While this might not be the appropriate category, numerous travel agencies specializing in trips to Spain/Portugal/Morocco run tempting off-season ads in the Travel Section of the NYTimes and other city's newspapers, but prices quoted are for NY departures only.
January thru March, you can get round-trip airfare, 6 nights in a deluxe hotel (the 7th night spent on the flight over), and daily breakfast for $595 per person double occupany. Depending on the agent, timeframe also dictates which coastal town and hotel you'll stay in. However, I was not hallucinating when seeing $595 for the first week and an additional $100 per extra 7 days with up to 4 week stays in aparthotels. Yes, that's $895 per person for 4 weeks on the Costa del Sol!!! With deals like this, time - not money are the determining factors.
I booked this trip with a Miami agency no longer in business, but similar ads continue to run. My trip departed NYC's JFK on Iberia Airlines and connected in Madrid for Malaga. With emergence of Air Europa to break Iberia's monopoly of Spain, competing airlines continue driving prices down. Everytime I see one of these ads, I'm tempted to postpone my "yet to see in Europe" travel destination list to return to this favored area which still has so much I've "yet to see".
Once at your hotel, your package also includes service to an inhouse travel agent for booking daily excursions which ranged from $35-$110. Pick-up/drop-off was at the hotel, transportation and the main meal included on most trips. Budget travelers looking to conserve cash might find cheaper, though less convenient, services from many independent agencies in the area.
Potential travelers not in the NYC area would be wise to book the package and a seperately rated flight to JFK. A New York departure was much cheaper than from Miami.
A bonus I wasn't expecting was arriving at JFK to find a flamenco combo and reception set up in the departure area. I lucked out making Iberia's inaugural Airbus 300 flight from NYC to Madrid...and the celebration was on! With the company's execs on board, the on-flight party lasted most of the night; passengers also given numerous momentos. I've since learned Iberia gives many extras without need to celebrate. As a One World partner with American Airlines for milage accrual, they've became my favored, highly recommended European airline.