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Take a weaker winter tourist season, add the seasonal summer slowdown, throw in high gas prices and airfares, and you have a recipe for summer deals.

This year there is even a Web site where many local hotels and resorts have listed their summer specials, Tucsonwillsurpriseyou.com.

This winter tourist season was down from previous years, said Rick Vaughan, senior vice president for sales and marketing at the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau.

January-May Tucson-area hotel occupancy was 69.4 percent, compared with 74.2 percent in the same period last year, according to Smith Travel Research. Bed-tax collections in Pima County in the first quarter of 2008 were down by 19 percent compared with 2007.

This summer, Vaughan said, what hotels are offering is "more unique" and "more aggressive."

Said Michael Dominguez, director of marketing for Loews Ventana Canyon Resort: "We're offering decent rates, but it's not all about the rate — it's what we're offering with it."

Among those items: gas cards, credits for resort services and cheap or free golf.

Here are selected summer specials being offered at Tucson's biggest resorts. The rates vary, and in many cases those listed are minimums. For more deals at these and other locations, go to Tucsonwillsurpriseyou. com and click on "summer deals" or visit the hotels' own Web sites.

Hilton Tucson El Conquistador Golf & Tennis Resort

10000 N. Oracle Road, 544-5000 www.hiltonelconquistador.com Deluxe standard guest room, breakfast for two and a $50 resort credit for $149 per night and up. Unlimited golf package: $119 per night for a standard deluxe guest room.

JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa

3800 W. Starr Pass Blvd., 792-3500 www.jwmarriottstarrpass.com $199 per night includes $50 gas card at check-in, plus a late checkout on departure day. Golf package: $219 per night includes breakfast for one person, golf balls and a round of golf.

Loews Ventana Canyon Resort

7000 N. Resort Drive, 299-2020 www.loewshotels.com Friday-Saturday night stay with 6 p.m. checkout on Sunday starting at $149 per night with 50 percent off golf or certain spa treatments.

Omni Tucson National Resort

2727 W. Club Drive, 297-2271 www.tucsonnational.com Unlimited golf with breakfast for $199 per night and up; dinner at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse, free bottle of wine and breakfast for $179 per night.

Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa

3800 E. Sunrise Drive, 742-6000 Lapalomaspecials.com Two nights for $179 per night and the third night free, plus $50 food and beverage credit at resort.

Westward Look Resort

245 E. Ina Road, 297-1151 www.westwardlook.com $99 family rate per night for a studio suite; kids under 17 eat free from kids' menu.