What's the Deal?

The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air.

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LAND

· Book three nights at the Homestead and get the fourth night free. The promotion at the Hot Springs, Va., resort is good for Sunday-Thursday stays through Oct. 5; rates start at $205 a night. Seven percent taxes and 15 percent service fee extra. Info: 888-444-4030, http://www.thehomestead.com/ .

· The recently renovated Cathedral Mountain Lodge in the Canadian Rockies near Lake Louise has discounted rates by nearly 50 percent May 21-31 to mark its re-opening. Rates start at about $175 a night; usual price starts at $350. Taxes are 15 percent. Info: 866-619-6442, http://www.cathedralmountainlodge.com/ .

· African Travel Inc. is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a $30 safari for children ages 11 and under traveling with two adults on the nine-night Kenya Explorer tour. Adult price starts at $2,895 per person double and includes 24 meals, lodging at five hotels and game reserves and guided game viewing. Applies to travel through December. Info: 800-421-8907, http://www.africantravelinc.com/ .

SEA

· Book a 15-night "China's Cultural Delights" cruise-tour with Viking River Cruises and receive $199 round-trip air from Washington. The trip, which starts at $2,779 per person double plus discounted air for select departures in June, July and August, includes a nine-night Yangtze River cruise, six nights' hotel, 19 sightseeing tours, 43 meals, intra-China flights, a tour guide and port charges. Air taxes and fuel surcharges are $333 extra. Airfare, priced separately, starts at $1,434. Book by May 31; request code O5Papa. Info: 877-66-VIKING, http://www.moms.vikingrivercruises.com/ .

· Trafalgar Tours' seven-night " Connoisseur's Provence River" cruise has been discounted by $500 per couple. The deal is good for June, July and August sailings from Lyon, France. Price starts at $2,048 per person double plus $339 taxes. Info: 866-544-4434, http://www.trafalgar.com/ .

· McCabe Bremer Travel in McLean has a special package on a Baltic cruise from Stockholm to Copenhagen aboard the Crystal Serenity. The Aug. 1-8 cruise starts at $3,610 per person double and includes several extras, such as a cocktail reception and a full day of sightseeing in Tallin, Estonia, with lunch. Pay by May 31 and receive a $100 shipboard credit. And pay with MasterCard and receive travel insurance valued at $239 and a ship-to-airport transfer by private car. Cruise alone typically starts at $3,674. Info: 703-905-9100, http://www.mccabebremer.com./

AIR

· Aer Lingus has a summer air sale from New York to Dublin or Shannon . From Aug. 20-31, round-trip fare starts at $542 (plus $106 taxes). Pay about $66 extra for travel July 1-31. Beginning Sept. 1, price drops to $424, including taxes. Other airlines are matching. Book by today. Buy at http://www.flyaerlingus.com/ or pay $30 more at 800-IRISH-AIR.

· Fly nonstop from BWI to Reykjavik, Iceland, on Icelandair this summer for $699 round trip, including taxes. Depart by Aug. 31; purchase by May 21 at http://www.icelandair.com/ . Fare is usually about $812.

PACKAGES

· Spend a week in Paris for $897 per person double, including taxes, with a deal from France Vacations. The "Paris City Stay" package includes nonstop air from New York on Air Tahiti Nui, seven nights at the two-star Kyriad Paris Alesia, breakfasts and a Seine River cruise. Flights leave every Sunday; $897 price valid Sept. 11-Oct. 31. Package from May 26 to Sept. 10 available for $170 additional; Nov. 1-Dec. 15, deal is $140 less. Priced separately, package is at least $400 more per couple. Info: 800-332-5332, http://www.francevacations.net/ .

· Book a charter honeymoon trip with Apple Vacations traveling between Aug. 15 and Oct. 31 or May 1-June 30, 2007, and receive two free charter air tickets to travel during the same time period a year later. Qualifying trips must use flights on USA 3000, which flies nonstop from BWI to Bermuda; Cancun, Mexico; or to Punta Cana and La Romana in the Dominican Republic. For example, book a week-long all-inclusive package to Sunscape Beach Punta Cana for about $2,442 per couple, including taxes, and receive two air tickets for your first anniversary. A round-trip ticket on USA 3000 from BWI to Punta Cana is worth about $533. A marriage certificate is required to qualify for promotion. Contact a travel agent or go to http://www.applevacations.com/honeymoon .

-- 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.

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