What's the Deal?

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

LAND

· Stay at the Skyland Resort in Shenandoah National Park for $49 a night double occupancy (plus about $8 taxes) Aug. 24-28 and Sept. 1-4, a savings of $44 per night. To book, call 800-778-2872 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. by Aug. 22; request promo code 2E70T1 for Aug. 24-28 or code 2E70T2 for Sept. 1-4. The resort is situated on one of the park's highest points and offers dining, horseback riding, guided hikes and nightly entertainment. Resort info: http://www.visitshenandoah.com.

· Denali National Park Resorts in Alaska is offering a Holiday Special package for stays through Sept. 17. The deal includes a second night free, a two-for-one Denali Natural History tour and a $100 Visa gift card. Pricing varies by property. For example, two nights at Denali Bluffs Hotel, a 112-room property close to the park's entrance, is $358; slightly higher-priced packages are available at McKinley Village Lodge, McKinley Chalet Resort and Grande Denali Lodge. The five-hour natural history bus tour, guided by a naturalist, is $90 for two as part of the package. Info: 866-761-6631, http://www.denaliparkresorts.com.

· PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., has an Unlimited Fun Fore All package for stays through Sept. 30. The deal costs $221 per night, including taxes, for a family of four sharing a room and includes unlimited golf for adults on the Haig, Squire and Estate golf courses; free golf for kids younger than 12 golfing with an adult after 2 p.m.; one golf clinic per stay; unlimited range balls; two Cubs Club half-day morning sessions per day; and breakfast for two adults each day. Priced separately, room is $159, golf $135 a round, breakfast $30 per adult, the Cubs Club $30 per child, range balls $8 and the golf clinic $50 per person. Info: 800-633-9150, http://www.pgaresort.com.

SEA

· Take a Mediterranean cruise this fall starting at $499 per person double (plus $91 taxes and fuel surcharge). Costa Cruises is offering the sale, a savings of 76 percent, on the Nov. 9 and 16 departures of the Costa Serena round trip from Venice. The seven-night cruise visits ports in Italy, Greece, Turkey and Croatia. Details: 877-882-6782, http://www.costacruise.com.

· Celebrity is offering discounts of up to $200 per stateroom on its Southern Caribbean cruises departing San Juan, Puerto Rico, December-April. A savings of $100 applies to a seven-night itinerary aboard the Celebrity Summit; $200 savings applies to 10- and 11-night cruises on the Celebrity Galaxy. Prices vary by itinerary. For example, an 11-night cruise departing March 2 with stops in Aruba, Curacao, Grenada, Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts and Tortola, British Virgin Islands, starts at $939 double after discount, including taxes and fuel surcharge. Book by Aug. 31. Info: 800-647-2251, http://www.celebritycruises.com.

· Book a 2009 cruise with Avalon Waterways by Aug. 31 and receive a discount of $250 per stateroom. Or book a cruise package with air and receive a $600-per-cabin discount. Prices vary by itinerary. The cruise-only price for a 12-night European Splendor cruise from Amsterdam to Vienna departing May 30, for example, starts at $3,649 per person double (before discount) plus $168 port charges. Info: 877-797-8791, http://www.avalonwaterways.com.

AIR

· AirTran is holding a systemwide sale. Fares range from $59 to $169 each way (plus taxes) from BWI, and from $89 to $169 each way from Washington Dulles or Reagan National. Round-trip fare from National to San Antonio, for example, is $240, including taxes; fare on other airlines starts at $263. Book by Aug. 26 and travel through Nov. 18. Ten-day advance purchase required. Lowest fares for Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday travel. Buy at http://www.airtran.com, or pay $15 more by calling 800-247-8726.

· Air Jamaica is offering sale fares from BWI to destinations throughout the Caribbean. Round-trip fare to Barbados, for example, is $526, including taxes (fare is typically $649). Buy by Aug. 27 at http://www.airjamaica.com. Travel Sept. 2-Dec. 10 (blackouts Nov. 22-24 for departures and Nov. 29-Dec. 1 for return flights). Seven-day advance purchase is required.

PACKAGES

· Book an Exotic Ecuador trip with Friendly Planet by Sept. 5 and receive savings of $800 per couple. Price for six-night trip departing March 30 or April 27 is $1,209 per person double, plus $126 taxes, after discount. Other dates are also available for travel September-April, with post-discount prices ranging from $1,259 to $1,459, plus taxes. Price includes round-trip flights from Miami, all ground transportation and transfers, accommodations, 18 meals, guided sightseeing tours with entrance fees and tour guide. The trip starts in Quito and includes excursions to Otavalo, the Amazon and Cotopaxi National Park. Details: 800-555-5765, http://www.friendlyplanet.com.

· Save $500 per person on a Tuscany, Italy, package with Untours. Price for the two-week package in a two-bedroom farmhouse near Montalcino that sleeps up to three now starts at $2,410 per person double, including taxes and fuel surcharge, for the Oct. 22 departure. (Other dates and accommodations are available at slightly higher prices.) Package includes round-trip airfare from Washington Dulles, 14-day car rental and a local support representative. Untours is also offering discounts of $400 per person on trips to Holland and France. Details: 888-868-6871, http://www.untours.com/lastminute.asp.

-- 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.