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New packages, discounts and tours

Compiled by Tania Padgett

May 11, 2008

PACKAGES

Avast ye mateys! The Loews Philadelphia Hotel is offering the "Real Pirates Premier Hotel Package," an overnight package featuring hotel rooms starting at $199 and two tickets to "Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah From Slave Ship to Pirate Ship" at The Franklin Institute Science Museum. The Whydah sank off the coast of Cape Cod in April 1717, and was authenticated as a real pirate ship in 1984. Visitors can see more than 200 treasures, including gold coins and a pewter table, as well as a replica of the ship. Offer starts May 31 and ends Nov. 2. (The museum tickets have a value of $23.25 for adults, $17.50 for children.) 800-235-6397 loewshotels.com

The Sagamore Hotel in Miami Beach is offering a variety of trips for culture vultures, starting with the Patron's Art Package, which offers a two-night stay in a deluxe suite, breakfast and tours of the Sagamore collection, the Bass Museum and MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art). The Art Deco Package includes a two-night stay, breakfast and a tour of the Sagamore Collection focusing on the art decor of the hotel. Rates start at $780, based on double occupancy. 877-242-6673 sagamorehotel.com

DISCOUNTS

"Trump" and "free" are two words you don't often see together. But a free night at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Las Vegas is exactly what travelers will get if they book through Travelworm.com. Travelers will receive Tuesday night free with a three-night minimum stay, a $25 American Express Gift Card and a $25 resort credit by day. The hotel, which has rooms starting at $198, has views, flat screen TVs, and an 11,000-square-foot spa facility. Deal ends May 31. 888-321-9676 travelworm.com

TOURS

Tour Tuscany and have a free bottle of Tuscan wine with each evening meal through Breakaway Adventure's "Gastronomic Walk in Tuscany." For eight days and seven nights, guests will stay at the Hotel Locanda Senio and tour the countryside of northern Tuscany, from Bologna to Faenza and Florence. Tour includes breakfast, dinner, wine tastings, cooking sessions and hotel. Prices start at $2,360. Offer ends Oct. 11. 800-567-6286breakaway-adventures.com

Explore Costa Rica with this eco-focused getaway offered by Doubletree Cariari by Hilton San Jose. Participants will be able to tour volcanic craters and walk through hundreds of freely soaring butterflies. Package starts at $199 a night and includes daily breakfast, a day tour for two and wireless Internet. Offer ends Oct. 31. 011-506-2239-0022 (request the eco-exploration package)

Offers subject to availability. Restrictions may apply.