Celebrity Edge: the luxurious, eco-conscious, and technologically advanced cruise ship
27 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
Fine Travel’s Travel Consultant, Jennie Ready, recently voyaged on Celebrity Edge. Read her thoughts on the experience. The beautiful Celebrity Edge recently had her inaugural visit to New Zealand. She is currently based in Australia / New Zealand for the 2023–’24 cruise season, and was on her first...
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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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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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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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Benefits of Travelling New Zealand on a Group Tour
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
Spending a week driving yourself from town to town, tourist spot to tourist spot, focussing on winding roads and missing the dramatic scenery isn’t everyone’s idea of a holiday. This is where an Escorted Group Tour of New Zealand is appealing. When deciding how to plan your New Zealand holiday, we e...
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The Manse Luxury Lodge Hawkes Bay
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
Manse Luxury Lodge is set on a hill overlooking the beautiful Heretaunga Plains and focuses on luxury, wine and cuisine (and golf, with host Gary being a professional). The passions of the Owners and Hosts at a Boutique Hotel or Lodge can make all the difference to your experience. At The Manse, hos...
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Planning Travel Around the 2020 School Holidays
23 Jun 2025by 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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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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Routeburn Track and Queenstown Experiences Holidays
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
The Routeburn track is on many of our “I’ve been meaning to do that” list and can be included in a Fine Travel Southern Experiences itinerary. About the Routeburn Track The Routeburn Track traverses wild and scenic mountain country between the Hollyford and Dart Valleys at the base of New Zealand’s ...
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