About Us

  ................................Established in 1989 we are a fully constituted travel company of 21 years experience and for your added protection we are a member of The Travel Agents Association of New Zealand (TAANZ). We are bonded by this independent regulatory body that looks after your interests. To be a member of TAANZ we have to conform to stringent financial and organisational criteria and provide in depth reports on a regular basis. We are also a registered member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and all of our permanent staff are associates of the New Zealand Institute of Travel & Tourism (NZITT). We operate a full service travel agency to the people of Hawke's Bay from our head office in Napier. Throughout the country we handle the travel requirements of discerning and happy private clients that have loyaly supported us over theyears and who now number in the many thousands. However our main business is in the marketing of our wholesale worldwide tours directly to the people of New Zealand.mykonos
   

 

Our Philosophy is Your Advantage

At Playaway Tours we understand our clients' needs.  We work hard at keeping tour prices down by cutting out the middleman for you.  We deal direct with grass roots, hands-on suppliers (in their own locations) obtaining discounts for bulk group business and then pulling all elements together to produce well priced packages at a wholesale level.

There are many other ways in which we keep your costs down such as well-located hotels, included meals, opportunities for self-catering, included entry fees, and plenty of included sightseeing.  Another important element to consider is that Playaway minimises extra costs whilst on holiday by providing on-tour options at much better prices than other operators.  Further more we do not allow our employees and tour managers to accept tips.

The overall result is a collection of very competitive packages, and in most cases even a cursory glance at the opposition will clearly demonstrate obvious substantial savings.

Our Promise

In the ever changing world of travel we will always strive to anticipate the changes and continue to uncover more and more interesting destinations, more holiday secrets, exciting topical events, money saving bargains and specials, and new ways of showing you the world.

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We'll continue to pick out the best for our customers, and we'll do it in an efficient and friendly way. We're with you all the way, the Kiwi way.  Why not come along with us for the ride, you won't regret it and whilst you'll never be under an obligation we know you'll soon be back for more.

Services for the Independent Traveller

Apart from providing group escorted holidays we will also be pleased to help you with your independent bookings should our range of tours fail to fit with your dreams and plans. Use our experience to ensure that your holiday is the best it can be in fun, in content and in value.

Often our clients combine our group tours with extra time away, adding days before or after our tour and saving lots of dollars by obtaining not only the group savings but by even better use of their long-haul overseas flights. Airpoints can be gained and you can apply for award tickets to reduce our package costs even further.

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To advise us of your special dreams, please complete the form on our page with some brief notes on your requirements and we will immediately contact you by phone or email to discuss.