Kia ora,

In last month’s Travelbug newsletter we ran a contest to find the best Summer-themed photo taken by subscribers, Facebook and Twitter followers.

Firstly, thank you to everyone who entered – we had a great time going through each one, reading the stories and recounting your best summer memories. It was a privilege for us to share in your New Zealand summer!

It certainly was hard going, but of the entries we received we picked out 3 photos that jumped out at us and of these 3, we had to pick one winner. Here are the results!

Buddy having a good shake after a swim

We loved this action shot of Buddy doing what dogs do best. It oozes a certain charm that captures that good ol’ family summer holiday spirit. Thanks to Lynley from Paeroa, a Travelbug t-shirt is on its way to you!

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Hello folks,

In our last newsletter we asked you to find Santa Trev hiding in amongst one of our accommodation operator listings. If you got the answer right, you went into the draw to win $500 Travelbug credit. Sweet as! Read more…

Crikey, it’s the 22nd of December already and I’m fortunate enough to be heading off on a big North Island road trip holiday at the end of today. (Ed – lazy bugger!) Before I do, though, I thought I’d pop up a quick summary of our Top 10 from the year on Travelbug. What have we been up to this year? Well, here we go: Read more…

Hi there,

Jeff from the Trade Me Travel team here. Like all of you lovely folk, our staff are certainly looking forward to a break over the festive season. That’s why I’m here to let you know when we’ll be in the office to give you a hand, should the need arise.

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