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Travel deals: 7 days of cycling in Tuscany, including meals and wine

Cyclists can cruise through Tuscany, spying its many hill towns.
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Cyclists can cruise through Tuscany, spying its many hill towns.
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Here are some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently:

*Ciclismo Classico offers a seven-day/six-night cycling vacation in Tuscany that’s based on a family-run farm. There will be six days of riding in rolling countryside, with daily rides averaging 39 miles. Priced from $3,495 per person double occupancy, the tour includes lodging, most meals, bike rental, a wine tasting, cooking lesson and more. 800-866-7314, tinyurl.com/md2sbag

*Tripmasters.com has a package that will give you three nights in Fiji and three nights in Auckland, New Zealand, plus round-trip air from Los Angeles as low as $1,519 per night double occupancy. Prices vary by date, of course, and departures are available from other cities. tinyurl.com/n2cytw3

*Wyndham Extra Holidays is having a Holiday Travel Sale with savings of up to 30 percent off lodgings at golf, beach and ski resorts. Bookings must be made by Jan. 3 for travel through April 30. tinyurl.com/npgrrgx

*Extraordinary Journeys, which specializes in luxury customized tours of Africa, is expanding and offering similar experiences in India, Patagonia and Nepal. tinyurl.com/pm3m45l

*Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah, offers guests the opportunity to ski with two-time Olympic medalist Shannon Bahrke. The outing costs $1,250 for one to six people for a half-day or $2,500 for a full day and may be booked through the concierge or Compass Sports, the resort’s mountain activities center. tinyurl.com/kck4ror

*Enter for a chance to win a four-day/three-night getaway to Amelia Island, Fla., for the 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Iowa at gatorbowlgetaway.com.

*Order the Pure Michigan Winter Travel Guide at tinyurl.com/ou5zdpl.

*Check out snow conditions in Wisconsin at tinyurl.com/ldpop3n.

*AirfareWatchdog.com has a guide to hotel loyalty programs at tinyurl.com/kq3t9fw.

*FamilyVacationCritic.com lists eight family-friendly winter festivals at tinyurl.com/p8av3m3.

*January is California Restaurant Month. dineinca.com

*The Mountain High Music Festival will be Jan. 14-18 in Crested Butte, Colo. mountainhighmusicfest.com

Prices include taxes and fees unless otherwise noted. Deals and websites listed here have been checked for availability as of press time, but the listings are not endorsements.