Hot deals: Get smart with ninety-nine

The SkyCity Hamilton. Photo / Amos Chapple

Ninety-nine dollar accommodation deals are in abundance online - ranging from the Quality Inn Hurleys in Queenstown to the Chifley Suites in Auckland, usually $300 a night.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092
On the web: wotif.com

Under $150

Go to SkyCity in Hamilton and stay the night at Venture Inn and Suites - with transport to the casino, a bottle of bubbly and breakfast. Priced from $129 for two people, this package is available until the end of the year.
Contact: Venture Inn & Suites Hamilton (07) 838 0110
On the web: jasons.com

Save $200
Book a Sealink holiday for two nights for two people to Great Barrier Island and save $160 off the ferry fare. Contact: Sealink, 0800 732 546
On the web: sealink.co.nz

Under $300

Three nights' accommodation, twin-share, in Melbourne for $299. You'll stay in a Studio Room at the four-star Punt Hill Little Bourke. Travel by December 8. Book by November 30. Tickets to the musical Jersey Boys are available from $99 each.
Contact: Air New Zealand, 0800 737 000
On the web: airnz.co.nz

Under $1100

Return airfares from Auckland to Vanuatu and four nights at the Sebel Vanuatu from $1065 each, twin-share, daily breakfasts. Book by November 15 for travel between November 10 and December 18, or between January 10 and March 31.
Contact: United Travel, 0800 468 648
On the web: unitedtravel.co.nz

Under $5500

Priced from $5490 each, share-twin, with return flights from Auckland, this 19-day fully escorted tour takes you through Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, departing on January 1.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: houseoftravel.co.nz