Ultra Deluxe Travel Gifts for the Holidays from Malmberg Travel.

BOSTON -- It's that time of year when you're trying to be original, find something new and add a little flair to your gift-giving.

If you want the very best and are willing to pay for it, the Malmberg Travel Group (www.MalmbergTravel.com) offers a variety of super deluxe, over-the-top travel experiences that will knock your socks off. The Boston-based travel agency specializes in luxury travel and is a member of Virtuoso, the travel consortium to which only 1 per cent of travel agencies belong.

Among the experiences available as your special holiday gift are:

--For a spectacular Christmas in New York, purchase a once-in-a-lifetime family experience for $99,250. This excursion includes a five-night stay at the St. Regis hotel in a three-bedroom suite complete with a seven-foot Christmas tree, special presents for the children, turndown gifts each night and your own butler. You will also receive a private voice or dance lesson with a Broadway cast member, orchestra seats for Radio City Music Hall's "The Christmas Spectacular", a private helicopter ride, orchestra seats for "Spamalot", meals at various New York restaurants and more.

--Book a trip to Dubai, the playground of the Middle East, on Emirates, one of the world's finest airlines. The First Class Suite ($10,000 roundtrip from New York) is a cabin within an aircraft cabin. Each suite has a fully adjustable, electrically operated seat which converts into a bed as well as a vanity unit, private closet and interactive LCD entertainment system.

--To experience unique accommodation while visiting Dubai, reserve a room at the Al Maha Resort, the first ecotourism resort in the United Arab Emirates. The 30 tent-roofed bungalows are set amid the sand dunes and guests are treated to camel rides, falconry, archery and Bedouin barbecues. The tents are fitted with four-poster beds, cool-water plunge pools and drawing paper and pastels so you can capture the views. The 4,000 square foot Emirates suite costs $5,000 per night and includes all meals as well as residential quarters for guests' private staff.

--For an island experience, the Terraces in Mustique is one of the most exquisite houses in the Caribbean rents for approximately $110,000 per week. This gives you the use of a luxurious 34,000 sq. ft. six-bedroom villa along with four cars, a tennis complex, cinema screen room, 100-ft swimming pool and staff quarters. Also included are six maids, two cooks, four butlers, five gardeners, a night watchman, maintenance person and house manager.

--For the more adventurous traveler, there's the ultimate Icebreaker expedition - a trip to the North Pole onboard the Kapitan Dranitsyn, a powerful icebreaker designed for working in Arctic conditions. The 12-day trip begins in Murmansk and travels through ice to explore the remote regions of the Franz Josef Land archipelago. A suite on the ship costs $25,000 per couple.

--And if you prefer something closer to home, you can drive (or be driven) four hours to Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks and stay at The Point, the former summer camp of William Avery Rockefeller. All the rooms in this exquisite 11-bedroom resort have a lake view, custom-made bed and stone fireplace. Prices range from $1,250 to $2,500 per night, all-inclusive.