Under $350 Stay two nights at the four-star Novotel Queenstown Lakeside and get full buffet breakfasts. Pay $159 a night for two people (usually $459). Children eat for free. Stay by May 1.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092 and ask about the Novotel Drive Special
On the web:wotif.com
Under $400 Fly from Auckland to Sydney with Emirates from $349 return. Book by close of business tomorrow. Travel from May 1 to August 31.
Under $2000 Return airfares to Shanghai from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch and three nights at the Holiday Inn Downtown with daily breakfasts are priced from $1999 each, twin-share. You'll also get a full-day Shanghai city tour and a day's pass to Shanghai World Expo. Book by April 30. Travel June 1 to August 31.
Contact: Harvey World Travel, 0800 80 84 80
On the web:harveyworld.co.nz
Under $4000 Fly to Los Angeles for a night then on to Cancun, Mexico for five. Return airfares and accommodation for the whole trip - with all meals and drinks and bonuses in Cancun - are priced from $3745 each, twin-share for travel from Auckland. Travel from Wellington or Christchurch is priced from $3859. Book by April 18. Travel from May 1 to June 16 for travel from Auckland, or from July 18 to October 29 from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch.
Under $8000 A 16-night Pacific holiday package flies you from Auckland to Papeete and two nights at the Radisson Plaza Resort Tahiti before taking you to sea aboard a six-star ship, the Paul Gaugin, for a 14-night cruise bound for Auckland. All meals and on-board taxes are included in the cruise. Priced from $7795 each, twin-share, this package departs from Auckland on November 5. Book by June 30.
