The Real Deal: Multicity airfare on Air France, arriving in Paris and departing from London; a flight from Paris to London also on Air France; three nights at Les Jardins de Paris Montmartre Hotel, Campanile Paris XVII Boulevard Berthier Hotel, or Timhotel Gaîté Montparnasse in Paris; three nights at Royal Eagle Hotel, Ambassadors Hotel, or Central Park Hotel in London; breakfast daily; hotel taxes; and fuel surcharges, from $699 per person—plus airport taxes of at least $225.
When: Jan. 13, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 2010; add $50 for Jan. 6; $60 for Feb. 24; $80 for Nov. 18, 2009, Jan. 20, 2010; $100 for March 3, 10, 17; $150 for Nov. 25, 2009; $160 for Dec. 9; $200 for Dec. 2; $280 for Dec. 16; $620 for Dec. 23.
Gateways: New York City; add $75 for Chicago, Denver, Houston, L.A., Miami, Seattle; additional gateways available.
The fine print: Taxes are at least $225 per person. Airport-hotel transfers are an additional $35 per person each way in Paris and $32 per person each way in London. Based on double occupancy; single supplement starts at $310. Read these guidelines before you book any Real Deal.
Book by: No deadline; based on availability.
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}Why it's a deal: According to a recent search on Kayak, the lowest multicity fare (New York City to Paris to London to New York City) is $761, with taxes, for travel in mid-January (British Airways).
For an additional $163, the Gate 1 Travel package covers the airfare, as well as six nights' accommodations, breakfast daily, fuel surcharges, and all other taxes and fees.
More: Optional activities include a wine tasting in a 17th-century Parisian wine cellar ($29 per person), a dinner at the Eiffel Tower followed by a cruise ($162 per person), a Jack the Ripper tour in London ($31 per person), and a full-day Bath, Windsor, and Stonehenge excursion ($108 per person).
Additional nights start from $118 per room per night at the Campanile Boulevard Berthier in Paris and from $98 per room per night at the Ambassadors Hotel in London. Hotel upgrades start from $40 per person for Hotel Moderne Saint Germain in Paris and Park Inn Hyde Park in London.