Under $900

Norfolk Island Jazz Festival. Photo / Supplied

Norfolk Island Jazz Festival. Photo / Supplied

Norfolk Island's annual jazz festival (above) is on from December 7-11 among the Norfolk pines and historic ruins. Return flights, seven nights' accommodation and car hire are priced from $869 from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. Book by close of business tomorrow. Travel between November 21 and December 12 or January 9 and March 31.

Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 427 555
On the web: flightcentre.co.nz

Under $1200

Return flights from Auckland to Niue and seven nights at Namukulu Motel in a self-contained unit are priced from $1199 each, share twin. Book by December 31. Travel between now and March 31, 2010.

Contact: Our Pacific, 0800 500 598
On the web: ourpacific.co.nz

Under $2100

Four nights in Vancouver and return airfares from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch are priced from $2059 each, twin-share for travel in October next year. Book by November 18.

Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 427 555
On the web: flightcentre.co.nz

Under $2200

Eight nights at the Best Western Pavilions in Anaheim with a five-day pass to Disneyland, a tour of Los Angeles and a day-trip to San Diego are priced from $2185 each twin-share and $1379 for each child aged between 3 and 9 years. Children under 10 eat for free at Denny's (next door). Virgin Australia return airfares to Los Angeles are from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch. Travel in August 2010. Book by November 16. Some close-out periods apply.

Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: houseoftravel.co.nz

Under $10,000

Whizz through Japan in some of the world's fastest trains, including the Bullet, with a 15-day or 21-day Japan Rail Pass and tours from Nagasaki to either Tokyo or Sapporo.

Return airfares from Auckland or Christchurch to Japan included, as is accommodation and breakfasts, and tours of Nara, Hakone and Lak Ashi. The 15-day tour to Tokyo is $7399 each, twin-share and departs on May 16. The 21-day tour costs $9989 and departs May 9.

Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747
On the web: houseoftravel.co.nz

By Victoria Bartle