Porches in Steamboat offers winter deal
The Porches in Steamboat Springs, which has four- and five-bedroom houses with fully stocked kitchens and heated garages near the slopes, is offering up to 30 percent off winter reservations booked by Friday. 866-992-0600,
Destination Hotels thinking winter
Destination Hotels & Resorts is offering a “Countdown to Winter” sale. The sale offers up to 40 percent off if guests book before Friday. The percentage of savings then goes down to 35 percent if booked before Oct. 15, and 30 percent if booked before Nov. 30. DH&R’s ski properties include Hotel Telluride in Telluride, Manor Vail Lodge and Vail Cascade in Vail, The Gant in Aspen, Stowe Mountain Lodge in Vermont and The Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe, Calif.
Make it to the Middle East
Turkish Airlines is offering sale fares from Washington Dulles airport to several cities in the Middle East and Africa. Sample round-trip fares, with taxes: to Dubai, from $899 (other airlines charge from $1,100); to Alexandria, Egypt, from $899 (vs. from $1,030); to Casablanca, from $899 (vs. $999); to Amman, Jordan, from $799; and to Doha, Qatar, from $800. Book through Sept. 20; travel Sept. 20 through Dec. 10 or Jan. 10 through March 10, 2013. 800-874-8875,
Amazon adventure
International Expeditions is throwing in free flights and tossing out the single supplement on two departures of its 10-night tour of the Peruvian Amazon. The Sept. 7 and Oct. 5 trips start at $3,898 per person double or single (a savings of $1,749 in single supplement fees). Price includes round-trip air from Miami to Lima, and Lima to Iquitos, Peru (valued at $1,500); seven nights aboard the 24-guest Aquamarina; daily naturalist-guided excursions; most meals; transfers; pre-cruise accommodations at Lima’s Swissotel; post-trip dayroom; and tours of Colonial Lima and Iquitos. The company is also offering free air on the Nov. 9 trip and is waiving the single supplement fee on the Dec. 28 departure. 800-234-9620,
Cheap seat to Tahiti
Air Tahiti Nui is celebrating the airline’s new code-share agreement with American. The 18 Cities, One Price promotion covers those 18 U.S. airports, departing to destinations including Papeete, Bora Bora, Moorea and Rangiroa. Book Tuesday to Sept. 12 for travel Nov. 1 to Dec. 4. 877-824-4846,
Denver Post wire, staff
