This competition has ended. Thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to our winners! Instagram Competition ENTER TO WIN a $300 Worldcare Travel Insurance voucher AND a $500 North Beach voucher towards your festival wardrobe! What’s the deal? We’re celebrating the run up to the Northern Hemisphere festival season by offering you the chance…
A guide to visiting Rome for culture vultures
Are you a total culture vulture? Visit Rome. Is culture at the very pinnacle of your holiday agenda? If so, visiting Rome could be the ideal holiday for you. It may seem obvious, but for good reason. Known as the city of seven hills, Rome was the former capital of what was once the biggest…
Why you should visit brilliant Barcelona
After writing our article on finding your perfect European holiday destination we reminded ourselves of the wonder that is brilliant Barcelona… If you like to live life loud and vibrantly, there are plenty of options when it comes to having the holiday of your dreams, but Spain is no bad place to start. Extroverts will…
Find your perfect European holiday destination
What is the perfect European holiday destination? Well, no two people are the same – and no two destinations are the same either. Not every European vacation spot is going to be as appealing to you as to your parents, or vice versa. Even with friends your own age, everyone will still have different tastes and…
Skiing:The Top 10 Most affordable resorts in Europe
Europe’s ski resorts are some of the best in the world, but with crowds galore and prices higher than their famed peaks, it can be tough to choose the best place to go. We have scoured the slopes of Slovenia, Bulgaria and even Andorra to scout out ten small resorts that are relatively unknown and…
Mount Etna Travel Advisory
Following a 4.8 magnitude earthquake, Mount Etna in Sicily recently erupted. Mount Etna is the highest volcano in Europe and considered by many to be the most active volcano in the world. It remains in a constant state of activity but has been mostly dormant for the last couple of years.
Christmas Getaways – The top 5 places in the world
We are incredibly lucky in New Zealand to be one of the few nations in the world that get to enjoy the joy of Christmas combined with toasty summer temperatures. Christmas BBQ anyone? But if you haven’t already, we think it should be on every Kiwi’s bucket list to head overseas and enjoy a white (or at least) wintry Christmas. With this in mind we’ve compiled our top tips on five places around the world to spend the festive season.
Top Eco-Friendly Travel Destinations in 2018
Study reveals most environmentally friendly destinations for eco-aware travellers As Kiwis you’ll be thrilled to know that Auckland made the Top 5 greenest cities in the world. Wondering where else could be as good as our city of sails? Read on to find out more. Online travel specialist TravelBird has released its Green Cities Index…
The new ‘Tinder style’ app for hotel reservations
The new Tinder style App for hotel reservations Triptwin, a new application inspired by Airbnb, Tinder and Netflix, offers one of the most innovative ways we have seen to book your holiday accommodation. This online reservation tool could well revolutionise the sector and the way in which tourists plan their trips. What is TripTwin? With…
Top 7 Things to Do in Sydney
Your Top 7: Our Favourite Things to Do in Sydney Ah, Sydney. Home to the Waratahs, and famous for its Harbour Bridge, it’s a destination like no other. From the sweeping lines of the Opera House to the flocks of bats that appear at twilight, from the crowds at Bondi to snake-spotting at Taronga Zoo,…