Air New Zealand and Cartan Tours Offer Olympic Travel Packages; Exclusive Package Offers Consumers the Only Way to Purchase `Official' Olympic Game Tickets.

Travel Editors

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000

Air New Zealand and Cartan Tours have released a Sydney Olympic Games Travel Program that includes a set schedule of event tickets.

The Best of the Olympic Games Travel Program is the only package available to the general public in the United States that includes Official Olympic Games Event Tickets. This provides consumers with an excellent combination of travel and event ticket arrangements that make the most of the overall trip "down under."

The Best of the Olympics Travel Program provides all the elements you need for a once-in-a-lifetime Olympic Games experience. The package starts at $3129.00 per person and includes the following:

-- 3 nights' accommodations

-- Direct flight on Air New Zealand from Los Angeles to Sydney

-- Pre-selected schedule of five Olympic Games Event Tickets per person

-- Special welcome at the airport, round-trip airport transfers and
transportation each day between the hotel(s) and the Official Transportation
System

-- Full breakfast and dinner each day of the program

-- Personalized service and local knowledge of the area

-- Olympics begin on Sept. 15 and continue through Oct. 1

For those wishing to stay longer in Sydney or see more of the Olympic Games than possible in a three-night stay, Cartan also offers packages of six, 12 and 18 nights.

Air New Zealand, one of the official carriers for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, operates more flights to and from Australia than any other international carrier.

For expert help, advice and to book your trip to the Olympic Games, contact Cartan Tours Olympic Games Specialist at 800/841-1994.