Online - March 14, 2007

Spring Deals and Steals

Special Travel Offers

Vacations for a bargain? Well, it sure beats paying retail. Spring breaks, here you come.

The Resort at Paws Up, Montana
The offer: Insane nature-fest — your own home, acres to roam, horses to ride, vastness to contemplate. Special spring rates of $395-$595/night/couple (regularly $920-$2,620).
Bottom line: That’s at least 57 percent off. And all meals are included.
Deadline: Through May 24, 2007.

Bairro Alto Hotel, Lisbon
The offer: Charming hotel. Cool, cobblestoned neighborhood. Stay for three nights, pay for two.
Bottom line: Rooms from 290 Euros, for 33 percent savings.
Deadline: July 9-August 31, 2007.

British Airways’s London in Style
The offer: First or club class seats (JFK to LHR) and three nights at seriously good hotels from $3,851. (Club airfare alone starts at $5,000.)
Bottom line: Not cheap, but you’ll save at least $7,500 on the package. 
Deadline: Leave by March 31, 2007.

Little Dix Bay, Virgin Gorda
The offer: Newly renovated, laid-back-but-luxe Caribbean resort is having a 40 percent off sale. Plan now; you’ll be glad you did come October.
Bottom line: Rooms for $395-495. (Peak rates are $550-$750.)
Deadline: May 1-December 19, 2007.

Eurofly to Italy
The offer: New nonstop flights to Bologna, Naples, or Palermo for $739. (Pretty good for summer.)
Bottom line: More convenient (and cheaper) than a connecting flight from Rome.
Deadline: May 6-October 11, 2007.

Ulusaba Private Game Reserve, South Africa
The offer: Safari, Sir Richard Branson style, on 10,000 gorgeous acres. For every three nights you stay, you get one free.
Bottom line: Every free night is worth about $1,600.
Deadline: May-September 2007.