Continental has announced a new sale for travel to Asia. Fares start at $1,100 round-trip, and destinations include Beijing, Hong King, and Tokyo.
This deal is worth a look, but you should still compare fares before you book. Note that because Continental has not listed a booking deadline, this sale could disappear at any time.
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Flights to Beijing are on sale from Air Canada. Fares start at $980 round-trip for departures through June.
Before you book, be sure to compare fares to ensure you get the best deal for your route. Continental is also offering an Asia deal that includes Beijing.
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Summer flights to Europe are on sale from 1-800-FlyEurope. Fares start at $737 round-trip, and London, Paris, and Venice are included. This offer also includes a free one-day car rental.
1-800-FlyEurope’s sale prices may be more competitive than fares you’ll find with the airlines themselves, but you’ll have to compare fares before booking to be sure.
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Summer flights to Europe are on sale from Icelandair. The sale fares start at $823 round-trip, and destinations include London, Paris, Reykjavik, and Stockholm.
Compare prices from several airlines before booking to ensure you find the best deal for your route.
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Air Tahiti Nui and TravelScene are teaming up to offer a three-country air pass. The pass includes flights to Australia, New Zealand, and Tahiti, and starts at $999 round-trip from Los Angeles and $1,098 round-trip from New York.
The air pass seems to be a great deal for travelers planning an extended trip to the South Pacific. Before you book, however, it’s a smart idea to price flights from Los Angeles or New York and well as individual flights between the destinations to ensure that the pass makes sense for your itinerary.
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In response to several airlines’ second checked baggage fees, Kimpton Hotels across the country are offering up to a $25 room credit to help combat the rising cost of travel.
The deal
At any of the 43 Kimpton Hotels across the U.S. and Canada, you can get your money back for what you spend on a second bag when flying. The “We Got Your Bag” promotion provides guests with a $25 room credit to offset the new airline fees for checking a second bag.
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Wyndham Hotels makes it affordable to bring the kids, or have a romantic getaway without them.
The deal
Who doesn’t love options when traveling, especially when traveling with kids? With the Wyndham Weekender rate, you get to choose between bringing the kids and getting 50 percent off a second room the same night, or staying for two nights (without the children) and getting 50 percent off your second night.
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Sodwana Shootout
You will be forgiven for thinking that the Shootout at Sodwana Bay is yet another cowboy style cash-in-transit heist gone wrong in this country with its voracious appetite for exotic crime. In fact it is nothing of the sort. The Shootout is an annual gathering of national and international SCUBA diver photographers and videographers at one of Southern Africa’s finest coral reef sites, Sodwana Bay in the Maputaland region. This beautiful, sweeping bay on the northern borders of the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Area, itself a World Heritage Site, is home to one of the most exquisite stretches of coastal waters north of the country’s shipping capital of Durban.
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A curious story of a surfing hippo has been doing the rounds in South Africa recently. First spotted in the KNZ coastal resort town of Ballito, situated about 40km north of Durban, the vagrant hippo has been steadily making its way south from the area of the St Lucia wetlands in Maputaland, where the species is very common. Reminiscent of the early 20th century odyssey of Huberta, this travelling hippo has generated enormous local sympathy and interest.
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