Here are travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea, and air. Deals sell out quickly and are not guaranteed to be available. Restrictions such as day of travel, blackout dates, and advance-purchase requirements may apply.
Cheapoair is offering November deals from Philly to Chicago for $154 round trip per person and Philly to Brussels for $468 per person (in case you're craving waffles and frites for Thanksgiving). A limited number of packages are available for travel on or before Nov. 30, and must be booked by Saturday. Information: 1-866-636-9088 (ask about the Thanksgiving deals);
www.cheapoair.com/travel/travel_resources/thanksgiving-cheap-airfare.asp.
Save $150 when booking a five-night package to Barbados, thanks to a partnership between the Barbados Tourism Authority and US Airways Vacations. This month, US Airways reinstated nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Barbados on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, and it will offer daily service for the winter season starting Dec. 19. The package is available through Nov. 22, for travel by April 7. Information: 1-800-428-4322,
www.usairwaysvacations.com/barbados, www.visitbarbados.org.
OpenSkies, the all-business-class airline and British Airways subsidiary, is offering a promotional fare to Paris. Round-trip fare to Orly airport is $1,299, including taxes; usual fare is $1,504. Depart from Newark or New York's JFK. Book by today; travel Jan. 6-March 31. Information: 1-866- 581-3596, www.flyopenskies.com.
Spring Creek Ranch, in Jackson Hole, Wyo., is offering a ski-free package, with savings of more than 50 percent. The deal starts at $87.50 per person double per night and includes accommodations, up to two lift tickets per day at Grand Targhee Resort or Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, daily breakfast for two at the Granary restaurant, and free shuttle to town and the Jackson Hole resort. Valid late November-April 1. Taxes of 6 percent are additional. Rates are typically $195 a night, and a full-day lift ticket at Jackson Hole starts at $55.
Information: 1-800-443-6139,
Crystal Cruises has announced a slew of deals for its 2010 season, including two-for-one pricing on its cruises in all categories and free airfare on cruises along Australia and New Zealand, the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and New England and Canada. (Penthouse passengers receive free business-class air to Europe.) For example, a 12-day Crystal Symphony cruise from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand, departing March 18, starts at $6,530 per person double; brochure rate was $13,060. Air from Washington Dulles or Baltimore-Washington International is included, and taxes and port charges are an extra $305. In addition, the cruise line is offering a Birthday Bonus promotion, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next year. For the deal, book by Dec. 31 and sail on your birthday in 2010 to receive 50 percent off a second cruise taken before your 2011 birthday. Information: 1-888-799-4625,
MSC Cruises is discounting select seven-night Caribbean cruises as part of its Winter Getaway promotion. All cruises are aboard the MSC Poesia and travel round trip from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For instance, the Eastern Caribbean Enchantment trip now starts at $399 per person double, down from $549. The ship stops in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and Nassau, Bahamas. Depart Jan. 9, 23 or 30. Taxes of $55 are additional. Other voyages, such as the Island Treasures & Ancient Temples and Baseball Greats, start at $469. In addition, children age 17 and younger pay $150 each with two paying adults. Book by Saturday. Information: 1-800-666-9333,
Book 28 days in advance and save 25 percent on more than 170 Radisson Blu Hotels and Resorts properties in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. For example, the Radisson Blu in Dresden, Germany, starts at $102 a night double, including breakfast and taxes; rate is typically from $131. Other discounted rates include the resort in Cesme, Turkey, from $49 (down from $66); and the Radisson Blu in Johannesburg, from $214 (vs. $285). Discount is valid on a one night's stay through January. Information: 1-800-333-3333,
www.radissonblu.com/great-offers.
Southwest has sale fares on its new service to Milwaukee. Round-trip flight from BWI Marshall starts at $148, including taxes. Book by Nov. 1; travel Nov. 2 to March 11 any day but Friday and Sunday. Three-day advance purchase required. Other airlines are matching. Information: 1-800-435- 9792, www.southwest.com.
EasyCruise is offering a 20 percent early-booking discount for three- and four-night Greece and Turkey cruises from April through October. For instance, a three-night Greek islands and Turkey cruise, leaving from Athens and arriving at Kusadasi, costs $748 per couple, including full board, port fees and other charges; the same trip normally costs $900 per couple. Early booking prices are valid until Dec. 31. Information: 1-866-335-4975,
The U.S. Virgin Islands' Department of Tourism is promoting 25-cent room rates at participating hotels to celebrate the minting of the U.S. Virgin Islands quarter. The hotel stays are limited to three nights, while supplies last, and also include a $25 dining credit and a $25-per-person activities credit (taxes and resort fees not included). Trips must be booked before Nov. 2 and travel must take place before Nov. 15. Stay at Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort & Spa, for example, for $325 per person, including air, a $300 savings. Reservations must be made through BookIt.com for air-hotel packages at these hotels: the Wyndham, Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, Carambola Beach Resort & Spa, Hibiscus Beach Resort, Hotel Caravelle, Marriott Frenchman's Reef & Morning Star Beach Resort, Secret Harbour Beach Resort, the Palms at Pelican Cove, and Windward Passage. Information: 1-888-782- 9722, www.bookit.com.
Next Sunday: Senior Traveler
Nov. 8: Online Traveler
Nov. 15: Game Traveler
Travel Editor Bill Reed and the Associated Press contributed to this story.
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