The week's best deals around the globe, by land, sea and air.
Sunday, May 22, 2005
LAND
· Music and Markets Tours is offering a discount of $450 per person on its Amsterdam or Bordeaux tours . An Aug. 17-22 package to Amsterdam's Canal Festival, for example, starts at $2,049 per person double after the deal and includes five nights' lodging, 10 meals, daily concerts, ground transportation and taxes. Book by June 10. Info: 877-260-6383, http://www.musicetc.us/ .
· Take the family for an all-inclusive stay at one of Appalachian Mountain Club's huts for $210 for one night , a savings of $64. The deal, good Sunday-Thursday from June 1 until early- to mid-fall, includes lodging, family-style breakfast and dinner, and naturalist programs; children must be 15 and under. The seven huts are along the Appalachian Trail in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest. Info: 603-466-2727, http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts .
· Attention Bono fans: Sina Hotel Group is offering a deal that includes a night at Hotel De la Ville in Milan , tickets to the sold-out U2 concert July 20 or 21 at San Siro Stadium, transfers to the stadium and breakfast for about $632 per couple . Priced separately, the hotel would cost about $222 and scalped tickets are going for at least $390 each. Info: 011-39-064-870-222, http://www.sinahotels.com/ .
SEA· Princess is discounting the Oct. 29 and Nov. 12 sailings of the Caribbean Princess from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with interior cabins starting at $599 per perso n double, plus $46 in taxes. Brochure rate is $1,199. Info: 800-774-6237, http://www.princess.com/ .
· A Hudson Valley cruise aboard the Nantucket Clipper departing June 1 from New York is being offered at 25 percent off the brochure rate. Prices start at $1,627 per person double, including port charges, for the seven-night cruise. Info: Clipper Cruise Lines, 800-325-0010, http://www.clippercruise.com/ .
· Silversea is offering 50 percent off the Aug. 11 sailing of the Silver Cloud from Southampton, England. The eight-night " North Sea Harbors " cruise, which visits Scotland, France, Belgium and Holland, is priced from $2,998 per person double, plus $200 in port charges. Info: 877-760-9052, http://www.silversea.com/ .
AIR· Fly nonstop on British Airways from Washington Dulles or BWI to London for $560 round trip , including taxes. The sale fare is good for travel Sept. 1-Oct. 26 and Dec. 16-23. Book by May 26; Saturday-night stay required. Fare on other airlines is about $615. Info: 800-AIRWAYS, http://www.ba.com/know .
· US Airways is offering Web saver fares from BWI, Reagan National and Washington Dulles to Belize City , Belize. The fare is $299 round trip, plus $98 in taxes; fare on other airlines is $470. Depart May 18-July 22 and return May 22-July 30. Purchase by tomorrow at http://www.usairways.com/ .
PACKAGES· Book a vacation to Cancun with Funjet Vacations and get a $250 discount on airfare . For example, a three-night package with nonstop air from Washington Dulles on United, lodging at the all-inclusive Reef Playacar and hotel transfers is $635 per person double for select July departures. Priced separately, air is about $547 and the hotel $242 a night. Ask for the "FLYFREE" promotion and book by May 26. Info: 888-558-6654, http://www.funjet.com/ .
· With Go-Today.com, a five-night trip to Hong Kong -- including air from Washington Dulles, five nights' accommodations at the Stanford Hillview Hotel and breakfasts -- is $1,029 per person double, plus $150 in taxes, for select departures Jan. 4-16. Book at http://www.go-today.com/ by June 16. Priced separately, air is about $1,096 and the hotel $114 a night.
BARGAIN OF THE WEEKContinental is offering a sale fare of $888 round trip, plus $74 in taxes, from Washington Dulles to Beijing ; flights connect in Newark, N.J., with nonstop service from there to Beijing. The deal is good for travel departing June 15-July 10 and returning by Aug. 31. Purchase by May 24. Fare on other airlines is about $1,341. Info: 800-231-0856, http://www.continental.com/ .
--Carol Sottili
Prices were verified and available on Thursday afternoon when the Travel section went to press. However, deals sell out quickly and are not guaranteed to be available. Restrictions such as day of travel, blackout dates and advance-purchase requirements sometimes apply.