8 SPRINGTIME
TRAVEL BARGAINS

To spur sagging sales, the travel industry is offering steep discounts to lure you out.

Add the savings typical of shoulder season -- the period between the low and high travel seasons -- and you'll find a bumper crop of outstanding bargain vacations this spring.

Here are eight destinations that offer a great springtime getaway at a great bargain (slide show begins at your right):

-- By Stacy Rapacon