http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.desiretotravel.co.nz en-us Wed, 13 May 2026 04:04:49 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156195/if-you-even-needed-an-excuse-to-travel-to-fiji-/ If ever you needed an excuse to travel to Fiji this could be it – well at least when the borders reopen!The Fiji Government have recently delivered a bold, forward-thinking National budget for the 2020/21 year and the tourists are the winners!The focus was clearly on the need to bring back jobs in Fiji, particularly those in the tourism sector that have been so significantly impacted by COVID-19. The Fijian Government’s decision, being dubbed by the media as the bigg... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:59:16 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156195 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156194/scoping-trip-by-anita-gatley/ As a Wedding Travel Specialist I am often contacted by couples who are thinking of travelling to the destination they think they want to get married in. When a couple are in the very early stages of planning a wedding sometimes a destination wedding features in the mix as a possibility.A destination wedding is not for everyone and some couples rule it out very early on as they are aware that family and friends may not be able to come – for a variety of reasons. However, for some coup... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:58:05 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156194 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156193/why-not-start-your-bucketlist-travel-on-your-honeymoon/ Until you start traveling you don’t realise the world is a big place! Being at what can sometimes seem like the ‘bottom of the world’ means that travel to places afar can often take a long time! With this in mind it is my job as a Wedding Travel Specialist to make your trip as fun-filled, informative and as special as it can be; especially if this is your honeymoon!This also means making your hard-earned money stretch as far as it can. Working within your budget is a skill and this is not ... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:57:11 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156193 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156192/the-romance-lady/ I recently met a guy and he said “oh you’re the Romance Lady”! I was actually quite delighted to be referred to as this.Surprisingly he said he’d seen some of my u-tube reviews on different properties and the more generic one about exactly what I did as a Wedding/Honeymoon Travel Specialist – there aren’t many of us!This was great to hear as one never really knows how far the influence stretches or how well advertising works.The honeymoon and romance area of travel is of course a fan... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:56:12 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156192 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156191/nz-weddings-raro-honeymoon-q-a/ Tell us why you would recommend Rarotonga as a honeymoon destination?Only a short 4-hour flight from NZ Rarotonga is the perfect destination for a honeymoon. Rarotonga is easy to explore!  Whether you take the island bus, hire a scooter, car, pushbike or walk it is an easy place to get around. You can do as much or as little as you like. Surrounded by a beautiful ocean if you love snorkelling, watersports or fishing you be in your element. Tell us about some must-go spots in Rarotonga ... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:55:09 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156191 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156190/do-i-choose-an-independent-destination-wedding-planner-or-a-resort-planner/ As a Wedding Travel Specialist I get asked this question a lot – in fact it may be one of the first and most important decisions to make as it has a big bearing on how the rest of the travel and wedding bookings will be handled. The reason for this is that if you choose a Resort Wedding Planner many of the decisions about the actual wedding package and what is covers are often made for you. I’m certainly not saying that all resorts are inflexible but in my experience many of them h... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:53:48 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156190 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156189/destination-wedding--a-case-study/ I met Sarah & James at a recent wedding show a few months after they had been engaged. They were both from big families and had done the sums of how expensive a wedding in Auckland was going to be.They were getting really disillusioned as to how many people they would ‘have’ to invite; aunts and uncles they’d never met, cousins, work-mates etc etc. So, they decided to explore the idea of a Destination Wedding but really had no clue on what the cost would be.They had been to Fiji before... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:52:54 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156189 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156188/is-a-destination-wedding-expensive/ If I had a dollar every time I’d been asked this question I’d be rich! For those that have organised a wedding locally prices are readily available and there really aren’t too many variables.A destination wedding is a bit different. It is not just a simple case of punching into google and asking “it” for costs.  As destination weddings are booked several months sometimes years in advance it is impossible to give a totally accurate price as there are things such as curren... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:52:08 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156188 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156187/free-travel-advice/ If you book with a Wedding Travel Specialist you will get free, and more importantly, accurate travel advice.Over the past little while I’ve seen a few comments from couples wanting advice on how to book their airfares; in particular what name should I use and do I need to take my marriage certificate to get upgrades or bonuses? Firstly, the name on your passport should always match the exact name on your ticket.If you are travelling to the USA, in particular, you must have... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:51:06 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156187 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/post/156186/disneyland-parks--resorts/ Whether you’re young or ‘young at heart’ just about everyone in the world would have it on their bucket-list to visit Disneyland.With the opening in June 2016 of Shanghai Disney Resort in China, there are now 6 Disneyland Resorts plus Disney Cruise Lines!  Of course everyone knows the original Disneyland California which now has 2 parks and 3 resort hotels and is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2016.Lesser-known is that from NZ we have access to 10-day passes which is unique ... Sat, 15 Nov 2025 17:48:38 +1300 http://www.desiretotravel.co.nz/blog/#post156186