With 21 miles of soft pink coral sands, an abundance of water sports, world class golf resorts and colonial English charm on this easternmost island of the Caribbean, Barbados has a lot to offer. Idyllic shores like Crane Beach, Brighton Beach, Paynes Bay, Brandon's Beach, and Paradise Beach await you, so pack your sun block and your bathing suit and enjoy a spring getaway in the sun.
Cheap Caribbean (tel. 800/915-2322; www.cheapcaribbean.com) is a reliable site for a quick fix on deals to Mexico and, you guessed it, the Caribbean. Traveling in the next two weeks? Cheap Caribbean's "March Madness All-Inclusive" sale is currently featuring a package with round-trip airfare and four-nights in a standard room at the all inclusive four-star Almond Beach Village Resort in St. Peters, perfect for families and couples alike with all meals, beverages, and non motorized water sports included from only $979 per person from Miami for travel until March 31, 2006. The price also starts from $1,029 from New York, Orlando, Washington, D.C. and Boston and $1,079 from Dallas, Indianapolis, Chicago or Detroit. For later spring and summer vacations, another special is a package at the four-star Amaryllis Beach Resort (which has separate facilities for adults only and families) which includes five nights accommodation in a superior studio garden room with daily breakfast and round-trip airfare from Miami starting from $699. From New York; Washington, D.C.; or Boston, pay $749 or $849 from San Francisco, Seattle or Phoenix, valid for travel from May 12 to July 27, 2006. Both these packages must be booked by March 22, 2006.
Beach Destinations (tel. 877/433-4378; www.beachdestinations.com) is offering a selection of spring specials with up to 35% savings off regular prices. Stay four nights at the four-star Accra Beach Hotel and Resort in Christchurch with midweek round-trip airfare from New York from $665. Travel is valid through the end of April, 2006, and departures from other U.S. cities are available. Taxes and transfers are not included. The four-star Amaryllis Beach Resort special is priced from $649 plus taxes and includes midweek round-trip airfare from New York and five-nights hotel accommodation for travel during the month of May, 2006.
Four nights at the two-star Allamanda Beach Hotel plus midweek round-trip airfare from New York starts from $640 as part of the spring sale and this price is valid for travel until the end of April, 2006. For late spring and summer travel, stay at the Allamanda with round-trip airfare and five-nights' accommodations from a low $646 from New York. Travel is valid from April 17 to July 31, 2006 but you must book by March 31. Miami departures are priced from $653; $747 from Washington, D.C.; $785 from Boston; $834 from Chicago and $920 from San Francisco.
Travelocity (tel. 888/872-8356; www.travelocity.com) is currently offering a few value-for-money Barbados packages as part of its Caribbean deals. Strangely, after searching for a weekday departure at the end on March, I found a package at a lower price than their own listed price. Round-trip airfare from New York and four-nights' accommodations at the two-star St. James Villas in St. James was listed from $742 per person, but I found it for $686 -- including taxes. The same package starts from $772 from Boston, $769 from Miami or $781 from Chicago. For an all inclusive package, try their round-trip airfare and four nights at the three-star Almond Beach Village all-inclusive in St. Peters from $1,296 from New York, $1,281 from Los Angeles or $1,304 from Atlanta.
Expedia (tel. 800/596-0252; www.expedia.com) has round-trip airfare from New York and four-nights' accommodations in a junior garden suite at the four-star beach front The Crane from $1,070 per person -- and that's for weekend travel in April including taxes. Other departure cities include $1,124 from San Francisco, $1,256 from Detroit, $1,257 from Chicago. Prices are slightly lower for week day departures.
Jet-A-Way Holidays(tel. 877/289-1030; www.jetawayholidays.com) has an eight day package to Barbados that includes round-trip airfare from Miami, seven-nights' accommodations at the two-star Time Out at the Gap, located just off the beach in St. Lawrence Gap, breakfast daily and hotel taxes from $909 for travel between now and April 15, 2006. A six-day/five-night fun package in a studio apartment at the Yellowbird Resort in St. Lawrence Gap plus round-trip airfare from Miami is priced from $699, valid for travel until April 30, 2006. Seven-nights at the Coconut court Beach Resort plus round-trip airfare from Miami is priced from $1,049 until April 19, 2006, or seven-nights plus airfare from Miami staying at the Amaryllis Beach Resort is priced from $939 for travel until April 30, 2006. For all these packages, add $40 from Atlanta, Boston, New York, Philadelphia or Washington, D.C. and $140 from Chicago or Dallas $140.
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