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Fiji
Life's a beach with United Travel's Fiji package until December 14. The special includes five nights' accommodation at the Beachside Resort and return airfares from $899 a person. Sale ends September 20. Contact United Travel at www.unitedtravel.co.nz for more information.
Thailand
The canals of Damnoen
Saduak, north of Bangkok, Thailand, are crowded each morning with long rowing boats which makes it a popular tourist spot. The Flight Centre has Bangkok holiday packages including return airfares, transfers and four nights' accommodation from $1605 a person, twin share. For Damnoen Saduak tour and lunch add $98 a person. Sale ends September 15, for travel in November and February 20 to March 31. Contact Flight Centre on 0800 35 44 48.
Maldives
House of Travel has packages to Maldives from $4789 a person share twin, including airfares, five nights' accommodation in Male at Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu, a night at Hulhule Island, two nights' stopover at Swissotel the Stamford, transfers and breakfast daily. Travel from now until September 30. Contact House of Travel on 0800 838 747.
Martinborough
Go back in time and spend a weekend at Martinborough's Old Manse Boutique Bed & Breakfast. Originally built in 1876, the Old Manse offers an outside spa pool, croquet lawn and billiards room plus spacious lounge with open fire and a verandah looking out to the vineyards. Wotif is offering a night in a deluxe queen suite, plus cooked breakfast for two, from $150 down from $210.
Go to: www.wotif.com/hotel45614
San Francisco
Halloween Sunday is big in San Francisco, with the brightest of the ghoulish celebrations reserved for Pumpkin Pandemonium on Pier 39. Flight Centre has holiday packages including return airfares, four night's accommodation and return airport transfers from $2025 a person, twin share. Sale ends September 15, for travel from then until December 31. Contact Flight Centre on 0800 35 44 48.
Flight Centre top five fares
Sydney one way $183
Melbourne one way $241+
Rarotonga one way $289
Vanuatu one way $313
Rome return $2095
Price subject to availability. Valid for sales until September 10, 2007, except + for sales until September 3. Includes all taxes and surcharges but excludes airport departure fees.
Northern territory
Be part of a small-group nature safari exploring the remote regions of Australia with a House of Travel package. If one traveller books on any Connections Safaris Australian Northern Territory trip before September 13, any friends who book on the same tour at the same time get a 25 per cent discount. Contact House of Travel on 0800 838 747.
Samoa
Spend a relaxing five nights at Samoa's Outrigger resort with Holiday Shoppe's deal. The package includes return flights, transfers and accommodation from $799 a person, share twin. Sale ends September 20 for travel within September to December. Contact Holiday Shoppe on 0800 80 84 80.
Sydney
Enjoy a warm Australian welcome at Sydney's five-star Sheraton on the Park with two nights' accommodation in a Hyde Park View Room. Then experience the white sands and blue waters of Tropical North Queensland with five nights at five-star Sheraton Mirage Port Douglas. House of Travel has packages from $2579 a person share twin. Contact House of Travel on 0800 838 747 for more information.
- Detours, HoS