Best travel bargains round the globe in june!

Southwest has kicked away its systemwide sale, with fares to respective U. S. destinations from $49 one manner. For instance, flights from Baltimore to Hartford, Conn. , or Providence, R. I. , beginning at $119 rounded journey, including taxes. By comparison, fares to Hartford typically get for $150 and to Providence, $160. Travel Tuesdays or Wednesdays July 31-Nov. 2. Book by June 14 at http://www.southwest.com.

Travel Aug. 1-19. Other airlines are charging closer to $1,000. Book at http://www.icelandair.com/.

Icelandair has sale fares to Europe in August. For example, flights from BWI to Reykjavik start at $881, including taxes. Other destinations include London, Paris, Oslo and Berlin.


CruiseOne is taking up to $370 off two nine-night Royal Caribbean cruises to Canada and New England. The Grandeur of the Seas departs Baltimore on Sept. 7 and costs $769 per person double; the Explorer of the Seas leaves Cape Liberty, N.J., on Sept. 14 and costs $679 per person double. Ports of call include Maine, Nova Scotia and Boston. Taxes of $54 (Baltimore) and $87 (Cape Liberty) are additional. Brochure prices on both are $1,049. Info: 877-600-4646, http://www.jgarroway.cruiseone.com/travel/cruises/index.do.

Book a Western Mediterranean cruise with Friendly Planet before June 29 and save up to $1,000 per couple. The 10-day cruise aboard Costa Cruise's Concordia has three departure dates; the Nov. 10 is the lowest, at $1,649 per person double (after the discount). Price includes airfare from New York to Rome, or pay $100 to $150 more to fly from Washington. Taxes of $135 and port charges of $159 are additional. Info: 800-555-5765, http://www.friendlyplanet.com/.


Save hundreds on an original household golfing packet at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, which features a Greg Norman golf class. The trade starts at $199 for one adult and one kid (17 and younger) and includes three or nine holes of golf (normally $75 for adults, $50 for kids), one minute of direction ($90 per individual), caddie concierge service ($20), nightclub rental ($35-$65) and two sleeves of Ritz-Carlton golf balls ($18. Good through Sept. 16. Taxes of 12. 5 percentage are extra. Info: 800-576-5760 or 407-393-4900, http://www.grandelakes.com.

Book two nights at select hotels in Montreal and take 50 percent off the third night. Twenty-three hotels are participating in the Sweet Deals special, including the five-star Queen Elizabeth Fairmont, which is $173 per night double with breakfast, and the Quality Inn Downtown, from $119 a night with breakfast. Taxes are extra and vary per property. Valid through Oct. 15. Info: http://www.findyourmontreal.com/. Contact each hotel separately to book.

Save the planet -- and 20 percent. Intrepid Travel, which espouses eco-responsible travel, is taking 20 percent off select land-only adventures. For example, pay $676 per person double (down from $867) for the eight-day Swiss Alpine Trails excursion in the Swiss and French Alps. Book by June 14; depart Aug. 11. Info: 866-847-8192, http://www.intrepidtravel.com/.


United Vacations is taking up to 40 percent off vacations to Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States. For example, a seven-night package to St. Maarten is marked down to $1,349 per person double from $2,199; the deal includes air from Washington and lodging at the Westin Dawn Beach Resort & Spa. Travel July 14-Aug. 18; book by July 15. Taxes are additional and vary per destination. Info: 888-328-6877, http://www.unitedvacations.com/.

Enjoy Scotland without the drab weather with a trade from Dooley Vacations. The packet starts at $1,299 per individual dual for travelling through June. Price includes atmosphere from New York to Glasgow (make $200 from Washington), one night at the Jurys Inn Hotel in Glasgow, five nights at any Discover B&B and rental automobile. About $170 in taxes extra. By comparison, June flights to Scotland normally get for a lofty, and a night at the Jurys Inn costs $135. Info: 877-331-9301, http://www.dooleyvacations.com.



[by Andrea Sachs] However, deals sell out quickly and are not guaranteed to be available. Restrictions such as day of travel, blackout dates and advance-purchase requirements sometimes apply.