Belize resort opening
El Secreto, a new boutique resort on Belize’s Ambergris Caye, is offering introductory deals. Rates at the 13-villa oceanfront property start at $200 a night plus $38 taxes, a savings of $250, for stays from the Oct. 1 opening date through Nov. 16. The resort is also offering a four-night grand-opening package of $1,670 for two adults, which includes lodging in a tropical villa, transfers, breakfasts and dinners, one spa treatment per person, excursion to the Hol Chan Marine Reserve and taxes; priced separately, the package would cost $2,226. Book by Sept. 30. 800-479-5037,
Summer deals in Leesburg, Va.
Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., has discounted its rates on select dates this summer. Rooms start at $129 per night (plus $33 taxes and fees) Sunday through Thursday through Aug. 30. Usual rate starts at $199 a night. Request rate code HOTDATES. The resort features three golf courses, five pools and a 12,000-square-foot spa. 877-509-8400,
Greenland-Norway cruise
Adventure Life has discounted an expedition to Greenland and Norway’s Spitsbergen by 37 percent. The 12-night voyage, with departures Aug. 12 and Aug. 27, now starts at $5,040 per person double, a savings of $2,960. Also, each person receives a free pair of Swarovski Optik CL Companion 8-x-30 binoculars, which retail for about $1,000. The cruise, which departs from Akureyri in northern Iceland and ends in Longyearbyen, Norway, travels along Greenland’s fjords in search of polar bears, musk oxen, arctic hares and migrating seabirds. The sailing aboard the 112-passenger Sea Spirit also features Zodiac boat landings at several locations, including the Maane Glacier and Ittoqqortoormiit, a settlement in eastern Greenland. 800-344-6118,
Sail the Yangtze River
Victoria Cruises has discounted its 2013 sailings on China’s Yangtze River by 30 percent. Prices vary by itinerary and season. For example, the Three Gorges Highlights cruise, three nights from Chongqing to Yichang or the four-night reverse itinerary, now starts at $616 per person during high season, a savings of $264. The 30 percent discount also applies to shore excursions; for example, a three-excursion package on the Three Gorges Highlights Cruise now starts at $63 per person, a savings of $27. Deadline to book is Dec. 31. 800-348-8084,
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