TOURS & CRUISES

LAUGHLIN, NEV.

Hang with the gals

Reconnect with your favorite pals during the activity-packed Girlfriends Getaway.

Itinerary: A variety of events at different casinos fills the weekend, including a welcome reception, gaming classes, dance lessons, yoga, cocktails by the Colorado River, raffles and the option of an in-room spa party.

Dates: Feb. 7 and 8

Price: Free, including all events and seminars, but not including a hotel stay.

Info: Laughlin Visitors Bureau; (800) 452-8445, www.visitlaughlin.com.

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VARIOUS DESTINATIONS

Chase away layoff blues

Recoup your sense of self with Intrepid Travel’s “Laid Off, Take Off” deal: If you can prove you’ve been laid off recently, you get 15% off any of the company’s small-group tours, which are available in more than 100 countries. We recommend the 14-day “California Dreamin’ ” trip.

Itinerary: International itineraries vary; “California Dreamin’ ” starts in L.A., then heads to Joshua Tree National Park, Lake Havasu, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Lee Vining, Yosemite National Park, San Francisco, Santa Barbara and ends back in L.A.

Dates: Departs on selected Sundays from March 15 to Oct. 11.

Price: The “California Dreamin’ ” trip starts at $1,279 per person, plus a $70 “trip kitty” fee, including some meals, private-van transport, two nights in hotels and 11 nights of camping. Mention promotional code 2653 when booking.

Info: Intrepid Travel, Boulder, Colo.; (800) 970-7299, www.intrepidtravel.com/laidofftakeoff.

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BHUTAN

So happy together

Find out what “gross national happiness” means by spending time in Bhutan, where that concept is a formal measure of national development. Myths and Mountains’ cross-country “Across Bhutan” tour takes you through it all.

Itinerary: Paro to Thimphu, Punakha, Wangdi, Jakar, Mongar, Trashigang, Samdrup Jongkhar, plus Guwahati, India.

Dates: March 24 to April 5 and Nov. 16 to 28. Custom dates are also available.

Prices: Starting at $4,995 per person, including travel insurance, all meals, overnight stays with local families or in small hotels, overland transportation, tour-guide services, monastery visits, artisan demonstrations, admission to museums and the Gom Kora Festival (in spring) or the Mongar Tsechu Festival (in fall).

Info: Myths and Mountains, Incline Village, Nev.; (800) 670-6984, www.mythsandmountains.com.

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PORTUGAL

Azores adventure

Make the Azores your next island destination. Awaiting you is a seven-day airfare-hotel package that highlights the best of the region at an excellent price.

Dates: Through June 15.

Prices: $709 per person, double occupancy (single supplement $320; weekend surcharge $120), including round-trip airfare, six nights at Sao Miguel’s Hotel Ponta Delgada with breakfasts. Price excludes taxes.

Info: Azores Express and SATA International, Fall River, Mass.; (800) 762-9995, www.sata.pt/acores/en/home.

-- Avital Binshtock

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