Cheaper than staying home? Spain for a week, including air, from $699

Spain is on sale - this Costa del Sol Value Vacation through Gate 1 Travel offers eight days and six nights in Spain, including airfare, hotel, daily breakfast, and even a full-day sightseeing tour. And it excludes airport taxes and fees, so expect to see that price rise by about $150 or so a ticket. Even then, it makes me want to go grab the suitcase I just unpacked and stowed away, and start repacking it for Espana.

That would be a little premature - the departure dates for this trip begin in January, 2009, and go through March. If you haven't decided what your first trip of the new year will be, this might be the one to choose.

The base price of $699 applies to the January 13th and January 20th departures; other dates are more.

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