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Under $970
Return flights from Auckland for a five-night break in Rarotonga next year are $969 a person, twin-share, if booked by the end of this week. Breakfasts are included. Travel between January 29 and March 31.
If you prefer to travel from November 1 to December 6 the package is priced from $1090. Travellers from Wellington or Christchurch pay an extra $148 each.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz
Under $160
The musical Chicago is in its tenth year in London's West End, making it the longest-running revival musical in the West End's theatre history.
Tickets are priced from $158 each and can be included in central London accommodation deals. Arrange flights with your travel agent.
Contact: Show and tour specialists, Keith Prowse, 0800 949 490
On the web: www.keithprowse.com
Under $460
Two people taking a three-night romantic getaway in the Clansman Motor Lodge, Hastings, will pay $450 and stay in a king suite. Dinners with wine included.
Bookings are essential and valid until October 29, although some dates are not available.
Contact: (06) 878 3512
On the web: www.jasons.com/hotdeal
Under $1320
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera is returning to Melbourne and is part of a travel package priced from $1315 each, twin-share.
Travel from Auckland or Wellington (add $140 each if travelling from Christchurch) and get return flights, three nights at the Swanston Hotel Grand Mercure, an A-reserve show ticket and a Hidden Secrets Lane and Arcades tour.
Book by November 30. Travel between October 1 and November 1 or between November 11 and 30.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
