STA Travel Queen St

Popped into STA Travel Queen St last Saturday as my sister and I are planning a trip to Europe next year. We were lucky enough to get a quick appointment — they got really hectic after we left!
We sat down with Mandy, who was friendly and efficient. She gave us an example itinerary for our return flights, so we could think about it over the next couple of days. The price was great, so we went back yesterday to purchase them!
Mandy also gave us a list about the different accommodation choices we should consider in the cities we are visiting, plus an insurance travel quote and general information. We felt a bit stressed about the accommodation, as we didn’t know where to start, but Mandy was more than happy to share her knowledge!
Highly recommend making an appointment and planning your next trip here!

As a student making arrangements to go on an international exchange early last year, I was recommended to come to STA by my international exchange advisor. Through my university, they had arranged cheap deals for students and also I could go into a competition to win $ 500 in travel vouchers, so I couldn’t really see any faults. I did in fact win this competition, which was pretty sweet, however to be honest I didn’t reallyyyy want to spend my prize money with STA. Don’t get me wrong, my travel agent was super nice and friendly and was really great to chat to whenever I went in, but unfortunately the flight they put me on to get to Europe was less than ideal; stopping in Tahiti for a day both there and back. Yes, this was the cheapest flight available on the dates that I wanted to leave; however I wasn’t told to take into account how expensive everything in Tahiti was (accommodation, transport, food) so I probably would have been better off taking a more expensive, more direct flight over. So just remember to ask all the right questions when you go in — they are all about getting cheap travel deals, however as I found these are not always technically the «cheapest» in reality (so thank god I won that prize money as a bit of compensation!).

The invaluable assistance of the staff at STA Travel on Queen St is essential in a good holiday. They cater to both people traveling abroad and visitors to New Zealand.
They are a chipper crew with comfy seats (a must while planning your O.E.) and a great range of travel magazines to peruse. They seem genuinely helpful and accommodating, building a personal friendship with clients, even being of service to me while I was overseas and wanted to extend my stay. Don’t forget they do a great under 25’s deal and price can price beat other stores.
This is the most welcoming travel store in Auckland’s CBD and are very transparent in their dealings. No one likes a pushy salesman. STA Travel will have you geared up for your trip, where ever it is, with you having to sweat.