This week's best travel bargains around the globe.
The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores, Fla., is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a special rate. In honor of its 1974 opening, the discounted rate starts at $74 a night, plus $24 taxes; typical price is from $160. Stay Sunday-Thursday, until Dec. 31; blackout dates apply. Request promo code 1974SH. Info: 866-934-7467, www.shoresresort.com.
Sea Island, a luxury resort on the Georgia coast, is honoring the number 63 (the number of its new rooms) with a special rate. With the Expand Your Stay package, book at least two nights in the Cloister (from $589 per night, with tax) and pay only $63 for the third night, plus 11 percent tax. Also, couples who have been married for at least 63 years receive a free third night. Travel Nov. 1-Feb. 28; blackout dates apply. Info: 855-714-9201, www.seaisland.com.
During L.A. Museum Season, stay at least two nights in a participating Los Angeles hotel through Nov. 14 and receive free admission for two or museum store discounts at nearly 25 cultural institutions. Venues include the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live (savings $26 for two); Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens ($46); and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ($30). Dozens of hotels are available, such as the Ace Hotel Downtown (from $246 a night, plus tax), Hollywood Hotel (from $154) and the Mikado Hotel (from $139). Info and to book: www.discoverlosangeles.com/museumseason.
Crystal Cruises is offering additional savings on select sailings booked by Oct. 31. For example, the 15-night Clippers & Kiwis trip, which sails from San Diego to Auckland on Oct. 28, had been offered for a two-for-one discount. It has since been reduced by an additional $1,350 per person. The fare now starts at $3,285 per person double, plus $385 port charges. Info: 866-446-6625, www.crystalcruises.com.
With Mayflower Tours, save $500 per couple on the 11-day Legendary Blue Danube River Cruise. The April 29 cruise aboard the MV Amadeus Elegant now starts at $2,849 per person double (down from $3,149), plus $75 port charges. Price includes 23 meals; several shore excursions with local guides; two nights’ hotel in Prague; airport transfers, when the company books the passenger’s flights; and $55 in Mayflower Money, which can be applied to future reservations. The ship sails from Budapest to Prague, and stops in Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Info: 800-323-7604, www.mayflowertours.com.
Singapore Airlines has sale fares on nonstop flights from New York’s JFK to Frankfurt. The round-trip fare starts at $785, including taxes. Travel Nov. 5-Dec. 11, Dec. 24-31 and Jan. 5-March 31. Some dates are sold out, and outbound flights on Friday, Saturday and Sunday cost $50 extra. Other airlines are matching. Book by Oct. 31 at www.singaporeair.com.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming is offering a Ski Free, Stay Free package that includes a free night’s lodging and a free day of skiing, plus airfare credits of up to $200 per person. For example, a six-night stay in mid-January at Elk Country Inn in Jackson now starts at $756 per person double, including round-trip air from Reagan National, a standard queen room and a five-day lift ticket. Priced separately, the package costs about $1,097. The lodging and skiing promo applies to stays of four to seven nights Nov. 27-Dec. 19 and six to seven nights Jan. 5-Feb. 8. The air credit deal is valid Nov. 26-Dec. 19, Jan. 4-Feb. 13 and Feb. 16-April 6. You must book the airfare through Jackson Hole central reservations. Info: 888-838-6606, www.jacksonholewy.com/vacation-packages/ski-free-stay-free.
— Carol Sottili, Andrea Sachs
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