01 · Otago
EST. 2026 · WAIPA, AOTEAROA
Travel, done the way you deserve.
We're a small travel atelier based in Waipa, Aotearoa. We hunt down the best rates, negotiate your upgrades, and quietly handle the rest, so the trip arrives the way it should have all along.
✦ Better rates, sourced quietly✦ Real upgrades, not maybe-upgrades✦ 24/7 in-trip support✦ No booking fees, ever✦ INDEPENDENTLY OWNED
Destinations
Aotearoa. 2 Main islands, a short list of favorites.
We don't cover everywhere, we cover the corners of Aotearoa we know well enough to plan from memory.
The upgrade desk
We book the seat. We get you moved up.
Most never ask. We do. Our advisors work the dreaded corporate channels, loyalty desks, and quiet operator contacts to land the better room, the better cabin, and the better table.
- 72%
- Trips upgraded in 2025
- $418
- Avg. saved per booking
- 1yr
- Average advisor tenure
How it works
Four steps. No portals, no apps, no upsell.
01
Tell us the trip
A short email, text or call. Where, when, with whom, and what you'd actually like the days to feel like.
02
We search the rates
We compare every consortia, loyalty, and net rate we have access to, saving you the stress and valuable time.
03
We hold the upgrade
Before you confirm, we've already requested the room category, cabin, or table that turns a trip into a stay.
04
We stay on the line
Weather, delays, late arrivals; text us. We pick up nights and weekends, because that's when things break.
Where we send people
Properties we know by name.
Direct relationships with a small set of properties, and preferred rates at several of them.
Braemar on Parliament Street
Auckland Central · Direct relationship
The Viv Hotel
Wellington · Direct relationship · preferred rates
Avani Metropolis Auckland
Auckland Central · Direct relationship
Oaks Hotel Wellington
Wellington · ACCOMMODATION PARTNER · PREFERRED RATES
Auckland Harbour Suites
Auckland Central · Accommodation partner
Avani Queenstown
Queenstown · Accommodation partner
Waitomo Orchard Estate B&B
Otorohanga · Direct relationship
Woodlyn Park
Waitomo Caves · Accommodation partner
Notes from travelers
“Caleb got us a suite at the SO/ for less than the room we'd booked ourselves. I have no idea how.”
“Our flight to Queenstown got cancelled at 11pm. By midnight Wayfarer had us re-routed, in a lounge, with a hotel.”
“Used them to book my hotel. They made it easy to get a good room type for the best price. Would use them again.”
BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY
The next trip should be the easiest one you've ever taken.
Tell us a little about where you'd like to go. We'll come back within a business day with a rate, a plan, and an upgrade in motion.