What's the Deal?

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

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LAND

· Pay for at least four nights at one of 13 Bermuda hotels and receive a Visa gift card worth $300 that can be spent at any Bermuda restaurant, shop, attraction or hotel that accepts Visa. Rates vary at the participating hotels (including Cambridge Beaches and Grotto Bay Beach Resort). Book by Oct. 27 and travel by Oct. 31; blackout dates Oct. 4-7. Deal based on double occupancy. Info: 800-BERMUDA, http://www.bermudatourism.com/ .

· Hotel Caesar Augustus, a luxury property on the Italian island of Capri, has 20 percent rate discounts during October for stays of at least two nights. Nightly rates now start at about $366 including taxes; usual rate starts at $457. Info: 800-448-8355, http://www.caesar-augustus.com/ .

· Stay for two nights at Zion Lodge in Utah's Zion National Park and get the second at 50 percent off, or stay for four nights and get half-price rates on the second and fourth nights. The "Awe-some Autumn" package applies to stays Nov. 1-21 . Regular room rates start at about $141 (plus 9 percent taxes). Info: 888-29-PARKS, http://www.zionlodge.com/ .

SEA

· Swan Hellenic, a Carnival Corp.-owned cruise line, will cease operations next spring and is offering U.S. travelers a special farewell fare. Balcony cabins on the "Blue Mountain Majesty" cruise Nov. 30-Dec. 14 have been discounted by 70 percent . Price for a balcony cabin on the 15-day Caribbean itinerary aboard the Minerva II is $2,499 per person double. Cruise departs Barbados and sails to New Orleans, with interim stops at six Caribbean Islands. Price includes all shore excursions, tips, entrance fees and taxes. Book at 877-800-SWAN. Cruise info: http://www.swanhellenic.com/ .

· Carnival has sale fares on four- and five-night cruises next spring from New York to Canada. Four-night cruise departing June 12 starts at $329 per person double plus $48 taxes (five-night cruise departing June 16 starts at $469, plus $55 taxes); usual fare for both starts at $899. Info: 888-CARNIVAL, http://www.carnival.com/ .

· Crystal has two-for-one fares on several Caribbean sailings aboard the Crystal Serenity this winter. Price on the seven-night Dec. 15 cruise, for example, starts at $1,965 per pe rson double (plus taxes and fuel surcharges of about $178). Info: 866-446-6625, http://www.crystalcruises.com/ .

AIR

· American has sale fares to 11 Caribbean islands and destinations in Mexico. For example, fly round trip from Reagan National to St. Kitts for $343 (plus $67 taxes); fare on other airlines starts at $564. Purchase by Oct. 11 and travel through Dec. 15. Blackout dates are Nov. 17-22 for departures and Nov. 24-27 for returns. Seven-day advance purchase is required. Buy at http://www.aa.com/ or pay $10 more by calling 800-433-7300.

· Fly from Washington to Tel Aviv for $775 round trip (plus $92 taxes). El Al has sale fares for travel Oct. 23-Dec. 31; deal not available for travel Dec. 17-24. Fare on other airlines is about $983. Buy no later than Oct. 19 at 800-223-6700. Airline info: http://www.elal.com/elal/english/states/usa .

PACKAGES

· Central Holidays has winter specials to Italy. A four-night package to Rome, for example, including round-trip air on Lufthansa from Washington Dulles and lodging with breakfast at the three-star Hotel Veneto, is $539 per person double (plus $296 fuel surcharges and taxes ). Priced separately, air would cost about $687 each, and the hotel about $187 a night, for a total savings of about $452 per couple. Info: 800-539-7098, http://www.centralholidays.com/ .

· The French Government Tourist Office has teamed with TNT Vacations to offer a discounted one-week package to Martinique. Price from Reagan National with round-trip air on Delta, junior suite accommodations at the Karibea Resort Sainte Luce Hotel Amyris, breakfasts and transfers is about $2,484 per couple with taxes . Priced separately, the package would cost about $2,832 per couple. Book by Oct. 4, and travel Dec. 16-23 or Jan. 6-Feb. 3. Book at 888-GO-TNT-GO. Info: http://us.franceguide.com/ or http://www.tntvacations.com/TZ_Martinique.jsp .

-- 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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