Several hotels are offering special winter rates. A few are throwing in gift cards along with discounted rates.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts are offering a $50 Hyatt gift card to guests who reserve and pay for their stays with an American Express card. The offer is valid at participating properties in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean for stays through Feb. 28. Reservations must be made at Hyatt.com using offer code HYCARD. Guests will earn one gift card per room per stay during the promotional period.

Participating Fairmont Hotels in Canada are offering special rates through April 30. In addition, guests who book rooms before Jan. 31 for stays of two or more nights will receive a food and beverage credit worth $43. Sample nightly rates include $108 at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria; $125, Fairmont Palliser, Calgary; and $176, Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montreal. Contact: (800) 262-1600; www.fair mont.com/winter.

Guests who stay at a Holiday Inn will receive free breakfast and a $10 Home Depot gift card when they pay with a Visa. The offer is valid at U.S. locations through April 30. Breakfast is available at the hotel's restaurant, with a limit of $20 per room per day. Guests will receive one mail-in voucher for a Home Depot gift card per room per stay. Go to www.holiday-inn.com and click on the Visa icon on the right side of the page.

Wyndham is offering a Weekend 50/50 Package, giving travelers 50 percent off their choice of a second night or a second room. The offer is valid at participating Wyndham Hotels, Wyndham Garden Hotels and Wyndham Historic Hotels in the U.S. and Toronto for stays through Dec. 31. The promotion is available for stays Thursday through Sunday night. Contact: (877) 999-3223; www.wyndham.com (click on "Specials & Packages").

Loews' Winter WonderLoews promotion offers discounted rates for stays at properties in the U.S. and Canada. Sample nightly rates include $109 in Quebec City; $159, Chicago; and $179, San Diego. Most rates are valid for stays through April 16. Contact: (800) 235-6397; www.loews hotels.com/specialoffers.asp.

Pan Pacific guests who fly to Asia on Singapore Airlines can receive 50 percent off rack rates, breakfast for two, a free upgrade, late checkout and 500 Krisflyer miles per stay. The offer is valid for check-in within seven days of a Singapore Airlines flight for stays through March 31. Advance reservations are required. A valid Singapore Airlines boarding pass must be presented at check-in. Contact: www.pan pacific.com/offers—01.html.

Tom Parsons is publisher of Bestfares.com. Reach him at www.bestfares.com/contact.asp.