Air New Zealand Offers Middle-Earth Airfare: Visit Middle-Earth for $848.Business Editors/Travel Writers LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2004 Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... , the airline to Middle-earth, is offering a special web-only airfare starting at $848. "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy was filmed in spectacular locations throughout New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and this airfare allows visitors to explore regions used for filming. Although the movie is fictional, the location is not and all of New Zealand is Middle-earth. Visitors can choose to fly into Auckland, for $848 from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. or $960 from San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Arrivals into other New Zealand cities, including an Auckland stopover, start at $948 from Los Angeles and $1,060 from San Francisco (from 30 June). These fares are for travel commencing 01 March - 14 June 2004 and from 19 July - 30 November. Auckland is the gateway to Middle-earth and seven other city options served as gateways to, or locations where one or more of "The Lord of the Rings" films were shot. Flights to these and other destinations may be added for only $30 per sector. Ticketing deadline is 30 April 2004, for travel commencing 01 March through 30 November 2004. New Zealand cities and towns where the movie trilogy was filmed included in this special airfare offer are: Queenstown (Isengard, Lothlorien, Amon Hen Amon Hen (Sindarin for 'Hill of the Eye') is the name of a fictional hill in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth. In The Lord of the Rings the Company of the Ring rests there when they have to choose which way to go. , Fangorn Forest, Dimrill Dale, River Anduin); Nelson (Chetwood Forest, Dimrill Dale, Mines of Moria, and south of Rivendell); Wellington (the Outer Shire, Pelennor Fields In the J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world of Middle-earth, the Pelennor Fields were the townlands and fields of Minas Tirith, the second capital city of Gondor. The name Pelennor means fenced land in Sindarin. , Dunharrow, River Anduin, Isengard Gardens and Rivendell); Taupo (Mordor, Moutn Doom, Ithilien); and Hamilton (Hobbiton, Bag End and the Rural Shire). These airfares are for roundtrip travel between Los Angeles and Auckland or San Francisco to Auckland, the gateway to Middle-earth, on Air New Zealand operated flights, minimum stay is 6 days, maximum stay is one month. Tickets must be issued on or before 30 April 2004. While in New Zealand visitors can explore the regions used for filming - a trip that will take them from mountains and volcanoes to farmland and forests. Please note that this airfare does not in anyway promote or intend to be perceived as an official "The Lord of the Rings" travel package and does not include any guided tours of locations or sets. "The Lord of the Rings," and the names of the characters, events, items and places therein, are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises Tolkien Enterprises (TE), a trading name for the Saul Zaentz Company, owns the worldwide exclusive rights to certain elements of J. R. R. Tolkien's two most famous literary works; The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. To book your trip to explore Middle-earth visit www.airnewzealand.com/usa. No one brings you closer to New Zealand. Air New Zealand, the airline to Middle-earth, offers more direct flights to the South Pacific than any other airline, including a total of 34 flights per week from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tahiti, the Cook Islands, Tonga and Samoa. On June 30th 2004 Air New Zealand will begin a non-stop San Francisco - Auckland service. The readers of Conde Nast Traveler and Travel & Leisure magazines consistently rate Air New Zealand among the world's best international airlines. Visit Air New Zealand online at www.airnewzealand.com/usa for web specials or call 1-800-369-6867. For media information or photography and/or B-roll, please contact: Lucy Powell Lucy Powell (born 1975) is a British Labour Party politician and MP candidate for Manchester Withington. She was selected in March 2007 to represent the constituency after Labour lost Manchester Withington in the 2005 General Election, a seat Labour had held since 1987. , Air New Zealand, 1960 East Grand Avenue, Suite 900, El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. 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