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Under $75
Want to get on-line on your travels for no more than $1? Auckland's Formule 1 just off Queen St has dropped its room rates from $99 to $70, calling it the Broadband Package. Check in with your lap-top and get unlimited broadband access for $1 a night.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092 or book
On the web: www.wotif.com/hotel44179
Under $190
A Spring Saver deal has $550-plus rooms at Melbourne's Pacific International Apartments on Southbank discounted to around $189 a night (A$159).
The rooms are one-bedroom apartments and you'll get free access to a heated pool, spa and gymnasium.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092
On the web: www.wotif.com/hotel2615
Under $940
Travel to Alberta, Canada and have your "stampede package" at the ready for Calgary city's most popular tourist attraction - the Calgary Stampede.
Held from July 4-13 next year, the 2008 stampede includes rodeos, chuck-wagon racing, stage shows and every imaginable fairground attraction.
A special stampede package will get you three-nights' twin-share accommodation, a two-day Light Rail Transit pass to and from the stampede grounds, and tickets to the rodeo and chuck-wagon races.
Package prices start at $935 each, twin-share. Flights to Canada can be arranged separately.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
Under $1000
Fly to Fiji and stay 4-star for four nights at Sonaisali Island Resort - with daily breakfasts - from $999 a person, twin-share.
The return flights are from Auckland. Travel between October 10 and December 16. Book by September 30.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.mz
Under $1345
Six nights and breakfast for two every morning at Fiji's Shangri-La Fijian on the Coral Coast are on sale for the price of a three-night stay in the 4-star resort.
From $1342.50 (or half-price) two people can stay at the resort, set on Yanuca Island. Travel between October 16 and December 25.
Contact: Octopus Travel, 0800 450 485
On the web: www.octopustravel.co.nz
Under $1880
Return airfares to Saigon for four nights in a superior room and daily breakfasts, are priced from $1879. Travel is from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. Book by September 30 and travel by November 30.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz
Under $10,800
Waterways of the Tzars is a river cruise that will take you from Moscow and St Petersburg to forest-covered islands, vast lakes and quaint rural Russia. Your luxurious floating hotel will travel the rivers of Volga, Svir and Neva over 13 days. Return airfares with Cathay Pacific and a two-night stopover in Hong Kong are all included in the $10,799 twin-share price for each person, as are sightseeing fees, tips, airport and port taxes. The tour leaves from Auckland next year on July 28.
Contact: Alicia Styles at Lion World Travel, 0800 277 477 or email Alicia.styles@lionworld.co.nz
