This week’s deal: Purchase any Air New Zealand flight from the U.S. to New Zealand and receive a 7-day car rental for just $1 USD.

If you’re interested in this deal, you’d better hurry.  The flight and car rental must be booked by June 14 for travel between July 1 – September 30, 2010.  Call 1-800-262-1234 to make your reservations.

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Tickets must be booked by June 11 for travel between 8/9/10 – 12/9/10 (blackout dates from 11/19-11/29).  Book now at HawaiianAir.com!

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In my defense, the Maldives are a gorgeous destination with crystal clear blue waters, stunning island scenery and luxurious overwater bungalows – sound familiar?  Even the pictures that come up in a quick Google Image search look like they could have been taken in Bora Bora.

My main motivation for writing about the Maldives is to let you know about an awesome “Eco Season package” offered by the Six Senses Resorts.  The Soneva Fushi and Soneva Gili properties are offering 5 FREE nights in exchange for a little elbow grease.  All you have to do is book and pay for 5 nights and work 5 hours a day on local community projects during that time.  In exchange, you’ll get an additional 5 nights stay for free.

You can choose from different projects depending on your skills and interest.  My favorite is the marine conservation project – divers and snorkelers will be taught how to boost coral reef recovery and learn more about how to protect the dwindling shark community.  That’s a cool project – I’d be interested even without the extra incentive.

The full list of community projects to choose from is below:

• Marine Conservation – divers and snorkelers will be taught how to boost coral reef recovery and learn more about how to protect the dwindling shark community.

• Waste Management – learn how to create home-made compost, charcoal and biochar, to encourage locals into self-sufficiency and thereby reduce importation of food that can be grown at home.

• Carbon Mitigation – plant trees on nearby islands to give Soneva neighbors much-needed shade and to mitigate levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

• Youth Education – give local island schools a 30-minute talk on the importance of waste management and composting and discuss Western culture and geography. Guests are invited to share their own relevant expertise in whichever field they specialize.

• Boost Local Island Income – assist local families by learning the skill of making cadjan roofing material to sell and public rubbish bins for raising awareness of waste management. This not only helps create revenue streams for the islands that struggle to find alternative methods, but also helps to keep their islands in pristine condition.

The Eco Season package is valid for stays from June 1 to October 12.  You can combine stays at both properties or stay the full 10 days at one resort.  The resort websites don’t list the offer, so I’d suggest contacting their reservations departments.

I’d love to see this idea catch on at other resorts.  It’s a great idea that allows visitors to learn about the islands while benefiting the local community at the same time.

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This is a great deal!  You can depart from April 20 – May 31 and return by June 15, which is right during the wedding season so newlyweds-to-be take note!  And if you are flying from the East Coast you won’t find a better price – the last time I went to Tahiti from New York in 2007, flights were around $1600 per person.

Full details on the fare sale are here.

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Discounts you can receive include:

• 15 per cent off available tours with Albert Transport including lagoon excursion, 4WD and All-terrain vehicle safaris and circle island tours
• 10 per cent off adventure experiences including diving at Moorea Fun Dive, canyoning with Rando Pacific, hiking with Tahiti Evasion and bicycle rentals with Moorea Fun Bike
• 20 per cent off dolphin swims at the Moorea Dolphin Center
• 20 per cent off jewellery and sculptures at Dany Creations boutique
• 10 per cent off spa treatments at Helene Spa, Manea Spa at Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa and the Hilton Spa at Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa

The discount cards are available at any registered travel agent.

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Luckily for all you romantics out there, Air Tahiti Nui is offering “Tahiti Quickie” specials for Valentine’s Day!  The specials include air + 4-nights hotel starting at $898 per person (depart from Los Angeles).  You must depart on February 8th or February 12th, and the hotels offered are only in Tahiti.

If you want to visit a different island, you can book airfare only for $798 per person.  Like the Tahiti Quickie deals, the airfare deal is only good for a 4-night visit, departing on February 8th or February 12th.

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Tickets must be booked by January 20 and travel is valid from 1/12/10 – 3/31/10. Maximum stay is 7 days.

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You must book by January 6th and travel between January 20 – April 30 (blackout dates April 2-4).  You can book your reservation online or by calling 800-438-2929 (5 a.m. – 6 p.m. PT) and mentioning promo code ZSUTZ. Althrough Travelzoo lists a 3-night minimum stay, according to the hotel website it’s a 3-night maximum stay – it may be best to call and find out for sure.

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• Tahiti & the Society Islands: 7 nights from $2,248 (save up to 59%).
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• Fiji, Tonga, Cook & Society Islands: 13 nights from $4,495 (save up to 56%).
• New Zealand, Tonga, Cook & Society Islands: 14 nights from $4,895 (save up to 56%).

View all available offers at Paul Gauguin’s website.

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Guests will sail on the Silver Spirit and enjoy ocean-view accomodations, gourmet cuisine and a personal butler. For those unable to commit to the full 119-day cruise, Silversea also offers the option to take a segment voyage starting at just 12 days.

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