Aerial view of Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort, now offering free airfare

The peak summer travel season ends on Labor Day, and that’s when the fall travel bargain season begins.  Here are three dynamite travel deals and discounts, including free airfare and kids stay free  –

Bahamas – Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort

Jamaica – Royal Plantation Ocho Rios

Anguilla – Anacona Beach Resort

Haiti earthquake victim

Here’s what the travel industry is doing to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake, travelers who have been affected,  and how you can help, too:

Travel Guard is providing free emergency travel and medial assistance services to travelers and families affected by the earthquake, including coordinating emergency medial arrangements and evacuations, temporary lodging, cash wire transfers, passport replacement, translation services, message relay, emergency travel arrangements and luggage tracking.

American Airlines and American Eagle, is giving bonus frequent flyer miles for contributing to the Red Cross.  Members can earn a one-time bonus of 250 miles for a minimum donation of $50 or 500 miles for a donation of $100 or more through Feb. 28.

American Express will donate $10 to the charity of your choice for every 1,000 Membership Rewards points you donate.

Spirit Airlines will give 5,000 Spirit miles to the first 200,000 members who donate at least $5 to UNICEF, the Red Cross or Yele Haiti.

United Airlines through its United Airlines Foundation will match up to a total of $50,000 to the American Red Cross for contributing money to the organization through its International Response Fund.  United Mileage Plus members also can donate miles to the airline’s nonprofit relief partners.

Grand Circle Travel is matching customers’ donations to Haiti through its Haitian Disaster Relief initiative, more than 270 donations were received, according to Priscilla O’Reilly, director of public relations. In addition, Grand Circle Travel has pledged $15,000 via the American Red Cross.

Members of the frequent stay programs of Choice Hotels  and Starwood Hotels and Resorts also can donate points to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts.

Howard and David Bellamy, The Bellamy Brothers, have been a constant in country music for more than 30 years with 21 singles and more than 50 hits on both the pop and country charts. One of their most famous songs, “Let Your Love Flow,” received the distinguished BMI Five Million Performance Award and was No. 68 on BMI’s Top 100 Songs of the Century.  The Bellamy Brothers will have guests dancing in the aisles during their one-night performance.  Ther also will be line dancing lessons and country music karaoke, during the cruise, plus other country music performances.

 The itinerary for  unique Country Music theme cruise sails roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale and calls at ports in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; and Nassau, Bahamas. Cruise-only rates begin at $419 per person, double occupancy; government fees and taxes are additional.  As on all MSC Cruises, kids ages 17 and younger sail free when sharing a stateroom with two full-fare-paying adults, which is a great family travel deal.

Enjoy a video clip of their legendary Let Your Love Flow, from a concert broadcast on German TV in the 1970s, on the next page.

Playing in the powder at Winter Park

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