I've met Horizons several times, and realise he would not lie on the web application on principle, but cannot see how ticketing via a NZ travel agent would be lying? Might cost $US20 extra, but seems like a win-win? They should be able to mail Registered or courier the ticket to your first hotel in NZ?

I recently asked Vietnam Airlines in SYD the cost of a Hanoi-Hue ticket on their own airline. The figure asked also looked high, but what can you do? I KNOW they sell the same route to locals for about 20% of the figure. I asked a Hanoi based TA if he could discount it, and he came back offering it at HALF what the airline themselves wanted, and it was issued in our names etc, and tickets delivered to our hotel. And we needed tell no fibs or untruths to get the price. So SITI seems to be the answer many times.

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~ Glen ~