The most price-attractive bowl: San Francisco's Emerald Bowl on Dec. 30, when Navy will battle the University of New Mexico. Call 800-USA-NAVY for tickets ranging from $30 to $75, or a family plan of four tickets, hot dogs and sodas for $99. Anthony Travel (800-736-6377, www.anthonytravel.com) is the bowl's designated travel agency, offering hotels from $69 a night and special airfares.
Tickets to watch the Virginia Cavaliers play in the MPC Computer Bowl in Boise, Idaho, on Dec. 27 start at $50 and are available at 800-542- UVA1 or www.virginiasports.com,as are packages. But instead of laying out $295 per night for a package offering a double room at the official bowl hotel, the Doubletree, consider the nearby Shilo Inn for $56 a night. Details: 208- 344-3521, www.shiloinns.com.
Anyone with a mouse or travel agent should be able to beat the package prices to the Nokia Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, where Virginia Tech will take on Auburn University Jan. 3. At press time, game tickets beginning at $200 were available through the official Nokia tour operator (888-299-1997, www.bigeasy.com). The operator at press time was also offering packages that include a ticket, as was University Travel (www.universitytravel.com).
TRAVEL TICKER
Travelers booked on airlines with financial problems can breathe easier with passage last week of the Intelligence Bill, which included an amendment that requires airlines to transport passengers of defunct carriers; coverage extends to Nov. 19 . . . New Year's Eve event organizers in two of the most popular U.S. cities for ringing in the new year have listed most of the options in one handy place. For New York: www.nycnye.com. For Las Vegas: www.vegas.com/newyears. . . Air Polonia, one of Europe's embattled low-cost carriers, ran out of money and grounded all flights last week. SkyEurope has agreed to carry stranded passengers for free. Last month, Italian Volare collapsed, and the month before, Dutch V-Bird.
BARGAIN OF THE WEEK
Winter in England
Fly nonstop from Dulles to Manchester, England, for $199, plus taxes. Details: "What's the Deal?," Page P3.
Reporting: Cindy Loose, Carol Sottili.
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