Travel Deals /Bargains from around the world
The week’s best travel bargains around the globe:
• Royal Caribbean has sale fares on a five-night Bermuda cruise from Cape Liberty in Bayonne, N. J. The Sept. 20 cruise aboard the 3,114-passenger Explorer of the Seas starts at $599 per person double (plus $134 taxes and fuel surcharge) for an inside cabin; brochure rate was $659 plus extras. The eight-year-old Voyager class ship offers an ice-skating rink, rock-climbing wall and nine-hole miniature golf course.Info: (866) 562-7625, www.royalcaribbean.com . • TradeWinds Island Grand Resort on the Gulf of Mexico in St. Pete Beach, Fla., is offering a three-night Barrel of Fun package for midweek stays. Deal includes a 30 percent discount, plus a credit equal to the price of a barrel of crude oil on the day of checkout. For a family of four (children ages 4-17), price starts at about $667 before oil discount, which varies. Promo is good through Aug. 28. Book by calling (866) 587-8538. Resort info: www.tradewindsresort.com . • Stay at any Hilton-owned property, including Hampton Inn, Doubletree or Embassy Suites, by Aug. 31 and receive one free ticket to a Live Nation concert. Deal extends to lawn tickets at select concerts at any of Live Nation’s 32 amphitheaters. Value varies. Register at www.hiltonhhonors.com/rockandrollsummer . • Small Hope Bay Lodge on Andros Island, Bahamas, has a deal for single parents. For July and August, the all-inclusive resort is waiving the $209-per-adult double-occupancy requirement. A single adult pays the $209 a night, and children ages 2-12 sharing the cabin each pay $95 a night (babies are free); taxes are included.Info: (800) 223-6961, www.smallhope.com . • Value World Tours is offering a $1,000 per-couple discount on its Mekong River cruise package. The trip, which departs Dec. 1, includes hotel for one night in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; a nine-night cruise from Ho Chi Minh to Siem Reap, Cambodia, with shore excursions; and three nights’ hotel in Siem Reap. Starting price is now $2,199 per person double, plus $220 port charges and fuel surcharge.Info: (800) 795-1633, www.valuecruises.net . • France Cruises has two-for- one specials on 12 departures in July and August. For example, a seven-night cruise aboard the 20-passenger Litote through Burgundy, France, now starts at $1,060 per person double after discount.Info: (866) 498-3920, www.francecruises.com/specials.html . • Ritz Tours is offering a six-night Bangkok & Phuket tour in Thailand for $1,761 per person double (plus $80 taxes) for travel Aug. 16 through Oct. 31. Trip includes round-trip airfare from New York to Bangkok; round-trip flight between Bangkok and Phuket; six nights’ lodging; and several sightseeing tours. Priced separately, airfare alone would cost $1,729. Info: (800) 900-2446, www.ritztours.com . • Foreign Independent Tours has a Nubian Jewel tour to Egypt for $2,092 per person double, with departures on Sept. 3 and 10. Tour includes round-trip air from Dulles to Cairo; three nights at the Sofitel Sphinx Hotel in Cairo; three-night cruise on Lake Nasser; land transportation; 13 meals; taxes; and guided sightseeing with entrance fees. Priced separately, air, hotel and cruise alone would cost $2,005. Info: (800) 248-3487, www.fittours.com . • The Cannes Tourist Board in France has partnered with 29 hotels to guarantee dollar rates for U. S. travelers. For example, the nightly rate at the Azurene Royal Hotel, a two-star property across the street from the beach, starts at $76 a night double in July, instead of 76 euros, a savings of $42. Three-night minimum stay is required. You must book and prepay at www.cannes-dollarate.com . • Grupo Posadas is offering 25 percent discounts on lodging, dining, beverages and spa services at six hotels in Mexico. The deal is good at Aqua Cancun as well as Fiesta Americana properties in Cancun, Los Cabos, Acapulco and Cozumel. After- discount room rates for two, including taxes, range from $93 per night at the Fiesta Americana Cozumel Dive Resort to $282 per night at the Fiesta Americana Grand Los Cabos. Book by Aug. 31; travel through Sept. 15. Info: (800) 343-7821, www.fiestamericana.com/springsummer . • Get the third night free at the Four Seasons in Austin, a 291-room hotel on Lady Bird Lake. The Stay Longer: Third Night Free promotion is good for travel through Sept. 7. Rates for a city-view king room start at $410 a night; a three-night stay, with taxes, is $943 after discount.Info: (512) 685-8100, www.fourseasons.com/austin . Deals sell out quickly and may not be available. Restrictions may apply.
