Hyatt posts deals on its website for properties the world over. More are added all the time, but here are a few of the best ones.

The dealsSenior citizens can save up to 50 percent off the regular rates at many Hyatt hotels in the U.S. and Canada. You must be 62 or older to qualify. Rooms must be booked in advance and a maximum of one room per reservation can be booked at the senior rate. Through March 31, 10 Mid-Atlantic properties are offering free breakfast for up to two adults. Hotels in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., are participating. Be sure to request the “Winter Getaway” rate when making your reservation.Book your summer vacation now and get a free night at 17 participating resorts. Options include Hawaii, Florida, Arizona, and California properties. Minimum night requirements and restrictions vary by property and availability. Request the “Sunshine on Sale” promotion when booking your stay.

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Four-night packages to Orlando in spring start at $284 from select cities, making a little escape to visit Mickey and friends more affordable.

I compared several providers’ offerings for Orlando vacations, testing departures from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. Packages include airfare, four nights’ accommodations, and hotel taxes. All packages include additional taxes and fees for airfare.

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April flights to Ireland are on sale from Aer Lingus. Fares start at $398 round-trip, and the sale includes both Dublin and Shannon.

You can usually depend on Aer Lingus to offer competitive prices on travel to Ireland, but you should still shop around to ensure you find the best deal for your travels.

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On my most recent trip to South Africa I met and fell into conversation with a Danish women at a local backpackers lodge who had been in the country for a few days, and who was, within a week or so, due to take up a voluntary appointment working for a month or two at Kruger National Park. The subject drifted to local crime, and as I gave her the usual dissertation that I spare no newcomer, I could see by the smile on her face, and a general look of indulgence, that she had me down as a paranoid local white racist with an historic distrust of black people. Even as I drew her attention to the 9ft high wall surrounding the property, the steel gate at the front door, and the loops of razor wire running the length of the perimeter, she still preferred to rely on her instincts, and the surface impression one invariably gets on arrival in South Africa. To prove this point she slung her day pack over her shoulder, popped her camera in her fanny pack, and set off downtown on foot. (more…)

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The overland industry in Africa was pioneered by a few brave souls who in the late 1970s regularly transected the continent from Europe to the Cape in army surplus troop carriers. These were commercial trips, but at the time they were astonishingly adventurous, and blazed the trail for what in the ensuing years has become an established and highly organized travel option. Nowadays, as conditions have generally improved, you rarely see the brutish German M.A.N. 630 L2 six wheelers that at one time carved a deep channel from Marrakesh to Nairobi, but a fairly late model Scania tending to rugged appeal rather than heavy, off road capacity. The routes these days are fairly standard, the support en-route predictable, and the itineraries reasonably tight. Despite this the overland experience is without doubt adventure travel, and if you choose your carrier carefully, you will more than likely travel in a compatible group with broadly similar objectives. (more…)

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