3 great deals: NYC; Cancun and Loreto, Mexico

Save 50 percent at Le Meridien, Cancun

Orbitz is launching a winter sale that includes a wide variety of destinations, many with specific travel dates. For example, Le Meridien Cancun Resort and Spa is offering rooms for $294 per night, a 50 percent savings, for stays that are booked between Jan. 23-26. Two kids younger than 12 may stay free as part of this offer. The resort, which overlooks the Caribbean Sea, has 213 rooms with marble bath fixtures, soaking tubs, separate shower stalls, bathrobes and designer amenities. The spa features holistic and healing treatments, and the three swimming pools are a fun way to stay cool while enjoying the gorgeous scenery.

Details: www.orbitz.com, click on "winter escape, save up to 50% on hotels," scroll down to "Mexico," click on link to Le Meridien, then enter the dates above to see rates.

Choice rates at Chelsea, NYC, hotel

The Gem Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan is offering travelers the chance to check out the new boutique property with special rates that start at $159 a night. The 81-room, five-story hotel, which opened in November after a yearlong renovation, offers nightly turndown service, high-speed Internet access, iPod docking stations and Gilchrist and Soames bath goodies. The smoke-free rooms also include flat-panel LCD televisions, bottled water and Wolfgang Puck coffee. This deal is valid through Feb. 28.

Details: 212-675-1911, www.thegemhotel.com.

Buy 1, get 1 free in Loreto, Mexico

The Loreto Visitors Bureau, the tourism organization for Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico, is featuring a buy-one-get-one-free promotion during January. Every time a visitor purchases one hotel night, one meal or one activity at a participating hotel, restaurant, car-rental agency or tour operator, the bureau will pick up the tab for a second night, meal or activity. In addition, visitors who book their travel online through Alaska Airline Vacations (www.alaskaair.com/vacations) will receive an additional 15 percent discount. Four hotels are participating in this deal: Hacienda Suites, Loreto Bay Resort, La Mision Loreto Hotel and Oasis Hotel. Meals, tours and activities may be booked through each hotel's concierge.

Details: 866... or www.haciendasuites.com; 877-522-9466 or www.discoverloretobay.com; 877-535-2647 or www.lamisionloreto.com; 866-482-0247 or www.hoteloasis.com.

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