Thanks to your smartphone, you can reach virtually anyone! Now, if only you could reach your charging cable from the wall to your desk, nightstand, or lap:

• $ 6 ($ 29 value) for a ten-foot USB-to-lightning data cable for iPhone 5 or iPad Mini
• $ 6 ($ 29 value) for a ten-foot USB-to-30-pin data cable for iPhone 4/4S, iPad, or iPod
• Choose white, pink, blue, or green

Nifty Spot’s Website

The Escape Kit
• A One-Night Stay for Two in a Deluxe King, Fridays through Sundays ($ 89) or Mondays through Thursdays ($ 159)
• Or, a Two-Night Stay for Two in a Deluxe King, Fridays through Sundays ($ 159) or Mondays through Thursdays ($ 299)
• Your Choice of the Following: Valet Parking, Breakfast for Two, or a $ 25 Bar Credit
• Combine Vouchers to Stay Up to Four Nights

The Destination
In recent years, Houston’s Uptown District has become the city’s de facto downtown. Never mind that once upon a time the area was beyond city limits; today it’s a hub for Houston’s premier commercial enterprises, with high-fashion retail, top-notch restaurants, and four-star hotels drawing more than 20 million visitors to the district each year. The centerpiece of Uptown is The Galleria, a three-million-square-foot homage to consumerism fit with 375 stores—many of them high-end—two hotels, a sprawling office complex, and a private health club.

The Digs

In the towering downtown of its namesake metropolis, the Sam Houston Hotel is the height of history and luxury. This boutique hotel built in 1924 earned spots in the National Register of Historic Places for its classic architecture and on travel top-lists for its revised contemporary design, new in 2013. The Sam’s 100 rooms and suites are complete with free Wi-Fi, granite-walled bathrooms with glass showers, terrycloth robes, and aromatherapy bath-and-body products, beds with elegant duvets and pillow-top mattresses, and 40-inch LED TVs.

The Diversions
• Snag a CityPASS and roam aquariums, space centers, zoos, and art museums
• See Houston’s haunts, like the Spaghetti Warehouse
• Find prime bird watching along Galveston Bay
• Catch a kayak, yoga session, or concert on Discovery Green
• See a play in the Theater District
• Get your fill of American cuisine and renowned wines at *17 Restaurant

A family-owned-and-operated practice that’s served the New Orleans metropolitan area for more than 30 years, Oak Family Dental is the perfect spot for your next dental check-up:

• $ 99 ($ 225 value) for a dental exam, cleaning, and X-rays
• Dr. Patterson will help take care of small problems and diagnose bigger ones
• Located on North Causeway Boulevard in Metairie

Oak Family Dental’s Website

Protect your pet with a SmartTag ID tag, and increase the chances that your lost hound will be found. Your Platinum plan includes 24/7 emergency support, lost pet alerts to animal shelters, lost pet medical insurance, a $ 100 lost pet reward paid by SmartTag, lifetime replacement ID tags, and more:

• $ 15 ($ 30 value) for an engraved brass SmartTag + 1-year Platinum plan
• $ 30 ($ 60 value) for an engraved brass SmartTag + 5-year Platinum plan
• $ 40 ($ 80 value) for an engraved brass SmartTag + Lifetime Platinum plan

“It is definitely worth the cost of the service to have the kind of peace of mind of knowing my animals are protected 24/7. Thank You SmartTag for helping me get my pet back to me so fast — thought I would never see her again!” — Satisfied Customer

How It Works
Register your hard-enameled SmartTag online with emergency contact info, photographs, and vet details. If your pet is missing, let SmartTag know; they will alert their network of 13,000 shelters, rescue groups, vets, and lost-pet websites within a 50-mile radius of your pet’s last known location. If your pet is found, a team member will call you to reunite you with your pet.

SmartTag’s Website | Facebook

Featured in Voice magazine and News with a Twist on WGNO, Body in Motion Pole Fitness offers women a fun and flirty way to exercise with this deal:

• $ 30 ($ 100 value) for five 90-minute drop-in classes
• $ 75 ($ 150 value) for Body in Motion’s signature six-week boot camp
• Metairie studio offers classes Monday through Saturday

A Session for Every Skill Level
Drop-in classes are divided by ability and cover the basics of pole fitness, including basic rhythmic tricks, sexy dance moves, and fast-paced choreography. Each week of the boot camp program features two days of regular pole dancing classes and three days of one-hour boot camp classes that are followed by pole or chair dancing sessions. Participants also receive weekly weigh-ins, meal plans, and unlimited studio access during normal hours.

Body in Motion Pole Fitness’s Website | Facebook