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House of Travel Timaru

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304 Stafford Street
Timaru
Canterbury
7910
Monday
8:30am - 5:00pm
Tuesday
8:30am - 5:00pm
Wednesday
8:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday
8:30am - 5:00pm
Friday
8:30am - 5:00pm
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Welcome to House of Travel Timaru


House of Travel Timaru is very proud to be the first travel store to open in 1987 under the House of Travel brand!

The business is owned by Darryl Sandri and he was recently joined by Emma Chappell, Brenda Taylor and Jasmine Camplin as he starts to rebuild the Timaru team post Covid.

From reconnecting on family resort holidays, to local weekend getaways, experiential cruise escapes and that big UK Europe adventure, we're here to help!

The best holidays are created together.

Darryl Sandri
Owner Operator


🎄Our Christmas Hours:

24th December - 26th December: CLOSED
27th December: 9.30am - 3pm
28th December: 9.30am - 3pm
29th December: 9.30am - 3pm
30th December - 2nd January: CLOSED
3rd January: 9am - 4pm
4th January: 9am - 4pm
5th January: 9am - 4pm
8th January: Back to usual business hours


Meet the team

Darryl has a vast travel knowledge of the world with Europe & Africa continents being personal favourites. He's been selling both leisure and corporate bookings for 18 years and is well equipped to handle all requirements for personal and business travel.
Darryl has a vast travel knowledge of the world with Europe & Africa continents being personal favourites. He's been selling both leisure and corporate bookings for 18 years and is well equipped to handle all requirements for personal and business travel.
I am passionate about traveling and my goal is to keep our clients satisfied and loyal for future services. I can help with planning travel, booking transport, accommodations, insurance, tours, cruises, special events.
I am passionate about traveling and my goal is to keep our clients satisfied and loyal for future services. I can help with planning travel, booking transport, accommodations, insurance, tours, cruises, special events.
With a passion for travel, I am happy to help my clients turn their dream holiday ideas into a reality.
With a passion for travel, I am happy to help my clients turn their dream holiday ideas into a reality.
Planning and organizing are my forte, and combined with a love for exploring being a travel consultant is the perfect fit! I love sharing my customers excitement and making their holiday dreams come true!
Planning and organizing are my forte, and combined with a love for exploring being a travel consultant is the perfect fit! I love sharing my customers excitement and making their holiday dreams come true!
I have been in the Travel Industry since 2014 and have worked in various roles in the industry since then including an Online Call Center, Airline and in Corporate. I am now here at House of Travel Timaru putting all my knowledge to good use helping YOU create your dream Holiday.
I have been in the Travel Industry since 2014 and have worked in various roles in the industry since then including an Online Call Center, Airline and in Corporate. I am now here at House of Travel Timaru putting all my knowledge to good use helping YOU create your dream Holiday.

What our customers have to say

  • Lovely person to deal with she was super friendly and helpful and asked a lot of questions stuff I hadn't thought of. Emma was fantastic will definitely be using her again.
    Tanya
  • Great place for all of your travel needs, up to date information about flights and covid related events to boarder pass for our flight to Brisbane. Cheers Darryl.
    Pat
  • The service and attention given was excellent.
    Barrie
  • I was very impressed with house of travel getting me a great deal. My first trip booked through a travel agency and I would certainly recommend house of travel to my friends

News and events

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    P&O TO INTRODUCE STARLINK CONNECTIONS

    From snapping your friends or uploading your cruise experiences on Instagram and Facebook, internet connection is a necessity. As more and more people choose to cruise around the world, demand for faster Wi-Fi is a must. P&O have a solution. P&O are introducing Starlink across all fleets, with Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter already offering the improved internet. Pacific Explorer is expected to to feature this later in the month. Starlink, the satellite internet project by SpaceX. Deploying a constellation of satellites to provide high-speed internet globally, especially in remote and underserved areas like the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
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    EXCITING INNOVATIONS TO THE WAY WE TRAVEL

    With the world reopening and travel is becoming more attractive than ever. Innovations are set in place to make the travelling experience so much better. Imagine not having to talk to anyone, show your passport to anyone, just a streamlined experience. Facial recognition systems, AI integration, robotic logistics, all to create a smooth and streamlined experience. We are also seeing hints of potential supersonic travel being re-introduced since Concorde's failure in the early 2000s. These exciting innovations are a matter of when, rather than if. Changi International Airport is taking these innovations and aiming to implement them in early 2024. Can we see the same for Auckland Airport? Definitely.
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    DELTA TOUCHES DOWN IN AUCKLAND FOR THE FIRST TIME

    Delta Airlines, one of the biggest American airline brands touches down for the first time in history in Auckland on the 30th October as the airlines introduced a new direct flight from Los Angeles to Auckland. The service will be all-year round with daily flights during summer, then reduing to a 3 flights per week schedule during the winter period (April to October) Delta will be using one of their Airbus A350-900, seating 339 passengers on the 13-hour journey across the pacific ocean.
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    QANTAS ALLOWS "NEIGHBOUR FREE" UPGRADE FROM NEW ZEALAND

    The Australian airline is now trialing a new feature which allows passengers flying on trans-Tasman flights alongside flights to the US and Singapore to purchase an empty seat next to them. The trial period is undisclosed, however, following an evaluation of the trial, more international routes may see this option become available. The way it works: Passenger's on eligible flights will receive a notification 2 days before departure offering this upgrade to "reserve" the seat next to them. As it's not guaranteed, if the seat is sold after "reserving," the passenger is refunded.
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    SINGAPORE'S NEWLY RENOVATED CYCLE PATH

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Store awards

  • Cruise Line International Association