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Sunday, May 18, 2008; Page P03

LAND

· Club Med is offering a Two-Week Couple's Special at nine all-inclusive properties. For example, two weeks at Buccaneer's Creek in Martinique now starts at $2,920 per couple (including taxes), a savings of $1,816. Special rates also apply at resorts in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, the Bahamas, French Polynesia, Turks and Caicos, and Florida. Rate includes accommodations, activities, food and drinks. Travel must be completed by June 22. Info: 800-258-2633, http://www.clubmed.us.

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· La Dolce Vita Wine Tours has discounted two fall tours by $400 per person. The Rioja Roundup trip is $2,395 per person, including taxes. The Sept. 8-13 vacation starts in Valladolid, Spain, and includes land transportation, tastings at 10 wineries, meals and lodging. The Sicilian Saunter is $2,595 per person double after discount, including taxes. The Sept. 21-27 hiking tour of Sicily includes meals, lodging, sightseeing and tastings at several wine estates. Airfare is extra. Info: 888-746-0022, http://www.dolcetours.com.

· A four-night Casino Getaway package at the Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino in Nassau, the Bahamas, starts at $345 per person double for stays through July 31. (A 12 percent tax and $15 per-person per-day resort fee are additional.) Deal includes lodging, dinner for two at Moso or the Black Angus Grille, and $100 in free play at the Crystal Palace Casino. Book by May 31. Priced separately, room alone costs $160 per night, plus taxes and fees. Info: 800-222-7466, http://www.wyndhamnassauresort.com.

SEA

· A Middle East cruise on the Costa Victoria, departing from Dubai, has been discounted by 54 percent for two departures in January. The seven-night cruise, which visits ports in Oman, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates before returning to Dubai, starts at $799 per person double (plus $190 taxes and fuel surcharge of $7 per person per day). Fare was $1,719. Info: 877-882-6782, http://www.costacruise.com.

· Holland America is offering an Alaska Values sale on select cruises through September; the deal allows a third and fourth passenger to sail for $99 each. Prices vary. For example, the rate for the first two passengers starts at $599 per person double on a seven-day Glacier Bay Discovery cruise between Vancouver and Seward, Alaska, departing Sept. 14. Taxes of $101 per person, plus fuel surcharge of $7 per person per day, are extra. The third and fourth passengers staying in the same cabin pay $99 each, plus taxes and a fuel surcharge of $2 per person per day. Info: 877-932-4259, http://www.hollandamerica.com.

· Royal Caribbean has discounted its June 22 Mediterranean cruise aboard the Brilliance of the Seas. The 12-night cruise is priced from $1,299 per person double, plus $111 per-person port charges and a fuel surcharge of $8 per person per day. The ship travels round trip from Barcelona and visits ports in France, Italy, Croatia and Malta. Brochure rate was $1,699. Info: 866-562-7625, http://www.royalcaribbean.com.

AIR

· Southwest has sale fares on nonstop flights from BWI to Norfolk. Round-trip fare is $138, including $20 taxes, for travel through Oct. 30. Fourteen-day advance purchase required; book by May 19 at http://www.southwest.com. Airlines are matching on connecting service from BWI, but nonstop flights on other airlines from Reagan National and Washington Dulles start at $549.

· British Airways has extended its deadline to May 22 to purchase its discounted airfare to London with free lodging. Round-trip fare from Washington is $950, including $172 taxes, for travel May 26-Sept. 3. Save $20 more by registering at http://www.ba.com. Seven-day advance purchase required; travel Monday-Wednesday for cheapest fares. Free hotel deal applies May 26-Oct. 30. With the deal, two people receive two free nights; one person gets one night. Info: 800-247-9297, http://www.ba.com/london.

PACKAGES

· Club ABC Tours is offering a package to Spain's Costa del Sol starting at $898 per person double (plus $69 taxes) for Nov. 2 and 16 departures. The five-night trip includes round-trip airfare from Washington to Malaga, Spain; five nights at the Sol Don Pedro Hotel on a beach promenade in Torremolinos; breakfasts and dinners; and a one-year membership to the club (value of $30 per person). Priced separately, air is $855 per person and the hotel is about $617 for five nights, for a savings of about $393 per couple. Info: 888-868-7722, http://www.clubabc.com/costa-del-sol-vacation.aspx.

· Book a package to Hawaii with Pleasant Holidays and receive kids' airfare of $130 round trip from Los Angeles or San Francisco to Oahu, Maui, Kauai or Hawaii's Big Island. Prices vary by dates and hotel. For example, a five-night package in mid-July for a family of four, including round-trip airfare from Los Angeles to Honolulu and accommodations at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani on Oahu, starts at $2,694, including taxes. Priced separately, the hotel would cost $1,196 and airfare from Los Angeles to Hawaii goes for $778 per person, for a total savings of $1,614 for a family of four. Book by May 26 for travel June 15-Aug. 31. Round-trip flights from Washington to Los Angeles are about $400. Info: 800-448-3333, http://www.pleasantholidays.com.

-- 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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