3 great last-minute travel deals
It's never too late to get a great travel deal!

It's never too late to get a great travel deal! Here are three of the best last-minute travel deals we found on the internet this week:
1. Poland's peaks
Winter in Poland's Tatra Mountains means sausages, sleigh rides, and snowshoeing. Until the end of January, Intrepid Travel's eight-day Tatra Adventure is 15 percent off, or $1,054 a person, when you use promo code 3298.
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2. Affordable Monterey
Book 14 days in advance to enjoy at least 15 percent off normal rates at the Casa Munras hotel in Monterey, California. With the discount, nightly rates in mid-February at the renovated, hacienda-inspired hotel start at $126.
3. A Danube tour
EF Go Ahead tours is offering $400 off on select trips booked by Feb. 2. The 15-day Highlights of Eastern Europe tour, with stops in Budapest, Vienna, Krakow, and Prague, starts at $1,769 per person, double occupancy.
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