KEY POINTS:
UNDER $350
Queensland
Queensland is the focus for some hot accommodation deals, whether you are travelling as a couple for a romantic getaway, as a group of friends, or as a family.
A couple can stay at Port Douglas Plantation Resort for three nights for less than $345.
The resort is a boutique-style luxury hotel set in extensive tropical gardens.
Your apartment will have a king-size bed and you'll receive breakfast daily in the Poolside Cafe and a dinner for two.
If you're travelling as a family or a group of friends, less than $865 will get four people seven nights' accommodation on the Gold Coast.
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment accommodation is at the Kirra Beach Luxury Holiday Apartments.
Included in this deal is a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates and two breakfasts.
Contact: Port Douglas Plantation Resort, ph (00617) 4099 3522 and Kirra Beach Apartments, ph (00617) 5523 7900.
UNDER $1800
San Francisco
A stroll along San Francisco's streets is one of the best ways to discover some of the city's key attractions - Union Square, the Italian-flavoured North Beach, Fisherman's Wharf, Castro, Japantown and the Mission District.
A three-night accommodation package with return airfares from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch is on offer until December 15 for travel early next year.
Priced from $1799 a person, twin-share. Selected departures between February 1 and March 31.
Contact: Flight Centre, freephone 0800 747 474.
ONLY $7000
Cruising Europe
For $7000 you can spend 22 days cruising from one exotic and fascinating port to another, aboard a luxury ship, and the price covers all your food and entertainment.
The Discovery World Cruise works out around $260 a person a night and you can make it even cheaper by opting for an inside cabin for just over $5000.
This cruise leaves Nice on September 20 and heads for Istanbul, stopping at ports such as Portofino, Sorrento, Messina, Koper, Dubrovnik, Cephalona and Volos.
Shorter cruises are also available, and prices are valid until all cabins are booked.
Contact: House of Travel, freephone 0800 838 747.
UNDER $650
Hong Kong
The Hotel Miramar in Hong Kong is offering guests a two-night stay at $303 a night - down from the usual rate of $480 a night - for two people.
You'll both have free access to the hotel fitness centre, indoor swimming pool and sauna.
The hotel is close to the city's museum of art, the Hong Kong Space Museum, science museum and the cultural centre. It's also in the heart of the popular Miramar shopping area.
For this deal, you must book for at least two nights' stay.
Contact: Wotif.com, freephone 0800 441 092 or book on-line at Wotif.com.
