What's the Deal?
The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air.
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· King Tut is coming to Chicago's Field Museum, and the Fairmont Chicago has a package that includes the Egyptian ruler, plus almost 30 percent off the usual room rate. The deal, which includes one night's stay and two exhibit tickets, starts at $284 per room. Valid May 26-Jan. 1, 2007. Hotel rates alone usually start at $299. Info: 800-526-2008, http:/
· Join the (private) London club with a deal from 47 Park Club, an elite Edwardian townhouse in Mayfair. The club is waiving the $175,000 membership fee and is charging two guests $1,600 for three nights for a one-bedroom suite. The rate includes dinner at Le Gavroche, a spa treatment and a round of golf. Good through April. Rooms normally start at $620 a night. Info: 800-845-5279, http:/
· Skip Detroit and watch the Super Bowl at St. Thomas's Bolongo Bay Beach Resort , which has a Big Game deal. The package includes one free night (based on a five-night minimum stay), a $40 buffet voucher and two squares on the football pool board (usually $10 per square). Rooms cost $255 per night double, plus 15 percent in taxes and service charges. One night must fall on Feb. 5. Book at 800-524-4746. Info: http:/
SEA
· Crystal Cruises is waiving the single supplement fee for its nine-day Big Band Musical Festival voyage, sailing from Miami to Lisbon. On the April 29 cruise, solo travelers save 25 percent on outside cabins, plus 15 percent more if booked by Feb. 15. Price is from $1,929 single; usual price starts at $2,411. Add $185 in port charges. Info: 888-799-4625, http:/
· Spend 15 days crossing the Atlantic for about $90 a day with a deal from Cruise and Travel Shoppe. For $1,299 per person double, sail Princess Cruises' Star Princess from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Copenhagen. Departs April 30; port charges included. The trip is usually listed at $2,190. Info: 800-919-0308, http:/
AIR
· SAS has two-for-one tickets to any of its destinations throughout Europe and Scandinavia . Passengers who book a pair of tickets will pay the full fare for one ticket and only taxes and surcharges for the second. For example, an early March flight from D.C. to Stockholm will cost $1,069 for Flier A and $98 for Flier B. Book by March 4; complete travel by March 31. Twenty-one-day advance purchase and Saturday-night stay required. Book at 800-221-2350.
· Cathay Pacific's Deal of the Month will take you to Manila or Bangkok for hundreds less than usual. Fly from New York to either city for $782 round trip (vs. the usual $1,000-plus). Depart Feb. 1-April 30; complete travel by May 16. Book by Jan. 31, or until the fare is sold out. Up to $214 in taxes extra. Info: http:/
· With New York-based consolidator UKAir, jet off to Johannesburg for less than a grand -- and get one intra-country flight for free . The flight from Dulles costs $975 round trip -- down from the typical $1,200 and up -- and includes a free round-trip ticket from Jo'burg to various South African cities. Depart by March 31. Info: 800-577-2900, http:/
PACKAGES
· Spirit Vacations has a sale on its three-night packages. The lowest-priced deal -- $219 per person double -- includes air from Reagan National to Orlando and a room at the Hawaiian Maingate. On the higher end, pay $1,109 for the all-inclusive Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort in St. Thomas. Additional taxes and departure dates vary. By comparison, for the St. Thomas deal, hotel rates start at $315 a night and flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands start at about $350. Info: 800-617-3325, http:/
· Motor around New Zealand in a mobile motel with a deal from Goway.com. For $1,754 per person double, spend eight days exploring the country in a kitted-out Spirit 2 motorhome. Price includes round-trip air from D.C. to Auckland or Christchurch and, if booked by March 31, a round-trip flight from New Zealand to Australia. Travel May 1-Sept. 30. About $170 in taxes extra. By comparison, the international flight goes for about $1,200. Info: 800-387-8850, http:/
-- Andrea Sachs
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.
PACKAGES
· Spirit Vacations has a sale on its three-night packages. The lowest-priced deal -- $219 per person double -- includes air from Reagan National to Orlando and a room at the Hawaiian Maingate. On the higher end, pay $1,109 for the all-inclusive Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort in St. Thomas. Additional taxes and departure dates vary. By comparison, for the St. Thomas deal, hotel rates start at $315 a night and flights to the U.S. Virgin Islands start at about $350. Info: 800-617-3325, http:/
· Motor around New Zealand in a mobile motel with a deal from Goway.com. For $1,754 per person double, spend eight days exploring the country in a kitted-out Spirit 2 motorhome. Price includes round-trip air from D.C. to Auckland or Christchurch and, if booked by March 31, a round-trip flight from New Zealand to Australia. Travel May 1-Sept. 30. About $170 in taxes extra. By comparison, the international flight goes for about $1,200. Info: 800-387-8850, http:/
-- Andrea Sachs
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.


