May 2010 Archives

Heaps of Summer Travel Deals Still Available

We Dealsters are checking out early today to get a jump on Memorial Day, but there are still plenty of deals out there if you're planning a trip rather than taking one this weekend.

Huge Savings on Posh Suites with Off & Away

With Off & Away, you can combine the thrill of the hunt and a love of luxe hotels to snag a swank—and hugely discounted—suite at one of the top hotels in the U.S.
The biggest savings these days are almost always invisible to the general public, as hotels reserve their best specials for loyalty club members and private sale sites proliferate. Here's how to beat the system.
Have you been avoiding a cruise because you’re single and, thanks to the way cabin prices are based on two-person occupancy, you’d have to pay double? Cruise West has removed the dreaded single supplement for the rest of 2010.

Three Hotel Deals Making Bermuda More Affordable This Summer

Usually pricey Bermuda is shaping up to be a great bargain this summer, between airfare sales and these hotel deals that make the Atlantic island particularly appealing.

Three Deals at Omni Hotels for Summer Travel

Omni Hotels is running three summer promos that offer good deals to families, weekenders, and even American Express cardholders.

Exclusive Deals at Three Four Seasons Hotels

Three Four Seasons properties are offering big resort credits for stays through the summer and fall—credits that you can actually apply to the price of your room.
The newest hotel in town—that's had hotel geeks buzzing for months—is offering surprisingly low preview rates if you can book by May 31.

Third Night Free at Starwood Hotels Across Canada

Starwood Hotels in Canada are offering a third night free to guests who stay two weekend nights through the end of the year.
Starting at 9 a.m. Eastern today, Windstar Cruises will have a two-day flash sale offering fantastic deals on three upcoming sailings.
Transatlantic airfares this summer are higher than they've been in years, and prices just keep going up. But here's a perhaps underutilized tactic to keep your Europe trip on budgetary track: booking an air-and-hotel package with Virgin Vacations

OpenSkies' Great Fares on Transatlantic Business Class Seats

By all accounts, 2010 will be an expensive year to fly to Europe. By springing for business class on OpenSkies, you'll manage to avoid an economy-class endurance test while spending probably half of what you’d pay for biz class on other airlines.

Summer Specials Abound in Las Vegas

Las Vegas, where a continued dearth of visitors—and ample supply of high-quality hotel rooms—is keeping rates at rock bottom.

Third Night Free at 38 Four Seasons Hotels

Some say demand for high-end properties has slowly started to grow, but Four Seasons is still offering great deals on dozens of properties

American Airlines Sale Fares You Can Actually Book

As much as we appreciate the novelty of United's Twitter-powered sales or JetBlue's last-minute offers, there's much to be said for an ultra-cheap airfare we can actually book.
Sybarites and scenesters should make tracks for these two hotels in Miami, while families with younger kids should head for The Breakers in Palm Beach. And spa-lovers can't do better than $200 a night in free services at two rizty properties in Naples.
Round-trip airfare on Aer Lingus between New York City and Dublin, six nights at the Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt, and a manual-transmission rental car for less than what you'd normally pay for business-class seats alone.

Two-for-one French Canal Cruises, Sailing June 6

French Country Waterways is offering a two-for-one special on its June 6 sailings of both the Nenuphar and Adrienne, two luxe 12-passenger river barges that ply seven-day tours of France's famous wine regions.
Still looking for an easy family-friendly Caribbean getaway for the Memorial Day weekend? Bahamian mega-resort Atlantis is offering a fourth night free as well as one companion airfare.
If 25% to 60% off an Abercrombie & Kent trip appeals to you, then mark this Thursday, May 6, in your calendar. That’s when luxe tour operator A&K will run a one-day "countdown sale" on Thursday May 6, offering discounts of up to 60 percent.

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The deals featured here have been rigorously scrutinized by Wendy Perrin and Paul Brady. We've done the math for you, adding in the hidden charges—taxes and all mandatory fees—so that you don't have to. Remember, it’s not a real deal until we say it is.