Deal of the Week

Jet Vacations, a subsidiary of Air France, is offering a winter package in Madrid from Jan. 3 to March 31. Prices start at $879 and include round-trip air fare (Monday through Thursday) from LAX, six nights accommodations with continental breakfast, airport transfers, hotel taxes and service charges and a half-day tour of Madrid. There is a $25 surcharge for Friday, Saturday and Sunday travel in either direction. There are no blackout dates. Rates are based on double occupancy and availability. For information and reservations, call (800) JET-0999.Free for the Asking

Get on the trail of the scenic West this winter on the now-complete Continental Divide Snowmobile Trail, running 370 miles from Lander, Wyo., to West Yellowstone, Mont. The 30-mile stretch of the Grand Teton National Park that completes the trail will open on an experimental basis this winter, from about January through March, depending on conditions. The trail traverses open meadows and crosses Yellowstone National Park. A free map is available from the Wyoming Snowmobile Program, 2301 Central Ave., Cheyenne, Wyo. 82002; (307) 777-7550.

This Week’s Holidays

Banking and government offices will be closed or services curtailed in the following countries and their dependencies this week because of national and religious holidays:

Monday: Andorra, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Is., Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Is., Cook Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macao, Malawi, Montserrat, Namibia, Netherlands, Neth. Antilles, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, San Marino, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Pierre, St. Vincent, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad, Turks/Caicos Is., Uganda, U.K., Vatican City, Virgin Islands, Western Samoa, Zimbabwe

Tuesday: Australia, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Is., Canada, Cayman Is., Cook Islands, Cyprus, Fiji, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Malawi, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., St. Vincent, Turks/Caicos Is., U.K., Vatican City, Virgin Islands, Western Samoa

Wednesday: Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Ireland, Nepal, U.K.

Thursday: Costa Rica

Friday: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines

Saturday: Andorra, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Iceland, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, San Marino, Slovak Republic, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Vatican City.

Source: J.P. Morgan