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Under $250
Bette Midler is singing and dancing in a show believed to be the biggest stage performance of her career The Showgirl Must Go On at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas. New Zealand travellers can secure tickets to the show from around $225 each.
Contact: travel agent or
Keith Prowse Entertainment Travel, 0800 949 490
On the web: www.keithprowse.com
Under $700
Save $360 with a four-night stay in Queenstown's The Glebe Luxury Apartments.
The five-star apartments are available for two people to stay for four nights, for the usual three-night rate of $660. Stay in May or June and quote the Jason's Hot Deal offer when booking.
Contact: The Glebe Luxury Apartments, (03) 441 0310
On the web: www.jasons.com/hotdeal
Under $1100
Five nights at Outrigger On The Lagoon in Fiji, plus the return airfares from Auckland, are priced from $1039 a person, twin-share.
Travel between May 5 and June 30. Book by close of business April 14. Travel between August 1 and September 25 or between October 13 and 31 and pay $1195 each, twin-share. Airport transfers in Fiji are included. Add $100 per person for travel from all other Air New Zealand domestic airports.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747.
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
Under $1100
See the stage show Wicked in Melbourne with an A-Reserve ticket, two nights' accommodation and return airfares from Auckland or Wellington, from $1059. Book by October 26. Travel between July 13 and October 26.
Contact: United Travel, 0800 468 684.
On the web: www.unitedtravel.co.nz
Under $2100
Five nights in San Francisco and return airfares from Auckland this November will cost you from $2079. Book by close of business April 11. Travel between November 1 and 27. Airport transfers in San Francisco are included.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448.
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz.
Under $3500
A 14-day fully-escorted adventure tour - half of it camping - heads along the trails of the secluded Markha Valley in the Indian Himalayas to villages rich in ancient culture and Buddhist heritage. Discounted by 10 per cent, the tour now costs $3231 per person. Join the group in Delhi. The price includes all accommodation, most meals, an expert bilingual guide, private transport throughout the trip, entrance fees and permits to parks, and fees for the mules to transport luggage.
Contact: World Expeditions, 0800 350 354.
On the web: www.worldexpeditions.com