Discover the Finer Details of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
27 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express has returned, but for New Zealand travellers looking ahead to travel to the UK and Europe, incorporating this bucket-list experience will require planning ahead with many departures already selling out. From overnight journeys to the longer Istanbul itineraries ther...
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Save More When You Travel: Combine an Airfare and a European River Cruise
27 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
For travellers from New Zealand looking for discounted airfares to the UK / Europe, including discounted Business Class airfares, the start of the Earlybird season is the ideal time to save more by booking your airfares in combination with a European River Cruise. In our earlier blog When is the Bes...
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Silversea Silver Muse – Cruise with Simply the Best Cuisine At Sea
24 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
There can be little question that our expectations around quality cuisine in New Zealand has never been greater. And when it comes to luxury cruise lines, our expectation is that the meals onboard will meet the minimum standard of the dining experiences available at home. The launch of the ultra-lux...
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South American Cruise Holidays
24 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
South America offers travellers a range of cruise destinations. From the glitter of Rio and Buenos Aires to the penguins and whales of the Straits of Magellan, to the Amazon and the Galapagos. South America is a destination of opposites, and one of the most exciting destinations in the world. Learn ...
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Princess Cruises 2022 World Cruise Roundtrip from Auckland
24 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
For New Zealand travellers looking forward to seeing the world again, the 2022 Princess Cruises 107 night World Cruise from Auckland (return) will be an iconic voyage. VIEW PRINCESS CRUISES WORLD CRUISES FROM AUCKLAND As cruise lines cancel 2020 sailings in response to Covid-19, social distancing re...
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Traditional Italian Cooking Classes and Cinque Terre Experiences
24 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
For Fine Travel clients travelling to Italy, and wanting an authentic experience independent from a group tour, this 6 day cuisine focussed itinerary includes farm house accommodation on an estate with organic products, olive groves and vineyards, cooking classes and private local guided tours. The ...
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Beach Holiday Ideas in The Pacific
24 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
By the time the end of winter is in sight, we are over the cold, damp weather. Our spirits lift when we see the first signs of Spring, however our Spring weather can be changeable and lying on a beach seems like a distant dream. BUT it doesn’t have to be. Welcome the change in season with a break to...
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Is this the start of Cheaper Business Class airfares to London?
24 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
It's remarkable to look back at the articles we published in 2016 about low cost Business Class airfares from New Zealand to the UK and Europe and whether booking one of those Business Class airfares would mean missing out on some of the premium cabin benefits clients would normally enjoy. Business ...
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How to Escape Winter…When You Can’t Escape Winter
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
Quarantine measures and cases of Covid-19 still spreading in popular overseas winter destinations means that some travellers will be spending winter in New Zealand for the first time in a while. So how can you make the most of a chilly situation? Head to Northland for a Winter Retreat Although North...
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Qatar Airways Returns to New Zealand via Australia
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
As Fine Travel’s most popular Business Class option to the UK and Europe of 2019, it was encouraging to see Qatar Airways start offering a Business Class alternative for travellers from New Zealand who need to get to the UK and Europe (despite border restrictions at the time). Qatar Airways was one ...
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