Australia and New Zealand Road Trip

The Real Deal: Roundtrip air to Auckland, connecting flights to Sydney, rental car in one city and hotel accommodations in the other for $999--about the same as the price of airfare to just one of the cities

When: Aug. 1-Dec. 9, 2005

Gateways: Los Angeles

Details: The lead offer is priced for midweek departures and is based on double occupancy. Weekend surcharges may apply. The package includes a three-day economy manual car rental with unlimited mileage in Auckland, New Zealand, and two nights' accommodations in Sydney, Australia. Hotel and car upgrades are available from $1099. Foreign and domestic government taxes and fees are additional and range from $40-$200 per passenger

Book By: July 27, 2005

Contact: Go-today.com, Go-today.com

The package includes a three-day rental of an economy 4-door manual car, Toyota Echo or similar, in Auckland (to be picked up and dropped off the airport) and two nights' accommodations at Sydney's standard tourist-class 163-room Pacific International Hotel, located in the heart of downtown close to major tourist and entertainment attractions. Hotel and car upgrades start at $1099 per package for a three-day rental of an intermediate 4-door automatic car, such as the Mitsubishi Lancer or similar styles, and two nights at the superior-class Grace Hotel Sydney in the center of the business district.

To put the deal in perspective, roundtrip airfare to Auckland starts at $993 (Air New Zealand) from Los Angeles and $329 (Quantas) between Auckland and Sydney in August.

To get from coast to coast, expect to pay $237 (Song) for a roundtrip between New York and Los Angeles in August.