About Us
Established in Orewa in 1976, there’s no denying our local credentials as Orewa’s longest serving and most loved travel agency on the Hibiscus Coast. Our team has a combined travel experience of over 100 years but it’s really our reputation for our friendly, reliable and extremely knowledgeable service that we value the most.
Wanderlust
Our love of travel is what makes everyone in our team want to share their experiences with every client we have the privilege to meet. Over the years, we have all taken every opportunity to travel to wide and varied countries to increase our knowledge and ensure we are in a position to place the right customer with right experience – like you we are travelers!
To help us recommend the best itineraries, options and extras for your travel experience, we also continually invest in training, making sure we keep ahead of any travel trends.
Cruises
Cruising is one of our main strengths in this agency. Kiri, Mandy and Patrick are qualified Cruise Masters (the highest qualification possible) and we also have two CLIA accredited consultants in our team.
Community
We maintain a strong engagement with our local community. As locals who have grown up here and attended local colleges, we look to actively engage in and give back to our amazing Coast community.
Our business values are centred on honesty and integrity with all the people we deal with and these values are encouraged and demonstrated by our team every day. In a small community this is extremely important, and we do our upmost to exceed our customer’s expectations in every way.
Connections
Our membership with First Travel Group is a good fit for us as they share these same values.
We are also TAANZ bonded members which provides assurance and protection to our customers – our staff are Accredited Travel Advisors who comply with Quality standards, ethical business practices, safe travel, unbiased options and professionalism.
Your award-winning team:
First Travel Group - 2026 Agency Excellence Award, Top Performance & Supplier Recognition Awards with Uniworld & Cruise World. Aspiring Consultant Award - Olivia Harter. Top Consultant Award for Adventure World - Mandy Herd.
National Travel Industry Awards - 2026 Community Connection of the Year
First Travel Group – 2025 Top 10 Store (2019, 2018, 2017)
First Travel Group - 2025 Top Performance & Supplier Recognition Awards with Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, CoverMore Travel Insurance & Wild Earth. NCL Rising Star Award - Olivia Harter
APT Elite Awards - 2025 - VIP Partner Award
Cruise World - 2024 Top Agency Award
Viking Cruises 2024 - Platinum Agency
Viking Cruises 2023 - Top Viking Consultant NZ - Kiri Martin
Viking Cruises 2023 - Highest Performing Viking Agency NZ - Single Location - Runner Up
TAANZ - 2019 Runner Up Retail Agency of the Year- Single Location
TAANZ – 2018 Retail Agency of the Year - Single Location
First Travel 2019 - Top Cruise Consultant Award - Patrick Bonar
CLIA - 2022 Finalist for Small Cruise Agency of the Year
CLIA - 2022 Agency Promotoion of the Year
CLIA - 2019 NZ Cruise Consultant of the Year - Kiri Martin
CLIA - 2018 NZ Cruise Consultant of the Year - Kiri Martin
Amadeus - 2018 Highest Percentage of Growth
Meet the Team
Please call our office on +64 9 426 5743.
Afterhours Emergency: Kiri, Gelise & Olivia +64211666240, Mandy +64212107873, Patrick +64274603930, Anne +64274439474
"I love creating bespoke unique travel itineraries, making suggestions you didn’t know existed and building a wonderful relationship with my clients."
"Getting to know my clients and creating memorable holidays for them is what I love. I look forward to meeting you."
"I’m passionate about making my clients' travel dreams come true, whether it be cruising, Intrepid, luxury or just finding that little piece of paradise in the world to relax on a deck chair."
"I look forward to having a part in creating your travel plans, along with the YOU Travel Orewa team."
"A life time career in the travel industry inspires me to create unique experiences for my valued clients. I love what I do with a passion and look forward to designing your next journey."
"Travel is my passion and I look forward to assisting with your future travel plans."
"I'm excited to support the team at You Travel Orewa in a sales support role, combining my love for adventure and travel with a commitment to great service."
