Roundtrip to New Zealand: $765!

New Zealand is definitely high on my list of travel destinations. Everyone I know who's been there raves about the amazing scenery and wonderful inhabitants of this farflung island. So although a trip to New Zealand is not within my near travel plans, I'm hoping some Travel Coach readers CAN take advantage of this fantastic airfare deal from Air New Zealand: as low as $765 roundtrip from San Francisco or Los Angeles to Auckland and other cities in New Zealand. But you can't dawdle too much because you've got to book by June 5 and begin your travels by June 27 to get this great fare.

Go ahead, be spontaneous and take a last-minute trip to New Zealand. Then send me an email and let me know all the great things I'm missing. I can't wait to hear from you!

FREE Airline Ticket with American Credit Card

Here's a credit card offer that's scorchingly hot: Apply for a Citibank American Airlines MasterCard, charge just $250 to the card, and get 25,000 frequent flyer miles on American Airlines...enough for a free roundtrip domestic ticket. Even better, if you apply today, May 18, you'll ALSO receive a FREE companion ticket on American Airlines with the purchase of a $299 ticket or higher PLUS the $85/year fee for the card will be waived for the first year! Whew! If you've missed the May 18 window of opportunity, you may want to try and apply through the above link...American might just go ahead and honor the offer anyway. If not, here's another offer on the card that gives 20,000 frequent flyer miles after just one purchase and waives the fee for the first year.

Happy flying!

The Perfect Carry-on

"Love you more than my luggage," my friends are fond of saying. But if they carried the Delsey Helium Lite 100 Personal Bag, they might think twice before saying it ever again. I LOVE this carry-on bag (and believe me, I've tried alot of different models). It holds a ton of stuff considering its compact design, sports lots of handy pockets, and is really well built. If you don't believe me, check out the reviews from other satisfied buyers. In fact, I was so impressed, I bought one of its companions, the Delsey Helium Lite 100 Carry-on Expandable Suiter Trolley. Love you MORE than my luggage? Hmmm...I'll get back to you on that after my next trip.