Hot deals: Four-star retreat for two-star price

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Under $200

Usually over $400 a night, a room for a family of two adults and two children at the Heritage Queenstown is currently discounted to $185 a night.

The 4.5-star hotels family deal includes breakfasts, use of the Health Club and transfers from town.

Contact

: Wotif.com, 0800 441 092.

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Under $300

Passionate about Prada is a night of elegance for two in Auckland's Langham Hotel.

For $299 a couple can stay in an Executive Room with a late check-out of 1pm and go home with a 50ml bottle of men's or women's Prada Eau de Parfum.

Spend an extra $100 and you'll each receive a bottle of the perfume, plus 24-hour access to the Langham Hotel Club with butler service, evening drinks and canapés, dessert and 24-hour snacks and breakfasts.

The deal runs until October 30 for Friday, Saturday or Sunday nights.

Contact

: The Langham Hotel, (09) 379 5132.

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Under $1000

Fly Air Pacific to Fiji for four nights at the Radisson Resort on Denarau Island, and pay $989 each, twin-share. Travel between August 1 and September 4. Book by Friday, July 4.

Contact

: Flight Centre, 0800 354 448.

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Under $3000

Travel to Hong Kong in time to catch the country's first-ever wine expo, or shop all day every day in the Stanley Markets, renowned for its clothing bargains.

Wine merchants, distributors, equipment and service suppliers from around the world will be at the wine expo, opening on August 16.

Fly with Cathay Pacific from Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch and stay four nights at the Lan Kwai Fong Hotel from $2505 each, twin-share.

Return airport express transfers in Hong Kong are included.

Travel within August and book by July 31.

An alternative offer with the same airline allows travel from now until August 31. Priced from $2239, it includes the return airfares and transfers and four nights at the Royal Plaza Hotel. Book by August 11.

Contact

: House of Travel, 0800 838 747.

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