WHAT'S THE DEAL?
What's the Deal?
The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air.
Sunday, May 13, 2007; Page P03
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LAND
* The Sands at Grace Bay, on Providenciales's Grace Bay Beach in Turks and Caicos, is offering a third night free on all one-, two- and three-bedroom suites. Deal applies to stays through June 30. Rates begin at $300 per night double, so a three-night stay in a one-bedroom garden-view suite now starts at $600. Taxes and service charges are an extra 20 percent. Info: 877-777-2637, http:/
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* Stay at least three nights or more over Memorial Day weekend and receive at least 20 percent off New York's Hotel Pennsylvania. For example, stay Saturday-Monday and the cost is $552, including $74 taxes (price is usually about $687). The stay must include either May 27 or 28. Friday and Saturday night rates are higher than weekdays, but discount applies across the board. Call 800-223-8585, or receive bonus shopping coupons by reserving online at http:/
* Great Wolf Lodge, a Williamsburg resort that features a large indoor water park, has a Catch a Wave promo good through Aug. 30. Price for a family suite that sleeps up to four starts at $189 a night for weekday stays through July 12, and $214 a night through Aug. 30; deal also includes four water park passes, 20 arcade tokens and two T-shirts. Taxes are about $22 more per night. Room rate usually starts at about $219 through July 12 and $244 through Aug. 30. Info: 800-551-9653, http:/
SEA
* Book a cruise through Cruise411 by May 31 and receive either a companion air voucher good for future travel or a portable seven-inch DVD player. The voucher, which will be mailed four to six weeks after the cruise travel dates, can be used on most carriers serving the Washington region. The voucher is good for one round-trip ticket with the purchase of another ticket on the same itinerary; air taxes and fees are extra. Value of voucher depends on destination; DVD player is worth about $150. Vouchers are good for one year after issuance; holiday blackout dates may apply. All cruise lines except Princess are included in the promotion, and all cabins except interior qualify. Longer cruises and premium cabins qualify for up to two companion airline certificates plus the DVD. Cruise must depart by Dec. 31. Info: 800-553-7090, http:/
* Book a 10-night Dalmatian Coast cruise-tour with International Expeditions by June 30 and receive a discount of $2,000 per person. Pricing starts at $5,998 per person double after discount; shore excursions and taxes are included. The trip includes seven nights aboard the 34-passenger Callisto, one night at Hotel Jezero in Croatia's Plitvice Lakes National Park and two nights at the Regent Esplanade hotel in Zagreb. Cruise departs Dubrovnik, Croatia, on Aug. 11. Info: 800-633-4734, http:/
* Get two free nights at the Ritz Hotel in London and half-price cruise rates on Seabourn Cruise Line's 11-night transatlantic cruise departing from Dover, England, on Sept. 18. Cruise rates after discount start at $3,898 per person double, plus about $70 taxes. The cruise docks in St. John's, Newfoundland; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Bar Harbor, Maine, before ending in Gloucester, Mass. Hotel stay is worth about $1,220 per couple. Info: 800-929-9391, http:/
AIR
* Air New Zealand has sale fares from Los Angeles to Auckland with a free stopover in Fiji or the Cook Islands. Purchase by May 31. Round-trip fare starts at $812 (plus about $96 taxes) for travel through May 26 and Aug. 2-31, but availability is limited. Higher sale fares are available for other travel dates through Dec. 8. For example, fly July 25-Aug. 8, with a stop in Fiji, and fare is $996 including taxes. Add a round-trip ticket from Washington to Los Angeles and fare is about $1,277. Priced directly from Washington, fare starts at about $1,500. For cheapest fares, book at http:/
* Southwest's systemwide sale is ending May 17. Sale fares from BWI include a $99 each way fare to Albuquerque ($226 round trip with taxes); fare on other airlines starts at about $301. Sale is good for travel through Nov. 2; 14-day advance purchase required. Lowest fares, ranging from $49 to $99 each way plus taxes, are for Tuesday and Wednesday travel. Available online only at http:/
PACKAGES
* Monograms is offering discounts of $400 per couple on its independent tours to South America and Asia. Book by May 31 for tours departing by Dec. 31. For example, a nine-night South America Selections tour is now priced from $3,026 per person double for late October-early November departures. The trip includes round-trip air from Washington Dulles to Rio de Janeiro with return from Buenos Aires; air from Rio to Iguaçu Falls, Brazil, and from Iguaçu Falls to Buenos Aires; nine nights' lodging in three first-class hotels; breakfasts; several sightseeing tours; and transfers. Info: 866-270-9841, http:/
* British Airways has a London for Free deal. Book round-trip air between the United States and London and receive two free hotel nights. For example, fly from Dulles in July for about $922 per person double (including taxes) and receive two free nights at the Royal National Hotel. The hotel typically costs at least $320 for two nights. Several hotels are participating. Travel May 28-Oct. 24; pay about $200 less Sept. 6-Oct. 24. Book by May 16 at 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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