Veteran's Day 2001 saw an unprecedented coming-together of travel offers and discounts under the auspices of one organization, the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), to give a kick start to the stagnant travel economy. They called the promotion "See America," and we're happy to say that one year later they're continuing to prod travel service providers across the board to offer sales and discounts.
If you visit www.seeamerica.org, you'll find beaucoup bargains for travel within the United States, and in some cases abroad as well. You can search state by state or for deals that are good across the country from many of the reliable companies we report on in this Newsletter.
Here's a random sampling of current deals on the site:
Hotels: $69 a night for some rooms at Adam's Mark hotels (www.adamsmark.com), $59 a night at selected Amerisuites (www.amerisuites.com/promo/shareseason.html) and 50% off a second room or a second Friday night from selected Wyndham hotels (www.wyndham.com).
Cruises: 50% off the QE2's Christmas/New Years sailing from Cunard (www.cunard.com), free roundtrip airfare for sailings on the Mississippi's Delta Queen (www.deltaqueen.com), and a seven-day Caribbean cruise from $599 from Holland America (www.hollandamerica.com).
Packages: $50 off per couple on any Trafalgar Tour booked by December 15 (www.trafalgar.com) and 10% off savings from Collette Vacations (www.collettevacations.com).
You can also find links and contact information for discount coupon books for malls (just in time for the holidays, check for your hometown outlets) and cities across the country, specials on golf vacations, resort packages, spa weekends, and-- whew!--there are just too many to list.
To start searching for deals in your area, go to www.seeamerica.org and click on "See America Travel Deals."