WHAT'S THE DEAL?

What's the Deal?

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Sunday, June 24, 2007

LAND

· Pay $100 to $129 a night for a room (plus about $22 taxes and fees) at the Millennium Resort Scottsdale McCormick Ranch in Arizona and receive a $100-per-night food and beverage credit. The lakeside resort is offering the deal through Sept. 17; cheapest rates apply Sunday-Wednesday. Info: 800-243-1332, http://www.millenniumhotels.com.

· Seneca Lake Wine Trail in Upstate New York has a $10 wine passport (plus 8 percent tax) good for a flight of wine at 28 wineries; purchase by Aug. 31. Tasting fee usually runs $1 to $2 per person at each winery. Purchase at http://www.senecalakewine.com.

· Grace Bay Club on Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands has a summer special for stays through Oct. 31. Three nights are $1,500 per couple, including taxes. The deal also includes a three-course dinner for two (value about $190). Rates typically start at $738 a night with taxes. Info: 800-946-5757, http://www.gracebayclub.com.

SEA

· Save at least $ 483 per person and receive a $100-per-person shipboard credit on the April 16 Queen Mary 2 transatlantic sailing from New York to Southampton, England. Book the deal with Cruise Holidays of Alexandria (866-368-7327, http://www.yourcruisesource.com) by June 30 and receive another $100-per-person shipboard credit. A deluxe balcony cabin, for example, starts at $1,612 per person double (cruise line rate starts at $2,095); taxes are $17. Similar savings are being offered on the April 22 reverse itinerary.

· Save $500 per person on an Oct. 6-16 Vienna-to-Bucharest, Romania, cruise aboard the MS Victoria Amazonica. Price, after discount, starts at $1,699 per person double plus $160 port and fuel surcharges. Contact Value World Tours, 800-795-1633, http://www.valuecruises.net.


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