Phil Marty writes in the Chicago Tribune on travel in Panama City on the cheap and some other cities as well.

Here are some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that have come across our desk recently:

•Great Value Vacations has a good deal on a package to explore Panama City, Panama. Depending on departure date, it’s priced from $540 per person double occupancy for round-trip air from Miami and four nights at the Hilton Panama. Other departure cities are as low as $654 for Chicago and New York. http://tinyurl.com/hh5sgnr

Liberty Travel offers four-night packages to the Cayman Islands, including round-trip air from Miami and lodging, from $905 per person double occupancy. Other air gateways are available, including New York from $999 and Chicago from $1,015. 877-823-8888, http://tinyurl.com/jxma765

The Online Vacation Center has Caribbean and Bahamas cruises priced as low as $109 per person double occupancy for a two-day itinerary on Celebrity Cruises. Among longer cruises is a five-day Western Caribbean sailing on Royal Caribbean International priced from $349. 800-760-5417, http://tinyurl.com/z4ekx85

Gate 1 Travel has a 10-day escorted tour that includes Mexico’s Copper Canyon that’s priced from $1,699 per person double occupancy. That includes two nights’ lodging in Phoenix and seven in Mexico, most meals, sightseeing by motor coach with an English-speaking guide and a variety of tours. 800-682-3333, http://tinyurl.com/jax2ygl

Avoya Travel offers a seven-night Carnival Cruises itinerary in the Caribbean priced from $549 per person double occupancy for a Feb. 21 sailing from Miami. Port calls include Mexico, Belize, Honduras and the Cayman Islands. 888-342-2815, http://tinyurl.com/ndfgt9s

Hands Up Holidays, which specializes in luxury family travel, has a free guide on how to make traveling more meaningful and inspiring at http://tinyurl.com/puwxrns.

Fodor’s Travel gives its opinions on the world’s best cruises for 2016 at http://tinyurl.com/jtlv5sx.

Qantas Airways’ Travel Insider lists its picks for Australia’s best beaches at http://tinyurl.com/gw3gdd8.

Northern Ireland is celebrating a Year of Food for 2016. See the details at www.nigoodfood.com.

You can order a brochure of Crystal Cruises’ 2016 offerings at http://tinyurl.com/oqthhum.

Natchez, Miss., is 300 this year and has lots of special activities planned. Check them out at www.natchezms300.com.

Pacific Grove, Calif., near Monterey, has one of the largest monarch butterfly sites in the U.S. from November through February. http://tinyurl.com/ok7cguo

Prices include taxes and fee unless otherwise noted. Deals and websites listed here have been checked for availability as of press time, but the listings are not endorsements.

Phil Marty is a freelance reporter.