Vacation Package: United Airlines and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts ® Team Up

United Airlines and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts ® have partnered for a unique deal that includes first-class flights, hotel savings and more.

First-class flights to cities across the U.S. start at $398 RT (taxes are extra). Plus, book a stay at a one of the hotel's properties in North America and save up to 29 percent. United customers who stay at a Hyatt Hotels & Resorts ® property will also receive double Mileage Plus miles.

Book through united.com until Friday, June 26. Travel is valid between July 13 and Oct. 4.

Cheap Flights and Hotel Deals: Keys to Traveling in the Recession

Yes, the economic downtown has made people hold tight to their wallets and rethink spending that extra cash, but according to CNN, the recession has more to offer than you can imagine.

Prices are low, hotels and flights are becoming more affordable than ever. Often, booking a cheap flight and hotel together can consolidate price (and stress) with one easy click. What are you waiting for?

Show this recession who’s boss, and prove to the naysayers that cheap travel is not only easy to find, but it’s also getting even better as the numbers drop.

Here are just a few of the ways that recession can turn a good vacation into a great (and affordable) one:

Cruise Special: Celebrity Cruises 1-Day Sale

If you’ve been thinking about booking a cruise, today is the day to do it.

Celebrity Cruises and Hotwire are offering an extra $200 off sailings, 50 percent reduced deposits, $300 in free spending and free savings booklets.

The catch? To get these perks, you must book your cruise today.

Cheap Hawaii flights – last day for great deals

Act by the end of today and grab some great deals to Hawaii.

Hawaiian Airlines is the carrier and roundtrip discount airfares are ripe – as low as $298. That’s exclusive of taxes and fees.

Book and buy by Friday, January 23. Travel through March 13, 2009.

Discounted Taipei flights from Cathay

Cathay Pacific, one of the most mythic carriers ever, is offering a great roundtrip discount airfare from San Francisco (SFO) to Taipei (TPE): $740, exclusive of taxes and fees.

The Hong Kong-based airline lets you fly this route for that rate from February 1 through April 30.

The main proviso is that you’ve got to book and buy no later than January 31, by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time to be precise.

Southwest’s cheap flights starting at $49

Southwest Airlines is offering sale fares for travel between U.S. destinations.

Sample prices include flights from Denver to Salt Lake City for $49, from Chicago Midway to Long Island/Islip for $59 and from Nashville and Philadelphia for $69.

Fly off-peak to Europe and save significantly on Air France

Want to beat the crowds and save significantly at the same time? Try visiting Europe in the wintertime. Sure, you’ll have to take a coat along for that stroll along the Left Bank, but you won’t bump into boatloads of tourists in the process. To ease the pain on your wallet, Air France is offering some decidedly decent discount airfares to Europe just now, with each-way rates beginning (no misprint here) at $187 – exclusive of taxes and fees.

Book and buy fast, no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time January 8. Then, fly through March 25. You’ll have to buy your ticket seven days in advance of departure and stay over at least one Sunday night. If you want to fly on weekends, be prepared to pay an additional $20 to $30 each-way.

Go online, park cheap at Baltimore/Washington

With a heavy dose of flights from discount airlines Southwest and AirTran, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) www.bwiairport.com is already known for cheap flights. Now, add cheap parking to the allure.

Staring January 1 you can park in either the BWI Express Lot or the BWI Daily Garage for no more than $9 per day. To do this you’re going to first need a coupon. And to get that you’re going to have to go online to the airport’s Web site: www.bwiairport.com.

Viva Las Vegas! Book today for half-off Southwest deals

You’ve got till midnight New Year’s Eve to book a great roundtrip deal to Las Vegas (LAS) via Southwest Airlines, and the rates are extraordinary – as low as $69, exclusive of taxes and fees. Essentially, Southwest is offering 50% off its already low ‘Wanna Get Away” discount airfares.

These deals are good for travel January 13 – March 11, and there’s a procedure you’ll have to follow when booking them online. Enter the promotion code “LASVEGAS” at www.southwest.com/lasvegas. As with all good things, seats are=2 0limited.

More savings to the slopes – US Airways Telluride deals

The snow this season in Colorado is extraordinarily good – and so are the deals to get you out to the slopes. Consider US Airways’ discount airfares to Telluride (TEX), with deals that start as low as $10 each way – exclusive of taxes and fees.

Although quoted each-way, you’ll have to make a roundtrip purchase to land these discount airfares. That’s important to remember when booking passage. So’s this: US Airways has city-spedific advance-purchase and overnight stay requirements. They vary, depending on where you begin your trip. The travel window too is dependent on your airport of origin.