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Retailers have started slashing prices earlier than usual, and the travel industry doesn't want to be left out of the year's biggest shopping blitz. (Not to mention that anyone who braves the cold to wait in line for hours could use a vacation!) Here's a sampling of some of the best limited-time travel deals available now through Monday—all bookable from the comfort of home.
HOTELS & RESORTS
Shell Hospitality's Black Friday sale offers between 30 and 50 percent off regular rates at 19 resort rates nationwide. For example, rates at the Desert Rose Resort in Las Vegas start at $49 per night, while rates at Inn at the Opera in San Francisco start at $69 per night. Book Nov. 26-29.
The Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort's first Cyber Monday sale runs for five days starting Nov. 29. Room rates start at $149 per night for travel Jan. 1–Apr. 30—a discount of up to 45 percent off typical rates. Text MONDAY to 95495 to get a reminder of the sale on Nov. 29.
Starting at midnight on Nov. 29, travelers can cut 15 percent off best available rate for stays at Affinia Hotels from Jan. 1-Nov. 28, 2011. But first, you must create or update your My Affinia profile. Then you'll receive an email with an exclusive booking code for the Cyber Monday deal good for use at its hotels in DC, NYC, or Chicago.
InterContinental Hotels Group is launching its first-ever Black Friday promotion: From now through Nov. 29, book a weekend night at any hotel in the IHG Family of Brands. Then when you stay a Friday, Saturday or Sunday night, now through Apr. 30, you qualify to earn a $50 flight credit. The catch here, too, is that you have to become a member of the free IHG loyalty program.
On Nov. 29, Starwood is offering "One Day Wonders"—discounts at select resorts like the Westin Diplomat in Fort Lauderdale, where rates start from $179 instead of $309. Browse at starwoodexclusiveoffers.com. The rates are good for travel Jan. 1-Apr. 30. If you're a Facebook fan of Starwood Preferred Guest, or follow @SPGInsider on Twitter, you'll get advance access to the deals beginning on Nov. 28 at 6 pm EST. And you can text MONDAY to 95495 to receive a text reminder the day the sale starts.
Read on for discounted air/hotel packages and cruises...
AIR/HOTEL PACKAGES
Gate 1 Travel is hosting a Black Friday sale on all its vacation packages: Save $50 on purchases of $500 or more, $100 on $1,000 or more, and $250 on $2,500 or more when you book on Nov. 26. For example, a 10-day Rome, Florence, and Venice by train package—normally priced at $519—is $469 with this discount (plus taxes and fees). Book Nov. 26 only.
CheapCaribbean.com has already started rolling out deals this week, with different promotions available through Cyber Monday. One offer to tempt you: Book airfare from Miami and five nights at an all-inclusive beach resort on Montego Bay from $599 on Friday, Nov. 26.
CRUISES
MSC has discounted select 7-night Caribbean cruises to $269 per person, with stops in the Eastern Caribbean (St. Thomas, USVI; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; and Nassau, Bahamas) or Western Caribbean (Key West, Fla.; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Georgetown, Grand Cayman; and Cozumel, Mexico); book Nov. 26-29.
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I sailed on the MSC Poesia last year and it will be my last cruise with the MSC line. The room was plain and they didn't do any special animals with the towels (guess we are spoiled by the american ships!).
Food was so-so, wait staff ignored us (5 women & 1 man traveling together). They even sat us at separate tables!( even though they knew we all booked together)
One nite one lady was feeling ill and declined to eat so from that point on for the rest of the cruise they never gave her a menu! I had to share the menu with her even though we all ordered food after the brief illness incident.
To make matters even worse, they never refilled our water glasses even though we signaled repeatedly. It got to the point that I got up myself and grabbed a water pitcher from the wait staff podium and served all the people at tables near us. (they never got water either) Needless to say, we got dirty looks from the waiter after that.
Posted By Lelia Barnhardt on November 24, 2010, 12:46 PM
I went to the website and it would not allow me to use the drop down menu to check for specials, etc.
Needless to say - if the site doesn't work - well, I'll stick with RCCL
Posted By CMM on November 24, 2010, 4:02 PM
Starwood's One Day Wonder and Cyber Monday promotions were nothing but a gimmick. Check out comments on their Facebook page, facebook.com/spg and do a search on comments sent to @SPGInsider. Please consider writing a post on this.
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