Hot deals: Escape the rain in Rarotonga

By VICTORIA BARTLE



UNDER $900

Fly with Air New Zealand from Auckland to Rarotonga for a five-night holiday priced from $899 a person, twin-share. Airport transfers are included and you can choose from bonus deals to extend your stay. Bookings must be made by September 5 and travel taken by March 31 next year.

Contact: House of Travel on 0800 838 747 for more information.

UNDER $950

Take yourself on a five-day campervan journey in Australia for less than $950 for a four-berth Maui Spirit campervan, priced at $187 a day. There are options of five or seven days or longer, and a return journey or one-way deal. Insurance not included. The deal must be paid by September 10.

Contact: Flight Centre, freephone 0800 354 448.

UNDER $960

Seven nights in Samoa are priced from $959 a person, share twin, with return airfares included from Auckland.

Accommodation is in a Garden Room at Hotel Kitano Tusitala.

This deal is on sale until August 29 and valid for travel between October 1 and November 30. The cost does not include airport and departure taxes.

Contact: Holiday Shoppe, freephone 0800 808 480.

UNDER $1100

Tahiti packages are on sale until September 30 for $1099 a person, giving you a return flight from Auckland to Papeete, return airport transfers and five nights' accommodation. Airport taxes and insurance not included.

Contact: Flight Centre, freephone 0800 354 448.

UNDER $1500

Fly direct from Auckland or Christchurch to San Francisco between October 1 and November 21 and pay $1499 a person. Flights are available on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from Auckland. Your time away must be at least five days and the maximum is 30 days. On the return trip you can choose to stop off in Fiji or Tahiti. This deal must be booked and paid by August 31. No credit-card payments.

Contact: Itchyfeet Travel (09) 353 2626.