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: Iceland
Provider: Iceland Air (tel. 800/223-5500; www.icelandair.us)
Base Price: $479
Duration: Three days, two nights.
Additional Fees: $115
What's Included: Airfare, accommodations, daily breakfast, and airline fuel surcharges.
What's Not: Security fees, departure taxes, and airline transfers.
When: Through March.
Deadline: January 7.
Why this is a Deal: Iceland Air is one of the only providers o travel to Iceland. This is the least expensive short-stay package deal available.
Complete Details: With extra nights costing only $55 per person, this Iceland Air trip out of New York or Boston includes accommodations at the Fosshotel Baron or the Fosshotel Lind. Both hotels are centrally located, have free wireless in all of the rooms, and on-site restaurants. For $10 extra, you can receive a discount card offering up to 30% savings at over 200 shops, restaurants, and bars. Iceland's currency is currently in a freefall, which has pushed prices for those with foreign currency to less than half what they were this time last year.
Destination: Walt Disney World Animal Kingdom
Provider: Liberty Travel (tel. 888/271-1584; www.libertytravel.com)
Base Price: $649
Duration: Seven nights.
Additional Fees: $135
What's Included: Airfare, hotel, seven-day Disney theme park tickets, $200 Disney gift cards, and airport transfers.
What's Not: Departure taxes and security fees.
When: Through January 24.
Deadline: January 21.
Why this is a Deal: Three nights of accommodations are free, making this slightly-over-$100-per- day package one of Liberty Travel's lowest Disney deals ever
Complete Details: Departures for this super-saving deal are from Boston, Atlanta, and Philadelphia with travel from Nashville and Kansas City costing $669. Accommodations are at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge, a safari-themed hotel with a 33-acre game preserve inhabited by giraffes, antelopes, zebras, ostriches, and flamingos. The hotel thatch-roofs and mud walls lend even more of an African safari feel to the vacation experience. And it's home to Jiko, one of the resort's best restaurants.
Destination: Savannah, Georgia
Base Price: $347.
Duration: Three nights.
Additional Fees: $25 or below
What's Included: Airfare, hotel, fuel surcharges, and all fees and taxes.
What's Not: Incidentals, airline baggage fees, and resort fees.
When: January 22 to January 25.
Deadline: Book as soon as possible.
Why this is a Deal: This last-minute deal to Savannah costs at least $150 less than if booked independently.
Complete Details: Flying out of the New York area, this air and land package from Travelocity's Last-Minute Deal division includes flights into Savannah's airport and accommodations at a variety of hotels ranging from three-star properties near the airport to five-star inns along the harbor. The above price is for lodging at the Thunderbird Inn, an updated and renovated 1960s authentic roadside motel located in walking distance to the Savannah College of Art and Design, the Civic Center, and Savannah Historic District.
Destination: Tahiti
Provider: Travel Scene (tel. 866/459-6145; www.travelscene.com)
Base Price: $999
Duration: Four days, three nights.
Additional Fees: $185
What's Included: Airline, hotel, fuel surcharges, and local hotel taxes and fees.
What's Not: Departure taxes and security fees.
When: February 5, 8, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 26 and March 6 and 11.
Deadline: January 22.
Why this is a Deal: This is the lwest price for a Tahiti vacation we've seen yet, and represents a savings of at least $200 from 2008 prices.
Complete Details: Only a seven-plus hour direct flight from Los Angeles on award-winning Air Tahiti Nui airlines, Tahiti has become an easy weekend getaway for Californians looking for an exotic destination. The $999 price-point includes accommodations at Hotel Le Mandarin Tahiti, a 37-room modern hotel located in the heart of downtown Papeete near local markets, shopping, dining, beaches, and ferries to Moorea and other outlying islands. For an additional $200, travelers can stay at the four-star Moorea Pearl Resort for three nights and receive complimentary round-trip ferry service to Moorea and daily breakfast.
Destination: London
Base Price: $599
Duration: Six nights.
Additional Fees: $185
What's Included: Airfare, accommodations, daily breakfast, fuel surcharges, and all local hotel taxes.
What's Not: Departure taxes and security fees.
When: January 26 to February 21.
Deadline: January 14.
Why this is a Deal: London with airfare for $122 per day is amongst the lowest deals currently available.
Complete Details: Leaving out of the New York area (there's a $20 additional fee for departures from Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Boston), this six-night air/land deal leaves you plenty of time to see London on your own. Accommodations are at the Apollo Hotel located near the Queensway Tube station, Paddington Station, Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens. All day excursions and city tours, which are optional, can be booked through Go-Today. Single supplements cost $160 extra.
