MILLENNIUM COUNTDOWN

Until the end of the year, in this space we will profile what options, from tours to celebrations, still remain for travelers looking to ring in Year 2000 elsewhere. “Deal of the Week” will return in January.

Greet the millennium in the resort town of Queenstown, New Zealand, on the shores of Lake Wakatipu on the 19-day “Down Under Discovery” tour by Globus & Cosmos. The trip includes visits to Christchurch, Mt. Cook National Park, Rotorua and Auckland in New Zealand, and Melbourne, Ayers Rock, the Great Barrier Reef and Sydney in Australia. The price is $3,862 per person, double occupancy, including round-trip air from LAX, local flights, motor coach transportation, accommodations, breakfasts and guide. Dinners, most lunches, airport taxes and tips are extra. For information, call (800) 241-9853; for reservations, see a travel agent.