8 great New Zealand holiday parks

New Zealand Holiday Park accommodationWith all the rugby-related activities at present it’s hard to look much past October 24th (when the Richie McCaw and his mighty All Blacks will surely hold aloft that wonderful shiny trophy), but sure enough time is marching on and summer is fast approaching. And you know what that means: it’s time to book your camping spot, air the tent out, refill the gas bottle and head off on a road trip to one of NZ’s many amazing campgrounds or holiday parks.

We have plenty to choose from on Travelbug, all bookable up to a year in advance and with no booking fees. But as there are so many to choose from we thought we’d pick out a few that have fantastic user reviews to help guide your choice. Read more…

The 10 best places to stay in New Zealand

We know that everyone – including New Zealand Prime Minister John Key – loves a good Top 10, so we took a look through the more than 15,000 accommodation reviews on Travelbug and dug out the ten top places to stay. We used a combination of the number of reviews, the review percentage from the last 12 months and the number of bookings (and some secret sauce calculations), so these places are both popular and highly-rated, like Daniel Carter. Read more…