I booked a surprise luxury vacation through Air New Zealand. It felt like a great value - until I crunched the numbers.
Briefly

The author shares their experience with Air New Zealand's Luxury Mystery Break, which includes round-trip flights, accommodations, meals, and transfers. While they enjoyed their resort stay and the culinary offerings, they found the flight experience disappointing. Despite the overall enjoyment of the trip, a deeper financial analysis raised concerns about the package's true value. The author balances a budget-friendly travel lifestyle with a willingness to invest in special experiences, reflecting on the tension between cost and enjoyment in travel.
I loved my resort stay and had great meals.
My trip was wonderful, but when I crunched the numbers, it didn't seem like such a great value.
The packages include round-trip flights, one checked bag, accommodations, breakfast, and airport transfers.
Air New Zealand offers several tiers, but I went with a last-minute Luxury Mystery Break.
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