What's New
“Mainlander Special” - calling all South Islanders – come and escape the winter cold between 23 July and 17 September. Air New Zealand have a special short life airfare available for sales until 15 March from just $289pp. Only available on the direct Christchurch/Rarotonga/Christchurch flight which departs Christchurch on a Friday night. The flight departs from Rarotonga early on a Friday morning. Check out our special offers for our “Mainland Special” deal
Where the heck are the Cook Islands?... – Win a free trip to the Cook Islands!
If you are American or Canadian simply log on to:
http://www.findthecookislands.com/
Answer the simple questions and go in the draw to win a free trip – check out the rules for all the fine print. Competition closes 10 May 2010.
Sydney to Rarotonga direct flights from July 2010 with Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand will from July operate direct services between Sydney and the Cook Islands, making it the only airline to operate direct services between the two nations.
Flights will operate once a week for a four month trial period during the peak holiday season of July to October.
The seventeen return services on a Sunday from Sydney and Friday from Rarotonga will be operated by a 223 seat Boeing 767-300 with a configuration of 199 economy and 24 business class seats.
Flight time for the 5,000km journey is six hours from Sydney and seven hours 15 minutes from Rarotonga.
"We already carry a large number of passengers between Australia and the Cook Islands via Auckland," says Air New Zealand General Manager Tasman Pacific Airline Glen Sowry.
"The Cook Islands, including Aitutaki, is a very attractive destination to Australian travellers looking for a unique South Pacific experience."
"The introduction of direct services will provide a valuable boost to the Cook Islands community and with the support of the Cooks Islands Government and Cook Islands Tourism we will be working hard to make this trial a success."
Lead-in one-way economy fares from Sydney start at AU$487 and from Rarotonga from NZ$588.
The schedule is as follows:
Sunday 04 July - Sunday 26 September: Sydney - Rarotonga: - 1900/0500
Friday 09 July - Friday 01 October: Rarotonga - Sydney: - 1735/2050 +1 day
Due NSW daylight savings commencing 3 October, the schedule will alter as follows:
Sunday 03 October - Sunday 24 October: Sydney - Rarotonga: - 2000/0500
Friday 08 October - Friday 29 October: Rarotonga - Sydney: - 1635/2050 +1 day
Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Award
Best Villas and Suites 2009
Deb & Charlie O’Rourke are very pleased to announce that Sea Change Villas has been awarded the “Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Award – Best Villas and Suites 2009”
We were very proud and delighted to receive this award being up against some very strong competition in this category.
This award sits along our status on Trip Advisor as #1 Speciality Lodging, which many travellers are using to re-affirm their accommodation choice.
We look forward to welcoming you to the award winning Sea Change Villas soon.