Fly to Australia from $399! Qantas Vacations just reduced fares to Australia to as low as $399 one-way for flights May 1 through June 8. Plus, for only $100 more, travelers can add flights to three extra cities in Australia.

Kauai Marriott Resort has a special offer of $189 for an ocean view room for travel through December 24, 2009, and if you prefer to travel to travel between January 3 – 31, 2010, you’ll pay just $20 more.

Planning your holiday events? Today’s holiday shopping, light displays and events guide by Mary Ramos for the Dallas Morning News features more than 60 of the liveliest Christmas and Chanukah events in Texas and neighboring states.

There’s a wonderful 5-night Jackson Hole and Yellowstone Activities package this winter at the Togwotee Mountain Lodge starting at $1281 single, or $2220 for double occupancy. The lodge’s excellent location and large rental fleet of snowmobiles helps guests take advantage of the area’s back-country trails.

BED-and-breakfasts are starting to ‘man up’ — Michelle Higgins reports on sports-friendly B and B’s and highlights some great deals for BOTH spouses.

The Shopaholics Train (a.k.a. the Atlantic City Express Service – ACES) will ferry shoppers from New Jersey to New York on November 27th. A complete timetable is available on the ACES web site.

48-hour Sale, 40% OFF: Hotel Kabuki San Francisco is a premier Japanese-style hotel in San Francisco with a western touch. Hotel Kabuki is located in Japantown, and for the next 48 hours rooms are only $84 per night!

Caribbean Vacation Spa Package at the Renaissance Aruba from $398.

Get 30% Off in Your Stay at Leows Hotels and Resorts, valid for travel between 11/20/09 – 01/31/10.

And there’s a great last minute Hotel sale for the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina, $139 and up per night. The hotel is on the Intracoastal Waterway and offers a complimentary beach shuttle.

Kabuki Hotel

The Hotel Kabuki is one of the premiere Japanese-themed hotels in the neighborhood.  Actually, it is unfair to call it a theme hotel.  Many of the details at Kabuki are quite authentic, although there are plenty of Western elements in the design as well.  The ambiance, the popular O Izakaya Lounge (which boasts Japanese-inspired international cuisine), and the Kabuki Springs and Spa help Kabuki stand as one of San Francisco’s most unique hotel experiences.

A 48-hour sale on rooms, currently underway, will make this one of the best deals in the Golden Gate City as well.  People who book a room in the next two days will get 40% the Kabuki’s already quite reasonable (for San Francisco) rates.  The total cost will come to $84-$110 per night.  The deal also includes a $20 certificate to the Japanese-style baths located at the adjacent Kabuki Springs and Spa.

Location is another thing that the Kabuki Hotel has going for itself.  San Francisco’s Japantown is as close as you can get to experiencing the Land of the Rising Sun without traveling across the Pacific.  Japantown is filled with authentic shops, sushi bars, and movie theaters. In addition, Fillmore Street, one of S.F.’s hippest spots, is within walking distance of the Kabuki’s lobby.

For those who book in the next 48 hours, the $84 to $110 rates will be locked in until New Year’s Eve.  Even travelers who aren’t interested in staying in Japantown will find this a great price for a hotel in one of America’s most expensive cities.