What's the Deal?

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

LAND

· Viator.com has two-for-one deals for several popular day tours in Rome. Options include the 3 1/2 -hour Wine Tasting Tour, offered on Mondays and Thursdays, now $93 for two; the four-hour Caravaggio Walking Tour, offered Tuesdays and Fridays, $77 for two; the three-hour Capitoline Museums and Origins of Rome Walking Tour on Sundays and Thursdays, $62 for two; and the three-hour Baroque Walking Tour on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, $62 for two. Travel and purchase by July 31. Info: 866-648-5873, http://www.viator.com.

· Montpelier Plantation, an 18-room, family-owned resort on the Caribbean island of Nevis, is offering a Lucky 8s package to celebrate 8/8/2008. The $2,088-per-couple deal includes eight nights' lodging for the price of six, eight bottles of house wine, 80 minutes of massages, hotel taxes and service fees, a savings of more than $1,000. Available July 8-Aug. 15. Info: 869-469-3462, http://www.montpeliernevis.com.

· Split Rock Resort in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains has a Summertime Fun package for Sunday-Thursday stays through Aug. 28. Price starts at $393 per night for a family of four, including resort fee and taxes. The deal includes accommodations, beach passes, an activity program and daily breakfast and dinner. Also, each person gets a movie pass, a mini-golf pass, a bowling pass and a recreation pass. Package also includes a pizza lunch. Priced separately, package would cost at least $149 more per night. Info: 800-255-7625, http://www.splitrockresort.com.

SEA

· Victoria Cruises is offering 50 percent discounts on its Yangtze River cruises during the Beijing Summer Olympics, Aug. 8-24. Price now starts at $338 per person double, including taxes, for a three-night cruise aboard the Victoria Rose from Chongqing to Yichang, departing Aug. 13; shore excursions are an extra $80 per person. Fourteen other three- and four-night departures are also included in the half-off promotion, with prices ranging from $389 to $438 per person double. To book, call 800-348-8084. Cruise info: http://www.victoriacruises.com.

· Get two-for-one pricing and free airfare from Washington Dulles or BWI on Oceania Cruises' 19-night itinerary from Rio de Janeiro to Valparaiso, Chile, departing Feb. 17 and March 8. After-discount price starts at $5,428 per person double, including $929 port charges, air taxes and fuel surcharge. Brochure rate before taxes and surcharge was $8,998; priced separately, airfare is $1,480. The cruise aboard the 684-passenger Insignia stops in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Buenos Aires; Montevideo, Uruguay; Falkland Islands; and four ports in Chile, including Punta Arenas and Puerto Montt. Booking deadline is Aug. 31. Info: 866-765-3630, http://www.oceaniacruises.com.

· Avalon Waterways is offering $250-per-couple discounts on its 2009 cruises. Prices vary. For example, an eight-night Romantic Rhine cruise between Basel, Switzerland, and Amsterdam now starts at $1,889 per person double (plus $98 port charges) for the Nov. 7 departure; cruise includes guided sightseeing in Strasbourg, France, and in Germany's Koblenz, Cologne and Heidelberg. The cruise line, which offers itineraries in China, Egypt, the Galapagos and throughout Europe, also has $600-per-couple discounts on air-inclusive 2009 cruises. Book by Aug. 31. Info: 877-380-1535, http://www.avalonwaterways.com.

AIR

· British Airways is celebrating the Fourth of July with a business-class fare of $1,776 round trip (plus about $255 taxes) from Washington Dulles or BWI to London Heathrow. Book by July 6; travel through Dec. 31. Advance purchase of 21 days required. Minimum stay of Saturday night and maximum stay of 11 months required. Fare on other airlines starts at $2,658, including taxes. Also, book a Club World ticket along with select four- and five-star hotel stays, including Kensington House and Chesterfield Mayfair, and receive free room upgrades. Buy at http://www.britishairways.com or pay $20 more by calling 800-247-9297.

· Southwest has sale fares to Albuquerque. Round-trip fare for nonstop flights from BWI is $198, including taxes, for travel through Jan. 9 (some dates around holidays are not available). Fourteen-day advance purchase required. Other airlines are matching on connecting service. Purchase at http://www.southwest.com by July 7.

PACKAGES

· Save $600 per couple on a six-night trip to Paris with Club ABC Tours, departing Sept. 13. Price is now $1,670 per person double, including taxes and membership fee. Deal includes round-trip air from New York's JFK, accommodations at the centrally located four-star Hotel de Castiglione (within easy walking distance of the Champs-Elysees), buffet breakfasts and hotel transfers. Priced separately, package would cost at least $2,226. Info: 888-868-7722, http://www.clubabc.com.

· Gate 1 Travel is offering a discount of $200 per person on a nine-night Jordan and Egypt package. Price now starts at $2,199 per person double (plus $87 taxes) for select January-March departures. Deal includes flights from New York to Amman, Jordan, with return from Cairo; flight from Amman to Cairo; two nights' hotel in Amman; one night of lodging in Petra, Jordan; three nights' lodging in Cairo; three-night Nile River cruise aboard Le Serenade; 17 meals; transfers; and tour guide. Priced separately, air and hotels alone would cost about the same. Info: 800-682-3333, http://www.gate1travel.com.

BARGAIN OF THE WEEK

United is offering a sale on fall and winter fares to Europe. A flight from Washington Dulles to Frankfurt, Germany, for example, is $539 round trip, including taxes; other airlines are matching. For cheapest prices, fly Monday-Thursday, Oct. 27-Dec. 11 and Dec. 25-March 25; higher sale fares available Sept. 1-Oct. 26 and Dec. 12-24. Book by July 8 at http://www.united.com or pay $25 more by calling 800-864-8331.

-- 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.