Worldview on vacations

*--* CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND LAX $1,245 Air New Zealand, Qantas

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*--* HELSINKI, FINLAND LAX $1,142 American, British, KLM, Lufthansa

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*--* LISBON, PORTUGAL LAX $1,010 Air France, American, Continental, KLM, United, US Airways

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*--* LONDON, ENGLAND LAX $842 Air New Zealand, American, British, Continental, United, Virgin Atlantic SNA 842 American, Northwest, United BUR 842 American ONT 842 American, Delta

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*--* MADRID, SPAIN LAX $1,020 Air France, American, Continental, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa, United, US Airways

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*--* PARIS, FRANCE LAX $1,265 Air France, Air Tahiti Nui, American, British, Continental, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa, United SNA 1,090 American, Continental, Delta, United BUR 1,090 American ONT 1,090 Continental, Delta

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*--* SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA LAX $1,278 Air New Zealand, Qantas, United SNA 1,368 United BUR 1,368 United ONT 1,368 United

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*--* TOKYO, JAPAN LAX $490 All Nippon, American, Continental, Delta, JAL, Northwest, Singapore, United

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*--* VIENNA, AUSTRIA LAX $1,233 Air France, American SNA 1,233 American

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Restricted round-trip airfares as researched on computer Thursday, the day before the Travel section goes to press. Fares change daily, and availability is not assured. Fares are for airlines serving Los Angeles International (LAX), Orange County/John Wayne (SNA), Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR), L.A. Ontario (ONT) and Long Beach (LGB). Domestic fares include sales tax; international airfares do not. There may be additional surcharges on both.

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Sources: Sabre reservation system, airlines and Web

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Answers: New Zealand, four weeks; Finland, 24 work days; Portugal, 22 days; Britain, four weeks; Spain, 30 calendar days; France, 30 work days; Australia, four weeks; Japan, 10 work days; Austria, 30 calendar days.