Club Med has launched a sale on weeklong stays through August that's good at more than 60 all-inclusive resorts worldwide. Lounge on a beach in the Caribbean, go skiing in Italy or unwind at Phuket, Thailand, with this offer that's available for a limited time.

The deal: The World Is on Sale starts at $799 per person for seven days at resorts in North America and the Caribbean. The sale also takes up to 10% off resorts in Europe and the Mediterranean; up to 30% off ski resorts in Italy, France and Switzerland; and 20% off Asian and South American resorts.

The offer is based on double occupancy for all-inclusive trips that include taxes and gratuities, meals and snacks, sports and activities, parties and casual activities.

When: The offer is good through March 5 for travel now through Aug. 23 for most destinations. Travel period for ski trips ends April 27.

Tested: The lowest prices apply to the Club Med resort in Sandpiper Bay in Port St. Lucie, Fla. I found several other deeply...

Move over, Scully and Mulder. Some of the secrets of Nevada’s mysterious Area 51 will be revealed Feb. 9 at the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas.

As "The X-Files" TV show told us, “The truth is out there.” But don’t expect tales of alien spacecraft and little green men during the Saturday evening lecture. The two speakers — T.D. Barnes and retired Air Force Col. Gail Peck, not Scully and Mulder — have worked at the installation known as Area 51, possibly America’s worst-kept military secret, but their remarks are expected to focus on aircraft from Earth, not outer space.

Barnes and Peck worked on top secret “black” projects at the highly guarded installation about 100 miles north of Las Vegas. It’s where some hush-hush military aircraft reportedly have been designed, built and tested.

Barnes led covert engineering projects with such names as Project Oxcart and Project Have Blue. Peck was the first Red Eagle, as...

Tickets for the Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers are down almost 12% on the resale market from last year’s game, to an average of $3,278.39, the Bloomberg news service reports. There are about 4,200 tickets on the secondary market for the Feb. 3 game at the Superdome in New Orleans, according to ticket-aggregator TiqIQ . . . . Treasure Island is the site of the Daily Racing Form/NTRA National Handicapping Championship Friday and Saturday in Las Vegas. Almost 500 top horse race handicappers from throughout the country will compete for a prize pool of $1.5 million. The winner takes home $750,000 . . . . One of the nation’s greatest celebrations of the American West, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, takes place Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, in Elko, Nev. The 29th annual event features performances of poetry and music from cowboys and ranchers, and films, workshops, dances and discussions. For info, click here  . . . . Snow carvers from around the world...

A new indoor market in downtown Victoria, Canada, will open in the spring, making Vancouver Island’s abundant produce available year-round. The Victoria Public Market at the Hudson will be home to goods produced by bakers, butchers, fishermen and florists, among others.

Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is at the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It's about 60 miles from Vancouver and about a three-hour (or less) ferry ride from Seattle.

The new market will be in what was once the Hudson’s Bay department store. It will offer a retail outlet for even the smallest producers, who can rent tables by the day to sell their wares.

On any given day, items for sale could include the beer, wine, bread and cheese needed for a picnic along one of the city’s many hiking trails.

The market also will host various educational and entertainment events, such as cooking demonstrations in a commercial kitchen and “urban agriculture” workshops. Kids can participate in...

The weekend event, which raises funds for conservation and educational projects, features longboard and stand-up paddle surfing contests, plus SUP elite and distance races.

A surfing clinic also is scheduled for special needs and underprivileged children.

“This year's field is stacked with talent," said Kevin Roberts, the event director. "We are also very stoked to welcome back international reggae recording artist Mishka to perform a free benefit concert on the beach Saturday."

The event is named after Punta Sayulita, a resort community in Riviera Nayarit, which stretches north from Puerto Vallarta along the Pacific Coast. Several prime surfing beaches are in the area.

Winners do not receive monetary rewards, said Roberts.

“The primary consideration is to focus...

If you're a wine dolt, help is at hand. Valentino Las Vegas, inside the Venetian resort, promises participants in its Sommelier for a Day program that they will leave much better informed about which wines go with which foods and why.

Gretchen Allen, the wine director at the restaurant (sister property to the Santa Monica's Valentino) and a certified sommelier, is the tutor for the class. Her mission is to make wine and its pleasures accessible to all through one-on-one training sessions.

She shares the history of wine and discusses Valentino’s wine list, which has more than 2,400 selections. The various aspects of wine service are also explained.

After the tutelage, students can show off their new-found knowledge as they sample some of the restaurant’s elite wines, paired with food  prepared by executive chef Luciano Pellegrini, a James Beard Award winner, who specializes in traditional and contemporary Italian cuisine.

The experience costs $250 a person. Reservations can...

The new "Legends of Chima" 4-D film coming to Legoland California this spring will take moviegoers to a fantasy world where animal tribes battle for possession of a mystical energy source known as chi.

Scheduled to premiere March 7 at the Carlsbad kiddie park, the 4-D film will feature special effects using wind, smoke, water and motion.

The 12-minute animated movie tied to a new line of Lego construction toys is also scheduled to debut this year at Legoland theme parks in Florida, Denmark, Germany, England and Malaysia.

The "Legends of Chima" story line follows four young animals on a journey through the battle-torn kingdom before concluding with a chariot race pitting lion-leader Laval against the evil crocodile Cragger.

As part of the Chima expansion, Legoland will feature a 4-foot-tall Lego Laval figure as well as a walk-around, meet-and-greet version of the lion prince.

The Lego Show Place 4-D theater at Legoland Californiacurrently shows "Clutch Powers" and "Lego Racers," with...

Starwood Hotels and Resorts rolled out a discount this month that features prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus at restaurants including J&G Steakhouse at the W Washington, D.C., and Kelvin at the W San Diego. The deal is good for three-course meals at 75 restaurants around the country for members of the hotel group's loyalty program, which is free to join.

The deal: Show a Starwood Preferred Guest card (or proof of membership on a smartphone) and have lunch for $20.13 and dinner for $30.13 at selected restaurants. Members also receive up to 30% off the total bill. The website lists participating restaurants; some have posted their prix-fixe menus online.

When: The offer is good through Feb. 10.

Tested: Tequila-candied halibut, pan-cooked chicken or grilled pork chop are the main dish choices for the dinner at Kelvin. On the regular menu, starters cost $9 to $18, and the halibut costs $26, making the $30.13 prix-fixe meal a no-brainer. The promotion provides a good excuse to sample a new...

Visitors to Oahu who realize there’s more to island clothing than swimsuits and flip-flops may enjoy a visit to Honolulu’s Bishop Museum, where an exhibition titled HI Fashion: The Legacy of Alfred Shaheen has been extended until Feb. 25.

Shaheen is credited with elevating the Hawaiian shirt from kitsch to chic. After training as an aeronautical engineer and flying 85 missions during World War II, he spent about four decades designing colorful textiles that were then manufactured in his Honolulu factory.

PHOTOS: Alfred Shaheen's fashions

The exhibit features more than 200 pieces of clothing created by Shaheen, including a variety of aloha shirts and his famous Hawaiian Bombshell Dress. Archival photos and ads help explain how his fabrics were conceptualized and, ultimately, marketed to enthusiastic customers worldwide.

There’s also space in the 5,000-square-foot gallery devoted to creative talents who’ve been inspired by Shaheen. Recently added to the collection...

Fans of Philly can now discover several of the spots featured in Philadelphia native Bradley Cooper’s Oscar-nominated film, "Silver Linings Playbook."

The Philadelphia skyline is prominently featured in the film, and the tallest of those buildings is the 58-floor Comcast Center. You can start your tour with a viewing of the Comcast Experience, depicting nature imagery, urban landscapes and more.

After you've been wowed by this super-sized screen, hail a cab or hop in your car and head to the Philadelphia Eagles' Lincoln Financial Field. Tours of the field are available year-round and include stops in the press room, the field, the locker room and more.

Hard-core fans can stop in the Eagles Pro Shop to pick up a DeSean Jackson jersey similar to the one Pat, Cooper's character, wore in the film, or a green cardigan like the one Pat Sr., played by Robert DeNiro, sported.

If time allows on your Philadephia tour, you can head northwest of town to Upper Darby and the Llanerch Diner,...