Experience Havana's rich culture, fascinating history, and unparalleled music scene with weeklong air-and-hotel vacations starting from $365 per person ($655 including tax) -- a savings of as much as $470 compared with similar packages.

The Melia Habana is in chic Miramar, a waterfront neighbourhood characterized by glamorous mansions, foreign embassies and grand churches, as well as shopping, theatres, restaurants, and sculpture parks along Fifth Avenue. This hotel was named one of the Top 25 Trendiest in the Caribbean this year in the TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice awards. When guests aren't swimming in one of three pools, indulging at the swim-up bar, or eating at one of five restaurants, they can catch the frequent shuttle to Old Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site just 15 minutes away.

Depart from (per person):

• Toronto … $365 ($655 incl. tax)
  Depart Dec. 10; +$30-$120 incl. tax depart Dec. 11-14, 17; Jan. 8, 12
• Montreal … $395 ($695 incl. tax)
  Depart Dec. 11-13; +$10-$50 incl. tax depart Dec. 16-17
• Ottawa … $485 ($770 incl. tax)
  Depart Jan. 6, 10, 13; +$20-$50 incl. tax depart Jan. 12, 17
• Calgary … $725 ($1016 incl. tax)
  Depart Jan. 11, 13; +$10-$50 incl. tax depart Dec. 14; Jan. 4, 6, 20
  Note: These packages contain overnight flights
• Halifax … $788 ($957 incl. tax)
  Depart Jan. 7, 14; +$17-$37 incl. tax depart Jan. 19; Feb. 2, 7
• Vancouver … $905 ($1191 incl. tax)
  Depart Jan. 18; +$20-$60 incl. tax depart Dec. 14, 16; Jan. 4, 20
  Note: These packages contain overnight flights