All prices are per person and, if lodging is a component of the package, based upon two people traveling together (unless otherwise noted). See "What's Included" and "What's Not" for details about associated taxes and fees and "Complete Details" for information about travel restrictions and, if available, trip add-ons like sightseeing tours and meal plans. Base-prices, taxes and fees can vary based on point of departure and time of travel.
Destination: The Azores
Provider: Azores Express (tel. 800/762-9995; www.azores-express.com)
Base Price: $709
Additional Fees and Taxes: $185
Duration: Six nights
What's Included: Airfare, accommodations, daily breakfast, and local hotel taxes
What's Not: Security fees, departure taxes, and fuel surcharges
When: September 2007 until October 2008
Deadline: No specific deadline but at least six weeks advanced booking suggested
Why this is a Deal: Traveling to the Azores on your own can cost up to $800 for airfare alone with hotels costing upwards of $75 per night. This trip can save travelers up to $400 off budget trips.
Complete Details: Departing on Tuesdays and Fridays out of Boston, this package includes accommodations on the island of Sao Miguel. Travelers will stay at a former music conservatory, the Hotel do Colegio located in Ponta Delgada.
Destination: Lake Powell, Utah
Provider: Lake Powell Resorts and Marina (tel. 888/896-3829; www.lakepowell.com)
Base Price: $295
Additional Fees and Taxes: $30
Duration: Two nights
What's Included: Accommodations, a dinner cruise, and powerboat rental
What's Not: Transportation to Lake Powell or hotel tax
When: October 1 to November 15
Deadline: Book this trip as soon as possible to ensure availability
Why this is a Deal: Save up to 60 per cent off regular price of this package over regular room rates.
Complete Details: Package includes a lakefront room, moonlight dinner cruise, and a one-day power-boat rental. The two-day, late-season package is billed as the perfect after-summer adventure. It's in driving distance to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and California, making it an easy stop on a Western swing camping trip.
Destination: St. Lucia
Provider: Coconut Bay Beach and Resort Spa (tel. 866-978-6226; www.cbayresort.com)
Base Price: $342
Additional Fees and Taxes: $40
Duration: One night
What's Included: Accommodations
What's Not: Hotel service taxes
When: January 1 to 31, 2008
Deadline: November 1
Why this is a Deal: Save 40 percent off of regular room rates.
Complete Details: Early bird specials to this new St. Lucia hotel located on the island's south coast. The pool has 254 rooms, three pools, five bars, and four restaurants. The resort offers two options -- one side of the hotel is for families while the other is adult-only.
Destination: Paris
Provider: Air France Holidays (tel. 800/2FRANCE; www.airfrance-holidays.com)
Base Price: $729
Additional Fees and Taxes: $145
Duration: Six nights
What's Included: Airfare, hotel, daily breakfast, and airline fuel surcharges, a Paris map and River Seine boat ride.
What's Not: Security fees and departure taxes.
When: November 10 to December 15
Deadline: September 10
Why this is a Deal: This deal would cost you $1,100 if you booked it yourself; the hotel alone would come to just under $1,000 for six nights.
Complete Details: Leaving form Boston or New York, this package puts you up at the Comfort Hotel Davout Nation. The hotel is in the 20th arrondisement on the outer fringes of the city near Père-Lachaise Cemetary, Clignancourt Flea Market and some of the city's best couscous restaurants. The hotel has wireless Internet access. The Metro to the center of the city near the Louvre takes slightly more than 13 minutes.
Destination: Berlin
Provider: Go Today (tel. 800/227-3235; www.go-today.com)
Base Price: $789
Additional Fees and Taxes: $145
Duration: Six nights
What's Included: Airfare, accommodations, daily breakfast, local hotel taxes, and airline fuel charges.
What's Not: Security fees and departure taxes.
When: November 1 to December 13
Deadline: September 20,
Why this is a Deal: Airfare alone approaches $600, and the addition of the hotel would otherwise bring it up to $1,200.
Complete Details: Departures for this deal are on Lufthansa Airlines out of the New York area. The package deal puts you up at the 110-room Park Inn Berlin-Alexanderplatz, a hotel near art galleries.
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