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Fiji

6-DAY PACKAGE $1999 (PER FAMILY) Take the family to Fiji and save $906 when you stay five nights at the Plantation Island Resort Nadi, now from $1999 for two adults and two kids 11 and under. Stay in a Garden Room and also receive return coach and boat transfers, $FJ150 food and drink credit (about $100), dinner for two, three hours of babysittin­g, Fijian cooking lessons, waterpark access and more. Book by February 9, 2024.

Koh Lanta, Thailand

6-DAY PACKAGE $980 (FOR TWO)

Stay a minimum five nights at Pimalai Resort & Spa in Koh Lanta Thailand and get a 35 per cent discount when you pay from $980 for two adults twin share; stay seven nights for a 40 per cent discount (from $1765) or stay 10 nights for 45 per cent off (from $2715). Book before February 29, 2024 and stay from April 10 to September 30 and from November 1 to 10, 2024. Rates include breakfast daily and return Krabi Airport transfers.

Sri Lanka

12-DAY PACKAGE $2296

Snap up savings of up to 20 per cent with Intrepid Travel’s Big Sale on select 2024 departures. For example, the 12-day Sri Lanka Real Food Adventure departing April 23, 2024, is now priced from $2296 a person twin-share and includes a visit to the fish market in Negombo, a Sinhalese cooking class in a local home in Kandy, a Tamil family lunch in Haputale and more. Book by February 9, 2024.

China

9-DAY PACKAGE $4980

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with savings of up to $500 off and either

50 per cent off the solo supplement or the supplement waived altogether on select tours to China, Tibet and Mongolia. For example, the nine-day In Pursuit of Pandas itinerary from $4980 a person twin share (and 50 per cent off the solo supplement) takes you through Beijing, Xian and Chengdu where you meet the giant pandas. Book from February 9-16, 2024.

Manly, NSW

OVERNIGHT RATE $699 (FOR TWO) MGallery hotels are encouragin­g you to write your own love story with their Romantic Chronicles packages for Valentine’s Day. For example, check in at the Manly Pacific Hotel MGallery from $699 a night for two adults twin share and receive monogramme­d satin pillowcase­s to take home, a bottle of Moët & Chandon Champagne and buffet breakfast.

Canberra, ACT

3-DAY PACKAGE $520 (FOR TWO) Enjoy the capital with the two-night Culture of Canberra package from $520 for two adults twin share. Stay at East Hotel plus receive tickets to Emily Kam Kngwarray at the National Gallery of Australia, tickets to Discoverin­g Ancient Egypt at the National Museum of Australia, a bottle of Canberra wine, noon checkout, parking and wi-fi.

Norway

17-DAY PACKAGE $9999

Plan ahead to see the aurora borealis during its premium viewing season in 2025 and save $500 when you book a 17-day tour of Norway before February 14, 2024. Pay from $9999 a person twin share and travel to the Lofoten Islands, Finnish Lapland and more with experience­s like going husky sledding through the Arctic forest and staying in a glass igloo. Use code AURORA500 at booking.

Bali, Indonesia

8-DAY PACKAGE $3199

(FOR TWO)

Spend seven nights at the Elysian Boutique Villa Hotel and save up to $1108 when you pay from $3199 for two adults twin share. The package includes a Jimbaran Beach Sunset Dinner tour, free shuttle service, a Dine Around card and breakfast daily. Must book by March 31, 2024 for travel from April 21 to June 20, 2024.

Tahiti

8-DAY PACKAGE $4749

Combine a five-night stay at the Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa and one

Kerrie McCallum Jana Frawley jana.frawley@news.com.au John Hannan kelli.armstrong@news.com.au Susan Bugg susan.bugg@news.com.au Vashti Newcomb Ingrid Sant, Jill Henderson James Booth, Tom Sebo Alessandra Allegretti Monika Hecimovic Rowena Ryan Simone Mitchell David Smiedt Elizabeth Glover elizabeth.glover@news.com.au Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur @helloomeli­ssa

We acknowledg­e the traditiona­l owners of the land on which this publicatio­n is produced, the Gadigal people of the Eora nation, and pay respects to their elders past and present

Baz Goodwin Toni Mason

India

9-DAY PACKAGE $2999

Set off on a luxury trip of India from $2999 a person – a 39 per cent saving. Stay at luxury properties including Shangri-la Eros Hotel in New Delhi and Nahargarh Ranthambho­re and enjoy experience­s like sunrise and sunset tours of the Taj Mahal, safari game drives through Ranthambor­e National Park and more. Book by March 25, 2024, and travel on select dates until December 7, 2024. night pre and post at the Hilton Hotel Tahiti and save 25 per cent when you pay from $4749 a person twin share, including return flights from Sydney. You also receive airport and ferry terminal transfers, breakfast and minibar refill daily at Moorea, a half-day snorkellin­g tour and more. Book by March 28, 2024, and travel on select dates until March 31, 2025.

Hawaii/South Pacific

23-DAY PACKAGE $8499

(FOR TWO)

Two people can cruise Hawaii and the South Pacific for the price of one with a 22night package from $8499 for two adults twin share. The package includes a oneway internatio­nal flight, an 18-night cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, a four-night hotel stay in Honolulu and more. Departures in October 2024.

Vietnam

15-DAY PACKAGE $13,595

Travel along the Mekong River from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City over 15 days in 2025 or 2026 and get return economy flights when you pay from $13,595 a person twin share. Book by March 28, 2024, and shop Old Hanoi’s markets, visit the Khmer temple complex of Angkor Wat, see Ta Prohm Temple where jungle vines embrace ancient ruins and more.

Kelli Armstrong Tricia Watkinson Edwina Hart Fiona Nilsson

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