TRAVEL BARGAINS\Florida flight discounts offered.Byline: Daily News The Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau and USAir offer a "Companion Couple at Half-Price" discount from April 15 through Dec. 20 that lets a third and fourth passenger fly to Florida for half price when accompanying two full-fare passengers. The first two tickets must cost at least $200, with a minimum stay of four nights, including a Saturday. Some blackout dates apply. Once in Palm Beach, travelers can use the visitors bureau's "$500 Worth of the Palm Beaches for Free" coupon book, good for discounts on shopping, dining, sports and attractions. Information: (800) 554-7256. Breakfast for two: Mariott Hotels, Resorts and Suites offers its "Two for Breakfast" package with rates beginning at $69 a night, a 30 percent to 40 percent savings over published rates, Thursday through Sunday through May 19. Besides a night's double-occupancy lodgings, guests receive free breakfast for two each day of the stay and a 25 percent discount on dinner for two at the hotel. Alaska travels: AlaskaPass passes that allow unlimited travel for passengers on waterways, highways and railroads, including the Alaska Marine Highway The Alaska Marine Highway or the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is a ferry service operated by the government of the U.S. state of Alaska. The Alaska Marine Highway System operates along the southcentral coast of the state, the eastern Aleutian islands and the (the Alaska Ferry), Alaska Railroad The Alaska Railroad (AAR reporting marks ARR) is a Class II railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. and Akaskon Express Motorcoaches, and unlimited travel on specified routes on Island Coach Lines, Greyhound Lines of Canada Calgary-based Greyhound Canada is a subsidiary of FirstGroup plc and linked with Dallas-based Greyhound Lines (also known as Greyhound USA). History In 1929 Greyhound Canada was founded as Canadian Greyhound Coaches, Limited, operating in Alberta. , BC Ferries British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. or BC Ferries is the company that provides all major passenger and vehicle ferry services for coastal and island communities in the Canadian province of British Columbia. , Victoria line, the Quick Shuttle and Norline Coaches in the Yukon. Summer-season passes cost $499 for adults and $249 for children (age 3-11) for eight days of travel; $649 and $325 for 15 days, $769 and $385 for 22 days, $899 and $449 for 30 days, $669 and $335 for 12 days travel within a 21-day period, and $949 and $475 for 21 days travel within a 45-day period. Information: (800) 248-7598. Roll 'em: Buy a roll of Konica film or a film-in single-use 35mm Konica camera from March 1 through July 31 and get a $1 cash rebate, plus a choice of a $15 savings certificate at any Radisson Hotel in the U.S., good for two years, or two free roundtrip airline tickets to Mexico with the purchase of a seven-night vacation package at Plaza Las Glorias, Continental Plaza or Radisson Mexico hotels. Details are available at displays in stores that sell Konica products. Vacation discount: Kids 16 and under can visit the USS Constitution Museum The USS Constitution Museum "serves as the memory and educational voice of USS Constitution, by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the stories of "Old Ironsides" and the people associated with her. - dedicated to the history of Old Ironsides Old Ironsides: see Constitution, ship. Old Ironsides the frigate Constitution, symbol of U.S. success in War of 1812, now preserved as a museum. [Am. Hist.: Benét, 733] See : America , anchored in Boston Harbor - for free every school vacation week, as well as weekends, all year when accompanied by their parents. Museum admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors. Information: (617) 426-1812. Cruise deals: World Wide Cruises, a direct outlet for major cruise lines
Name Headquarters A'rosa Europe NCL America America AIDA Cruises Europe American Cruise Lines America , promises to search out and secure surplus cabins that can't be sold at full fare four months or less before sailing. The firm says it can save vacationers who can cruise on short notice 60 percent or more on selected sailings. Information: (800) 882-9000. Getaway packages: The Handlery Hotel & Resort in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. offers a "Go for the Gold" package that offers a night's lodgings and use of the hotel's fitness and recreation facilities for $69, single or double occupancy, more than a 50 percent savings. Information: (619) 298-0511. Show biz: Buy a ticket to a Broadway show and stay at the Millennium Broadway hotel and the hotel will rebate the ticket amount above $35, up to $75. The package, which costs $179 per person, includes a night's lodgings, single or double occupancy, and choice of either free parking or a buffet breakfast. Information: (800) 622-5569. Europe in winter: Through March 31, CIE (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage, International Commission on Illumination, Vienna, Austria, www.cie.co.at) An international organization that sets standards for all aspects of lighting and illumination, including colorimetry, photometry and the measurement of visible and Tours International offers self-drive vacations in Great Britain Great Britain, officially United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 60,441,000), 94,226 sq mi (244,044 sq km), on the British Isles, off W Europe. The country is often referred to simply as Britain. starting at $54 a day with a Hertz rental car, but not including air fare. Information: (800) 243-8687. |
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