Sunday, August 6, 2006

· Seniors heading into the California desert receive up to 30 percent off at the Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resort in Death Valley National Park . Travelers 60 and older can take 10 percent off the rate for one-night stays during the week, 20 percent off two nights Sunday-Thursday, and 30 percent off three nights or more. Doubles at the Furnace Creek Inn start at $260 per night; rooms at Furnace Creek Ranch begin at $108. Stay Oct. 15-May 10 at the inn, year-round at the ranch. Add taxes of 9 percent and a nightly $2.50 per-room energy charge. Info: 760-786-2345, http://www.furnacecreekresort.com/ .

· Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort is awarding teachers and straight-A students (of any grade) with half-off rooms . Nightly rates are $155 per room until Sept. 4; usual rate is $349. Teachers must show their school ID at check-in, and students must present their perfect report card. Taxes of 11.5 are extra. Info: 800-227-1500, http://www.swandolphin.com/ ; ask for the "Teachers and Student" special.

· Get a bonus from Target at a Staybridge Suites or Candlewood Suites property. Guests enrolled in the InterContinental Hotels Group's Priority Club Rewards program (888-211-9874, http://priorityclub.com/ ) receive a $10 Target GiftCard (up to $200) for each night. Consecutive nights not required; stay by Sept. 15. Register at http://staybridge.com/giftcard ,http://candlewoodsuites.com/giftcard.

· Save on a nine-night Western Caribbean cruise with a deal from Coconut Cruises (800-715-0038, http://www.coconutcruises.com/ ). The sojourn aboard Princess Cruises' Crown Princess is $499 per person double for an inside cabin, $699 for ocean view. The ship travels round trip from New York Sept. 12, with stops in Grand Turks, Ocho Rios, Grand Cayman, etc. About $76 in taxes extra. A week later, the cruise would cost at least $200 more.

· Cruise Brothers has a deal on five-night October voyages to Bermuda , with inside cabins going for under $600 . Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas departs from Baltimore and costs $549 per person double Oct. 8 and $599 Oct. 22. Add about $50 in taxes. Typically, the cruise line charges $999 for an inside cabin. Info: 800-827-7779, http://www.cruisebrothers.com/ .

· Regent Seven Seas Cruises is piling on the incentives for its inaugural Mediterranean sailings . For select fall and winter trips, cruisers can receive free airfare from D.C. or take $1,000 off the price -- on top of a 20 percent discount. For instance, the seven-night Sept. 23 trip on the Seven Sea Voyager -- which sails from Civitavecchia, Italy, to Piraeus, Greece -- goes for $5,276 per person double with the free flight (add $90 in taxes) or $4,276 minus the grand. The deal is also available Sept. 30, Oct. 7 and Nov. 4. Passengers pay $245 more in surcharges. Info: 877-505-5370, http://www.rssc.com./

· Midwest Airlines has put Middle America on sale , with reduced fares for fall and winter. For example, flights from BWI to Kansas City or Milwaukee are $188 round trip, or pay $218 for Minneapolis/St. Paul . Add up to $38 in taxes. Book by Aug. 8; travel by Feb. 14. Restrictions apply. Other airlines have similar fares for Milwaukee but with connections. Info: 800-452-2022, http://www.midwestairlines.com/ .

· American Airlines has a Mexico and Caribbean August sale . Prices and locales vary: A late-October flight from Dulles to San Juan, P.R., for example, is $323 round trip (including taxes), or fly from BWI to Freeport, Bahamas, for about a dollar more. Depart Aug. 7-Dec. 11; return by Dec. 13. Other airlines are matching. Book by Aug. 16 at http://www.aa.com/ .

· Spirit Vacations has discounted its all-inclusive vacations to Rui Resorts in Jamaica, Cancun and Nassau, Bahamas . The deal includes round-trip air from Reagan National, three nights' lodging, transfers and all food, drinks and diversions. For example, a stay at Rui Tequila in Cancun (depart Aug. 28-Oct. 30) or Rui Ocho Rios in Jamaica (Aug. 28- Oct. 23) goes for $599 per person double. Book by Aug. 13; up to $82 in taxes additional. By comparison, Rui Ocho Rios alone charges about $560 for three nights. Info: 800-617-3325, http://www.spiritvacations.com/ .

· Sceptre Tours, which specializes in Ireland, is expanding to Scotland and is offering promotional rates on its new Scotland Tartan packages. The deal is $499 per person double and includes air from New York to Edinburgh or Glasgow, a night in Glasgow, two nights at any Discover Best & Breakfasts properties, breakfasts and a rental car. For Reagan National departures, pay $200 more. Travel Nov. 1-March 31.; add $150 in taxes. Flights from D.C. to Glasgow cost about $100 more than the entire trip. Info: 800-221-0924, http://www.sceptretours.com/ .

-- 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.