What's the Deal?

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

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LAND

· Mammoth Mountain, a California ski resort opening Nov. 9, has a "First Tracks" promotion for stays through Dec. 14 (Nov. 22-25 blackout dates). Stay two or more nights starting at $99 per person double including lodging and lift tickets. Priced separately, a room at the Mammoth Inn, for example, would cost about $155 a night, and the lift tickets $63 per day per person. That's a savings of about $83 per night per couple. Taxes are an extra 12 percent. Info: 800-626-6684, http://www.mammothmountain.com/ .

· Green Turtle Club on Green Turtle Kay off the island of Abaco in the Bahamas has a $99 room rate for stays through Nov. 20 or Nov. 26-30 (usual room rate starts at $180). Or pay the $180-per-night rack rate and receive $180 each day toward food and beverages for stays through Dec. 25 (Nov. 18-26 blackout). Taxes and resort fees are 17 percent extra. Info: 866-528-0539, http://www.greenturtleclub.com/ .

· HotelConXions has reduced room rates for several Manhattan hotels. For example, the rate at the St. James Hotel on West 45th Street starts at $109 (usual rate is $155) Jan. 1-Feb. 28, and the rate at the Ameritania Hotel on West 54th Street is $115 (usually $179) Jan. 1-31. Taxes are about 13.4 percent, plus $3.50 per night. Book at 800-522-9991 or http://www.hotelconxions.com/ .

SEA

· A five-night cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas departing Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 9 is sale priced starting at $269 per person plus $99 taxes. Brochure rate on the Western Caribbean cruise starts at $400 plus taxes. Info: 866-562-7625, http://www.rccl.com/ .

· Discovery World Cruises has two-for-one cruise fares, free airfare and two hotel nights in London on its 14-night transatlantic cruise from Nassau, the Bahamas, to Harwich, England, departing May 2. Price starts at $4,995 for the first passenger; second passenger pays $195 port charges. Each passenger pays air taxes, fees and fuel charges of $375 per person. Info: 866-623-2689, http://www.discoveryworldcruises.com/ .

· Take a last-minute cruise of the Galapagos Islands with a deal from Ocean Adventures of Ecuador. First guest on the seven-day cruise aboard the Eclipse departing Nov. 18 pays $3,300 for a deluxe cabin, and companion pays $1,650. For the Dec. 9 departure, first passenger is $2,950 and companion is $1,475. National park fees are an extra $100 per person. Details: 877-262-3496, http://www.oceanadventures.com.ec/ .

AIR

· ATA has sale fares from Reagan National to Chicago, Dallas and Jackson, Miss. The round-trip fare to Jackson, for example, is $166 (plus about $51 taxes); fare on other airlines starts at $242. Purchase at http://www.ata.com/ by Nov. 6. Sale applies to travel through Feb. 15, but holiday blackout dates apply. Cheapest seats for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday travel; three-day advance purchase required.

· AirTran has a systemwide sale. For example, fly round-trip from BWI to Boston for $88 (plus about $21 taxes); fare on other airlines starts at about $123. One-way fares from BWI range from $44 to $149; from Reagan National and Dulles, fares range from $79 to $149. Buy by Nov. 9, and fly through March 1. Ten-day advance required; lowest fares for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday travel. Holiday blackout dates apply. Buy at http://www.airtran.com/ , or pay $5 more by calling 800-247-8726.

PACKAGES

· British Airways has a three-night "Spirit of London" package that includes round-trip air from Washington to London, lodging at the Royal Eagle Hotel, breakfasts, afternoon tea at Fortnum and Mason, ice skating at the Natural History Museum ice rink and a voucher to shop at Harrods. Price starts at $622 per person double, plus about $155 taxes; priced separately, air and hotel would cost about $761, and the ice skating, tea and shopping voucher about $97, for a savings of about $162 per couple. Book by Dec. 22 and travel by Jan. 17. Blackout dates are Dec. 19-25; $30 surcharge for Thursday-Saturday travel. Info: 877-428-2228, http://www.britishairways.com/ .

· A six-night "Taste of Italy" tour from Go-today.com with round-trip airfare from Washington Dulles to Rome, returning from Venice; two nights at the Hotel Seiler in Rome; rail from Rome to Florence; two nights at the Bellettini Hotel in Florence; rail from Florence to Venice; and two nights at the Hotel Canal in Venice. The package is $1,925 per couple Dec. 1-14 and Jan. 4-Feb. 3. Priced separately, the package would cost about $1,136 per person, for a savings of about $347 per couple. Info: 800-227-3235, http://www.go-today.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.

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