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,…
Travellers prefer “instagrammable” hotels
What goes into your checklist when you choose a hotel? According to a survey conducted by the widely used website Booking.com, more travellers than ever are placing increasing importance on being able to share photos of their holidays on social media. As a result, hotels are now strongly encouraged to spend more time taking high…
Super Typhoon Kong-Rey Travel Advisory
Information about Super Typhoon Kong-Rey Typhoon Kong-Rey is a strengthening super typhoon currently heading towards Japan, although there is also the potential for it to impact Taiwan, China and South Korea, depending on the course that it takes over coming days. It is expected to continue to strengthen and will make landfall later in the…
Our Top 6 Destinations for Halloween
Our Top 6 Destinations for Halloween It may be getting warmer and sunnier here in New Zealand, but across the pond in the U.S. and Europe the air is starting to cool and the leaves are beginning to crisp, which means just one thing. Halloween and the associated celebrations are just around the corner. Where…
Escape the Kiwi winter – discovering the Pacific and Australia
Escape the Kiwi winter Discover the Pacific and Australia Looking for a Kiwi Winter Escape? Well, look no further. Unless you’re really into skiing, winter in New Zealand isn’t really the most exciting time of year. It’s not cold enough for there to be pretty snow falling in the cities, but it’s still cold enough…
Hurricane Hector heading for Hawai’i
Information about Hurricane Hector and Hawai’i Hurricane Hector is currently forming to the east of Hawaii. If the hurricane remains on its current trajectory and continues to build, the hurricane will brush the southern coast of the Big Island around Wednesday 8th August. We are urging travellers to take extreme care during their travels if…
Lombok Earthquake Travel Advisory
Information about Lombok earthquake in Indonesia Lombok, Indonesia has recently been impacted by two major earthquakes, strong enough to prompt tsunami warnings in the region. After the most recent quake, there have currently been 91 reported fatalities and 209 people severely injured. The quakes will have an ongoing impact in the area, including likely aftershocks…
Ambae Island Volcano | Vanuatu
Information about Vanuatu’s Volcano and your travel insurance The Pacific nation of Vanuatu have ordered thousands of people to leave Ambae Island as a volcano erupted and filled the sky with ash. Safe Travel has labelled Ambae Island as high risk and advised against all non-essential travel. Air Vanuatu have cancelled and rescheduled a number…
Enjoy Winter Warmth on a Queensland Holiday
As the temperature plummets and the power bills soar you might imagine there’s no escaping winter. But then you bump into someone who’s planning their midwinter getaway and you realise you can get away from the cold – by boarding a flight to tropical Queensland. With international airports handily located in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and…
Bali Volcano Advisory Reminder
Updated Information about Mount Agung in Bali Bali closed its international airport earlier on today (Friday 29th June 2018) following a volcanic eruption from Mount Agung that sent volcanic ash and smoke billowing into the air surrounding the island. A number of flights between New Zealand and Bali have already been cancelled are more are…
