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Welcome to House of Travel Dunedin
At House of Travel Dunedin City, we are genuine, down-to-earth travel nuts. Our experience is vast with the team creating, sharing and experiencing their own travel experiences over several years. Collectively we have visited over 130 countries.
Meet the team
Antony Boomer
Emily Whiley
Gary Harley
Jackie Jones
Paul Reid
Rachel Carr
Stephanie McAuliffe
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A GREAT BIG THANK YOU - #1 FOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
We don’t like to brag, but we’re super proud to have been recognised as New Zealand’s number 1 brand for customer experience in Kantar’s Customer Leadership Index survey. This recognition means the world to us because they reflect our dedication to our customers, our customer first approach and enriching lives through travel. -
Disneyland's 70th Anniversary Celebration
Disneyland is gearing up to celebrate its 70th anniversary next year. Kicking off on May 16, 2025, celebrations at the "Happiest Place on Earth" will run through the summer of 2026. The festivities will include special décor, food and beverages, limited-time entertainment, and more. -
Italy bans Airbnb self-check-ins
Travellers to Italy will have an extra step now as Airbnb rentals will no longer use lockboxes for self-check-in, following a new law aimed at enhancing security and preventing terrorism. Guests must now coordinate directly with their hosts for check-in.
Our travel stories
Postcard from Jordan
We journeyed to Jordan and for my wife Katherine, an encounter with the Petra Desert Marathon.
Postcard from Türkiye
We stayed at the iconic Pera Palace hotel, famed for its connection to the Orient Express, literary rock stars like Agatha Christie and Ernest Hemingway and perhaps of most interest to me a strong connection to the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Postcard from Vietnam
I had been wanting to take my boys somewhere extraordinary for ages. We have previously traveled as a family well worn routes through North America and Australia but now my wife and I thought it was time to challenge everything they thought they knew about the world. We decided on Vietnam in the hope it would provide a physical, emotional and sensory experience the boys would never forget. Our journey would take us firstly to Singapore for a gentle introduction to Asia then from the north of Vietnam near the Chinese border south to the Mekong Delta.
Postcard from South Africa
This was a trip of a lifetime and the experience enjoyed was difficult but words and pictures don't do it justice.
Postcard from Alaska
Alaska is an amazing destination if you love the outdoors (hiking, biking, canoeing, fishing) wildlife (bears, moose, whales, otters etc.) and of course the amazing scenic (fjords, glaciers, forest, mountains)...
Postcard from Japan
Japan surprised me in so many ways, it wasn't a destination I first thought about travelling to but that all changed. It is amazing how a country/culture can blend...
Postcard from California
This holiday isn't about what I did which of course included a visiting the port city of San Diego with it's museums, San Diego Zoo, and of course Legoland.
Postcard from Argentina
Argentina was an amazing place with some spectacular natural wonders (Iguazu Falls), interesting history, good food (a meat lovers paradise), great music and dance.
Postcard from India
I love India. It wasn't an instant love affair. First impressions after crossing the Nepali border in 1989 weren't great. Seventeen years on from that journey Kath and I now had the opportunity to revisit with our two boys Alex (13) and Liam (11) in tow. This time we would head south to the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Postcard from Vietnam
I flew with Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines to Vietnam via Singapore. We took advantage of the Singapore Airlines Stopover package. This package entitles you to a range of attractions for free, like the Gardens by the Bay including the Cloud Forest and Flower Dome.
Postcard from Rarotonga
Rarotonga.....
Arrived in Rarotonga and blasted with the heat as soon as my foot took that first step off the plane. Took a couple of minutes to get through immigration and 45 minutes waiting for our bags. A great welcome into Rarotonga airport with an elderly gentleman entertaining us with his guitar and voice which apparently has welcomed every flight into Rarotonga for the last 30 years.
Postcard from Thailand
Postcard from Caribbean
I think travelling to the Caribbean from New Zealand used to be regarded as quite a difficult and expensive area of the world to get to. Happily this is no longer the case with several carriers opening up alternative routes across the US accessing the Caribbean is no more difficult than travelling to the US East Coast and similarly priced.
Postcard from Taiwan and Vietnam
Postcard from Zimbabwe
I recently had the immense good fortune to visit the magnificent
Victoria Falls and several game parks in Zimbabwe staying at what are loosely
described as camps and travelling between them by light aircraft.
Postcard from Singapore
Singapore ! The lush manicured, clean tidy and safe city used to be a hub we used to stopovers en route to India, Asia, Africa and the UK, but now it really deserves a medal for a destination all on its own.
Postcard from Europe
The opportunity presented to me of cruising through Europe onboard Scenic Crystal in 5-star luxury was too good to turn down!
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