Finding a travel deal for the fall not too hard
This week's best travel bargains around the globe:
• Several hotels and resorts in Myrtle Beach, S.C., are offering Labor Day deals. For example, with the Surfside Beach Resort'sStay Play Labor Day package, stay a minimum of two nights and get daily breakfast for four, a welcome package and a one-day pier pass for four, including a fishing rod and bait. Rates start at $165 per night, plus about $25 in fees and taxes, for an ocean-view room that sleeps four. Value of perks is $150. Valid Wednesday, Sept. 1, to Wednesday, Sept. 8. Call (800) 533-7599, or visit surfsidebeachresort.com. For a list of participating hotels: visitmyrtlebeach.com/laborday.
• TheOffshore Sailing School is offering a Learn to Sail package at its campus at Pink Shell Beach Resort Spa in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. The three-day package is $995 per person double, instead of the usual $1,395. With the deal, the total for two, including taxes, comes to $1,990, plus a $12 resort fee per night. The package includes a three-day course, three nights' accommodations, a sailing textbook and personal log book, and a practice test sail. Book by Thursday, Sept. 30; travel by Sunday, Oct. 31. Call (888) 454-7015 or visit offshoresailing.com.
• Lake Powell Resorts Marinas, on the border of Utah and Arizona in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, has a fall houseboat offer. Book a houseboat vacation for five or more days and get 40 percent off peak prices. For example, a five-day rental in early November on a 48-foot Navigator that sleeps six adults and eight kids costs $3,207, including taxes, vs. the usual $5,344. Book by Wednesday, Sept. 15 using promo codeFALL2010; travel up until Dec. 22. Call: (888) 486-4665 or visit lakepowell.com.
• Rocky Mountaineer, which offers rail vacations throughout Western Canada, has a deal on a scenic train ride and hotel stay. With the Whistler Rail Stay Special, travel round trip by train from Vancouver, B.C., to Whistler, B.C., and spend a night at a luxury hotel starting at $199 (U.S.) per person double, vs. the normal rate of $305. With taxes, total cost is $223 per person double. Package includes the train ride, called the Whistler Sea to Sky Climb; breakfast and one light meal onboard; and one night's lodging at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Hilton Whistler Resort Spa, Nita Lake Lodge or Delta Whistler Village Suites. Travel through Tuesday, Sept. 28. Call (877) 460-3200 or visit rockymountaineer.com.