Virgin America Specials

BOOK BY MARCH 18 FLY MARCH 21 THROUGH JUNE 12 10-DAY ADVANCE PURCHASE *Restrictions apply.			MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, SATURDAY
San Francisco	Los Angeles	Nonstop	$84*3,396 Points†
San Francisco	San Diego	Nonstop	$85*3,442 Points†
San Francisco	Las Vegas	Nonstop	$89*3,628 Points†
Portland	San Francisco	Nonstop	$79*3,163 Points†
Portland	Los Angeles	Nonstop	$89*3,628 Points†
Seattle	San Francisco	Nonstop	$89*3,628 Points†
Seattle	Los Angeles	Nonstop	$99*

Southwest Airlines Offering Double Points On All Flights

Offer Details
Between February 4 and May 15, Rapid Rewards members can earn double points on every credit-eligible Southwest flight.
With the bonus, program members will earn 12 points per dollar spent on Wanna Get Away? fares, 20 points per dollar spent on Anytime fares, and 24 points per dollar spent on Business Select fares.
In addition to the double points systemwide, flights originating or terminating in Milwaukee will earn double elite-qualifying points during the promotion period.
Registration is required.
Deal or No Deal
Double points. Good.
Applicable to all routes. Really good.
A three-month promotion period. Again, really good.
No limit on the number of points that may be earned. Great.
If you're a Southwest partisan, this promotion is a solid opportunity to pad your Rapid Rewards account, especially if you're flying on pricier tickets. If you're on the fence about Southwest, the bonus points might just be enough to nudge you in their direction.
This article originally appeared on FrequentFlier.com.tim winship

CARNIVAL CRUISE SPECIALS

6 Days Western Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale, FL from $339.00 avg per person
as little as $57 /night What's Included

• Some of the most spacious staterooms at sea
• Delicious dining - including 24hr room service
• A variety of onboard entertainment
• Fun-filled youth programs
• Award winning stage shows
• The most beautiful destinations
• Much, much more

                       

Cruise from one sunny tropical isle to another in the glittering turquoise seas of the Western Caribbean. A Carnival cruise to the Western Caribbean offers idyllic days of swimming, snorkeling, and strolling pearly white-sand beaches and romantic nights beneath the twinkle of clear, starry skies. Explore many wonderful ports of call on your Western Caribbean Cruise.CARNIVAL.COM

Amazing Cruise Specials

From the Travelzoo Newsdesk

Cruise Prices Slashed during 'Wave Season,' from $169

By Darlene Carenza

NATIONWIDE--JANUARY 25, 2013-- Cruise companies offer their most aggressive deals early in the year to woo potential passengers during "wave season" -- the most popular time of the year to book sailings. This is resulting in some of the best deals we've seen in months. Discounts cover everything from last-minute sailings to early-bird cruises for summer, fall and winter dates. Travelzoo's team of deal experts found, researched and test booked the best of wave season's cruise offers. Some of our favorites include: ·        BAHAMAS: 3-night winter weekends ... $169 ·        MEDITERRANEAN: 7 nights to Italy, Turkey & Greece ... $499 ·        ALASKA: 7-night glacier cruise from Seattle ... $479 ·        HAWAII: 7 nights in oceanview cabin plus $100 credit ... $1299 ·        BERMUDA: 7 nights from the Northeast, 70% off ... $479 ·        SOUTH PACIFIC: 18 nights in a balcony cabin plus $2124 in extras ... $2199 ·        TRANSATLANTIC: 13-night spring sailing on Royal Caribbean ... $499 ·        BALTICS: 10-night Russia river cruise w/upgraded cabin & tours ... $1399 ·        CARIBBEAN: 7-night last-minute winter sailing ... $299 Click below to see a complete list of cruise deals.

New Year Sale: Flights to South America from $598

New Year Sale: Flights to South America from $598

It's so cold that we didn't want to take our gloves off, but we just had to tell you about this deal. You know how it's summer in South America right now? Well, now you can fly to Guayaquil, Ecuador and more with LAN Airlines from $598 roundtrip. Now excuse us while we go thaw our fingers.

 

 

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$598		New York » Quito		$999		New York » Cordoba
$599		New York » Guayaquil		$999		New York » Santiago
$599		New York » Lima		$999		New York » Buenos Aires
$620		New York » La Paz		$999		New York » Mendoza

 

EXCELLENCE PUNTA CANA SPECIALS

Book before February 11th, 2013

Travel Jan 12th to Jan 31st, 2013
from $231 USD, person/night, all-inclusive

Travel Feb 01st to Mar 3rd, 2013
from $254 USD, person/night, all-inclusive

Book before February 11th, 2013

Travel Mar 4th to Mar 30th, 2013
from $212 USD, person/night, all-inclusive

Book before February 11th, 2013

Travel Mar 31st to Abr 30th, 2013
from $174 USD, person/night, all-inclusive

Book before February 28th, 2013

Travel May 1st to Aug 17th, 2013
from $163 USD, person/night, all-inclusive

Book before Abril 30th, 2013

Travel Aug 18th to Dec 23rd, 2013
and get 35% OFF

Rates based on Double Junior Suite Accommodations. Discounts already applied to the published rates. All taxes included.http://www.excellence-resorts.com

Dominican Republic Getaways!

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Cofresi Palm Beach & Spa Resort c

Built into the side of a mountain with vibrant, indigenous foliage on one side and soft, inviting bronze sands on the other, Cofresi Palm Beach & Spa Resort in Puerto Plata isn't so much a resort as it is a haven of utter bliss. With free admission to Ocean World Adventure Park included in some room categories and on-site Yin Yang Spa offering professional relaxation services from facials to foot massages, the resort puts ordinary vacations on notice--here comes the extraordinary

5 Nights with Air from $1,609 cheapcarribean.comcalculating price...

Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace Casino

Why not both! It's time to clock out for the sun and gleaming, white sands of Cable Beach at Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace Casino. With the tallest towers around, the Wyndham Nassau offers a fantastic, beachfront view of the Bahamas, as well as a private swimming lagoon. Couples and singles love the games and slots in the 30,000-sq-ft, Vegas-style, Crystal Palace Casino. The kids, who stay free, go crazy over the pool's huge, spiral waterslide.

4 Nights w/Air from $449 calculating price...
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Travel Dates 1/4 - 1/31 - 6 Days Left!

Prices are per person, based on double occupancy. Airfares vary by date and departure city.

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Gran Melia Golf Resort Puerto Rico Special

Gran Melia Golf Resort Puerto Rico

When you're ready to escape the stress of daily life, there's nothing a solid game of golf won't solve at Gran Melia Golf Resort Puerto Rico. The beachside resort's guests tee off at Trump International Golf Club, where two 18-hole, championship courses, designed by PGA-winner Tom Kite, are quite the challenge. Stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean and El Yunque Rainforest make this a golfer's paradise.

Gran Melia Golf Resort Puerto Rico

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British Airways' Credit Card Bonus Is Back

recurring 100,000-mile sign-up bonus for the British Airways-affiliated credit card has established itself as the benchmark for lucrative rewards credit card promotions. In a period during which outsized credit card bonuses are the norm, that's no small achievement.
If you missed out on past versions of the offer, you now have a full three months to take advantage of this latest iteration.
Offer Details
Through February 27, 2013, new customers for the Chase-issued British Airways Visa Signature credit card can earn up to 100,000 Avios  as follows:

• 50,000 bonus Avios after $1,000 in purchases within the first 3 months
• 25,000 bonus Avios after $10,000 in purchases within the first year
• An additional 25,000 bonus Avios after an additional $10,000 in purchases within the first year

Card Details

• Annual fee: $95
• Annual percentage rate: variable, Prime Rate plus 11.99 percent, currently 15.24 percent
• Cardholders earn 2.5 Executive Club miles for every $1 spent on British Airways purchases, 1.25 miles for every $1 spent on other purchases.
• Cardholders receive a free companion award ticket every year they charge $30,000 to the card.
• Smart chip technology, so the card can be used for chip-based purchases in Europe.
• No foreign transaction fees

Deal or No Deal
The offer's current form is slightly less generous than the previous version, which awarded the first 50,000 Avios immediately after the first purchase, with no minimum spend. But in the end, it still amounts to 100,000 Avios after charging $20,000 to the card.by tim winship

American's Buy-Miles Bonus Is Its Best Ever

typical bonus offered by airlines in their buy-miles promotions is 20 or 25 or 30 percent. Since by almost any measure, the normal selling price of miles is significantly higher than their actual value, such modest bonuses just aren't enough to turn a bad deal into a decent deal, much less a good deal.
For the first time ever, American (as in: American in bankruptcy, American needing to shore up its bottom line) is upping the bonus for buying AAdvantage miles to as much as a respectable 50 percent. And they're increasing the annual limit on purchased miles as well.
Merry Christmas, or just meh?
Offer Details
Through December 31, AAdvantage members who purchase miles will earn the following mileage bonuses:by tim winship

• 1,500 bonus miles when buying 5,000 - 9,999 miles
• 3,000 bonus miles when buying 10,000 - 14,000 miles
• 4,500 bonus miles when buying 15,000 - 19,000 miles
• 10,000 bonus miles when buying 20,000 - 29,000 miles
• 15,000 bonus miles when buying 30,000 - 39,000 miles
• 20,000 bonus miles when buying 40,000 - 49,000 miles
• 25,000 bonus miles when buying 50,000 - 59,000 miles
• 30,000 bonus miles when buying 60,000 miles

Bonus Miles For Shuttle Flights On US Airways

Between November 1, 2012, and January 31, 2013, Dividend Miles members can earn up to 18,000 bonus miles when flying the US Airways Shuttle between Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C., as follows:

• 6,000 bonus miles after three Shuttle flights
• An additional 12,000 bonus miles after the second three Shuttle flights

All flights that include a US Airways Shuttle segment are eligible for the bonus, but the offer only applies to the Shuttle portion of the trip.
Registration is required.
Deal or No Deal
Shuttle flights normally earn 500 miles per segment, the minimum for shorter flights in US Airways' Dividend Miles program. So three segments would earn 1,500 miles. In that context, an extra 6,000 miles amounts to a hefty bonus. And the extra 12,000 miles for the subsequent three flights is bigger still.
Delta hasn't responded with a bonus offer for its shuttle flights, so this is the best mileage promotion available on the targeted routes.by tim winship
This article originally appeared on FrequentFlier.com.

$49 JetBlue Two-Day Sale Ends November 14th 2012

JetBlue has a huge systemwide two-day sale featuring one-way fares from $49, $89, or $129, dependent on the routes' distance. As an added bonus, members of JetBlue's TrueBlue program (free membership) will earn three times the regularly assigned points. Tickets must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 14, for travel from November 20 through December 20. A seven-day advanced purchase is required.smartertravel.com

Yosemite, Train Tickets, 2 Nights, Starting From $379

Vacation package to Yosemite National Park includes: round-trip rail tickets between San Francisco and Merced on Amtrak's San Joaquin train; round-trip bus fare from Merced to Yosemite National Park; two nights' accommodations in a river view room at the Yosemite Lodge at the Falls; admission to Yosemite National Park; a guided, open-air tram tour of Yosemite Valley; lunch during the tour; and all taxes. From $379 for a two-night trip.
When Weekdays through Mar. 31, 2013, excluding holidays (from $379).
Gateways San Francisco (from $379).

The Fine Print Mention BT.com when booking. Based on double occupancy; the single supplement is $144. Read these guidelines before booking any Real Deal.
Book By No deadline; subject to availability.
Contact Key Holidays, 800/783-0783, keyholidays.com.
Why It's A Deal Amtrak tickets between San Francisco and Merced start at $52 round-trip. Add that to about $50 per person for a round-trip bus ticket from Merced to Yosemite, about $306 per person for a two-night stay at Yosemite Lodge at the Falls, $10 per person for entrance to Yosemite, and $25 per person for the tram tour, and you'd pay at least $443 for those inclusions alone if you booked independently. For $64 less, this deal also gets you lunch during the tour and a river view room at the lodge.
More Day trip and overnight versions of this itinerary are also available from Key Holidays.by budget travel


 

Hotels Are Dealing With Sandy's Aftermath

Hotels have played a pivotal role in hurricane recovery in New York City, where residents are still in the midst of putting their own lives back together and trying to clean up what remains of their homes, locating loved ones, and helping their neighbors cope with Sandy's aftermath. There are stories on the news of local residents below 39th Street in Manhattan—where power is nonexistent—who took everything they could carry and chose to stay in hotels until things settle down and power, water, and heat are restored. In parts of Staten Island, probably the most damaged of the five boroughs, people evacuated to stronger built hotels and now have no homes to return to in the wake of the storm. This was a major problem when the marathon was still scheduled, since thousands of runners had reservations close to the Staten Island starting line. The Huffington Post reported that Richard Nicotra, the owner of the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomfield, New Jersey, was standing up for the evacuees, and refusing to give their rooms to Marathon runners, an act which received plenty of praise on social media as more hoteliers continue to struggle with finding an appropriate solution.
At the same time, hotels in Manhattan below the power line (aka. at this time, anything south of 39th Street) are still putting up visitors on their properties with or without power. According to an article by USA Today, The NYC Pod Hotel is currently offering rooms for $160 a night and telling guests up front that there is no heat and barely any lighting except for the lobby and hallways, but there is hot water in the rooms and elevator access thanks to a back-up generator. Other hotels in the northeast are doing their part to help out, offering Sandy Specials and donating to American Red Cross relief efforts. by kaeli conforti

 

COSTA RICA SPECIALS

package to Costa Rica includes round-trip airfare from New York to Liberia on Jetblue or available carrier; a four-night stay at the all-inclusive Barceló Langosta Beach; a five-day car rental; and all air and hotel taxes. From $919 for a five-night trip, plus car rental fees and entry fees of up to $153.
When Nov. 6, 13, 2012 (from $919); Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 ($929); Jun. 4, Sept. 10, 17, 2013 ($1,079); Apr. 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, Jun. 11, Aug. 6, 13, 27, Sept. 3 ($1,099); Apr. 9 ($1,109); Dec. 18, 2012, Apr. 23 ($1,129); Apr. 2, Jun. 18 ($1,149); Jul. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 ($1,159); Jun. 25 ($1,189); Jan. 8, 15, 29, Feb. 5 ($1,249); Feb. 12, Apr. 16 ($1,289); Jan. 22, Mar. 5 ($1,339); Aug. 20 ($1,349); Mar. 19 ($1,419); Mar. 12 ($1,449); Feb. 26 ($1,489).

 

Gateways New York (from $919); add from $139 for Boston; add from $449 for Dallas; add from $504 for Chicago or Washington, D.C.; add from $527 for Orlando.
The Fine Print Does not include car rental fees of up to $125 and entry fees of up to $28 per person. Based on double occupancy; the single supplement is from $297booking any Real Deal.
Book By No deadline; subject to availablilty.budgettravel.com source

 

10 Days in Holland & Belgium Offer

	See your travel agent or call 1-800-707-8697 2-for-1 cruise pricing plus up to 2-for-1 air*

 

 

 

	Ultimate 10-day spring vacation in the Low Countries Holland's floral splendor only happens in the springtime. Come see the rainbow of colors, and visit some of Belgium's most beautifully preserved medieval cities. Explore Amsterdam's cosmopolitan atmosphere and world-famous museums. Experience Belgium's Golden Age in historic Antwerp and the lovely patrician cities of Ghent and Brugge. Learn more about Holland's age-old battle against the sea with tours of ingenious windmills and the massive Delta Works project. Plus, enjoy savory Dutch cheeses, delectable Belgian chocolates and Belgium's exquisite, intricate lace on this delightful sojourn.

 

 

	2-for-1 cruise plus up to 2-for-1 airfare! Ask for 2013EBD.*
		Tulips & Windmills 10 days - Amsterdam - Antwerp - Amsterdam March 2013 dates VISIT THIS LINK	Cruise $4,799 $2,472 per person	Air $1,195 $597 from Boston, Newark, New York, Philadelphia or Pittsburgh
	Additional airline-imposed baggage charges may apply; click here to learn more about airline baggage allowances and fees.

 

 

	A few highlights of your journey:
		Beautiful Blooming Bulbs Founded in 1949, Keukenhof Gardens is one of the world's most splendid floral extravaganzas. Enjoy this beautiful park's winding streams and tree-shaded paths, the garden covering more than 70 acres featuring seven million tulips and other captivating blooms. Both indoor and outdoor exhibits showcase the genius and elegance of Dutch gardening.

 

	Amsterdam by Canal Capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam is renowned for its extensive arrangement of canals uniting the city. A canal ride in a glass-topped tour boat is great for viewing the city's Golden Age architecture: see how houses are designed for water access and how graceful bridges facilitate pedestrian and bicycle traffic.