This column incorrectly said that Grand Bahama Vacations is offering a $100 discount on three-night stays purchased with a MasterCard. The $100 discount applies to two-night stays.
WHAT'S THE DEAL?
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LAND
* The Puerto Rico Tourism Co. has relaunched a promotion that rebates $250 per room in food and beverage costs to travelers who stay at any of 11 participating hotels for at least four nights. The Puerto Rico Now deal applies to travel through April 30. Book by Jan. 21; rebate is credited upon checkout. Info: 800-866-7827, http:/
* Restaurant Weeks , with discounted prix-fixe lunches and dinners, are being offered in several cities, including New York (Jan. 21-25 and Jan. 28-Feb. 1), Washington (Jan. 14-Jan. 20) and Virginia Beach (Jan. 13-Jan. 20). Prices vary by city. In New York, for example, lunches are $24.07 and dinners are $35. Info: New York, 212-484-1200, http:/
* Kids15 and younger stay free at four Club Med properties in Florida, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Maximum of two children per couple; seven-day minimum stay. Travel dates and prices vary by location. At the Cancun Yucatan Club Med in Mexico, for example, a family of four staying in a two-bedroom deluxe room pays $4,886 (including taxes) for a week in early March, a savings of $4,440. The Mexico deal is valid Feb. 28-June 21. Info: 800-258-2633, http:/
SEA
* Book a 10-night Azamara cruise with Icruise.com that departs Barcelona on April 25 and receive an onboard credit of $300 to $800 (depending on stateroom) and a free afternoon walking and gondola tour of Venice (worth about $150). A veranda cabin, for example, starts at $2,499 per person double (plus $54 taxes) and receives a $500 credit. Book by Jan. 31 by calling 888-427-8473. Info: http:/
* Save 40 percent on select departures of French Country Waterways' weeklong cruise aboard the luxury barge Esprit. The cruise through France's Burgundy region is now priced from $3,200 per person double (down from $5,295) including taxes on six departures from April through June. Info: 800-222-1236, http:/
* Seabourn is offering savings on its 13-night Portugal Passage transatlantic cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Lisbon this spring. The March 17 cruise aboard the Seabourn Pride and the April 6 sailing of the Seabourn Legend start at $3,297 per person double plus $155 taxes/fuel surcharge, a savings of 45 percent . Price also includes a two-night post-cruise stay at the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz in Lisbon (value of $968). Info: 800-929-9391, http:/
AIR
* Cathay Pacific's Deal of the Month is $748 airfare from New York to seven cities in Asia . Round-trip air to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is $826 with taxes; fare on other airlines starts at $1,458. Depart Feb. 15-March 15; maximum stay is 30 days. Purchase by Jan. 31 at http:/
* AirTran has kicked off a systemwide saler th. Fare to Charleston, S.C., for example, is about $196 round trip (with taxes) from BWI, Dulles or National. Other airlines are matching in select markets. Complete travel by Feb. 27 to Florida and by May 21 to all other destinations. Ten-day advance purchase required; lowest fares are for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday travel. Book by Jan. 17 at http:/
PACKAGES
* Austrian Airlines is offering a Vienna Valentine package for $764 per person double, including about $165 taxes. Deal includes round-trip nonstop airfare from Washington Dulles to Vienna and three nights at the Hotel Albatros with breakfasts. Travel Feb. 7-28. Purchased separately, the package would cost about $917. Info: 800-790-4682, http:/
* Save an extra $100 for three-night stays or $200 for four nights on Grand Bahama Vacations purchased with a MasterCard. Prices vary by hotel. A package for two in early February with round-trip airfare from Reagan National to Freeport, Bahamas, and four nights at Pelican Bay at Lucaya is $897 after discount; priced separately, the deal would cost about $1,344. Complete travel by Feb. 14 and purchase by Feb. 12. Info: 800-822-4262, 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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