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Deals: Escape to Africa

Wild nights: And Beyond's Xaranna tented camp in Botswana.

Wild nights: And Beyond's Xaranna tented camp in Botswana.

Stay six nights at any combination of &Beyond's lodges in Botswana, Namibia or South Africa and only pay for four nights.

Some of the experiences at the lodges include twice-daily nature drives, guided walks, quad bike-riding and picnic excursions.

The offer is valid for travel until June 30, then September 1 until December 31.

Prices start from $525 a night and include accommodation, three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers and scheduled safari activities. Also included, are laundry and VAT as well as airstrip transfers where applicable.

See andbeyond.com.

Discover the New Zealand spirit

AAT Kings has an early-bird special on its new 21-day Spirit of New Zealand Best Buys Guided Expedition from Christchurch to Auckland. The tour begins in Christchurch and from there includes a cruise overnight on Milford Sound and tours of the Te Anau glow worm caves and Franz Josef Glacier, Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, Wai-O-Tapu thermal springs and a stay in the Bay of Islands that includes Maori cultural experiences.

The tour is priced from $4595 a person, twin share (land only).

Save up to $1026 a couple when you book and pay in full by May 24. Departures are available October 17-December 25, 2014. See aatkings.com.au.

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Indulge yourself at Kingston

Kingston is one of Canberra's oldest neighbourhoods, with plenty of restaurants and attractive architecture in a central location.

Wotif.com has a deal going on the four-star (AAA rated) Kingston Terrace Serviced Apartments that includes accommodation for two people in a spa apartment, a Max Brenner chocolate box, continental breakfast for two, a half-bottle of wine, wi-fi and parking. The price is $259 a night (from a full rate of $320).

It is valid for sale and travel until late October or until sold out.

Phone 1300 887 979 and quote "indulgence package". See wotif.com/hotelW2941.

Singapore has the savings

Travel.com.au has put together a Singapore holiday package that includes flights and accommodation for the one price.

Fly with Singapore Airlines to Singapore and stay four nights at the York Hotel in a superior room, with 2pm late checkout.

York Hotel Singapore is a four-star property with modern fittings on upper Orchard Road. Three times a year, its White Rose Cafe features a Penang Hawkers' Market food event. The package costs $1209 a person twin share (ex Melbourne) and $1229 a person twin share (ex Sydney and Brisbane).

The offer is valid for travel until May 31, then August 31-November 30 or until sold out. It must be booked by 3pm, May 7. Phone 1300 130 485, see travel.com.au.

Designs on the world

Design Hotels is a collection of funky properties around the globe. It is offering free nights and upgrades in more than 100 hotels in desirable locations such as the QT in Sydney, The Mira Hong Kong and Straf in Milan.

The offers include three nights' stay for the price of two, seven nights for the price of five and guaranteed upgrades. There are other inclusions at the discretion of participating hotels.

For a list of those hotels, conditions and validity periods, as well as for bookings, see designhotels.com/summerspecials.

China has a weekend winner

Shangri-La Hotel, Suzhou, has a weekend room package going that includes free tours.

Suzhou is in eastern China and dates back 2500 years. It is famous for its picturesque gardens, canals and pagodas.

The package offers either a night tour to Master-of-the-Nets Garden or Taihu Lake Wetland Park and Candy Land. The Premier Weekend Deals room package starts at 1100 yuan ($173) (subject to 15 per cent service charge) for a one-night stay for two in a Premier Room.

Also included: wi-fi, access to health facilities and a choice of: two adult tickets for Night Tour in Master-of-the-Nets Garden; two adult tickets and one child ticket to the Taihu Lake Wetland Park; and a 200-yuan dining credit at the hotel restaurant, Shang Palace.

Phone +86 512 6808 0168, see shangrila.com.

Britain, in all its glory

Cruise Express is offering a free upgrade to a balcony cabin for ocean view cabin bookings on a British tour package.

The 23-day Glory of the British Isles tour departs Australia on August 1 and includes two nights in London with a tour inside Buckingham Palace, a 12-night cruise including Scotland, Ireland, the Channel Islands and France aboard the Caribbean Princess, a full-day tour in Glasgow, tickets to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and a five-night, post-cruise coach tour taking in Bath, the Cotswolds, Salisbury and Stratford on Avon.

The package also includes return flights from Australia and is priced from $9490 a person, twin share, in an ocean-view cabin, with the free upgrade to a balcony cabin, representing a saving of $500 a person. The upgrade offer is available until sold out and conditions apply.

Phone 1300 766 537, see cruiseexpress.com.au.

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