This week's travel deals
We've got four fresh deals for you this week:
Book a select sailing out of Athens with Variety Cruises and receive free transfers and two hotel nights with breakfasts. Prices vary by cabin, itinerary and dates. For example, an April 8 departure of the Jewels of the Cyclades itinerary, which visits several Greek islands, starts at $1,700 a person, double occupancy, plus $210 port charges. The value of hotel stay with breakfast is about $698, and transfers typically cost $253 a couple. Book by Feb. 1.
INFO 866-944-8498, varietycruises.com
The Marrakech Hotel on Manhattan’s Upper West Side is offering discounts of up to 20 percent. Stay two or three nights and get a 10 percent discount; stay four nights and receive 15 percent off; stay five nights for 20 percent off. For example, a five-night stay for two in early February is now $490, including $78 taxes and fees, a savings of $103. Rates usually start at $99 a night. Book by March 15 for stays through March 31.
INFO 212-222-2954, marrakechhotelnyc.com, request code WINTER10.
Save 10 percent on the March 12, April 23 and June 4 departures of a 14-day cruise to the French Polynesian Marquesas Islands aboard the Aranui 3, a passenger cargo vessel. The 200-passenger ship travels round-trip from Papeete, Tahiti, stopping at eight islands. Rates, and associated savings, vary by cabin type. After the discount, a standard cabin, for example, costs $3,593 a person, double occupancy, including port charges and taxes, a savings of $367.
INFO 800-972-7268, aranui.com
Book a Taste of China tour with Friendly Planet Travel by Jan. 12 and receive a $300 a person discount. Price, after discount, starts at $1,199 a person, double occupancy (plus $120 taxes), for the Feb. 8 departure. Priced separately, airfares alone would cost $1,373. Fares for other departure dates range from $1,299 to $1,899, plus taxes. Trip includes round-trip air from Los Angeles to Shanghai, with return from Beijing; domestic flights from Shanghai to Xi’an, and from Xi’an to Beijing; three nights’ accommodations in Shanghai; two nights’ lodging in Xi’an; three nights’ hotel in Beijing; 12 meals; three sightseeing tours; tour guide; ground transportation; and taxes. INFO 800-555-5765, friendlyplanet.com
— The Washington Post
