Travel designed around you
Tailored itineraries crafted by Wellington-based travel consultants Barbro & Maria – bringing global expertise with a personalised approach
Meet Your Travel Consultants, Barbro & Maria
At Harbour City Travel, Barbro and Maria bring decades of combined expertise to every itinerary they create. As experienced travel consultants, they share a simple philosophy: travel should reflect the individual.
No two travellers are the same, and every journey deserves the care and consideration that turns a good trip into a memorable one.
Our Travel Philosophy
At Harbour City Travel, we believe travel should be tailored to the individual.
Since 2003, we’ve focused on understanding what matters to our clients and designing travel that reflects their needs, interests and style. Our approach is straightforward: listen carefully, plan thoughtfully and use our experience to create seamless, well-structured itineraries.
Building journeys that are reliable, enjoyable and stress-free
We offer decades of industry knowledge, strong global partnerships and first-hand regional insight.
International Travel
Long-haul leisure travel
Business travel
Group travel
New Zealand Travel
Tailor-made travel within NZ
Experiences for both local and inbound travellers
Planning a trip to New Zealand, Australia or the South Pacific?
We create tailor-made journeys that combine reliable local knowledge with personal service. Whether you’re interested in a scenic road trip, boutique lodges, guided experiences or island escapes, we design itineraries that help you get the most out of your time in the region.
Planerar du en resa till Nya Zeeland, Australien eller Söderhavet?
Vi, Barbro och Maria, båda från Sverige, tar fram skräddarsydda resor baserade på lokal kunskap, personlig service och många års erfarenhet av vad som gör en resa hit både smidig och minnesvärd. Oavsett om du är intresserad av en bilresa med vackra vyer, charmiga boutiquehotell, guidade upplevelser eller en avkopplande tid på en Söderhavsö, skapar vi en genomtänkt resplan som passar just dig.
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Barbro Scott
Managing Director
International Travel Consultant
Phone: 021 501 349
email: barbro@hct.co.nz
Maria Whitehead
International
Travel Consultant
Phone: 027 254 2762
email: maria@hct.co.nz
Kind words from our travelling clients
"We cannot recommend Barbro and her team enough! We have been referred to her by the Swedish embassy in New-Zealand to help fix a return home after the Covid-19 lockdown has been announced. They have been working day and night to find us flights while dealing with many people in the same situation and all of that for a very fair price. We are extremely grateful for their help and will gladly use their services again if we come back to New-Zealand." ~ Sarah L
"Big thanks to Barbro and her team at Harbour City Travel – our circumstances meant we couldn’t book our trip until very last minute. Barbro went over and beyond and stayed late to make sure we had the best possible tickets and hotel. We booked our 7 week overseas trip with multiple stop-overs at 6 pm and left at 8 am the next morning. With three kids and countless amount of luggage. The whole trip went seamless and we had a wonderful time catching up with family. Highly recommend this lovely team of experienced travel experts." ~ Johanna M
"I’ve just returned from a 10 day trip to Argentina all based on activity, itinerary and accommodation suggestions made by Harbour City Travel. They did all the bookings for us and everything went without a hitch. I absolutely trust their recommendations and, having never used a travel agent for this level of detailed booking before, I can highly recommend the value of doing so. They understood exactly what would work for us and the trip was amazing. Thanks so much." ~ Nicola
"Om du funderar på att åka till NZ kan vi verkligen rekommendera denna resebyrå. Lyhörda för våra önskemål, pålitliga och trevliga. Vi gjorde en resa som blev helt fylld av enbart positiva upplevelser tack vare att planeringen gjorts av en resebyrå med stor kunskap om landet vi besökte. Finns ingen möjlighet att vi hade kunnat genomföra en så lyckad resa utan denna professionella hjälp. Våra varmaste rekommendationer. Karin och Folke Cerenius, Lidköping." ~ Folke
"We've just been booking our second lot of travel through Harbour City Travel, and it's always painless. I get pretty nervous about booking flights. I love getting someone to do it who knows what they're doing and can make recommendations. I also like knowing that if something goes wrong I can easily talk to someone. We still like to book a few things ourselves, like bits of accommodation here and there, but I know there'll come a time when I just say 'organise it all!' and they'll be able to. Fantastic service." ~ Rose
"Can highly recommend booking your travels through HCT. They organised and booked flights for my boyfriend and I to go to the UK and see my family for Christmas. It is not the cheapest time of year to fly but they found us the most reasonable flights with a good reputable airline. It can be overwhelming booking such big flights and knowing which routes to go but they made it very easy and stress free, leaving me to get excited about seeing my family after two years!" ~ Sarah D
"I can't recommend Harbour City Travel highly enough! Once again their customer service was outstanding. Within a few days notice we had to find flights for my son to come back to NZ from Europe and Barbro & Maria made impossible to possible. Their flexible working hours and commitment to make these flights happen was absolutely amazing and heartwarming. I wouldn't use any other agency ever again." ~ Johanna
Harbour City Travel is a member of The Travel Brokers, one of New Zealand’s largest TAANZ & IATA accredited travel broker networks.
PO Box 10451, Wellington 6143
New Zealand
Office +64 4 472 4294
Email: travel@hct.co.nz