Take your pick for a dream holiday

Some of the best travel bargains around the globe, by land, sea and air.

- Rent a car through Hertz and receive a free third night at a Marriott property, including Courtyard by Marriott, Renaissance Hotels and Resorts and Fairfield Inn. For the deal, book a car through offers.hertz.com, then reserve and pay for three consecutive nights at a Marriott hotel (www.marriott.com). At checkout, you will receive a refund for the room and taxes. Deal is valid every Thursday to Monday, till December 30; hotel stay and rental car do not have to overlap.

- Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean & Mexico Resorts pile on the discounts and perks with the Sand Dollars Package, good till December 16.

The promotion includes reduced rates at nine beachfront properties in seven tropical destinations, a free fifth night and a $100 (Dh367) food and refreshment credit for each room. The deal is covered by Marriott's Caribbean Travel Interruption Promise, which offers guests a full refund, room upgrade or free three-night stay, depending on the situation. Taxes and rates can vary from destination to destination.
The CasaMagna Puerto Vallarta Resort in Mexico, for example, costs $221 (Dh811) a night, down from $291 (Dh1,068) (including taxes). Info: ParadiseByMarriott.com.

- CruiseDeals.com is shaving more than $300 (Dh1,101) off a seven-night Royal Caribbean cruise to the Mexican Riviera. The $369 (Dh1,355)-per-person double cruise aboard the Vision of the Seas sails round trip from Los Angeles, with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. It leaves on November 25 and December 2 or 9. $45 (Dh165) taxes are extra. The rates on the brochure is about $700 (Dh2,570). Info: www.cruisedeals.com.

- Save $200 (Dh734) on a nine-night Southern Caribbean cruise with CruiseOne. The voyage, aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Jewel, starts at $699 (Dh2,566) per person for double occupancy and sails round trip from Miami, with stops in the Dominican Republic, Tortola, Barbados and St Lucia.

In addition, pay for the least expensive interior, ocean view or balcony stateroom and receive a free upgrade to the best available stateroom in the same category.

Departs on November 23 or December 7. Taxes of $70 (Dh257) are additional. The rates on the brochure is $899 (Dh3,301). Info: jgarroway.cruiseone.com.

- With the Malaysia Tourism Board, spend a week in Malaysia and on the island of Borneo for hundreds less than airfare alone.

The $1,028 (Dh3,774) per person for double occupancy includes round-trip airfare from Newark to Kuala Lumpur and between Kuala Lumpur and Kuching, Malaysia; two nights at the five-star Istana Hotel or the four-star Corus Hotel in Kuala Lumpur; three nights at the Crown Plaza Riverside Kuching in Sarawak, a Malaysian state on Borneo; daily breakfast; half-day Kuala Lumpur tour; visit to the Kuching Semangoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and transfers.

Travel every Monday to Thursday till November 30. About $320 (Dh1,175), taxes extra. Info: solutionstravelservice.
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