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$ 1249 NORWAY
Because Troms, Norway is located in the Northern
Lights Belt, evening activities on Nordique Tours’ In
Search of the Northern Lights are designed to be outdoors
when the Aurora Borealis lights up the night sky. Troms is also
the perfect place to see any solar storms on the surface of the
sun. This package, available from Jan. through April, 2010 is
for them. The package includes two of the most popular activities
offered in the Arctic – an evening dog sled safari that
gets close to the hushed wild beauty of the wilderness just
outside of Troms and a horse-drawn sleigh ride at night to the
coastal Sami area to see the breathtaking Northern Lights. The
dog sled safari, where guests have the option of driving their own
sled (warm protective gear is provided) or being on one of the
guide’s sleds wrapped in reindeer fur is followed by a special traditional
Sámi dinner in a lavvo, where they learn about the dogs as
well as Europe’s longest dog sled race. Besides these two activities
and the dinner, Nordique Tours’ In Search of Northern Lights
package includes five nights of accommodations and daily breakfast
at Clarion Collection Hotel and costs $1,249 per person, double
occupancy or $1,795 for single occupancy. Call 800-995-7997;
or, visit www.nordiquetours.com
$ 1279 EUROPE
World On Skis, a brand of Central Holidays has
unveiled week-long air and land inclusive travel packages from
NYC to spectacular ski resorts in Italy, Switzerland and Austria – for
travel in early 2010. With prices starting at only $1,279 per person
(and up to $1,743 for a 5-Star Resort), these Ski Hot Deals will enable
U.S. travelers to experience some of the most celebrated Europe
ski destinations this winter, for an unbelievably low
cost.These special Hot Deal packages include seven-night hotel
accommodations (including hotel taxes and service charges),
roundtrip airfare from New York City to the European gateway city
(including fuel surcharges), roundtrip airport/resort transfers and a
daily meal plan as indicated (either breakfast daily or breakfast &
dinner daily.) Rates are per person double. Call 866-678-5858;
www.worldonskis.com
$ 1099 SPAIN
TourCrafters has come up with a terrific bargain:
an 8-day/7night Madrid and Bilbao package for $1,099
that includes round-trip air fare from New York and Boston on
Alitalia, airline fuel surcharges, four overnights at the 3-star
Hotel Tryp Washington in Madrid, three overnights at the 3star
Hotel NH Deusto in Bilbao (with the possibility to extend
for one night free of charge), daily breakfast, a four-day car
rental, hotel taxes and service. The package is valid only from
March 25 to 31. Though the 3-star hotels designated in the
package are very comfortable and in good locations, there are
options for upgrading. Four nights at the 4-star Hotel Emperador
in Madrid plus three nights at the 4-star Villa de Bilbao
plus breakfasts, car rental and air fare costs $1,275. The same
deal at the 5-star Hotel Melia Princesa and Villa de Bilbao
costs $1,290. In addition, Madrid’s legendary and luxurious
Hotel Ritz: $1,399 buys three nights at the 5-star Ritz and
three nights at the Villa de Bilbao with breakfasts, car rental
and air fare. Note that the Ritz package is valid from March 25
to April 4. Call 800-482-5995; www.tourcrafters.com
$ 695 ENGLAND
The Mantis-owned five-star Draycott Hotel, situated
in London’s most elegant enclave, is helping cupid by
offering a February Romance Package valid through March 31.
The package consists of an overnight stay in either a Deluxe
Double or a stunning Suite, English breakfast, a dozen red
roses, pink champagne, strawberries swaddled in chocolate,
and one of the famous Draycott teddy bears. An intimate,
three-course candlelit dinner in a private suite can be arranged
at a supplement of $88 per person. The package price for a
Deluxe Double is $695 (excluding VAT); for a Suite it is $799
(excluding VAT). Visit www.draycotthotel.com
$ 1395 ITALY
Perillo Tours, now offers a value-priced package
in its “family” hotel in Rome – the Rose Garden Palace
(www.rosegardenpalace.com), a superior first-class property
owned by Perillo just steps from the famed Via Veneto, across
from the American Embassy, and walking distance of the Villa
Borghese. Valid through March 30, 2010, the air-inclusive rates
from $1,395 to $1,795 per person, include nonstop roundtrip
flights from JFK International Airport to Naples via Alitalia Airlines,
transfers, four nights at the Rose Garden Palace, breakfasts.
Flights depart on Thursday and return on Tuesday – and
prices include taxes and fuel surcharges. Perillo Tours can also
arrange low-cost flights from home cities to New York’s JFK International
Airport. Call 800-431-1515; www.Perillotours.com
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