Hot Deals: Luxuriate in hot pools at Hanmer Springs

Luxuriate in hot pools at Hanmer Springs.

$155 FOR TWO

Hanmer

Embrace winter and head for snowy Hanmer Springs where luxury accommodation at the Heritage Hotel is a bargain.

Usually $253 a night, the Garden Deluxe Rooms for two people are $150 a night and - if you are quick - free upgrades to deluxe.

Hanmer is a hot-spa resort town and close to activities such as golf, whitewater rafting, jetboating, skiing and bungy.

Contact: Wotif.com, freephone 0800 441 092 or book on-line.

UNDER $2500

China

An 11-day guided tour designed for first-time visitors to China ($2474 each) is fully escorted, with departures every month. The price covers entrance fees, flights within China, three meals a day and all transport (excluding flights to and from China).

Highlights include Beijing's Great Wall, Xian's Terracotta Warriors, and a cruise on the Li River near Guilin. It finishes in Shanghai.

Contact: China Holidays, freephone 0800 824 462 or e-mail sales@chinaholidays.co.nz.

UNDER $1700

Singapore

Four-night packages to Singapore with return airfares from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch cost from $1699 each, twin-share. Accommodation at the Hotel Rendezvous includes breakfast and a 20 per cent discount at the restaurant. Return airport transfers in Singapore are included.

Book and pay by May 29 for travel between now and December 7. Airport taxes of about $30 each not included.

Contact: House of Travel, freephone 0800 838 747.

UNDER $2300

Vancouver

Make October your month to visit Vancouver. Package deals cost from $2275 each twin-share. Five nights' accommodation and return airfares from Auckland. Travel from Christchurch or Wellington costs an extra $167 each.

Available until October 31 for travel between October 1 and 31. Taxes not included.

Contact: Flight Centre, freephone 0800 747 474.