perfect Package being offered by the Eldorado Hotel & Spa. The package for two includes first class round-trip airline tickets, three nights in the presidential suite, breakfast in bed, champagne and a chauffeured car to the studios of the area’s major artists. Once chosen, the guest will have a private dinner with the artist at the hotel. For more information, call 800-955-4455 or go to www.eldoradohotel.com.

For the Birds
For bird watchers, Alaska is one of the best destinations in the world. There are two major festivals in the spring. The Cooper River Delta Shorebird Festival, May 5-8, focuses on more than 5 million shorebirds, and 30 species, that stop over on their annual migration, including plovers, dusky Canada geese, trumpeter swans and re-necked phalarope (www.cordovachamber.com). On the same dates, the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival, near Homer, features more than 50 different events from advanced ornithology workshops to art shows. An estimated 100 species of pelagic, coastal and woodland birds have been seen in one day during the festival (www.homeralaska.org/shorebird.htm).

Launching Rates of Old
As part of its opening this month, 9 Beaches, Bermuda’s newest resort, is rolling back the island’s hotel rates to 1990. With its “Let’s Launch” package, guests now through June 9 can stay four nights from US$ 795 per couple, a savings of 38 percent off the resort’s regular rack rates. Those rates include an ocean-view cabana, one dinner for two at the resort’s Hi Tide Restaurant, a US$ 100 gift certificate to spend on water activities and other amenities. For more information, call 866-841-9009 or go to www.9beaches.com.

And Baby Makes Three
For parents who want to travel with infants, there are an increasing number of supports on the market. Here’s an item created by a real mom — not a laboratory of scientists. It’s the Diaperbridge, a portable changing table that fits any bathroom sink but also fits into any diaper bag or suitcase. Once unfolded, the device forms a rigid platform on which to place the baby and an additional panel folds up to block the spigot when the product is used on a sink top. For more information, go to www.diaperbridge.com.