Free adventure tour with stay
Book at least four nights at any of 23 properties in Puerto Rico and receive a free adventure tour for two. Choose from more than 80 tours, including kite-surfing, zip-lining, bird-watching and kayaking. Value varies. For example, the five-hour El Yunque Rainforest Eco Guided Tour with Acampa Nature Adventure Tours is typically $79 per person. Book by Oct. 31 and stay by Nov. 16. Availability of specific tours is based on proximity to hotel. seepuertorico.com/freeadventure
Book next year’s trip now, save $1,000
With General Tours World Traveler, book any 2013 trip by Dec. 28 and save $1,000 per couple. The deal is valid on 74 small- group and private trips, including 19 new itineraries, 39 custom tours and a variety of small ship cruises. For example, the 11-day Wildlife of Borneo trip departing April 18 now costs $2,799 per person double. Price includes 10 nights’ accommodations in upscale hotels and resorts; all meals; tours and entrance fees; on-tour transportation including internal flights; and taxes. (International air is extra.) To qualify for the discount, you must also pay in full by Dec. 28. 800-221-2216,
Free night with two (or more) nights
Stay two or more consecutive nights at a Country Inns & Suites by Carlson and receive a free night. To qualify, book the Free Night Fall rate Sunday through Thursday at a participating hotel in the United States or Canada, and complete your stay by Nov. 29. For the Free Night Reward Certificate, you must register your stay by Dec. 22 and use the gratis night between Dec. 15 and Feb. 15. Rates vary. Book at least three days in advance. 800-830-5222,
Last-minute river cruise discounts
Value World Tours has discounted several last-minute river cruises by 50 percent. Four Mekong River sailings aboard the 28-passenger RV Toum Tiou II now start at $1,299 per person double (plus $102 port charges), a savings of $1,300. The trip departs Oct. 24, Nov. 1, Nov. 16 and Nov. 29 and includes two nights’ hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and three nights’ lodging in Siem Reap, Cambodia; seven-night cruise between Ho Chi Minh City and Siem Reap; most meals; guided tours; taxes and transfers. d800-795-1633, valuecruises.net
European holiday cruise deals
Grand Circle Cruise Line has discounted two holiday European river cruise trips by $600 to $800 per couple. The eight-day Christmastime on the Seine starts at $995 per person double, down from $1,395. Price includes an outside cabin aboard the M/S Bizet; 21 meals with complimentary wine at dinner; tours of Rouen and Paris; and seven Discovery Series events. Add $165 in taxes. Depart Nov. 23, or Dec. 7 or 14. The 11-day Christmas Markets Along the Rhine starts at $1,195 per person double (vs. $1,495), plus $145 taxes. Price includes outside cabin on a private Grand Circle ship; 30 meals; six tours in Strasbourg, Baden-Baden, Cologne, etc.; and three Discovery Series events, such as a home-hosted kaffeeklatsch and a baking demo. Depart Dec. 3, 8 or 11. Use promo code POST 100.
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