Hot deals: Five nights in Rarotonga, in luxury

Under $950

Five nights in Rarotonga and return airfares are on sale for $949 a person, twin share, until February 25. The price also includes airport transfers and accommodation at Puaikura Reef Lodge. Snorkel equipment usage is free. Travel must be completed by March 31. Airport taxes and surcharges are not included.
Contact: Holiday Shoppe, freephone 0800 80 84 80.

Under $150

For less than $150, two people can stay at the four-star Whistler The Chancellor in Queenstown in a self-contained, one-bedroom apartment. Normally $197 a night, the special rate is $145.

Travel to Queenstown is not included. The hotel is two minutes from the centre of Queenstown and boasts great views from the rooms' private balconies.

Contact: Wotif.com, freephone 0800 441 092, or book on the web

Under $250

Heritage and Citylife Hotels are hoping Valentine's Day will lead to a wedding or two. Book a Valentine's romantic night's retreat at Heritage Hanmer Springs for two in a deluxe garden room for $249. You'll also receive chocolates, a bottle of bubbly, breakfast for two and passes for a the Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve.

Couples staying with this package who book a wedding event at the hotel will have the package price deducted from their final wedding banquet bill.

Contact: Heritage Hotels, freephone 0800 368 888,

Under $2200

LAN Airlines has released a "seat-sale" airfare special, with fares from $2199 a person from Auckland to 16 destinations in South America, including Santiago, Buenos Aires, Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Caracas, Quito and Guayaquil.

Fares are also available from Wellington and Christchurch and travel can begin on or after March 1, with a maximum stay of a month allowed in South America. Travel must be completed by September 30.

The seat sale is on until April 30. Airport taxes and surcharges are not included.

Contact: LAN, (09) 977 2233, email lan@walshegroup.co.nz