What's the Deal?
The week's best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air.
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* Orbitz is offering price cuts of 20 percent or more on select hotels, plus an extra $50 discount. To qualify for the $50 discount, travel by June 15, stay at least two nights and request promo code SEVENDAY; deadline to book is March 16. Rules on additional discounts vary by hotel. For example, receive 20 percent off stays of at least three nights at the Liberty Hotel in Boston; price in mid-April for three nights in a king room is $966 (including taxes), a savings of $243. Info: 877-548-4251, http:/
* Stay at the Skyland Resort in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park for $49 a night (plus $4 taxes) March 23-26; rate usually starts at about $112. Book by March 19 and request group code 2E60H2. If you can't make those dates, the resort is also offering weekday rates through June 26 of $99 a night, including breakfast for two ($25 value) and taxes. Info: 800-778-2872, http:/
* Book a Canadian rail trip with Rocky Mountaineer Vacations by April 18 and couples receive $400 to $600 toward meals, tours, etc. Credit varies depending on the itinerary. For example, the six-night Classic Rail Circle trip starts at $1,899 per person double (plus about $133 taxes); the round-trip sojourn from Vancouver includes four days of train travel and six nights' hotel. The $600 credit may be used toward the meal plan, which starts at $362 per person. Info: 800-665-7245, http:/
SEA
* Uniworld Grand River Cruises is offering discounts of $300 per couple on a Douro River cruise through Spain and Portugal. Pricing varies by season, starting at $1,949 per person double (plus $133 port charges and fuel surcharge) after discount for the April and October cruises. Deal includes seven nights aboard the ship and two nights' hotel in Lisbon. Book by March 31. Info: 800-733-7820, http:/
* Kids sail free on select Majestic America Line sailings in 2008. Deal applies to Alaska sailings and cruises along the Mississippi, Columbia and Snake rivers on three ships. Prices vary. For example, a June 1 seven-night cruise round trip from Portland, Ore., on the Queen of the West costs $2,899 per adult double; adults and up to two children sharing the cabin pay $219 each in port charges and fuel surcharge. Info: 800-434-1232, http:/
AIR
* Cathay Pacific has sale fares to Hong Kong. Round-trip fare from Washington is $815 (plus $88 taxes) for travel departing by April 30 and returning by May 15. Best fares for Monday-Thursday travel. Other airlines are matching, but fare typically starts at $1,082 round trip. Book at http:/
* Qantas is offering fares of $1,198 round trip (plus $137 taxes) on round-trip flights from New York to the Australian cities of Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Travel May 1-31 or Aug. 1-31; purchase by March 31. Other carriers are matching, but fare to Sydney usually starts at about $1,500. Buy at http:/
PACKAGES
* A seven-night Florence and the Heart of Tuscany tour from Tourcrafters starts at $1,349 per person double, including $310 taxes and fuel surcharges. The deal includes round-trip air from Washington to Florence; three nights at the Hotel Roma in Florence; four-day car rental; and four nights at the Canonica di Fungaia B&B near Siena. Travel Monday-Thursday April 1-30 for lowest prices. Priced separately, package would cost $1,756. Info: 800-482-5995, http:/
* Austrian Airlines is offering a nine-night Imperial City Steal package to Prague, Vienna and Budapest. Price starts at $1,679 per person double (plus $130 taxes) for travel through May 15 or Sept. 8-Oct. 31; summer fares start at $1,929. Deal includes round-trip airfare from Dulles to Prague with return from Budapest, three nights' hotel in each city, and second-class rail tickets from Prague to Vienna and Vienna to Budapest. Priced separately, price would start at $2,270. Info: 800-790-4682, 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.
