I have found that it is sometimes cheaper to get a holiday package with accommodation.
Case in point the cheapest internet fare DRW/SYD return is $666.46 whereas on exactly the same flights/days that particular airline was offering return airfares plus 1 night at the Gazebo Hotel for $583.00 return.
If you are checking fares with the airlines ask to be transferred to the holiday travel dept to check it out.
http://www.pprune.org/cgibin/ultimat...&f=12&t=007629
[ 10 November 2001: Message edited by: Miss Behaviour ]