My favorite footwear-based resort chain, Sandals Resorts, currently has a deal through Orbitz whereby they will give you a credit of between $350 and $550 toward your airfare, depending on your destination. If that’s not enough, all guests will receive additional savings of up to 35% and earn 1 or 2 free nights on 6 or 7 night stays.

If you are the suspicious type who assumes this “promotion” only coincides with “hurricane season” then you’d normally be right, but this time you aren’t. The only requirements are that you book a 3+ night vacation from now until Sep. 2, 2008, for travel through Dec. 20, 2009, so you’ve got over a month to book and almost 17 months to travel.