The week’s best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air
The Inn at Spanish Bay, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Pebble Beach, Calif., has a Winter Stay & Play Package. The deal, which is $2,085 per person double, includes lodging for two nights, a round of golf for two on Pebble Beach Golf Links and a round of golf for two on the Links at Spanish Bay. Priced separately, lodging would cost $535 a night, and the two rounds of golf would be $690 per person. The package, which includes taxes, is good through April 7. Also, book the stay-and-play deal through Jan. 31 and receive 50 percent off additional room nights; with taxes, an extra night would cost about $316. For reservations, call 866-226-5442. Resort info and package details: pebblebeach.com.
Stay at the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, N.H., Sundays-Thursdays during January to receive the “Ski Free Package.” The deal is $79 a night per person double and includes lodging, breakfast and lift tickets to the alpine ski area and trail passes for cross-country skiing. Arrive on a Monday and get a free cocktail party with hors d’oeuvres. Taxes and service fees are an extra 23 percent. The package is not available on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Jan. 14-15. Priced separately, the package would cost about $127 per person per night. Book at 866-380-6798. Package info: thebalsams.com/skifree.aspx.
The Westin St. Maarten Dawn Beach Resort & Spa has introductory rates for guests who stay four nights Jan. 2-21. The $199 nightly rate, a savings of 43 percent, applies to a resort-view room. Taxes and service fees are an extra 20 percent. The Caribbean resort, which opened in mid-December, has 317 rooms, a spa, casino and St. Maarten’s largest freshwater infinity pool. Info: 800-937-8461, starwoodhotels.com/westin/resorts.
Norwegian Coastal Voyage has a “Norway Winter Wonderland” package for travel through March 31. The deal is $799 per person single or double and includes airfare on SAS from Washington to Bergen, with return from Oslo and a two-night cruise from Bergen to Trondheim; fuel surcharges and air taxes are $279 per person. The trip can be extended; hotel accommodations start at $99 per person double per night at the Bergen Strand Hotel. Priced separately, airfare alone would cost as much as $2,470 round trip for midweek departures (flights that include a Saturday stay are cheaper). Reservations: 800-323-7436. Info: norwegiancoastalvoyage.us/NorwayWinter
Wonderland.asp?pageindex99.
Victoria Cruises has winter specials on its Yangtze River itineraries. The three-night downstream cruise from Chongqing to Yichang and the four-night reverse itinerary start at $450 per person double for departures through mid-March, a savings of $325 from shoulder-season rates. The seven-night round-trip cruise from Chongqing starts at $800 per person double, a savings of at least $600. Shore excursion packages are also discounted; pay $60 per person (a savings of $20) on the shorter itineraries and $175 per person (a savings of $50) for longer cruises. Info: 800-348-8084, victoriacruises.com.
British Airways has reduced the price of its Club World seats to London for summer travel by about $600. The round-trip business-class fare starts at $2,888 (plus $237 taxes). Fare must be purchased by Feb. 1; travel July 1-Sept. 2. Surcharge of $30 each way applies to Thursday-Sunday travel. Also, book Club World seats and get a fourth night free at several four- and five-star hotels. Info: 800-247-9297, ba.com.
Aer Lingus has a winter sale from New York, Boston or Chicago to Dublin or Shannon, Ireland. The round-trip fare is $376 (including $90 taxes). Add-on fare from Reagan National is about $124. Book by Jan. 19; the fare applies to Chicago travel Jan. 11-Feb. 28, Boston Jan. 13-28 and New York Jan. 15-Feb. 28. Other airlines are matching. Info: 800-474-7424, flyaerlingus.com.
A seven-night “Costa Rica Fly & Drive” package to four cities has been discounted by Gate 1. Price starts at $841 per person double (plus $73 taxes) and includes round-trip air from Washington to San Jose; seven nights lodging in San Jose, Arenal, Monteverde and either Jaco or Manuel Antonio; seven-day four-
wheel-drive vehicle rental; arrival transfer; and breakfasts. Cheapest price applies to May 1 and Sept. 18 departures; other departures throughout 2007 are slightly higher. Book by Jan. 3 requesting promo code DLCR100. Info: 800-682-
3333. Sign up at gate1travel.com/thedeal to access discounts online.
General Tours World Traveler is celebrating its 60th anniversary by offering various promotions, each valid for two days. Tour prices vary: A five-night escorted tour to Beijing, for example, starts at $1,664 per person double, including air from Washington. A new two-day special will be offered every weekday through March 30. Info: 800-221-2216, generaltours.com.
– The Washington Post
