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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New Emirates Mixed Business and First Class Airfares to the UK and Europe
24 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
Emirates was the first airline to offer Mixed Class airfares from New Zealand to the UK and Europe and their latest airfare innovations expand that offering with a new mixed Business / Economy Class airfare and a new mixed First / Business Class airfare. New Business / Economy Mixed Class Airfares O...
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How to Save More with Open Jaw UK / Europe Business Class airfares
24 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
When holiday time is precious, retracing your steps to connect with a flight home can feel a waste of valuable time. For many Fine Travel clients who take advantage of UK / Europe Business Class Specials to spend time with family, a return flight from London Heathrow makes good sense. But often Euro...
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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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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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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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The Air New Zealand & Singapore Airlines Alliance: What’s in it for you?
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
There was significant excitement and expectation around the new Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines alliance so we thought it was a good time to address the burning question of “What’s In it For Me as Business Class / First Class traveller from New Zealand?” The Highlights From 6 January 2015 Air...
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Is it Too Early to Book a 2020 Business Class Airfare to the UK or Europe?
23 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
As we start 2020, travellers inevitably start thinking about 2020 travel plans. Whether there is a wedding to attend, a bucket list cruise, or an annual escape from the New Zealand winter, getting the timing right for booking Business Class or Premium Economy airfares so as to not overpay is importa...
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