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General Travel Deals

Australia: There are some great deals on the Qantas Australia.com website, with 12 night "Wonders Downunder" specials starting at $1299, including airfare from Los Angeles. Just scroll down toward the bottom of the page for the 1299 deals. Choose 6 days in Sydney, and either Brisbane or Melbourne. They also offer a driving special. (7/27/03)

Ireland: Go as you please Ireland (including rental car, vouchers for stays at bed and breakfast properties or hotels, full irish breakfast daily, and much more. $483 from JFK / Boston or Baltimore. $565 from Chicago and $665 from LAX or San Fran. Cietours. Similar packages available at SceptreIreland (7/27/03)

Belgium: Powerhouse Go-Today is offering quite a deal for travel to Brussels, Belgium, this fall. For a paltry $569, you can fly from New York (JFK), Newark or Boston to Brussels for 6 nights. Includes continental breakfast daily and hotel taxes and service charge. Does not include air taxes. Numerous other cities available for an additional airfare add-on. Go-Today (7/27/03)

Rome: Go-Today is offering a great deal to Rome, starting at $1099, including roundtrip air, 6 nights hotel accommodations, continental breakfast daily and hotel taxes and service charges. Price is from New York's JFK, Newark, Philadelphia or Boston. Air add-ons available from dozens of cities at an additional charge, ranging from $80 from Atlanta, Miami, Washington Dulles, to $250 from Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Sioux Falls, etc. Does not include some taxes. Come and check out possibly the hottest tourism country in Europe right now. Go-Today. (7/27/03).

Aruba: Quite a deal at the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort and Casino. For $955, you can fly from Miami, Hartford, or Philadelphia, to Aruba, and stay at this property for 5 nights. Other cities available for add-on fee. The package includes air, hotel transfers, 1 day FREE Camp Hyatt for up to 2 children, 50% off a 2nd room for kids, kids eat and play FREE, and hotel taxes and service charges. Does not include air taxes. Valid for travel through 12/19/03 for selected dates. You'll find this deal at Liberty Travel. (7/27/03).

Antigua: Liberty Travel is offering a 7 night stay at the Royal Antiguan resort in Antigua, with roundtrip air from Philadelphia, for only $699. Departures also available from over 20 other cities, including New York, Boston, Chicago and Washington, DC, for only $100 more. Includes hotel transfers, and hotel taxes and service charge. Does not include air taxes. This deal is valid between 7/5/03 and 8/30/03, and you'll find it at Liberty Travel. (7/27/03).

Barbados: 7 nights at the 5-star Beachfront Bougainvillea Beach Resort with AIR from $549 pp, departing midweek June 26-July 5 and August 31-November 1st. Some of the prices include Philadelphia - $549; Atlanta, Hartford and Houston - $609; Boston, Baltimore, DC, Newark, LGA from $619. From Chicago and Nashville it is $649, Los Angeles - $699 and Denver $729. A few other cities also available. For departures between July 6 and July 12 and August 16-August 30, the price does go up about $70. Includes daily breakfast, airfare, airport transfers, hotel tax and service charges. Some taxes, etc not included in the price. Find it at Discount Vacations (posted 7/27/03)

Bahamas: WOW! 7 nights at your choice of 3 resorts with AIR from Ft. Lauderdale. only $399 pp, departing Saturdays through August 30th. Air add ons from many other U.S. Cities from $100 to $300. Find it at Cheap Caribbean (7/27/03)

Dominican Republic: What a deal! The Arthur Frommer Special at eLeisurelink. 7 nights at the all-inclusive Occidental Allegro Playa Dorada in the Dominican Republic, near Puerto Plata for $599 pp/do. This hotel also has its own Casino. The package includes roundtrip air from Miami, $100 more from JFK or $150 more from Chicago. All this for less than $100/day including airfare. A choice of various dates through August 31, 2003, but surcharges apply from July 20-August 31. A deal this good could only come from eLeisurelink.com. (posted 7/27/03).

St Kitts: Stay at the newest resort - St. Kitts Marriott Resort and Royal Beach Casino. There are 6 restaurants, two lounges and nightclub, as well as an 18-hole championship golf course. Prices start at $659 for 5 nights pp/do, departing from Miami. Other departure cities are available for add-on price. Includes hotel transfers, and more, but airport fees are not included. Prices subject to availability. Valid through 12/19/03 for midweek travel. Blackouts may apply. Liberty Travel. (7/27/03).

St.Thomas - U.S. Virgin Islands: Cheap Caribbean has done it again, with a 1 BR suite for 7 nights at Magen's Bay Villas Club. $699 with air from Ft. Lauderdale or Miami. Air add ons from many other U.S. Cities from $100 to $300. Cheap Caribbean (7/27/03)

Las Vegas: The wildly popular Mandalay Bay is offering a summer sale from $109, but the dates are going fast at Mandalay Bay. Here's what the special entails - $50 in FREE airfare certificates, 2 for 1 House of Blues Breakfast, $35 upgrade (when available at the time of check in). Believe it or not, this is a good deal for this resort. Check it out at Mandalay Bay Las Vegas. Many dates available through the summer at the $109 rate. (7/27/03).

Las Vegas: The Luxor Summer Getaway special from $64 to $74 a night (if you book online). The package includes 2-1 lunch at Pharaoh's Pheast Buffet, 2 admissions to the Oasis Spa, $10 off admission to Midnight Fantasy, 2 admissions to "King Tut Museum", preferential seating at Blue Man Group, 250 America West FlightFund miles per stay and $35 in Shopping Savings. Check out the deals at the Luxor Las Vegas. Many dates available through the summer at the $64 rate. (7/27/03).

Las Vegas: Excalibur Hotel and Casino. $49 Sun-Thu at least through August. Try asking if you can get the 2-1 buffet and other discounts. Doesn't hurt to ask! Excalibur (7/27/03)

Walt Disney World: What a deal. The Arthur Frommer's SPECIAL at eleisurelink offers 5 nights at the Howard Johnson Maingate in Orlando, with air from New York or Chicago. It also includes a rental car for 5 days with unlimited mileage. All for $343 pp! Choice of dates from NOW through December 16th, 2003. Air add-ons available from other destinations, including $99 from Chicago, $149 from Dallas, and $49 from Washington D.C. Check out this special at Eleisurelink (7/27/03)

San Francisco: How does 6 nights in a famous San Francisco hotel sound? Liberty Travel is offering a 6 night stay at the Westin St. Francis hotel on Union Square. Prices range from $495 from Portland to $659 from Newark, Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Syracuse. From Miami it is $745 pp/do. The package price includes round-trip air, transportation to and from the hotel, accomodations for the number of nights selected and hotel tax. You'll find this special at Liberty Travel. (7/27/03).

Tahiti, Raiatea & Moorea: Pearl Resorts on three islands from $1449. Includes airfare from LAX, inter-island transfers, lodging and breakfast. Complimentary upgrade to overwater bungalow on one of the islands! Air Tahiti Nui (7/27/03)

Cook Islands: The magnificent Cook Islands is offered through Pleasant Holidays for $1258. This 9 day/7 night package includes roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles to Rarotonga on Air New Zealand, accomodations at the Rarotongan Sunset, daily tropical breakfast and transfers. To stay at the Pacific Resort and Villas, the price increases to $1436. Available now through 9/15/03 on select dates, and additional taxes and fees do apply. Pleasant Holidays (7/27/03).

Moorea: What a tremendous deal to one of the most beautiful places on earth. Costa Travel offers a great deal to Moorea! This exotic 8-day vacation with airfare is only $935 pp/do. Stay for 7 nights at the Club Bali Hai on Moorea, valid between November 1 and December 12, including airfare from Los Angeles. The Club Bali Hai Moorea is situated on famous Cook's Bay, one of the most beautiful inlets in the world. Call to find out about other dates. Taxes and fees not included. By Costa Travel. (7/27/03)

Various Tropical Destinations: Vacation Travel Mart has a great "Best Bargains" page. You can find some incredible deals to the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the Caribbean. May have to dig around for just a little while. Check out Vacation Travel Mart!

Hawaii: Some incredible Hawaii deals from Apple Vacations, sold only through Travel Agents.

Hawaii: How does 5 nights on Oahu sound for $617, including airfare from Phoenix? Discover Wholesale Travel offers this good deal for the Aston Honolulu Prince Hotel (room includes a refrigerator). Mon-Thurs departures, but you can get Fri-Sun departures/returns for $40 more. Same price from Los Angeles as well. Other specials include $900 on Maui, at the Marc Maui Vista hotel for 5 nights with a rental car (available 9/2/03 through 12/11/03)! Airfare from Phoenix. Check out these deals and more at Discover Wholesale Travel (7/27/03).

Hawaii: Too many great deals to mention. Sample package prices for 8 days, including airfare from Oakland, hotel accommodations, transfers, taxes and service fees, range from $599 at the Marc Island Colony on Oahu, to $739 at the DoubleTree Alana Resort in Honolulu. Various Departures for many great locations. You'll find these deals and more, from Oakland, Sacramento or Denver, at SunTrips. A very good site for finding deals. They also offer deals to the Azores, Costa Rica and Mexico. (7/27/03)

Puerto Vallarta: Puerto de Luna resort in Puerto Vallarta. 5 days from $459 pp/do. Includes R/T airfare from Los Angeles. Other rates include $476 at the all-inclusive Costa Club Punta Arena, and $569 at the all-inclusive Grand & Club Marival Nueo Vallarta. Air add-ons available from many other cities as well. Deals to various locations in Mexico can be found at Discover Wholesale Travel (7/27/03).

Mazatlan: Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort in Mazatlan. 5 days from $419 pp/do. Includes R/T airfare from Los Angeles. For the Azteca Inn, the rate is $355 pp/do for 5 days (LAX). The El Cid Castilla Beach Resort is only $506, which is an all-inclusive package. Air add-ons available from many other cities as well. Deals to various locations in Mexico can be found at Discover Wholesale Travel (7/27/03).

Cancun: Only Fun Vacations offers a 7 night special at the Camino Real Cancun for $499 pp/do from Chicago O'Hare. Thursday and Monday departures through July 12. From Atlanta, the $499 price also applies, but runs through August 11th for Monday departures. Other prices are $549 from Baltimore and San Francisco, and $699 from Phoenix, all for various times in July and August. Check it out at Only Fun Vacations. (7/27/03)

China and the Yangtze River: Ritz Tours offers this 10 day trip and river cruise down the Yangtze River, visiting Beijing and Shanghai, plus the Yangtze River Cruise from Chongquing to Yichang from $999! Includes international airfare from LAX, SFO or JFK ($1199 and 11 days from JFK)) on Cathay Pacific Airlines, domestic air tickets in China, cruise on Victoria Cruise Lines, sightseeing tours, meals as specified in itinerary, travel protection insurance. Valid 8/15/03-8/24/03 and 8/22/03-9/1/03. You'll find this great deal under the "Hot Deals" section at Ritz Tours. (7/27/03)

Tokyo: Ritz Tours offers a one week deal to Tokyo from as little as $1099, including airfare from Los Angeles on American Airlines. This package includes 5 nights accommodations at the Akasaka Prince Hotel, daily breakfast, airport transfer by limousine bus and half-day Tokyo sightseeing tour of the Imperial Palace and Asakusa Kanon Temple. You'll find this great deal under the "Hot Deals" section at Ritz Tours. (7/27/03)

Hong Kong: This is just an unbelievable deal to Hong Kong! For as little as $649, you can fly to Hong Kong. Includes 5 nights hotel accommodations, half day city tour, and more. Does not include air taxes. This price is available from many airports, and add-on air prices are available from even more. Check out this great deal today at Go-Today. (7/27/03)

Buenos Aires, Argentina: Buenos Aires is called the "Paris of the south". For as little as $599, you can spend a week in Argentina. Includes roundtrip airfare on United Airlines from JFK, Newark, Boston, Miami, Washington Dulles at this price, as well as 6 nights hotel and daily breakfast. Also includes hotel taxes and service charges, hotel transfers and half day city tour. Other cities available at add-on prices. Of course you'll find this deal and more at Go-Today. (7/27/03)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Prices are up for summer, to one of the hottest destinations in the travel world. If you plan it right, you can still get a $659 price to Rio during some days in August and September. The package includes roundtrip airfare from NYC-Rio de Janeiro, 5 nights accomodations at Tourist Class Augusto's Copacabana, daily breakfast, all transfers, and more. It does not include airport taxes, fees and September 11th security fee, departure tax, tips and visa fees. From Gate 1 Travel. (7/27/03)

Cruise Deals

At , we always post the special prices with Port Charges included! Some cruise travel sites try to fool you into thinking their deal is better by tacking on the port charges at the end. We are strongly opposed to this tactic.

Alaska

8/11 and 8/18: Dawn Princess - 7 day Gulf of Alaska Cruise from Vancouver to Anchorage or Anchorage to Vancouver. $549 inside and $749 balcony. Cruises-n-More.com

8/25 and 9/1: Dawn Princess - 7 day Gulf of Alaska Cruise from Vancouver to Anchorage or Anchorage to Vancouver. $599 inside, $899 oceanview and $999 balcony. Cruises-n-More.com

8/4: Sun Princess - 7 day Gulf of Alaska Cruise from Vancouver to Anchorage or Anchorage to Vancouver. $499 inside, $849 oceanview and $1199 balcony. Cruises-n-More.com

9/14: Celebrity Mercury - 7 day Alaska Cruise, R/T from Vancouver. $635 inside, $879 oceanview and $1070 balcony. Cruise.com

7/27: Holland America Statendam - 7 night Alaska Cruise, from Anchorage to Vancouver. $559 inside, $669 oceanview. Travelocity.com

Caribbean

10/18: Norwegian Cruise Lines - Wind. 7 nights Exotic Western Caribbean. Sails R/T from Miami, with stops in Grand Cayman, Roatan (Bay Islands, Honduras), Belize City and Cozumel. From $499 inside at Expedia.com . (7/3/03)

11/29, 12/6, 12/13: Norwegian Cruise Lines - Sea. 7 day western Caribbean. Sails R/T from Houston to Cozumel, Roatan, Belize and Cancun! WOW! From $394 inside, $529 oceanview. 3rd and 4th passengers in same cabin at $199. You'll find this deal and many more like it at cruises-n-more.com (7/3/03). If you book soon enough, you may even get a $75 onboard coupon book.

12/7, 12/14: Norwegian Cruise Lines - Dream. 7 day western Caribbean. Sails R/T from New Orleans to Cozumel, Roatan, Belize and Cancun! WOW! From $399 inside, $529 oceanview. 3rd and 4th passengers in same cabin at $299. You'll find this deal and many more like it at cruises-n-more.com (7/3/03). If you book soon enough, you may even get a $75 onboard coupon book.

Europe

7/21: Holland America - Noordam. 10 night Scandinavian Cruise, Cagen R/T. Ports include: Talinn, Estonia; St Petersburg/Moscow, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; Kalmar, Sweden; Rostock, Berlin, Germany; Aarhus, Denmark. Inside from $949 (port charges included). Check with Travelocity for inside or oceanview pricing. Scandinavia from under $100 a day! From Travelocity

8/27: Royal Princess. 12 day British Isles and Western Europe Cruise from London R/T. Ports include: London, Falmouth, Cork, Dublin, Edinburgh, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. Obstructed Outside from $999 (port charges included), $1099 outside and $1999 balcony. From Cruise & Travel Shoppe

Hawaii

11/23: Norwegian Cruise Lines - Star. 7 day Hawaiian Cruise for $599. R/T Honolulu to Maui, Hilo, Kauai, and Fanning Island. From Cruises-n-more

8/31: Norwegian Star - 7 day Hawaiian Cruise for $499. R/T Honolulu to Maui, Hilo, Kauai, Fanning Island. From
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9/22: Carnival Spirit - 12 night Hawaiian Cruise for $999 Vancouver to Honolulu. Ports include: Kahului, Maui, Port Allen (Hanapepe), Kauai, Kailua-Kona, Big Island, Hilo, Big Island, Honolulu, Oahu. Oceanview from $1199 and Balcony from $1399. From Travelocity

Mediterranean

9/24: Dawn Princess. 7 night Mexican Riviera. Sails from San Francisco to Acapulco, one way, with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa and finally Acapulco. Inside room from only $599. Found at Expedia.com (posted 7/3/03)

7/26: Royal Caribbean - Splendour of the Seas. 7 night Mediterranean Cruise, Barcelona R/T. Ports include: Villefranche (Nice), France, Livorno (Florence), Italy, Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy, Naples, Italy, Valletta, Malta. Inside from $849 (port charges included). Check with Travelocity for inside or oceanview availability. There is another sailing in October (10/11) that is only $819 for the same cruise. From Travelocity (7/3/03)

Mexican Riviera

9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 : Star Princess. 7 day Mexican Riviera Cruise. Inside from $599 , outside from $749, Balcony from $849 and Mini-Suite from $1049! (port charges included). Also, there is a $50 onboard credit on the 9/27, 10/11 and 10/18 sailings. From Cruise & Travel Shoppe (7/3/03)

Transatlantic

9/14: Golden Princess. 7 day Transatlantic Southampton to New York (no port stops). Inside from $449 , outside from $499, Balcony from $599 and Mini-Suite from $699! (port charges included). From Cruise & Travel Shoppe (7/3/03)

9/4: Royal Caribbean - Grandeur of the Seas. 10 day Transatlantic Harwich to Boston, visiting Le Havre (France), Plymouth (England), Cork (Ireland) and Portland (Maine). Inside from $554 , ocean view from $734 (port charges included). From Moments Notice (7/3/03)

8/18: Regal Princess. 16 day Transatlantic/Northern Europe. Ports include: Cagen, London, Cornwall, Dublin, Greenock, Belfast, Reykjavik, Qaqortog, St. John's and New York. Inside from $1199 , outside from $1299 (port charges included). From Cruise & Travel Shoppe (7/3/03)

Other Cruises

12/8: Star Princess. 12 night Australia/New Zealand Cruise. Ports include: Auckland, New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, Dunedin, New Zealand, Fjordland National Park, New Zealand, Hobart, Tasmania, Melbourne, Australia, and Sydney, Australia. Inside from $999 , outside from $1199, and Balcony from $1499 (port charges included). From Travelocity (7/3/03)

9/10, 9/20, 9/30: Tahitian Princess. 10 night Tahiti (French Polynesia and Cook Islands) Cruise R/T from Papeete, Tahiti.. Ports include: Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, French Polynesia, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Tahaa (Motu Mahana), Raiatea, French Polynesia, Huahine, French Polynesia, Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Inside from $1099 , outside from $1298, and some balconies still available but call for details. (port charges included). From Travelocity (7/3/03)

Prices are subject to change! Please let us know if you find a deal that is no longer valid! We'd really appreciate it. Email Dean at dean. or Lee at lee

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