Special deals

  1. Photo credit Rolf Stange

    Half price cruises in Antarctica, Falklands, Polar Circle

    Be in quick for these special deals on cruises departing Jan or Feb 2011! On new reservations on these voyages, every second person gets to travel half price: Voyage PLA27 aboard “Plancius” 18-nights voyage to the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula 04 – 22 February 2011 Cruise fares: Quadruple cabin: US $ [...]

  2. GreatSights Harbour Bridge

    Hot deals on Auckland tours

    Planning a visit to the Big Smoke and don’t want to navigate the motorway with a map the size of a dinner table? Grab the Auckland City Sights package for $49 instead of $69 until February 28th with Great Sights. The half day morning tour will take you over the harbour bridge to see the [...]

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    Win a romantic trip for 2 to Ireland

    The Irish are looking for the most romantic couple to win a trip for two to the land of the Blarney Stone. It could be you! Just picture the majesty of Ireland’s stunning landscapes setting the backdrop of an intimate getaway with your loved one. The most romantic couple, as voted by the public, will [...]

  4. Air Tahiti wingtip

    Hot deals on Air Tahiti Nui to LA!

    How about NZ$1744 return Auckland to LA – and add a stopover night for $1 in Tahiti? If you are swooning, check out these deals on Air Tahiti Nui >>>

  5. The sedate tour

    Win a day trip from Auckland to Waitomo Caves!

    Woohooo – Blogger at Large has 2 tickets from Great Sights to give away for a sightseeing day trip from Auckland to Waitomo Caves (and back)! I am ashamed to say that I have never been to Waitomo Caves. Appalling I know and my head is hanging as I type. I once read a black [...]

  6. New Harry Potter theme park opens

    New Harry Potter theme park opens

    On June 18th the much awaited and top secret project behind the high walls at Orlando’s Universal Studios in Florida finally opens. Welcome to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter – straight from the movies and into touchy-feely real life complete with rides, shops for wand purchasing and a pub serving Butter Beer. I had [...]

  7. Meet an astronaut at Kennedy Space Center

    Meet an astronaut at Kennedy Space Center

    Once you get the theme parks out of your system at Orlando, the biggest whizzy head-rushing ride of all is a visit to meet the rocket scientists at NASA. And because it’s Orlando, they too have a ride. Only theirs is a simulation of what it’s like to be an astronaut sitting atop 2.5 million [...]

  8. Top 5 things to do in Orlando!

    Top 5 things to do in Orlando!

    Orlando is a family destination and there’s no getting away from that. If it’s a romantic te ta te you want, you won’t find it here. However it’s also a huge conference city with thousands of delegates pouring into the many huge hotels and then partying at theme parks at night. I know this because [...]

  9. Are travel agents really necessary?

    Are travel agents really necessary?

    Remember when booking flights online first took off and everyone predicted it would be the end of travel agents? It was a huge worry for the industry, while holiday makers had the best of both worlds. Just type ‘cheap travel’ into Google and up comes a plethora of flights for you to pick out the [...]

  10. New Zealand lures Aussies with free flights

    New Zealand lures Aussies with free flights

    Contact your Aussie mates!! New Zealand’s shouting them free flights around the country! Or maybe it’s their luscious tourism dollars we love… Tourism New Zealand and Air New Zealand are shouting Aussie travellers to 2 free domestic tickets with every international ticket across the great Tasman Ditch until April 25th. The “Big Shout” is blitzing [...]