By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent

California-based Montage Hotels & Resorts is 10 years old, with three hotel sites: Laguna Beach and Beverly Hills, in southern California, and Deer Valley in Park City, Utah. To mark the anniversary, the company is offering a "Montage Memories" package, valid through Dec. 1 which includes one night's lodging, a $50 dining credit for breakfast and free valet parking. Rates start at $595 at Montage Laguna Beach; $550 at Montage Beverly Hills; and $595 at Montage Deer Valley. The packages can be booked using reference code BB, at www.montagehotels.com/memory

By Kari Bodnarchuk, Globe Correspondent

Let’s hope you don’t get stuck at an airport over the holidays. But if you do, let’s hope you are at Los Angeles International Airport. The Four Points by Sheraton at LAX just launched new day rooms for delayed or stranded travelers. The rooms offer free Wi-Fi, room service, and access to a fitness center and a restaurant that features California coastal cuisine. Between May and October, you can also use the outdoor pool, which has a bar serving local brews. The rooms are available Monday through Friday for check-in after 8 a.m. and checkout before 5 p.m. Rate: $89 per day; ask for rate plan DY when booking by phone. 866-716-8133, www.fourpointslax.com/day-room-rental

By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent

Bodega Bay? The Bodega Bay? Of "The Birds" fame, a movie, believe it or not, now nearly 50 years old? There is such a place? And could we be that lost we found it accidentally?

Well, yes, and I'm so glad we did. My daughter and I were headed for Healdsburg in northern California for part of the Sonoma Wine Country weekend, when we ended up in Bodega Bay on the Pacific coast, thanks to some bad advice from my GPS. We stopped at the Sonoma Coast Visitors Center, where they gladly indulged my questions about filming of "The Birds" and then dropped this bomb on me:

"Tippi Hedren is here today," a nice lady in the office said, pointing out the window. "Right down there. At the Tides."

Wait, whoa...Tides? The Tides, the one featured in "The Birds," where Tippi Hedren's Melanie Daniels putters away in a boat with song birds for Rod Taylor's Mitch Brenner? The same Tides where, via Hollywood magic, the gas station blows up when the birds attack and knock a lit match from the hand of a guy pumping gas? The Tides where Tippi is attacked in a phone booth? That Tides? That Tippi Hedren?

Yup. Turns out she was there signing autographed pictures to raise money for her cause, The Roar Foundation, which she founded in 1984 to support the Shambala Preserve in Acton, Calif., home to more than 50 big cats such as lions, tigers, cougar, leopards and other creatures that would, I'm pretty sure, gobble up all those birds in one bite given half the chance. The big cats came to the preserve after being confiscated by authorities from roadside zoos and private homes.

Hedren was in "The Roar," a 1981 movie about a woman bringing her kids to the African jungle. Sadly, during filming accidents led to the death of several big cats, which prompted Hedren to action protecting the animals and lobbying against private ownership

"The practice of private ownership of these animals must be stopped, and that's why I do this," said the diminutive little actress, now 81 and as drop-dead gorgeous and elegant as ever, dressed to the nines with a - what else? - bird brooch on her lapel as she stood to talk to me.

Many states forbid private ownership, some do not and Hedren is adamant about her crusade, testifying before Congress and doing whatever it takes to not just protect the cats she loves but humans "who are killed or maimed for life," she said, when the jungle cats revert to doing what jungle cats instinctively do - attack.

She saidthe U.S. Department of Agriculture, which regulates big-cat licensing, too easily gives out permits to people who shouldn't have them. For more info on her cause, visit www.shambala.org, and if you're ever up Acton way, stop in, they give "Sunset Safaris" for $100 per person, snacks and toasts to the big cats with Hedren's Roar Foundation Wine included. You can also join the foundation online and adopt some of the most beautiful beasts on Earth.

When I first greeted her, I extended my hand. She pulled back and offered me a fist bump instead. I said, "Oh, the germ thing?" and she laughed, threw her hands out and said, "But I never get sick! Ever!"

We chatted briefly about "The Birds," as on a nearby monitor played an endless loop of that scene of her going out on the small boat from The Tides, going over to Mitch Brenner's house. I asked if that house was still there.

"No, it's gone," she said, disappointment evident in her voice. "And the schoolhouse, that got sold years ago for $8,000. Wish I'd known that, I would've bought it."

I ask about Taylor, whose last film was "Inglourious Basterds" in 2009, playing Winston Churchill.

"Oh yes, we stay in touch," she said. "He's a good friend."

One thing I didn't ask, because I wasn't aware of it at the time, was about her relationship with Alfred Hitchcock, during the filming of "The Birds," the film that launched her career - and effectively stifled it. She reportedly rebuffed Hitchcock's sexual advances and he saw to it she never had the skyrocketing stardom many say she deserved. That relationship is the subject of a film, "The Girl," which debuts on HBO Oct. 20, starring Sienna Miller as Hedren.

I bid her farewell, telling her I'd kiss her hand goodbye if she weren't so germaphobic. She smiled graciously, and then continued to speak about her cause to the next folks in line. My daughter and I then walked out onto the Tides pier, where a big fat seagull sat on a pole just feet away from us, calm as could be, never ruffling a threatening feather.

Getting lost is usually for the birds, but at the expense of meeting a Hollywood legend in the place that made her famous? Not a problem.

(Tippi Hedren photo by Paul Kandarian. Big cat photo by Bill Dow)

Take that, Portland, Oregon and Denver. And 46 others.

In its annual “America’s Best 50 Cities” roundup, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked Boston the No. 4 city in the country, bested only by Washington, D.C., Seattle, and No. 1 San Francisco. The results were based on “leisure attributes (the number of restaurants, bars, libraries, museums, professional sports teams, and park acres by population), educational attributes (public school performance, the number of colleges, and rate of graduate-degree holders), economic factors (income and unemployment), crime, and air quality. Major professional league and minor league teams, as well as U.S.-based teams belonging to international leagues in each city.”

Here’s what Bloomberg had to say about Boston:

“Boston isn’t always one of the nation’s safest towns. But few cities can match Beantown’s blend of history, night life, and education. With 22 universities, Boston can seem very much a college town, owning a grimy charm. As New England’s cultural center, Boston combines Gilded Age class with some Atlantic brine, from L’Espalier to B&G Oysters.”

“Beantown.” Ick.

As for San Francisco:

“The City by the Bay, this year's winner, provides residents with the best blend of entertainment, education, safety, clear air, and a prosperous economic base. As the heart of the Bay Area, San Francisco draws on the prosperity of Silicon Valley and possesses its own diverse history well represented at cultural centers such as the de Young Museum. Residents care fiercely about their cafés and causes; night life flourishes in the Mission and the Castro, while tech companies code away in SoMa.”

Yeah, but do they have a playoff baseball team?

Oh, right.

By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent

Sonoma County, the birthplace of California wine, hosts the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend from Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, an event now in its fifth year. The weekend's co-producer, Maureen Cottingham, said the three-day event is "a world-class celebration of the vineyards, wines, cuisine, culture and characters that have made Sonoma County the ultimate wine country destination."

The 2012 Sonoma Wine Country Weekend features Taste of Sonoma at MacMurray Ranch; the 20th annual Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction held at a new venue, Chateau St. Jean; the new Sonoma Starlight Supper Club at Francis Ford Coppola Winery; and various small, exclusive winery lunch and dinner parties at locations throughout Sonoma's wine country.

Proceeds from the weekend support Sonoma County non-profit organizations; to date, more than $10 million has been donated directly to Sonoma non-profits by the local wine community.

Ticket prices range from $85 to $500 per person. Presenting sponsor, Visa Signature, is offering its cardholders even perks and savings. For reservations and information visit www.sonomawinecountryweekend.com

By Patricia Borns, Globe Correspondent

The Mission is so edible that Edible Excursions has added a second tour. Here's tour leader Karen Solomon demonstrating Marguerita popsicle making on Chow:

This tour focuses on the Valencia Street corridor where new food ventures are popping. Possible stops include 18 Reasons, Bi Rite Market, Bi Rite Creamery, Pizzeria Delfina, Tacolicious and Tartine Bakery. Solomon lives, eats, and writes cookbooks in the Mission full time.

This is not for summer prime-time travel but the prices are pretty good if you have plans. You must book before April 19 for travel April 24-June 20. Blackout days and other restrictions vary by route. You can find the details here.

And here are some sample one-way prices from Logan International Airport:
$46 to Nantucket; $49 to Newark, NJ; $60 to Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Washington, DC (Dulles and Reagan), New York (JFK); $90 to Raleigh-Durham; $95 to Chicago; $105 to Jacksonville, Fla.; $120 to Denver and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; $130 to Orlando, Fla, San Francisco, and Phoenix; $140 to San Jose, Calif., and Austin; $147 to Bermuda; $170 to Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles; $179 to Santo Domingo and Santiago in the Dominican Republic.

This is a pretty good one. Sale fares, which end tonight at midnight, start at $49 for flights Monday-Thursday and Saturday between April 23 or and June 20. A 14-day purchase is required. Here is all the fine print.

I flew Virgin America between Boston and San Francisco last week and heard some significant grumbling among passengers, particularly but not exclusively the graphic tee set, about the price of the carrier's WiFi, which runs $4.95 for flights less than an hour and a half, $9.95 for trips up to three hours, and $12.95 for longer ones, like mine.

Apparently, the folks on my flights were representative of the way many travelers feel. The Wall Street Journal's Middle Seat blog chatted with representatives of In-Stat, a research and consulting firm, about WiFi use aboard planes.

"People are beginning to expect you to have Wi-Fi everywhere. It's just whether they are willing to pay for it," said In-Stat senior analyst Amy Cravens.

In-Stat research shows that people place the value for in-flight Wi-Fi at about $2 to $5 per session, rather than the typical $10 and up. "Value perceptions are not aligned with current pricing," Ms. Cravens said.

Right now, about 1,700 US planes are outfitted with WiFi. This includes the entire fleets of Virgin America, AirTran, and all of Delta's domestic service. And a signficant portion of American and Southwest Airlines jets also offer the service.

Most carriers share the same pricing structure and that's because they get their WiFi from Gogo, which sets prices. The notable exception is Southwest, which contracts with Row 44 Inc. and retains control over rates: currently $5 per flight.

Internet use in the sky is on the rise. In-Stat told the Middle Seat that 4 percent of passengers logged on at the end of 2010, but the firm expects that number to hit 10 percent by the end of this year. Healthy but not surging.

It's pretty clear that if airlines want that number to take off rates will need to fall.

By Paul E. Kandarian, Globe Correspondent

Valentine's Day is approaching, which reminds of us two things: It's time to be romantic, and winter is half over. There are a number of places, far and near, to warm up to the romantic cause with Valentine packages, and here are some: 

The White Barn Inn up in Kennebunk Beach, Maine, is running a romance package for the romantic month of February, which includes a night's stay in a deluxe room adorned with chocolate-covered strawberries and champagne to wash them down with. Included is continental breakfast, afternoon tea and a romantic dinner for two. Rates are $600 for one night, dropping to $565 if staying more than one night. Check it out at http://www.whitebarninn.com/ or call 207-967-2321.

The Opus Vancouver has a "Cupid Concierge" deal for $295 a night, getting you a room, sparkling wine at check-in, a half-dozen roses or orchids delivered to your room before arrival, a half-bottle of Veuve Clicquot, a framed photo of your choice and a handwritten message from you delivered to your room before arrival, breakfast in bed and late check out. Upgrade to a suite for $100 more. See more at http://www.opushotel.com/vancouver.html

Also in Canada, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal has a "Bare Your Heart Package" for the romantic in you, which includes a one-night stay and breakfast in bed, with rates from $219 in Canadian dollars (the exchange rate is nearly even these days), available throughout February (except Feb. 24 and 25). A $10 donation per package sold will be made to Fondation En Coeur, a Quebec-based agency that helps kids with heart disease and their families with support services and information, and helping improve medical services in pediatric cardiology and adult congenital heart disease. Visit http://www.fairmont.com/queenelizabeth for more information.

Go west and get warmer with the "Back in the Saddle Package" at the Tanque Verde Ranch in Tucson, Ariz., which offers 20 percent off room nights (their rates are all inclusive, with meals and activities) for anyone booking three or more nights from Feb. 10-19. Rates start at $225 per night, not counting the discount. The resort is a working horse ranch with 180 horses on 60,000 acres of desert landscape between the Rincon Mountains, Saguaro National Park and the Coronado National Forest, where couples can horseback ride, hike, mountain bike, swim, fish, enjoy the spa and relax in a room - that has no television. This is about romance, not what's on cable. Visit http://www.tanqueverderanch.com/

Wine is romantic, and the Fairmont Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, Calif., unwraps its "Romance in Wine Country Package," with a room, two one-hour spa treatments, sparkling wine and a chocolate strawberry amenity, rose-petal turndown and sparkling wine tasting passes at Gloria Ferrer Winery. Packages are priced from $429 per night, and the special runs Feb. 10-19. The hotel serves what it calls a food lover's "aphrodisiac menu" for $125 per person. Check it out at http://www.fairmont.com/sonoma

Another Arizona resort, L'Auberge de Sedona, offers its "Sedona Snowmance" package for two that highlights skiing and getting warm and cozy later in new guest rooms with mountain views. The package includes two nights, two lift tickets to Flagstaff Snowbowl per day booked, a $75 food and beverage or spa credit per day booked and free winter drinks by the fire, ciders, teas and cocoas (the hard stuff is available but not free). Package savings are 40 percent with rates starting at $265 for guest rooms and $320 for cottages. The deal is valid through March 15. Check it out at http://www.lauberge.com/

Sunsets on the Pacific are pretty romantic, and the "Stay, Spa & Splashes" packages at Surf & Sand Resort in Laguna Beach, Calif., allow you to enjoy them. The deals, with 30 percent off rates starting at $625 a night, include a one-night stay, spa treatment for two, three-course dinner for two at the resort's signature Splashes restaurant, and gourmet breakfast in room (or the restaurant). Check it out at http://www.surfandsandresort.com/

This latest promotion features one-way fares as low as $39 and purchases must be made before Thursday Jan. 5. There are a number of restrictions: Sale fares are limited to Tuesdays and Wednesdays for travel between Jan. 10 and April 3 with blackout dates of Feb. 16-27 and between Jan. 10-Feb. 15 for routes to/from Florida; Austin, Texas; Phoenix; Puerto Rico; or any international city. A 7-day-advance purchase is required. Here is all the fine print.

Some sample one-way fares from Boston's Logan International Airport: $34 to Baltimore; $39 to Buffalo, Washington, DC (both Dulles and Reagan), Newark, N.J.; Pittsburgh, and Richmond, Va.; $59* to Charlotte, N.C.; $69* to Chicago and Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; $99 to Tampa, Denver, Jacksonville, Fla., Phoenix, Orlando; $109 to Fort Lauderdale and Santiago, DR; $129* to New Orleans, Seattle, San Juan, PR, and Santo Domingo, DR; $134 to Austin; $149* to Los Angeles and San Diego; $159 to Las Vegas and San Francisco; and $199 to Aruba.

Virgin America goes just coast-to-coast from Boston so one-way sale fares to either San Francisco or Los Angeles are $128 Monday-Thursday and Saturday and $149 Friday and Sunday for travel from Dec.15- March 14. Tickets must be purchased before Dec. 1 and require a 7-day advance purchase. Blackout dates are Dec. 22-24, 26, Jan. 2, Feb. 17, and Feb. 20, 2012.

Sale fares must be purchased before Dec. 2 and they start as low as $59 for travel Dec. 8-Feb. 15. Note that there are blackout dates -- Dec. 22-Jan. 3 and all Sundays -- and a 10-day advance purchase is required. Here is the fine print for Southwest and for its AirTran unit. It may pay to shop around as I expect competitors will start matching fares and you might be able to get better flight days/times.

Fares begin as low as $59 and must be purchased before Nov. 15 for travel Nov. 14-Feb. 14, and though it ends on Valentine's Day the carrier gives up little love for the holidays as the exclusion dates include: Nov. 20 and 23, Nov. 26 -28, and Dec. 22 - Jan. 3.

Two weeks ago, I wrote about how it appears holiday travelers will be paying more for airline tickets this year as the carriers, facing surging fuel prices, have been boosting tickets prices in the wake of plans to make deeper cuts than usual for the holiday season to ensure fuller planes and higher fares.

If you can work around the blackout dates, prices are pretty good. Here is the fine print and some sample one-way fares from Boston:

$59: Baltimore, Buffalo, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh

$79: Raleigh-Durham

$117: Cleveland

$121: Chicago

$127: Minneapolis/St. Paul

$129: Denver

$132: Milwaukee

$137: Columbus

$139: Nashville

$142: Kansas City

$144: Jackson, Miss.

$147: San Antonio

$149: Los Angeles, Burbank, Calif., Ontario/LA, Orange County, San Diego

$158: Louisville, Ky., Panama City Beach

$159: Birmingham, Ala., Tucson, Sacramento

$161: St. Louis

$162: Albuquerque, Salt Lake City

$165: Houston

$168: Detroit

$178: Reno/Lake Tahoe

$179: Little Rock

$184: Phoenix, San Jose, Calif.

$187: Portland, Ore.

$194: Oklahoma City

$199: Dallas, El Paso, Tulsa

This is the second one-day sale in the past three weeks, which suggests that carrier is nearly done backing and filling spots in its fall schedule. One-way fares from Boston begin at $39 (Buffalo, N.Y, Baltimore, Newark, and Richmond, Va.) and go to $179 (Las Vegas) for travel between Oct. 11-Dec. 15, with blackout dates of Nov. 18-28. Discounts are available on Monday-Thursday and Saturdays (in other words, not Friday or Sunday) for domestic routes and on Monday-Thursday for international ones. Here's all the fine print.

The sale fares are good for travel Sept. 27-Dec. 15 and any day, except Friday or Sundays, with blackout dates of Oct. 5-11 and Nov. 18-28. Here's the all the fine print. Prices pretty much reflect the basic JetBlue discounts. Some one-way fares from Boston's Logan International Airport to: Baltimore, Newark, N.J., and Richmond, Va. $39; Chicago, Washington (Dulles), Pittsburgh, and Buffalo, N.Y. $44; Washington (Reagan), New York (JFK) $49; Raleigh-Durham $54; Charlotte $64, Jacksonville, Fla., $89; Bermuda $99; Denver, Nassau, and San Juan P.R. $119; Phoenix $129, Austin, Texas and Las Vegas $139; Los Angeles, Aruba, and San Diego $149; and San Francisco $169.

Remember, there are restrictions and to get these fares you need to buy by midnight.

From now through May 23, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is offering a weekend rates starting at $9.99 per day. The lowest prices are for economy/compact models and they rise with the size of the rental: internediate-size is $14.99; standard is $17.99; and full goes for $19.99.

There is some fine print involved. The sale involves cars rented at participating "neighborhood'' locations, not airports for Fridays to Mondays and includes 100 miles per day, not unlimited mileage.

Still a good deal for the right traveler.

This morning both JetBlue and Southwest launched fall fare sales, with slightly different terms.

To get the JetBlue discounts you must purchase before Sept. 8 for travel between Sept. 13 and Dec. 15, any day except Friday and Sunday. Seven-day advance purchase may be required and there are blackout dates. Here is the fine print.

For Southwest, you need to buy before Sept. 9 for travel through Dec. 14, with 10-day advance purchase required. Special prices are good on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Here is the fine print.

The prices look pretty good but it will pay to shop around as I would expect competitor airlines will try to match fares on selected routes.

By Jan Shepherd, Globe Correspondent

After the 1906 earthquake devastated San Francisco, the city focused on rebuilding all aspects of life for residents. Among the positive signs for the nation's 10th largest city was the debut of the San Francisco Symphony on Dec. 29, 1911.

In honor of its centennial the orchestra, led by Michael Tilson Thomas, celebrates with special programs for the 2011-12 season. Beginning the festivities with a Sept. 7 gala concert evening at Davies Symphony Hall, the music moves outdoors the next day with a free concert in the Civic Center Plaza.

Among other season highlights are "American Mavericks," a series of concerts featuring risk-taking composers over the last 100 years, and "America's Great Orchestras." The latter series presents guest appearances by the country's six leading orchestras from Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, and Los Angeles. San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall, Van Ness and Grove streets. 415-864-6000.

Photo of Michael Tilson Thomas with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2010 by Hilary Scott

Virgin America has just launched a sale for purchases through Sept. 1, with one-way fares to San Francisco and Los Angeles as low as $159 for flights on Monday-Thursday and Saturday and $169 to travel on Friday and Sunday. These prices are good for travel from Sept. 7-Dec. 15 and a seven-day purchase is required.

From Logan International, San Francisco-based Virgin flies direct only to SFO and LAX, but it does so in media style, with 3,000 MP3s onboard, a 110v power source at your seat, satellite TV, pay-per-view Hollywood movies on demand, and fee-based WiFi. And the mood lighting -- which for some is not a plus.

Anyway, the sale prices are pretty good and Virgin doesn't have sales that often.

Yesterday we wrote about a one-day JetBlue fall sale with one-way fares as low as $39 from Boston for travel through Dec. 15. The carrier has extended that sale until midnight tonight. No wonder. That decision comes after Southwest and American also launched sales of their own that run until midnight tomorrow night for travel through Dec. 14. The sales all come with restrictions (some have 10-day advance purchase restrictions) and all have blackout dates and limits on travel days. But it looks like the best and widest range of discounts and destinations are available though JetBlue and American. Here is the fine print for JetBlue, American, and Southwest. Start shopping.

By Katie Johnston Globe Staff

JetBlue Airways is giving Boston business travelers their own version of the popular All You Can Jet pass.

From Aug. 22 to Nov. 22, passengers can take an unlimited number of flights to 55 destinations out of Logan International Airport for a flat rate of $1,999. For $1,499, Boston pass holders can fly to 13 nonstop destinations, mainly on the East Coast. This BluePass, aimed at business customers, is more flexible than the All You Can Jet pass, allowing travelers to book and change flights up to 90 minutes before departure without a penalty.

Pass holders can also miss two scheduled flights in a week without being penalized. Access to seats with more legroom and priority boarding are not included.

The BluePass goes on sale today at www.jetblue.com/bluepass and will be available until Aug. 31, or while supplies last. The one-month All You Can Jet pass sold out within a few days both times the airline offered it.

Between 15 and 20 percent of JetBlue’s passengers are business travelers, and in Boston, that figure is significantly higher, said Dennis Corrigan, vice president of sales and revenue management for the airline.

“As we’ve been really building out the Boston network, and we’ve primarily focused on business destinations, it was just a no-brainer,” he said.

JetBlue is also offering the BluePass to customers in Long Beach, where it is also the largest carrier.

Under 21 and a traveler? Your life just got a little easier.

Car rental agencies favor customers 25 and older, charging much higher rates to those who are younger. And if you're younger that 21, for the most part you can just forget it.

Fox Rent A Car, a discounter with shops at a dozen US airports, mostly in the West (including San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, Denver, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle) has announced that it will rent to drivers as young as 20. And, while Fox, like its competitors, does levy a surcharge for younger drivers, its fee is significantly lower than most.

The big guys like Alamo, Avis, Budget, and Thrifty generally require drivers to be at least 21 to rent, according to the Budget Travel blog. These companies make some exceptions under special circumstances -- like for on-duty military personnel, who can usually qualify to rent at age 18, and in a couple of states like New York and Michigan, where local law requires that drivers as young as 18 be allowed to rent. One notable exception is Hertz, which regularly rents to drivers as young as 20.

The vast majority of those companies who rent to drivers under-25 sticks them with surcharges of as much as $52 per day, with youngest drivers getting hit hardest. Hertz typically levies a daily charge of $15-$25, but currently is offering a deal through Sept. 30 in which they will waive that fee for those who use the promotion code 144314 when reserving their cars. Fox, on the other hand, charges all younger renters a flat $14 per day surcharge and combines it with rental fees that tend to be lower than the major rental companies. Worth checking out.

Looking to travel this fall? I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, after writing about sales from Southwest, AirTran, and JetBlue, that we were entering the fall sale period. Today, both JetBlue and Southwest announced discounts for travel through the fall, but there is some difference in terms.

The JetBlue sale is a 48-hour deal so you must book before midnight Wednesday July 20 for travel from Sept. 6-Nov. 16. Discounts are not available on all days or flights; blackout dates are Oct. 6-11. Here is the fine print and some sample one-way fares from Boston: to Baltimore, $39; Washington, (Dulles), New York City (JFK), Pittsburgh, and Newark, N.J. $44; Washington, DC (Reagan) $49; Chicago (O'Hare) $52; Richmond, Va., and Bufffalo, N.Y. $54; Raleigh-Durham, N.C. $69; Charlotte, N.C. $74; Jacksonville, Fla., $84; Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Tampa, and Bermuda $99; Denver, San Juan, P.R., and New Orleans $119; Austin and Phoenix $129; Long Beach and Los Angeles $149; San Jose, Calif., $159; San Diego and San Francisco $169; and Seattle $179.

Southwest sale prices are available for purchase until Aug. 2 for travel between Aug. 23-Dec. 14. Black out dates include all Fridays and Sundays as well as Sept. 1-5 and Nov. 17-29. Here is the fine print and some sample one-way fares from Boston: Philadelphia $39; Baltimore $59; Pittsburgh $89; Denver $119; Chicago $134; Kansas City $156; Oklahoma City $179; and St. Louis $149.

You'll notice the JetBlue fares are better, but they are only available through tomorrow and only through the JetBlue website --- in other words you won't find these prices on Travelocity, Orbitz, Expedia, or any of the others. Also note that it's likely other carriers will be looking to match -- or better --- some prices of some competitive routes so it could pay to shop around.

UPDATE 11:48 a.m.

AirTran, which was recently acquired by Southwest, has also sprung a fall sale. For this one, you must book by Aug. 1 for travel to most destinations July 30-Nov. 16., with lowest fares available for travel Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A 10-day advance purchase required, and blackout dates are July 29 and 31; and Aug. 5, 7, 12, 14 and 21. Here's the fine print and some sample one-way fares from Boston: Atlanta and Newport News/Williamsburd, Va., $84; Akron/Canton, Dayton, Memphis, Pensacola/Gulf Coast, Richmond, and Sarasota/Bradenton $94; Flint and Grand Rapids Mich., and Miami $99; Bloomington/Normal, Ind., and Charlotte $104; Bermuda and Nassau $109; Wichita $114; Cancun and Rochester, N.Y., $119; Montego Bay and Branson, Mo., $129; Key West $134; Huntsville, Ala., $144; San Juan, P.R. $149; Des Moines $159; and Aruba $164.

By Patricia Borns, Globe Correspondent

Wow. Saul Deli exec chef Peter Levitt is taking to the Berkeley streets with a sustainably correct deli menu of corned beef on challah roll, potato latke, chicken matzoh ball soup, sweet peach and brandied prune kugela and more. The bites are priced for thrift at $2-$4. Levitt will be cooking at the Off the Grid street food event in Berkeley which recently had its soft launch. An estimated 2,000 eaters attended, cleaning out some of the trucks. Food trucks being huge investments, Levitt will be cooking from Off the Grid’s own truck, which allows chefs to test-run the experience of operating a food truck. Berekely’s Off The Grid street food parties take place at Shattuck Ave. and Rose St. on Wednesdays. Keep up with them on the Berkeley Off The Grid Facebook page.

Photo by Kukkurovaca.