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Some of the best attractions in America's Death Valley, which runs through California and Nevada, will become more accessible when Pink Jeep Tours (www.pinkjeep.com) begins park excursions next month. The company will use oversized four-wheel- drive jeeps (left), each of which comfortably seats 10, to visit Racetrack Playa (a dry lake bed where rocks slide across the surface), Titus Canyon and the Charcoal Kilns. Tours include pick-ups and drop-offs at most park hotels and cost between US$65 and US$165 per person.

CX Holidays' City Chic Seoul package features some late-booking benefits courtesy of the Korean tourism bureau. The Korea Jetso Go offer (bookings before August 31) includes discount coupons for city attractions and a skincare travel kit. The deal includes two nights in a Park Hyatt Seoul room (HK$4,670 per person, twin share) or suite (HK$5,709 per person), daily breakfast and return flights on Cathay Pacific. Departures must be made before April 30 next year and an air-ticket surcharge of HK$450 to HK$1,400 may apply. For bookings, visit www.cxholidays.com.