Soon, you can start flying non-stop to three new destinations from O’Hare. United Express/Atlantic Coast Airlines begins service to Charleston, W.Va., Aug. 3; to Springfield/Branson, Mo., Sept. 1; and to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa., Oct. 1. One-way introductory fares of $99 may be booked now. (800-241-6522) . . . Fly to Kuala Lumpur on Malaysia Airlines, and you can get the Discover Malaysia Pass that will allow you to fly to five additional destinations anywhere in Malaysia for $199. (800-552-9264) . . . People age 62 and over can join American Airlines’ AActive American Traveler Club. The $40 annual fee (or $70 for the member-with-companion version) is good for discounts on things such as air fare and car rental. (800-421-5600) . . . Buy a full-fare, round-trip EuroClass (Business) ticket on SAS this summer, and you can get a certificate that will let your spouse fly for $98. This applies only to U.S. departures, and travel must be completed by Sept. 30. (800-221-2350)
FAMILY FARE
Pedal, paddle, hike and bike your way through the “Colorado Sampler,” a five-night camping trip offered by Road Less Traveled Adventures. The Aug. 2 tour heads out from Vail and costs $845; fee covers all meals, ground transport, guides and guest naturalists, rafting, horseback riding and one night in a mountain hut. Other nights are campouts, for which you can bring your own gear or rent theirs: tent, $45; sleeping bag and pad, $35. Bring your own bike or rent one for $110. (800-488-8483) . . . Two children can get in free to Florida’s very first theme park, Cypress Gardens, when they are accompanied by an adult who buys a single-day admission ticket ($30.95 plus tax). Offer’s good through Sept. 30. (941-324-2111)
DEALS
Book this trip through Cartan Tours on your Visa card, and all it will cost you is $998. For that, you’ll fly round trip from L.A. to Sydney, Australia, stay five nights at the Southern Cross Hotel, eat breakfast every day, and take a half-day tour and a harbor cruise. If you want to stay in a fancier hotel, you can pay $1,250 and get the Sheraton on the Park. If you want, add on three nights in Cairns for another $550. (800-818-1998) . . . You can stay in San Francisco for less than $100 a night at the Marina Inn, a B&B in (where else?) the Marina District. Rates through October start at $75 a night on week nights, $10 more on weekends. Winter rates are $20 less. A stay includes continental breakfast and afternoon sherry. (800-274-1420)
FAR AND AWAY
They’re performing Verdi’s “Aida” at the pyramids of Giza. You can see it as part of a 13-night tour from Destinations & Adventures International. The Oct. 2-15 trip includes round-trip air from New York to Cairo, transportation in Egypt, accommodations, opera tickets, a dinner gala at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan, a four-night Nile cruise, tours of Giza and Luxor, and quite a few meals for $4,395. A shorter version, Oct. 9-18, costs $2,995. (800-659-4599)
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Tour prices generally are per person, based on double occupancy.
