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ALASKA
Take $800 a person off on an Alaska cruise holiday package departing late August. But hurry, the deal is only on sale till June 30. It includes flights, a 12-night Vancouver-Alaska-San Francisco cruise on board Celebrity Infinity, plus two in San Francisco. From $3799 a person twin share.
Departs Australia on August 22. Phone 1300 813391. See ditravel.com.au. Promo code: ALASKA810.
PHUKET
Save big at Katathani Phuket Beach Resort on Kata Noi beach, Thailand. This package covers two adults with up to two children under 12 staying with them, all meals, massages, transfers and more.
On sale June 28 – midnight July 4 (or until sold out). Travel until October 2017. $999 each adult twin share (normally $6180 for two). Phone 1300 88 99 00. See luxuryescapes.com.
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MALDIVES
Singapore Airlines Holidays, and new Maldives resort, Amilla Fushi, are offering up to 40 per cent off seven-night packages when you book before October 31. Ocean Lagoon Houses from $7995 (was $15,290) a person twin share for travel August 1 – October 31. Includes airfares with Singapore Airlines, breakfast and dinner, a spa treatment a person each day, transfers and more.
Phone 1300 728 998. See siaholidays.com.au/amilla.
PERTH
TFE Hotels' is offering 30 per cent off stays at Adina, Travelodge or Rendezvous hotels in the Western Australian capital. The discount applies when you prepay at Adina for three nights, and Travelodge or Rendezvous for two nights. From $88 a night.
Valid for sale till July 16 for open-ended travel. Blackout dates and other conditions, including no cancellations or changes, apply. See tfehotels.com.
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SINGAPORE AND AUSTRALIA
Cruise Express is offering sale fares in Royal Caribbean International's Ovation of the Seas, maiden season. Includes the inaugural voyage from Singapore to Australia on November 30, 2016. Per person twin share fares from $979 to Perth (six nights), $1879 to Adelaide (11 nights), $2239 to Hobart (13 nights), $2339 to Melbourne (13 nights including flight from Hobart to Melbourne as Ovation will not call at Melbourne), and $2599 to Sydney (15 nights).
Phone 1300 764 509. See cruiseexpress.com.au.
SWEDEN
Save up to 15 per cent on any of Bentours' 2016 Grand West Coast Cruise, Classic Gota Canal or Great Swedish Canal Cruise. Cruise between Stockholm and Gothenburg along the historic Gota Canal onboard a 19th century canal boat. Cruise lengths are three – six days and include visits to the lock staircase of the famous Gota Canal and overnight moorings.
From $2929 a person twin share. Savings apply if booking by March 16. See bentours.com.au.
TOUR WATCH
A September trip lead by archaeological tour specialist Peter Sommer Travels will explore the less travelled region of Macedonia. This new 14-day holiday titled From the Slopes of Mount Olympus to the Shores of the Aegean, explores the region through its archaeology, food and wine, viewing some of the most spectacular scenery of northern Greece with a historical narrative dating back thousands of years. Hosted by archaeologists and historians Heinrich Hall and Maria Girtzi, the tour takes in some extraordinary landmarks, both natural and man-made.
It runs September 2-15 and costs £3595 a person including transport, accommodation, most meals, expert guides, airport transfers and all entrance fees. Phone 0011 44 1600 888 220. See petersommer.com.