What to consider when booking your flight

Are you planning your next holiday in New Zealand?

If you don't live near the start of your tour, you will likely have to look into booking a flight.

While cheap airfares can look tempting at first glance, we strongly recommend booking refundable or at least changeable Air New Zealand fares if your trip is still several months away.

Here's why:

✔️ Flexibility: Life can be unpredictable. Changeable or refundable tickets allow you to move or cancel flights if plans change before departure.

✔️ Peace of Mind: If you need to postpone or cancel your holiday due to unforeseen circumstances like illness, work commitments, or family emergencies, you will not lose your entire fare.

✔️ No change fees: With Air New Zealand flexi fares, date and time changes are usually allowed without a change fee. You only pay any fare difference, if applicable.

Yes, flexi fares cost more upfront. But for trips booked well in advance, that extra flexibility is often worth it.

Air New Zealand fare types (long-haul and most domestic routes):

• Seat + Bag Lowest price. Limited flexibility.

• Flexichange Changes permitted without a change fee. Fare difference may apply.Price difference varies by route and date, but is often modest.

• Flexirefund Fully refundable before travel and no change fee.Fare difference may apply if you rebook.

For flights from Australia, check out the Trans-Tasman Economy Flexi option!

Don't let cheap fares tie you down - book flexi fares and travel worry-free! 🤗

Extra Tip: 

Book two one-way tickets instead of a return flight. This way you can easily change each leg independently if need be. Plus it allows you to take advantage of any special offers that might come up - simply cancel the fully refundable flight you have booked and book the special 😊.

And while you are at it, have you looked into getting your travel insurance sorted? You might find this blog article useful: Do you really need travel insurance?