Megabus offers free rides. Megabus, a low-fare bus company, is giving away 200,000 free seats for travel in the United States and to Toronto, based on availability. Travel Jan. 4 through March 1. Book at , using promo code GOFREE. Service charge of 50 cents is additional.
Stay one night free in NYC. NYC and Co. is kicking off its Signature Collection Third Night promotion in New York City. Stay two consecutive nights at any of 20 Signature Collection hotels and receive a free third night, plus a Key to Madison Avenue card, an access pass to 70 offers at boutiques, restaurants and art galleries. Prices vary by property and date. Hotels include the Mandarin Oriental and Ritz-Carltons in Battery Park and Central Park. For the Oriental: 212-805-8800, ; use promo code TNW12. Restrictions on room type may apply. Valid Jan. 2 through Feb. 29. For deal and hotel information: .
Have a whale of a time. Watch the whale migration from Kaanapali Beach Hotel on Maui and save at least $175. The Whale Encounter package costs $1,574 double, with taxes, and includes four nights in an ocean-view room, compact rental car, daily breakfast, whale-watching tour, picnic lunch and other amenities. Book by April 1; travel by April 8. Info: 800-262-8450,
Journey to Galapagos Islands. International Expeditions is offering a $1,000 discount on the March 30 departure of its Galapagos Voyage. Price after discount starts at $4,098 per person double. The trip aboard the Evolution includes a seven-night cruise; daily guided excursions; two nights at Hotel Oro Verde in Guayaquil, Ecuador; most meals; transfers; and taxes. In-country airfare of $441 through International Expeditions and the $110 Galapagos National Park entry fee are extra. International air to Guayaquil is extra. Info: 800-234-9620,
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