All prices are per person and, if lodging is a component of the package, based upon two people traveling together (unless otherwise noted). See "What's Included" and "What's Not" for details about associated taxes and fees and "Complete Details" for information about travel restrictions and, if available, trip add-ons like sightseeing tours and meal plans. Base-prices, taxes and fees can vary based on point of departure and time of travel.
Destination: Cancun
Provider: Liberty Travel (tel. 888/271-1584; www.libertytravel.com)
Base Price: $789
Duration: Four nights
Additional Fees: $141
What's Included: Airfare, accommodations, airport transfers in Mexico, all meals, snacks, beverages, gratuities, activities, and local hotel taxes.
What's Not Included: Security fees and departure taxes.
When: January 3 to March 23, 2008
Deadline: December 23
Why this is a Deal: An early booking bonus reduces the price of the trip by 15 percent.
Complete Details: Departing out of Boston's Logan International Airport on American Airlines, this all-inclusive package deal includes hotel accommodations at the Golden Parnussus Resort & Spa. Airfare is based on Monday to Thursday departures. The waterfront hotel has three bars, six restaurants, and licensed scuba diving courses.
Destination: Costa Brava and Lloret de Mar
Provider: European Destinations (tel. 877/267-2247; www.europeandestinations.com)
Base Price: $435
Duration: Five nights
Additional Fees: $314
What's Included: Airfare, accommodations, car rental, daily breakfast, and hotel taxes.
What's Not Included: Security fees, departure taxes, and airline fuel surcharges.
When: December 2007 to March 2008
Deadline: No detailed deadline given but two months advanced booking is recommended to ensure availability.
Why this is a Deal: These are some of the lowest prices available to Spanish coastal towns.
Complete Details: Choose from approximately 20 tourist or standard class, two-star hotels for this trip to Spain that leaves out of the New York area. Dating back to 1001 A.D., Lloret de Mar is a top Catalonian coastal resort town with ancient sites surrounding its beaches. It's a 50 mile drive to Barcelona.
Destination: Guadeloupe
Provider: Club Med (tel. 800/WEB-CLUB; www.clubmed.us)
Base Price: $439 to $504
Duration: Six nights
Additional Fees: $85
What's Included: Accommodations, food, drink, and all activities.
What's Not Included: Hotel taxes and service charges.
When: January 5 to June 27, 2008
Deadline: February 16, 2008
Why this is a Deal: Couples get 50%off the second person
Complete Details: Choose from six different resorts including La Caravelle in Guadeloupe, which has a trapeze teaching school and other especially scenic windsurfing and sailing stretches. Other Club Med sites participating in this couples special include Cancun, Columbia Isle, Turks & Caicos, Martinique, and Bora Bora.
Destination: Patagonia
Provider: Friendly Planet (tel. 800/555-5765; www.friendlyplanet.com)
Base Price: $2,899
Duration: 12 days
Additional Fees: $235
What's Included: Airfare, accommodations, all sightseeing, transportation, a multi-day cruise, and more than 35 meals during the duration of your trip.
What's Not Included: Security fees, departure taxes, and entry tax to Chile.
When: March 2 to 13, 2008
Deadline: December 28
Why this is a Deal: Save $500 per person if booked before the above deadline.
Complete Details: You'll fly from Miami on LAN Chile Airlines to Santiago, Chile where your Patagonian package includes accommodations in four and five stat hotels and sightseeing with licensed and professional tour guides known for their local, cultural, wildlife, and biological knowledge. The tour ends with a day in Buenos Aires. You'll round Cape Horn on a cruise ship and enjoy excursions on a zodiac small motor boat for detailed wildlife viewing.
Destination: Death Valley
Provider: Green Tortoise (tel. 800/867-8647; www.greentortoise.com)
Base Price: $181
Duration: Four nights/three days.
Additional Fees: $54
What's Included: Bus travel, accommodations, sightseeing, and tour guide.
What's Not Included: Park entrance fees and food costs.
When: January 18 to 22, 2008
Deadline: No detailed deadline given but book within one month of travel to ensure availability.
Why this is a Deal: Just $72 per day to tour Death Valley, see all the local sites, and stay in local hotels.
Complete Details: Starting and ending in San Francisco, this environmentally-conscious bus tour visits the entire Death Valley area. You'll stop and see Mosaic Canyon, the Panamint Mountains, Joshua Tree in the Mojave Desert, and Mt. Whitney, the highest point on the continental Unites States. Accommodations are in camp sites, a hotel, and one night on the super coach sleeper bus. Theses short bus trips are a great way to see the country. Meals are mostly vegetarian gourmet meals cooked at camp sites. The bus sleeps up to 36 people comfortably.
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