What's the Deal?

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

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LAND

· Stay at a Hilton Garden Inn for at least one Thursday-Sunday night and get a free round of golf for two at any of 375 courses for play after 10 a.m. Monday-Thursday or after 2 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Offer is valid through Oct. 21. For example, stay at the Hilton Garden Inn Williamsburg (summer weekend night about $177) and get greens fees with cart at the Colonial Golf Club worth at least $84 for two. Info: 877-782-9444, http://www.stayhgi.com/golf.

· The Cotton House, the only resort on the Caribbean island of Mustique, is offering a Summer Sizzle package, with discounted rates, free air from Barbados and a seventh night free. Rate for seven nights for two is $2,100 (plus 20 percent taxes and resort fees); room and air usually cost $5,210 per couple. Deal is good through Sept. 14. Reservations: 888-452-8380. Resort info: http://www.cottonhouse.net/.

· The Sagamore in New York's Adirondack Mountains is offering a fourth night free plus a $100 per room resort credit for Sunday and Monday arrivals. The Family Vacation Package applies June 24-Aug. 30; some dates are sold out. Total for a family of four with discount starts at $1,741 for four nights (plus 11 percent taxes and $9 per person per day resort fees). Info: 800-358-3585, http://www.thesagamore.com/.

· Shenandoah National Park's Skyland Resort is rolling back its lodging rates for the nights of Sept. 3, 4 and 5. Rooms will start at $38 a night (plus about $7 tax), a savings of more than 60 percent; request promo code SHGFP. Warning: Only 50 rooms per night are available at that rate. Call 800-778-2872.

SEA

· Norwegian Coastal Voyage has discounts on its Antarctica sailings aboard the new MS Fram. Book before June 30 for a $750 per person discount. Price after discount starts at $4,349 per person double for the Nov. 21, 29 and Feb. 17 departures; AARP members receive an extra $150 off per cabin. Deal includes round-trip flights from Washington to Santiago, Chile; flights from Santiago to Ushuaia, Argentina; two nights' hotel; eight-night cruise; shore excursions; transfers; and taxes. Info: 800-323-7436, http://www.norwegiancoastalvoyage.us/.

· Regent Seven Seas Cruises has discounted fares on several Alaska itineraries, plus children age 17 or younger stay in their parents' cabin for free. The week-long July 4 sailing from Vancouver, B.C., to Seward, Alaska, for example, starts at $3,697 per adult double -- a savings of 35 percent -- plus one child per couple sails free (cabins that fit four are more expensive). Info: 877-505-5370, http://www.rssc.com/.

AIR

· Singapore Airlines has sale fares for nonstop flights from New York to Frankfurt, Germany, for travel through Aug. 31. Round-trip fare, including $218 taxes and fuel surcharge, starts at $708. Fare on other airlines for connecting service starts at $828 from New York and $1,078 from Washington. Purchase at http://www.singaporeair.com/ by June 30.

· Cathay Pacific's Deal of the Month is a fare of $881 round trip (including about $146 taxes) from New York to Bangkok or Phuket, Thailand, for travel Sept. 1-Nov. 20. Round-trip fare on other airlines starts at $1,273 to Phuket and $1,169 to Bangkok. Purchase at http://www.cathaypacific.com/us by June 30.

PACKAGES

· An eight-night package to Switzerland and France is $4,098 per couple for summer departures. The deal from Gate 1 Travel includes round-trip air from Washington to Zurich, with return from Paris; transfer to Lucerne, Switzerland; train tickets from Lucerne to Geneva and from Geneva to Paris; and eight nights' lodging at three hotels. Priced separately, the deal would be about $275 more per couple. Info: 800-682-3333, http://www.gate1travel.com/.

· Air Tahiti Nui and Islands in the Sun have teamed to offer a six-night Summer Getaway to Bora Bora, with the lowest prices for travel Aug. 15-28. The deal, which is about $2,990 per person double, includes nonstop round-trip flights from New York to Papeete, Tahiti; flights between Papeete and Bora Bora; one night hotel in Tahiti; five nights in Bora Bora; breakfasts; a Jeep safari excursion; and taxes. Priced separately, air and hotel alone would cost about $3,158 per person. Info: 877-824-4846; http://www.airtahitinui-usa.com/. Request offer ITXSGB.

-- 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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