It’s a delightful dozen. Twelve inns, hotels and resorts on Amelia Island, Florida, have joined together to offer a third night free for guests who book a two-night stay between now and the end of February 2008. These properties include the renowned Amelia Island Plantation (rates range from $179-$989 a night), Amelia Hotel at the Beach (about $104- $249) and Florida’s oldest surviving hotel, the Florida House Inn ($159-$199). For a complete list of participating lodgings and rates, visit www.ameliaisland.org.

There’s a heavenly deal at Heavenly Mountain Resort. Starting at $450 per person, book three nights’ accommodations at the four-diamond resort Ridge Tahoe and two days of skiing, and you get a fourth night/third day free. This deal is valid January 2-February 14, 2008 (excluding Martin Luther King Weekend). Click here for details.

Don’t know how to ski? The Poconos Mountains is the place to be. A “Learn to Turn” deal invites visitors starting at $88 per adult, per night ($83 for kids eight years and older). This deal includes accommodations and savings on equipment rentals, lessons and lift passes valid at any of the seven local ski areas. 800-762-6667, www.800poconos.com.

If you’ve seen Ratatouille, you know that anyone (or anything) can cook. Now, cooks-in-training can go behind the scenes of the Roosevelt Grill in New York’s trendy Roosevelt Hotel. The package is available through March 31, 2008, and starts at $1,442 for a two-night stay, a private cooking lesson, dinner at the Roosevelt Grill, a “cheese turndown,” cookbooks for kids and adults, and a copy of Ratatouille on DVD. 888-833-3969, www.theroosevelthotel.com

Cruise your winter blues away on Norwegian Cruise Lines, where you can hop onboard a seven-day Western Caribbean cruise for just $449. This trip aboard the Norwegian Majesty departs from Charleston, and calls in George Town, Cozumel and Key West. Rather go to Mexico? Sail the Norwegian Star on an eight-day Mexican Riviera cruise from Los Angeles, calling in Acapulco, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas, starting at $549 per person. Use code PGSD1. www.ncl.com

It’s so wacky, it’s wonderful. If you’ve got $80,000 to spare, spend your New Year’s Eve at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. Why? Because you can drink the winter chill away with a $35,000 bottle of White Gold Dom Perignon. Plus you get transportation via private jet, three nights accommodations in the ultra-luxe Piatto Suite, a tasting menu from Wolfgang Puck and Bobby Flay restaurants, VIP tickets to Fergie’s New Year’s performance, and VIP status (with bottle service, of course) at the exclusive after-party. Oh, and you also get a butler, spa treatments, and a $10,000 gift card to Borgata retail outlets. This package is available December 29, 2007 through January 1, 2008. 609-317-1000, www.theborgata.com

Want more travel deals? Check out the rest of our Travel Deals section.

Or get travel advice with our Travel Tips section.