Air New Zealand Now Flies to Tasmania
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
With domestic and short-haul travel continuing to be Air Zealand’s focus during the Covid-19 pandemic, the announcement of a direct flight from Auckland to Tasmania was a welcome addition for Fine Travel clients looking to explore a part of Australia that is often overlooked. Flying to Hobart Air Ne...
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Singapore Airlines upgrades the A380 Business Class from October 2020
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
Singapore Airlines has announced that from late October 2020 the First Class Suites, Business Class and Premium Economy on the seasonal (summer) A380 service between Auckland and Singapore will be upgraded to its latest seating experience. This announcement will be welcome news for Fine Travel clien...
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Are 2023 UK and Europe Business Class Earlybird Airfares Coming?
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
Traditionally towards the end of August we would start to see the earliest releases of the UK / Europe Business Class Earlybird specials for the travel following year. Airlines release seat availability 11 months in advance so by the end of August availability for the European summer months starts b...
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Fine Travel Review of Azur Lodge Queenstown
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
When Fine Travel Consultant Jennie Ready marked a special anniversary this month at the Azur Lodge in Queenstown it was so memorable that she prepared this review of her stay. I have recently returned from a wonderful stay at Azur Lodge. Azur Lodge is a luxury, boutique lodge located only a 5-minute...
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The Cook Islands Travel Bubble
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
The original announcement of quarantine free travel between New Zealand and the Cook Islands on 17 May 21 was a welcome one, although short lived. From 14 January 2022 (New Zealand time) the Cook Islands Bubble is scheduled to reopen to New Zealanders – with some additional requirements following Ne...
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The Australian Travel Bubble
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
19 April 2021 marked an important travel milestone with the announcement that the New Zealand leg of the Trans-Tasman bubble was to be inflated. As expected, there are details and caveats to be considered and we have already had flights paused and potential green zone breaches. At a high level we sh...
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Cruising Asia Aboard the Sapphire Princess
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
I recently returned from a cruise in South East Asia on Sapphire Princess. Sapphire Princess is sister ship to Diamond Princess who is currently cruising around New Zealand and Australia. She is a large ship with gross tonnage of almost 116,000 and can carry over 2670 passengers. Although she can ca...
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Pacific Resort Group Nominated for Record Number of World Travel Awards
23 Jun 2025by 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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