No passport is required* to enjoy a trip to St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands! And at this time of the year deep pockets aren’t required either.

American Airlines has this fine vacation destination on sale at a round-trip rate of $351.30 - inclusive of every fee, tax and surcharge. That’s a savings of well over $100 per person compared to Delta’s published rate.

This bargain price is good on trips started as soon as this afternoon and through the last permitted day of travel - December 10.

The lowest price is valid Mondays-Thursdays with weekends just $15 more in each direction. Meet the minimum stay requirement of any two nights and return within a month of departure. Buy tickets through midnight, Friday, September 26.

http://www.aa.com

Sizzling Summer Sampler

The three U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, offer a current promotion that gets visitors a complimentary fifth-night stay, a $50 to $100 resort credit, a $50 gift card, plus up to $200 in savings on a host of activities, tours and extras.

The ‘Sizzling Summer Sampler’ is valid on new resort bookings made by October 15 for stays through October 31. A five-night minimum stay is required.

Participating hotels include: The Buccaneer Hotel, Carambola Beach Resort, Chenay Bay Resort, Club St. Croix, Colony Cove, Divi Carina Bay Resort, Hotel Caravelle, Palms at Pelican Cove and Sand Castle on the Beach in St. Croix.

Also included are The Westin Resort on St. John - and these resorts of St. Thomas - Best Western Emerald Beach, Bolongo Bay Beach Resort, Holiday Inn Windward Passage, Marriott Frenchman’s Reef, Pavilions & Pools, Point Pleasant Resort, Sapphire Beach Resort & Marina Sapphire Village, Secret Harbour Beach Resort and Wyndham Sugar Bay Beach Resort & Spa.

Reservations for this promotion can be made through tour operators such as BookIt.com, Vacation Express, Funjet Vacations, CheapCaribbean.com, Travelocity, Travel Impressions, and Classic Vacations.

Plan your getaway to the U.S. Virgin Islands at http://www.usvitourism.vi

* U.S. citizens are not required to show a valid passport for entry to the Virgin Islands. However, it’s always wise to travel beyond mainland America with this document - valid or expired.