Hot Deals

Hot Deals didn’t end with Black Friday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday broke sales records but there remain “Hot Deals.” Orbitz.com, for example, is offering a $50 coupon for anyone who books a trip by Dec. 1 for travel by Jan. 15 of next year. “It’s a great offer because there are no blackout dates including Christmas and New Years,” said Jeanenne Tornatore, a senior editor. The coupon is good towards three-plus night flights and hotel packages to a choice of destinations in California, the Caribbean, Europe, Florida, Hawaii and Mexico. Users need to plug in the promotion code ORBITZHOLIDAY. Users can also combine the coupon with other discounts such as a free night at a hotel or room or suite upgrade. Also on Orbitz, bookers will find a “Cyber Monday Sale” that is extended until this weekend for Starwood Hotels and Resorts. The hotel chain is offering savings of up to 30 percent off at more than 200 properties in North America or the Caribbean. Users have to book their stay by Dec. 2 and complete their travel by April 30, 2012.

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Cayman Islands meeting deals

In other deals, 343-room Westin Casuarina Resort & Spa on Seven Mile Beach in Grand Cayman, the largest of the three Cayman Islands offering sweeping ocean views, is offering special low rates for its 2012 Value Dates Meeting Package during the Caribbean’s high season. The resort has 9,000 square feet of indoor meeting space and 60,000 square feet of outdoor space. Available dates for the winter season meeting package include January 2-30, February 4-10 and 12-17, March 9-21 and 25-31, and April 1-17 and 22-30, 2012. Features of the “Value Meetings” package include 50 percent discounts on resort charges, one complimentary room for every 40 rooms booked, various upgrades, complimentary in-room WI/FI, other complimentary services such as drinks and beach cabanas, and others. In addition to its ocean views, the resort has the largest freshwater pool in Grand Cayman with a swim up bar and poolside hot tubs. Among its many awards: AAA’s Four Diamond.

$44 a day for cruise

LibertyTravel.com is offering a seven night trip seven nights on Norwegian Cruise Lines for as low as $309. For those up for a last-minute getaways, there’s a trip that leaves New York on next Saturday with stops in Port Canaveral, Fla., Great Stirrup Cay (Norwegian Cruise Line’s private island in the Bahamas) and Nassau. For a little extra bonus, Liberty Travel is offering a 50 percent reduced deposit and up to a $250 onboard credit. That works out to about $44 a day.

Trafalgar unveils what it calls its best deal

Trafalgar says it is offering the “best deal of the year” on their 2012 Europe Guided Vacations. On air-inclusive guided vacations 12 days or more, clients can save up to $1000 per couple ($500 per person) or $700 per couple ($350 per person) on land-only guided vacations.  For air-inclusive guided vacations of 11 days or less, clients can save up to $800 per couple ($400 per person) or $500 per couple ($250 per person) on land-only guided vacations. These offers are valid on new 2012 Europe bookings for travel between April 01, 2012 and October 31, 2012 when made and paid in full (land and air as applicable) by today, Thursday. Trafalgar says this special offer will not be extended. “This is Trafalgar’s best deal of the year,” said Paul Wiseman, President of Trafalgar USA. “We are offering unique insider experiences while providing fantastic savings and guests will not find better value when traveling on their own or with other guided vacation companies.” Offered on a number of 2012 Europe and Britain itineraries, the award-winning operator’s exclusive Be My Guest experiences allow clients to see the world from the inside through sharing traditional home cooked meals and meeting local artisans in the destinations they visit.  On two select trips, clients will have the chance to enjoy these authentic experiences in Wales.

By David Wilkening