Anyone can book a holiday online. What you can’t get from a booking engine is the weight of a global network behind you — the relationships, the standards, and the safety net that come from being part of the travel industry’s most respected organisations.

Here’s who we’re affiliated with, and what that actually means for your trip.

New Zealand Travel Brokers

Girls Trip doesn’t operate in isolation. I’ve been a travel broker with New Zealand Travel Brokers since 2020. You deal directly with me. Behind every booking sits an established agency, with all the systems and supplier relationships that brings.

It’s the best of both worlds. You get one person who knows you and your travel style. No call centre. No different consultant every time you make contact. But you also get the reach and industry connections of a much bigger network.

That combination is what makes Girls Trip possible: small, personal and carefully curated up front, with serious professional backing underneath.

Virtuoso

Virtuoso is the world’s leading network of luxury travel advisors — and it’s by invitation only. Membership opens doors that simply aren’t available when you book direct: room upgrades, complimentary breakfasts, resort credits, early check-in and late check-out at thousands of the world’s finest hotels. It also means access to preferred partnerships with the best cruise lines, tour operators and destination specialists on the planet. In short, you get the insider treatment, at no extra cost to you.

TAANZ — Travel Agents’ Association of New Zealand

TAANZ is New Zealand’s peak travel industry body, and membership isn’t handed out lightly. It signals a travel business that meets recognised professional and ethical standards, and that’s accountable to the wider industry. When you’re handing over your hard-earned holiday budget, that accountability matters.

IATA — International Air Transport Association

IATA is the global body representing the world’s airlines. Accreditation means meeting strict international financial and professional criteria — and it allows tickets to be issued directly with airlines worldwide. It’s the difference between a middleman and a genuine, recognised travel professional.

CLIA — Cruise Lines International Association

CLIA is the largest cruise industry association in the world. Affiliation means specialist cruise training, direct relationships with the cruise lines themselves, and genuine expertise in matching the right ship, cabin and itinerary to the right traveller. Cruising is a world of its own — it pays to have someone who truly knows it.

What it all adds up to

Four organisations. One simple promise: you’re in experienced, accountable, well-connected hands — from the first enquiry to the moment you’re home again, telling everyone about it.

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