DEAL OF THE WEEK

Travel bargains in the peak summer season can be hard to come by. One of the better deals is “Summer in Paris,” with round-trip air fare between LAX or Oakland and the French capital, six nights’ lodging (including city hotel taxes) and daily breakfast. It starts at $809 per person, double occupancy, for the Square D’Anvers hotel in the 9th arrondissement; lodging upgrades are available at extra cost. Airport taxes, about $57 per person, are not included. The package is good for travel June 25 through Sept. 9, subject to availability. The airline is Corsair, a charter owned by France’s Nouvelles Frontieres travel company. See a travel agent or call France Vacations at (800) 332-5332; you may face waits on the phone line.

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FREE FOR THE ASKING

More than 300 places to stay in Vermont are listed in the “Vermont Country Inns & B&Bs;” brochure from the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Inns, with room rates, are listed by location. To order, call (802) 223-3443.

This Week’s Holidays

Banking and government offices will be closed or services curtailed in the following countries and their dependencies this week because of national and religious holidays:

Tuesday: Uruguay, Venezuela

Wednesday: Israel

Thursday: Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Greenland, Honduras, Iceland, Nicaragua, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Spain, Sweden

Friday: Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Britain, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Finland, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guernsey, Channel Islands, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Jersey, Channel Islands, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Pierre et Miquelon, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Saturday: Costa Rica, Fiji, Hong Kong, Solomon Islands, Spain, Suriname, Turkey, Western Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Sunday: Netherlands Antilles, Niger

Source: Thomson Financial Publishing