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

Sunday, October 29, 2006

.

LAND

· Book a ski vacation at Quebec's Mont Tremblant by Nov. 15 and receive discounts ranging from 15 to 30 percent . For example, early-season stays through Dec. 21 net a 30 percent discount; a three-day package with lodging at La Tour des Voyageurs and ski lift tickets starts at $401 per couple (plus $83 taxes). Three-night minimum required; cheapest prices based on Sunday-Tuesday arrival. Info: 888-738-1777; http://www.tremblant.ca/bigdeal .

· A luxury rail trip between San Antonio and Mexico City has been discounted by $400 per couple when booked by Dec. 15. The seven-night "GrandLuxe Mexico" itinerary, offered by GrandLuxe Rail Journeys (formerly American Orient Express), starts at $2,945 per person double on January-March departures. Package includes four nights' hotel, three nights' train accommodations, sightseeing and meals. Info: 800-320-4206, http://www.grandluxerail.com/ .

· Adventures by Disney, Disney's guided tour company, has discounts of up to $900 per person on select tours booked by Dec. 2. For example, a six-night "Taste of Tuscany" tour between Rome and Tuscany with departures June-September is $1,799 per person double after discount. Tour includes lodging, most meals, motor coach transportation, guide and sightseeing; airfare is extra. Info: 877-728-7282, http://www.adventuresbydisney.com/ .

SEA

· Peter Deilmann Cruises (800-348-8287, http://www.deilmann-cruises.com/ ) is offering free airfare, free shore excursions and free hotel nights for its Canary Islands sailings in March aboard the MS Deutschland. The six-night itinerary, for example, includes free air from Washington (about $684 if booked separately); two nights at the four-star Reina Isabel in Las Palmas (value about $266); and shore excursions worth about $500. Cruise price starts at $3,140 per person double (plus $125 port charges and $265 air taxes and fuel surcharge).

· Cruise West sailings in Alaska have been discounted by $100 to $1,000 per person. For example, an eight-night "Wilderness Inside Passage" cruise sailing before June 15 nets a $400 savings if deposit is received by Dec. 8 ($500 if paid in full by Dec. 8); early-booking price starts at $3,799 per person double including taxes. Info: 888-851-8133, http://www.cruisewest.com/ .

· McCabe Bremer Travel in McLean has discounts on a 12-night "Adriatic Passage" cruise from Istanbul to Venice aboard the Crystal Serenity departing May 25. Fare starts at $4,514 per person double including taxes; passengers also receive $100 per stateroom shipboard credit, a cocktail reception and day of sightseeing on Corfu. Cruise fare alone is listed at $4,654. Info: 703-762-5043, http://www.mccabebremer.com/ .

AIR

· Take an extra $50 off World Traveller Plus fares to London on British Airways. The round-trip fare for the premium seat is $960 including taxes after discount. Purchase by Nov. 13 and complete travel by March 25. Fourteen-day advance purchase required; cheapest fares for Monday-Wednesday travel. Fare not offered Dec. 19-24. Must be booked online at http://www.britishairways.com/ ; registration required.

· Cathay Pacific's "Deal of the Month" is a round-trip fare of $789 from New York to Hong Kong; taxes are an extra $72. You must depart Nov. 1-30 with a maximum stay of 30 days. Fare on other airlines starts at about $1,090. Purchase by Oct. 31 at http://www.cathayusa.com/dotm .

PACKAGE

· A 10-night "Four Corners of China" tour that visits Beijing, Xi'an, Guilin and Shanghai is priced at $2,395 per person double (plus $239 taxes). Experience Asia is offering the deal, which includes round-trip air from New York, three domestic flights in China, 10 nights' lodging, most meals, seven days of sightseeing, a day cruise on the Li River and transfers. Six departures at discounted price are offered March-October . Priced separately, air and hotel alone would be $2,455 per person. Info: 877-481-2446, http://www.experienceasia.net/ .

· Club ABC Tours has a three-night package to Stockholm that includes round-trip air from Newark, three nights at the Clarion Hotel, transfers and a city sightseeing tour for $499 per person double (plus $190 taxes and fees). The deal is good for departures Nov. 23 and Dec. 7. Priced separately, the trip would cost $557 for air and $225 a night hotel. Membership in Club ABC is $30 per year. Info: 888-868-7722, http://www.clubabc.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.

.