Travel deals from around the world
Viceroy Snowmass, a luxury ski resort near Aspen, Colo. Credit: Handout
Connections by Abercrombie & Kent, a newly launched branch of the luxury tour operator focusing on local interactions, is offering preview rates on several 2012 journeys. Save as much as 40 percent on five itineraries, including "India: Spiritual Splendor" and "Peru: Land of the Incas." Prices vary by trip. Info: 800-554-7094, ak-connections.com.
With Access Trips, save $900 on the nine-day "Thailand -- Flavors and Culture of Exotic Siam" departing Dec. 28. With the discount, the deal costs $2,590 a person, based on a minimum of three travelers, and includes airfare from Bangkok to Chiang Mai; eight nights' accommodations; three half-day cooking classes; some meals; guided tours of Bangkok and Chiang Mai; elephant trek; ground transportation and airport transfers; and taxes. International air is extra. Info: 650-492-4778, accesstrips.com.
