Thanks all.

Accor and Hilton do not offer AI. Those are room only and the option for breakfast at ACCOR.
Have a site address for Starwood, but their rates are always far more expensive than any * normal * booking engine.

I shall never plan vacation for this time of the year again.
The far East still has rain, the caribbean , Central America ....... I need that sun.

It was a toss between poor man's Dubai = Sharm El Sheik or U.A.E.
U.A.E. I stopped going to when those Jumeirah Beach hotels started charging approx £100 a night.
I think back to the times when I availed of Touchdown selling those beach hotels for £89 for 3 nights with breakfast.
I'm heading to Fujairah this time, the only Emirate I haven't been to and looks dead as a dodo - but no rain - Yipeeeee!

Apart from the Hilton and Accor, I use Dargal, Touchdown and Travelindustryservices. JSInterline whilst limited, usually works out cheapest.

That AI rate in Panama does look good, but 5.5 hours I'm in U.A.E ... Panama would be 2 days involving an overnight and 3 flights