WHAT'S THE DEAL?
What's the Deal?
The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air.
Sunday, April 22, 2007; Page P03
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LAND
? The St. Regis Resort in Aspen, Colo., has discounted spring getaway rates for stays through June 6. A room that typically starts at $275 a night is now $205. The deal includes valet parking (usually $28 a day) and 25 percent discounts on spa treatments. Room taxes are an additional 9.6 percent. Info: 866-716-8135, http:/
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? Couples Resorts, with four properties in Jamaica, has a Fall in Love Again promotion, with savings of up to 50 percent on room rates July 1-Dec. 24. Cheapest dates are generally Aug. 20-Oct. 31 and Dec. 1-24. For example, a deluxe garden room at Couples Ocho Rios that typically starts at $507 a night per couple is $279. A garden suite at Couples Swept Away in Negril has been discounted from $565 per night per couple to $283. Discounts are also available at Couples San Souci in Ocho Rios and at Couples Negril. Rates are all-inclusive and also include taxes. Book no later than April 30 at 800-268-7537, http:/
? Furnished Quarters, which provides furnished apartments in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts, has reduced spring rates at its Boston apartments. The Park Lane Seaport on Boston's waterfront has one-bedrooms for $119 a night (savings of $16) and two bedrooms for $139 (savings of $36). Two other locations -- Devonshire Place in Boston's financial district and Church Park in the Back Bay area -- have one-bedroom apartments for $129 a night (savings of $21) and two bedrooms for $149 (savings of $31). Deal is good through May 15. Info: 800-255-8117, http:/
SEA
? An eight-night cruise from Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, to Monte Carlo, Monaco, aboard Silversea's Silver Cloud has been discounted by 40 percent. The cruise, which departs May 24, starts at $3,897 per person double (plus $200 port charges and fees). Scheduled port visits include Cannes, France, and several in Italy, including Naples and Portofino. Info: 800-722-9955, http:/
? Peter Deilmann Cruises has free airfare and shore excursions on select September and October voyages aboard the MS Deutschland. Trips include a 14-night British Isles cruise Sept. 3-17; a 14-night Western Europe cruise, which goes from Hamburg to Lisbon, Sept. 17-Oct. 1; a nine-night Lisbon-to-Monte Carlo cruise Oct. 1-10; and a seven-night Mediterranean round-trip cruise from Monte Carlo Oct. 10-17. Prices vary. The Oct. 10-17 cruise starts at $3,355 per person double (plus $125 port charges, $10 per day cruise fuel surcharge and $265 air taxes and fuel surcharge). The round-trip air from Washington to Nice, France, is worth about $780, and shore excursions are valued at $400. Info: 800-348-8287, http:/
? Costa Cruises has discounted its October departures of the Costa Victoria. The four sailings, which travel round trip from Civitavecchia, Italy (near Rome), start at $699 per person double, a savings of 58 percent. The seven-night cruise visits Sicily, Greece and Turkey. Port charges and taxes are about $168 per person. Info: 800-247-7320, http:/
AIR
? US Airways has discounted fares from Baltimore to Pittsburgh and New York's LaGuardia Airport. The round-trip fare to New York is $119 (including $21 taxes); round-trip fare to Pittsburgh is $98 (including $20 taxes; availability is limited). Other airlines are matching. Book by May 4; complete travel by July 11. Fourteen-day advance purchase is required. Book at http:/
? Aer Lingus has sale fares on its new service from Washington Dulles to Dublin. Round-trip fare for flights Sept. 3-30 starts at $576 (including $90 taxes; some dates sold out). The fare on other airlines starts at about $707. Sale fare to Shannon is $630 round trip. Purchase by April 25 at http:/
PACKAGES
? Overseas Adventure Travel has discounted several South America tours by $200 to $500 per person. Discounted itineraries include a 17-night "Machu Picchu and the Galapagos" tour; the 12-night "The Wilderness Beyond: Patagonia, Tierra Del Fuego & the Chilean Fjords" tour; and a 13-night "Chilean Fjords & Patagonia Wilderness" tour. The Wilderness Beyond tour, for example, has been discounted by $300 per person for the Nov. 17 departure; the $4,770 per person price (plus $90 taxes) includes round-trip air from Washington; three nights' lodging in Buenos Aires; two nights in Calafate, Argentina; one night in Torres del Paine, Chile; one night at a ranch near Punta Arenas, Chile; one night in Ushuaia, Argentina; and a four-night cruise aboard the Mare Australis. Info: 800-248-3737, http:/
? A five-night trip to Hong Kong with midweek departures throughout May starts at $1,586 per person double (including $187 taxes). The Ritz Tours package includes round-trip air from Washington, five nights at the Kowloon Hotel, daily buffet breakfasts, airport transfers and a half-day sightseeing tour. Priced separately, the trip would cost about $1,848 per person. Info: 800-900-2446, http:/
-- 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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