A holiday travel resort can be a fantastic place to take the family for a long-deserved vacation. Conversely, a vacation resort can also accommodate the business traveler by combining signature luxury amenities with functional business solutions. Resort packages across the country can help you put the vacation in your working vacation.

While luxury travel resorts offer a full array of recreational amenities, including golf, skiing and spa services, these resort hotels also offer comprehensive business facilities provided for meetings, conventions and business travelers. The following is a list of common business services offered by a normal holiday travel resort:

1. Travel resorts of America generally offer high speed Internet in both guest rooms and common areas.

2. Exclusive resorts provide exquisite ballrooms and function facilities for large conventions and conferences.

3. A vacation resort can offer small meeting rooms, both indoors and outside, for intimate gatherings or small training classes.

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Enjoy spa services at an exotic resort

While visiting exclusive resorts on a business trip, be sure to take full advantage of their luxurious spa services. Both women and men alike can find rejuvenation, relaxation and refreshing clarity with deep tissue massages, mineral baths, saunas, reiki and aromatherapy. Nothing can cap a long, hard day in a conference room like a trip to the spa.

I recommend: The Eaglewood Resort and Spa in Illinois is a perfect example of a luxury resort that offers full relaxation and rejuvenation services. Washington state's Bonneville Hot Springs Resort features attractive spa packages tailored for both men and women.

Hit the links at a luxury golf resort

One of the premier features of many resort hotels in America has to be the multiple scenic and challenging golf courses. Designed by some of the most hallowed names in pro golf, resort golf courses are ideal venues to combine business and pleasure. Any deals not hammered out at the conference table can certainly be closed on the 10th hole of a golf resort.

I recommend: An excellent holiday travel resort that features full golf facilities is the Greenbrier, which also boasts pro golfer Tom Watson as the golf professional emeritus. The Barton Creek Resort and Spa is a travel resort that features four challenging courses outside scenic Austin.

Ski exclusive resorts from coast-to-coast

A holiday travel resort wouldn't be complete without a day of skiing or snowboarding. While attending a convention or training session in a wintry, mountainous region, it behoves you to make your way up a chairlift and tackle the slopes of your choice. Like a spa, a day of skiing can clear your mind and refresh your soul.

I recommend: For snow-covered travel resorts in New Hampshire, try The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel and their snowboarding, alpine and nordic skiing. Across the country in Utah, the Park City Mountain Resort offers Fast Track package deals for discount skiing on the most popular slopes.

Search for travel resorts on sites that offer deals on other locations

There are several well-known and well-used travel sites where you can find the best deals and ideas on where to go for resort packages.

I recommend: Luxury Link offers incredible deals on exclusive resort packages all over the world through the use of auctions. Subscribe to TravelZoo, which has more than 15 million subscribers, and which gives top-rated, slashed-rate deals on travel resorts. ResortsandLodges.com allows you to search by destination and dates, and also has updated Top 10 lists for travelers looking for kid-friendly resorts, adult resorts and more.

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Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Exclusive resorts frequently offer high speed Internet access in guest rooms. Unfortunately, it isn't always free. Normally, however, free access is offered in common areas. If you are looking to save a few bucks, check your stocks and sports scores in the lobby or restaurant.