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A HAWAII HOTEL AND DINNER FROM $159
The buy OHANA Hotels & Resorts has a vacation package including a room at one of four Waikiki properties, plus daily breakfast and dinner for two at select Waikiki eateries.
The savings $32 to $40 per day, for sale rates from $159 to $201.
The catch This special is available now through Dec. 21, 2010.
Why it's worth it The rate not only includes tax and tip at the restaurants, but also a number of other free amenities including: free Internet access, free local phone calls, free U.S. and Canada phone calls, free use of the in-room safe, free in-room coffee and tea, free daily local newspaper at the reception desk, free OHANA drawstring beach tote (one per room) and free rides aboard the Waikiki Trolley.
Book it For reservations or additional information, call 1-800-462-6262 or visit www.OhanaHotels.com .

BOUTIQUE HOTEL SAVINGS IN EUROPE
The buy Epoque Hotels has special offers at its boutique hotels around the world.
The savings From 15 to 60 per cent.
The catch With some hotels, there is a minimum stay of three or four nights to get the discount – such as the Grand Hotel Minerva in Florence, where you save 15 per cent if you stay three nights, at sale rates from $187. A 60-per-cent discount is available at the Duquesa de Cardona Hotel in Barcelona if you book two months in advance. Sale rates start at $172 per room.
Why it's worth it These deals make some of Europe's priciest cities, such as London, Paris, Rome, Florence and Barcelona, more accessible.
Book it Visit www.epoquehotels.com or call 1-866-376-7831.

SOUTH AMERICAN TOURS ON SALE
The buy CIT Tours is passing savings from local suppliers through to consumers on a number of South American itineraries.
The savings Up to 16 per cent.
The catch Airfare is not included; tour flights within Brazil start at $899, and tour flights within Argentina start at $699, in addition to your international flights.
Why it's worth it Brazil will get a lot of attention in the next few years as it hosts the two biggest sporting events on Earth: the 2014 soccer World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. A 10-day tour that includes Rio, three nights in the heart of the Amazon and a visit to Salvador, Brazil's first capital, now starts at $2,099, down $280 per person. And CIT's 11-day Argentina More Than A Tango – which goes from Buenos Aires to destinations around the country, including Tierra del Fuego National Park – now starts at $1,689, a reduction of $330 per person.
Book it Visit www.cittours.ca .

$859 CRUISES ON OASIS OF THE SEAS
The buy The world's biggest cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas – about as large as five Titanics – starts cruising next month, and excellent prices are available.
The savings Staterooms are available from $859 on Caribbean cruises for the rest of the winter, $570 less than for the inaugural cruise.
The catch Airfare to Fort Lauderdale is not included.
Why it's worth it This mammoth ship includes a waterpark, a zip line that races diagonally nine decks above an open-air atrium, a carousel and an aquatic amphitheatre.
Book it Visit www.OasisoftheSeas.com.

Special to The Globe and Mail