A Week in Japan at Christmas by Ian Collier

Japan is certainly a ‘hot’ destination for Discover Travel presently, with unprecedented levels of interest in this most fascinating of countries since they dropped all restrictions in April 2023. My last trip there was in April 2019 when I walked the Nakasendo Trail, so I jumped at the chance to… Learn more

Baggage tracking in Air NZ app – now live!

From the 27 September 2023, all customers travelling on Air New Zealand will be able to keep tabs on their bag’s journey through the Air NZ app.   Customers are now able to view the latest status of their bags throughout their journey in the Air NZ app – from check… Learn more

A family holiday in Samoa by Juliet Davis

With a 3 hour direct daily flight from Auckland and their time zone just 1 hour ahead, Samoa has proven to be a fantastic holiday destination for our family (with children aged 8 and 10). Our 12 days away was a mixture of time in Apia, Lalomanu Beach on the… Learn more

Whirlwind 50 hours in Barcelona! by Ian Collier

We really packed it in, on Sunday afternoon we wandered the Gothic Quarter, jumped on the hop on / hop off bus ‘red’ route and strolled along the beach. On Monday we did the bus ‘blue’ route, went to Sagrada Familia and Park Guell, the Camp Nou stadium and explored… Learn more

Solo Travellers Club

Discover Travels’ Exclusive Solo Travellers Club Discover the world with like-minded solo travellers and become a member of our Discover Travel Solo Travellers Club. In over 23 years as Christchurch’s leading boutique travel agency, we’ve enjoyed promoting styles of travel that are cost-effective for our solo travellers. Many of our… Learn more