The week's best travel bargains around the globe:
Sandals Resorts has a fly free promotion, with air credits of $350 to $550 per person for travellers who book a minimum three-night stay at one of the all-inclusive Caribbean properties.
Also, stay for at least six nights and receive a room discount of up to 35 per cent and one free night, or book a top-category suite for at least seven nights and get two free nights and a discount of up to 30 per cent.
Air credit amount varies by island: $350 for Jamaica and the Bahamas, $450 for St. Lucia and $550 for Antigua. Prices vary by resort.
For example, a six-night vacation at the Sandals Grande Ocho Rios in Jamaica starts at $1,575 per couple after $350 air rebate, free night and 35 per cent discount.
Book by Sept. 2 and travel by Dec. 20, 2009 (some holiday blackout dates apply). Call 1- 800-726-3257, www.sandals.com.
GET IN FREE IN PENNSYLVANIA
Children 17 and younger receive free admission to historical sites in Pennsylvania this month.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is offering the deal at 24 museums, historic parks, battlefields and historic homes.
All children accompanying at least one paying adult are free. Special events are not included.
Kids' admission rates normally range from $2 to $7. For example, an adult and three children visiting Landis Valley Museum in Lancaster pay $10; usual price is $31.
Call 1-717-787-3362, www.phmc.state.pa.us
MIAMI RESORT OFFERS CUT RATES
The Regent Bal Harbour, a beachfront resort just north of Miami Beach, is offering introductory rates through Sept. 30. Nightly rate starts at $295 (plus $32 taxes); rate will go to $475 in October.
The 124-room property, which opened in March, features a $4 million art collection and a Le Cordon Bleu-affiliated restaurant. Call 1- 888-201-1806 or visit ww.regentbalharbour.com.
LEARN TO SAIL COURSE
Offshore Sailing School has discounts on its Learn to Sail course at Chelsea Piers in New York City or Liberty Landing Marina in Jersey City, N.J. Singles save $300; tuition is now $695 for the three-day course. Or bring a friend, and each person pays $595, a savings of $400.
Each day of instruction includes a 90-minute classroom discussion and demonstration followed by six hours of on-water learning. Sign up by Aug. 30, and complete the course by Oct. 31. Call 1- 800-221-4326, www.offshoresailing.com.
CRUISE ALASKA WITH REGENT
Take a luxury Alaskan cruise with Regent Seven Seas and receive an airfare credit of $500 per person. Deal applies to several sailings in August and September.
For example, after discount, cruise-only price starts at $3,595 per person double (plus $429 port charges, taxes and fuel surcharge) for a seven-night cruise aboard the Seven Seas Mariner departing Vancouver, B.C., on Sept. 3. Call 1- 877-505-5370, www.rssc.com