Last night I finally got round to booking my trip to New Zealand, but it wasn’t without its difficulties. There is quite a lot of choice these days when it comes to operators flying out of Manchester (most via London) to Auckland, so it took a while to get the best deal.

While searching for flights I did the usual search on flight comparison sites and found a couple of bargains that seemed too good to be true. Well, in the end I came to the conclusion that they were. After a quick Google search on the travel operators, many people said the same kind of thing: do not use this travel agent!

So, after discounting some of the best bargains on these sites, I began to look for quality of service and the flights that closely met the time I wanted to fly out there. After much deliberation it came between Singapore Airlines (who seem to be the carrier of choice for many) and Emirates (cheaper than most). In the end, I plumped for the former as I decided to compromise on price and go for comfort instead.