The specific promotions described in this article have now passed, but it remains online so that the resources named will be of future use to travelers.
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: New Zealand
Provider: Goway (tel. 800/387-8850; www.goway.com)
Base Price: $2,520
Additional Fees and Taxes: $270
Duration: 11 nights and 13 days
What's Included: Round-trip airfare, accommodations, rental car and a guided tour and trek.
What's Not: Airport taxes, security fees and some meals and the flight between Rotorua and Queenstown which costs around $68.
When: The company says, "Join any day," meaning you can go anytime you want before January 31, 2008.
Deadline: One month advanced booking requested.
Why this is a Deal: Normal airfare and rental cars come to $2,480 meaning your hotel costs will push you way over the base price plus additional fees.
Complete Details: Airfare out of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Prices are per person based on twin occupancy with departures through January 31, 2008. You get a map, the rental car, and a self-drive kit. The recommended route for the trip starts in Auckland on the North Island and ends up in Christchurch on the South Island.
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Destination: South Korea
Provider: Tour Plus Asia (tel. 212/643-8200; www.tourplusasia.com)
Base Price: $1,740
Additional Fees and Taxes: $240
Duration: 12 days
What's Included: Round-trip airfare, all domestic airfare during the trip, accommodations, some meals, and airport pick-up and hotel transfers, and sightseeing.
What's Not: Airport taxes, security fees, and some meals.
When: Travel is good through May 4, 2007
Deadline: Strongly recommend booking 30 to 60 days in advance.
Why this is a Deal: Cost comes to $167.50 plus airfare and most meals with lodging at top-rated hotels. This beats other deals which regularly cost $200 plus per day.
Complete Details: Departs on Wednesdays from New York's JFK Airport. Lodging for 10 nights in four and five-star hotels. Twenty-seven out of thirty meals included. Starting and ending in Seoul, the tour stops in the Jeju Islands, Busan, and Daegu.
Destination: Singapore and Angkor Wat
Provider: Globo Tours (tel. 800/988-4833; www.globotours.net)
Base Price: $1,319
Additional Fees and Taxes: $88
Duration: Seven days and five nights
What's Included: Round-trip airfare, all accommodations, fuel surcharges, some sightseeing, and hotel taxes, and baggage handling.
What's Not: Airport taxes and security fees.
When: March 26 to June 5, 2007
Deadline: No deadline but recommended booking at least 14 days in advance.
Why this is a Deal: Independent trips to Singapore with tourist class hotels and no sightseeing usually run $1,529 before taxes and fees.
Complete Details: Upgrades available to five-star hotels such as the Ritz-Carlton for $280. Prices based on twin occupancy. Departures are out of Los Angeles. New York departures are available for $260 more. Itinerary includes all in-Asia transportation and entry fees to sites. A half-day Singapore tour and two full-day tours of the Angkor Wat World Heritage Site are also included. A Vietnam extension available for $398.
Destination: Montreal
Provider: Bonjour Quebec (tel. 866/264-0101; www.bonjourquebec.com/us)
Base Price: $156
Additional Fees and Taxes: $12.48
Duration: Two nights
What's Included: Two nights accommodations, second night for free.
What's Not: Sightseeing, transportation to Montreal, dinners and lunches.
When: Through May 31, 2007
Deadline: Bookings are based on availability up until May 31, 2007. Two weeks in advanced booking recommended.
Why this is a Deal: Depending on the price of your hotel your second night is half off.
Complete Details: Added values include late check-out, buffet breakfast each morning, upgrade to higher floor, fruit and beverage basket, two value coupons from the Casino de Montreal, discount book with savings up to $75. Several centrally-located high-grade participating hotels ranging from the three-star Quality Hotel Downtown to the five-star Hotel Intercontinental Montreal.
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Destination: Amelia Island, Florida
Provider: Amelia Island Plantation (tel. 866/669-2549; www.aipfl.com)
Base Price: $271 per person per night
Additional Fees and Taxes: $21.68
Duration: One night
What's Included: One night accommodations at all inclusive resort.
What's Not: Transportation to the resort not local room taxes.
When: Through May 19, 2007
Deadline: Book any day before you want to depart.
Why this is a Deal: Round of golf for two with a room and meals if you stay at another comparable hotel with three meals per day comes to $315 per person per day. Can't beat it for golf nuts who play two rounds per day.
Complete Details: Unlimited golf and tennis, all breakfast, lunch and dinner, free nature tours, babysitting, in an ocean view room. The resort has four different golf courses, 23 tennis courts and an on-site shopping village. The resort can also find you discounted airfare.
