Tell your travel agent where you want to go and when, and they'll search through every conceivable option to find you the best value. And they'll handle all the details. So relax, your holiday dreams will be in the hands of a trusted expert. Contact your TAANZ bonded travel agent before you make your next trip, because without a travel agent, you're on your own.

The Travel Agents' Association of New Zealand (TAANZ) is a trade organisation representing the travel agent and tour operator distribution system in New Zealand. There is no government licensing for travel agents so TAANZ is a self regulating organisation promoting quality standards, service and performance.

Look for this sign in your travel agency window to ensure they are TAANZ Bonded. If in doubt - ask. Search for your nearest TAANZ Bonded Agent here.

TAANZ works with its members to promote a Code of Ethics and Practice, and to stimulate, encourage and promote the desire to travel. We also work with the Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation (ATTTO) to train staff in the skills required for the 21st century - customer relations, selling skills, ecommerce, new technology, the law and the travel industry.

 
All members must meet strict membership and financial criteria and be subject to an annual financial review by an independent Bonding Authority. All members participate in the TAANZ Bonding Scheme for the protection of the consumer.

Here's 10 Reasons Why

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Latest TAANZ News

UK departure tax increase

30 November 2008

The UK departure tax - known as APD or Air Passenger Duty - will increase dramatically over the next two years, adding significantly to the cost of air travel for everyone who departs from a UK airport, including New Zealanders returning home. Read more »

Quirky Kiwi travel facts

21 November 2008

Kiwi's take almost 2 million overseas trips a year (1.984 million in fact) - that equates to half of New Zealand's population travelling overseas each year. Read more »

Reason to use a travel agent #26

26 September 2008

An Argentine tourist got the city name right, but the continent wrong when she booked a vacation to Australia, and found herself in easternmost Canada this week, said local media. Read more »

Agents still preferred

2 September 2008

Two recent surveys in New Zealand and Australia show that agents are still preferred to booking direct. Sixty five per cent of Australian travellers who research their holiday online end up booking through a travel agent, new research has found. Read more »

Latest Travel News

Dunedin: Hot spot in city of Scots

If there's one New Zealand city where you don't expect balmy temperatures, it's Dunedin. Yet the city has one place that's always as toasty as a sauna. Otago Museum's Discovery World Tropical Forest is a recreated rainforest, which... Read more »

An amorous rat and demonic dreams

Perpetually barking dogs, phones ringing at all hours, giant rats and haunted camping grounds - it's almost enough to make travellers stay home. In Istanbul, we were booked into a small hotel near Hagia Sophia recommended by the... Read more »

The tranquility and beauty of Hafez's tomb

It will come as no surprise that in the Islamic Republic of Iran almost every house will own at least one copy of the Koran. More surprisingly however to first-time visitors at least, is that the Koran will almost always be sharing... Read more »

Mumbai terrorist attacks disrupt plans for Kiwi travel group

It's been a long day in India. Thanks to the wonders of global roaming I first knew something was wrong when a text message landed at 3am. The words "Are you all right...we are worried" are ones that always send a chill through... Read more »

How I travel : Maya Villiger

Do you travel light or heavy? I try to pack light. I love the idea, so for long trips I limit myself to one medium-sized case. I manage to pack so much into it, it always ends up weighing a tonne and I curse myself, or rather my... Read more »