How to Plan an Overwater Bungalow Holiday on Bora Bora
28 Jul 2025by Fine Travel
There is something about the overwater bungalows on Bora Bora that captures the imagination and causes a little voice in your head to say, "I have to go there". With world-class luxury resorts and flights from Auckland to Tahiti, this idyllic holiday location is right on our doorstep. Why Bora Bora?...
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Planning Travel Around the 2020 School Holidays
29 Jan 2020by Fine Travel
When planning travel in 2020, taking into account the peak school holiday periods is a good idea. We’ve pulled together the New Zealand and Australian State and Integrated school holidays to help with your planning (for private schools please check with the school). New Zealand 2020 School Holidays ...
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6 Sunny South Pacific Destinations to Escape to this Winter
22 Mar 2019by Fine Travel
If you’re already dreading cool temperatures, dark mornings, and grey skies, now is the time to book a South Pacific winter escape. The South Pacific is a treasure trove of idyllic islands, resort towns, friendly cultures, and stunning landscapes. Whether you’re planning a family holiday, romantic g...
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Pacific Resort Group Nominated for Record Number of World Travel Awards
10 Mar 2016by Fine Travel
The Pacific Resort properties are amongst the favourites of the Fine Travel team and many of our clients. We were especially pleased when to read the following announcement from the Pacific Resort Hotels Group: Pacific Resort Hotel Group (PRHG) is thrilled to announce Pacific Resort Rarotonga, Pacif...
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Fiji - The Happiest Place On Earth
21 Aug 2015I've recently returned from a holiday to one of the happiest places on earth - Fiji. Fiji certainly has good reason to have been given this title as it has beautiful beaches, amazing sunsets and a year round tropical climate. It certainly is a beautiful place however it is the Fijian people themselv...
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Honeymoon In Tahiti
27 Feb 2015by Fine Travel
Why not celebrate your honeymoon in French Polynesia? The Islands of Tahiti are gorgeous volcanic islands and atolls strewn across the South Pacific. These islands offer a perfect escape for newly-weds, and there are many wedding and honeymoon packages available at all price points. Most of the priv...
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An Enchanting Honeymoon In Fiji
21 Feb 2015by Fine Travel
Your honeymoon is one of the happiest events of your life. Shouldn’t it be spent in one of the happiest places on Earth? Imagine an exquisite day, the alluring scent of exotic flowers and the softness of a late afternoon sun jewelling the sea…this is Fiji. Situated some 1,300 miles north-east of the...
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A Wedding and Honeymoon in Hawaii
14 Feb 2015by Fine Travel
Hawaii: The Land of Aloha…saying hello or saying goodbye to the beauty of sea, sun, mountains, lush flowers and the majesty of live volcanoes…Aloha means both. Imagine exchanging your vows on a Hawaiian beach. Is there a more perfect place to begin your amazing new life together? Say “I do” on the W...
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The Beauty of Daylesford Outside of Melbourne
21 Jul 2014The beauty of visiting Melbourne is that there are an incredible amount of day trips which can take you into wonderful countryside all within an easy hour and a half drive from the city. One of our favourite excursions was to Daylesford (northwest of the city) in Victoria's Spa Country. Originally s...
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A Rarotongan Holiday - The Cook Islands Paradise on Our Doorstep
29 Mar 2014At the Cook Islands road show in Auckland, one of the speakers lamented that we have for too long taken for granted a world class holiday destination only 3 1/2 hours from our back door step. Land in Rarotonga for your Cook Islands holiday and take a short hop to Aitutaki and you arrive at the Aitut...
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