Once you want to fly to an international and exciting place like New Zealand, you go to your friendly travel agent on the main road, sit down, read a magazine, finally meet with the travel agent and book your ticket. Those days are over. There are still some decent agents - the best way to air New Zealand Booking your tickets is to do it directly with the airline through their secure website.

Air New Zealand maintain an excellent website, very user friendly and most importantly they *often* have special offers on their international flights. We also try to tell people who have been interested in our past travels when Air New Zealand had really good deals. With an increasing number of direct flights from North America available, you can now book directly with almost any airline. Before you do, you should check out some of the more effective airfare consolidation websites such as firstflytravel.com or if you are in the UK try www.skyscanner.net or Cheap flights. com. Sometimes you can get a better deal this way - sometimes you're just making sure you've gotten a good deal with the airline.

To get cheap tickets

Flights to New Zealand are usually not very cheap. This is a low volume, low frequency route so the really cheap deals you see when traveling to ELSE places like Sydney, Bangkok or whatever are usually not available for New Zealand. But you never know! Our customers often find tickets from North America or Europe to New Zealand for around US$800, £600 or €720. If you see a similar price - take it! It can't last long. As with all airlines, last minute bookings usually - not always - cost less.

Can I use my Air Points to travel to New Zealand?

Yes, you can use your frequent flyer points to travel to New Zealand! All major US airlines have "codeshare" agreements with Air NZ or Qantas, so check with your travel agent or frequent flyer miles provider - and remember, the earlier you board, the better let me know only a few seats are allocated for the flight good luck and if you are not lucky the first time - try again the next day! Sometimes they fall more than they care to admit.

What about business class, premium economy, etc?

If you have the money or points to upgrade, we recommend Air New Zealand 'Business Class'. It's called Business Class - but no, it's as convenient as any premium cabin in the world. They have a private 'capsule' that folds down into a 2.10m flat bed. It's not cheap - but it's absolutely amazing. You won't want to get off the plane when you arrive in New Zealand! Fortunately, when you travel with us, the excellent service continues!