This Week's Hot Travel Deals
Middle East For Less
Never mind, I'll just get to the point. If you're part of any religion, basically, you'll feel a special connection to the Middle East. Jerusalem is the Holy Land for three major religions, and Istanbul has been a hot spot for Europe and Asia for a zillion years. Now you can tour both spiritual centers for as low as $133 per person per night. Religious awakening for less, don't pass it up.
The good news: This involves airfare, four nights of first class accommodations in Jerusalem, five nights of first class accommodations in Istanbul, all breakfasts, three all-day tours in Jerusalem, one full day tour in Istanbul, all transfers, VAT, and service fees.
The bad news: The price quoted ($1198 total) departs from New York's JFK Airport or Boston. Or you could pay a price starting at $1256 if you wanted to depart from Miami.
The news that could be either bad or good: The deal applies to departures on November 21 and 28 and December 5. You can get the deal on other dates, but the prices vary widely, so be careful.
For more information try Sunny Land Tours at www.sunnylandtours.com or call 800/783-7839, or 201/487-2150.
Here's an interesting one. A group called Metropolis International has put together a whole mess of "for less" coupon books that can get into the top sights of major world cities for half the price.
The savings can be pretty stunning. For example, the New York book can get two-for-one admission at the Empire State Building, World Trade Center, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum, Whitney Museum, and at least 20 more places. Plus, at participating restaurants, you get a cool 25% knocked off the bill, and at participating stores, a clean 20%.
New York, London and Paris are the ones with large guidebooks of savings, each costing only $19.95. For Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, California, Florence, Florida, Hawaii, Las Vegas, Lisbon, Los Angeles, Madrid, Orlando, Prague, Rome, Venice and Vienna, you can get $9.95 books, called Compact Guides, that don't include the restaurant and shop deals but do offer a single two-for-one admission coupon for each of the sights.
And, of course, these are guidebooks, so they are also filled with valuable information. For more information call 888/463-6753 (a.k.a. 888/GO-FOR-LESS) or visit www.for-less.com.
Deadline for the contest: December 31, 2000.
The pickings are kinda slim; sorry about that. Summer gets like that.
All fares are per person and round trip unless otherwise noted.
For departures July 6 through August 28, 2000. Return by August 31, 2000. You must purchase your ticket online by July 16, 2000:
America West's specials this week:
There are no specials to or from the Sacramento / San Francisco area.
There are no specials to or from the Sacramento / San Francisco area.
Delta's special this week:
The fares are applicable only for travel occurring between July 8 and July 11, 2000, and they're for round-trip travel. (Details, Terms And Booking)
There are no specials to or from the Sacramento / San Francisco area.
There are no specials to or from the Sacramento / San Francisco area.
There are no specials to or from the San Francisco area.
International e-fares: (Reservations must be made by Friday, 11:59 p.m. and at least one day prior to travel.)
U.S. e-fares: (Your flight must return July 10 or 11, 2000. Reservations must be made one day prior to travel.)
The destinations will change daily and you must purchase your ticket on the day fare is offered. Go to: (Details, Terms And Booking)
Coupon-Filled Guidebooks
This Week's Contest: Free Use Of Catalan Holiday Home
Win one week of free use of a holiday home for two in Village Catalan in scenic Roussillon between the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees. Go to world-online.net for more information.
Quickie Fare Roundup
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