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Under $200
The Hotel George Williams in inner-city Brisbane is around $150 a night (at A$130) - a discount perfectly timed for shopping during the summer holiday sales. The package comes with continental breakfasts for two people, at the price for one.
Bookings made for a standard room
for stays between December 17 and January 31 - excluding New Year's Eve - will be upgraded to a queen-size room.
Contact: The Hotel George Williams, 0061 7 3308 0700
On the web: www.jasons.com/hotdeal
Under $200
Take time out on the Coromandel with a three-night stay in Whitianga and you'll get a bottle of wine on your arrival.
A two-bedroom holiday home, with access to a swimming pool, tennis court and children's playground, is priced from $199 a person, quad-share. Book by December 9 and stay between January 17 and February 28. Travel costs are not included.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448.
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz
Under $600
A two-bedroom Lake View apartment at Queenstown's new Alta Apartments is $275 a night for two, three or four people _ although a minimum of two nights must be booked. The self-contained apartments will usually cost $400 a night.
Contact: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092 or book on-line at www.wotif.com/hotelW50742
Under $600
Wander around the old town of Edinburgh, with a three-night accommodation and daily breakfast package that includes a "hop on, hop off" city tour, priced from $599 a person.
Edinburgh Tattoo packages are also available. Return airfares from Auckland to Edinburgh with Cathay Pacific, via Hong Kong and London, start from $2482 a person. Book by December 14 and travel from January 1 to June 30.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747.
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz
Under $1600
A Singapore shopping fling with return airfares from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch and four nights' accommodation, will cost you around $1600 each, twin-share.
Book by December 14, and travel between February 11 and March 31.
Contact: Holiday Shoppe, 0800 808 480.
On the web: www.holidayshoppe.co.nz
Under $1900
Luxury on the Gold Coast - with return business class airfares from Auckland - is priced from $1899 a person, twin-share. You'll spend two nights at the five-star Palazzo Versace and receive daily breakfasts. Book by December 7 and travel between December 15 and 21 or between January 6 and February 4.
Contact: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448.
On the web: www.flightcentre.co.nz
Under $2100
It's time for celebrations in Thailand, with the country's King Bhumibol Adulyadej reaching the age of 80 tomorrow.
Experience the celebrations with a special package priced from $2075 each, twin-share. You'll get return airfares from Auckland with Thai Airways and four nights at Dusit Thani - a hotel set in tropical grounds and offering the choice of 10 restaurants. The hotel is in the heart of Bangkok and a short walk to shopping and entertainment.
Travelling from Wellington is an extra $250 each or, from Christchurch, an extra $270.
A City and Temples Tour is part of this deal, as are the return transfers in Bangkok and breakfast daily. Travel throughout December and book by December 7.
Contact: House of Travel, 0800 838 747.
On the web: www.houseoftravel.co.nz