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

Sunday, October 8, 2006

LAND

· Pay for three nights at any of 19 Hyatt resorts in the United States and the Caribbean and get a fourth night free . Price and savings vary by property: Nightly rates at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, Calif., for example, start at $189. Taxes and resort fees, which also vary, are extra. The "Sunshine on Sale" deal is good through Dec. 18. Info: 888-591-1234, http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/specials/index.jsp .

· Stay at Spring Creek Ranch outside Jackson, Wyo., and ski for free at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The deal, available Dec. 4-17, starts at $150 double per night for a deluxe room and includes two lift tickets per day (value is $51 each); breakfasts; and shuttle service. Two-night minimum is required; taxes are 6 percent, and resort fee is $10 per room per day. Info: 800-443-6139, http://www.springcreekranch.com .

· The Alexandra Hotel in Turks & Caicos has air credits of $390 to $1,370 per room . The "You Fly, We Buy" deal is valid for travel through Dec. 15. Value depends on room type and length of stay: Four nights in an ocean-view studio, for example, which starts at $280 a night, nets the $390 rebate. Ten percent service charge and 10 percent taxes are extra. Info: 800-704-9424, http://www.alexandraresort.com .

SEA

· Select sailings on China's Yangtze River have been disco unted by more than 40 percent . Victoria Cruises has the deal on several itineraries; a seven-night "Three Gorges Explorer" cruise that sails Thursdays round trip from Chongqing starts at $800 per person double (shore excursions are an extra $175) for departures December through mid-March. Info: 800-348-8084, http://www.victoriacruises.com .

· Book a 10- or 11-night Caribbean cruise departing from New York aboard Holland America's Noordam through Eyre Bus, Tour & Travel and receive free motorcoach transportation between the company's offices in Glenelg and the pier in New York. Cruise price starts at $1,199 per person double for the 10-night Eastern Caribbean itinerary departing Jan. 17. The free motorcoach offer applies to 10 cruises departing January-April. Info: 800-321-3973, http://www.eyre.com .

· A three-night voyage aboard easyCruiseOne between St. Maarten and Antigua departing Fridays, Dec. 8-April 6 (except Feb. 9), starts at $198 per couple for a standard cabin with a window; price usually starts at $327. Food not included. Book by Wednesday. Go to http://www.easycruise.com , click on the red "enter promotional code" in the right corner and enter code ectzoo34 to get the deal, or ask for the ectzoo34 deal by calling 650-385-0563.

AIR

· Airtran has a systemwide sale, with fares ranging from $49 to $149 each way out of BWI and from $89 to $149 out of Reagan National or Washington Dulles. For example, round-trip fare from BWI to Boston starts at $119 with taxes; other airlines are matching. Purchase by Oct. 17 and fly through Feb. 1. Ten-day advance purchase required. Blackout dates apply. Info: 800-247-8726, http://www.airtran.com .

· British Airways has sale fares to London . The round-trip fare from Dulles is $370 plus about $115 taxes; other airlines are matching. Purchase by Wednesday and travel Oct. 26-March 25. Lowest fares apply to Monday-Wednesday travel. Info: 800-247-9297, http://www.britishairways.com .

PACKAGES

· American Express has "going once" and fixed-package Web deals for different destinations, including Peru, Las Vegas and Australia , each day through Friday. For example, Paris, which was offered last week, had 50 fixed-price packages for travel through October 2007 that included air from New York and five nights at the Hotel du Louvre for $1,900 per couple; priced separately, the package for summer travel would cost about $4,826. The "going once" packages include more extras; the 30 Paris packages, for example, started at $5,580 per couple and dropped in price every 20 minutes before selling out at $3,858. Promo runs from noon to 8 p.m. or until sold out; package must be purchased with American Express card. Go to http://www.goingonce.mylifemycard.com .

· Virgin Vacations has "Supersale" deals to several cities in Europe. For example, a last-minute package to Lisbon that includes round-trip airfare from Dulles and six nights at the budget VIP Hotel is $ 729 per person double (plus about $90 taxes); priced separately, the flight alone is about $958. Lisbon deal must be booked by Oct. 19 for travel through Oct. 31; purchase and travel dates for other cities vary. Info: 888-937-8474, http://www.virgin-vacations.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.