Experience New Zealand Travel Ltd staff
We're real people who really love travel
Experience New Zealand Travel Ltd is a New Zealand based (inbound) travel agency. Our team shares a passion for travel, quality, and our beautiful country, and we're all real people (so you can even talk to us if you wish!). All we ask is that you call us during our office hours, which are listed with our telephone number on the Contact us page.
Denise Campbell - Sales Manager
Denise has worked in the travel industry for the past 20 years, both
in New Zealand and in the United Kingdom. Experience New Zealand is
the result of Denise's dream to sell travel products and services that
she can personally recommend. Widely travelled, Denise believes New
Zealand is one of the world's great tourism destinations and she loves
assisting others to enjoy the best of what our beautiful country has
to offer.
Helen Foo - New Zealand Self-Drive Specialist
Helen began working at Experience New Zealand in 2004 on completion
of a double degree from Victoria University of Wellington. In 2007 she
travelled through Europe before working in the tourism industry in Vancouver
for one year. Helen has now returned to her home town of Wellington.
She enjoys enlightening travellers about New Zealand's natural beauty
and scenic spots, incredible accommodation options, and unique once-in-a-lifetime
experiences. Helen enjoys most outdoor sports such as running, biking,
tennis and skiing (the new sport she picked up in Canada!).
Laura Singer - New Zealand Travel Specialist
Laura came to New Zealand from Germany 6 years ago to explore this beautiful
country. After spending a year travelling around both the North and the South
Islands she just could not bring herself to leave. So instead, she settled in
Wellington, where she obtained her Tourism Management Degree at Victoria University.
Sunshine, sea, snow and singing all make her happy. She is also extremely happy to
have joined the team at Experience New Zealand Travel, where each day she has the
opportunity to show people why she fell in love with New Zealand. Laura believes
everyone should visit this country, at least once!
Shannon Buchanan - New Zealand Travel Specialist
Shannon was born and raised in New Zealand and has lived in Wellington her whole life except for a brief time where she lived in Christchurch for one year. Shannon attributes childhood family holidays, in various parts of New Zealand, for sparking her passion in the travel and tourism industry. Her favourite destinations are the Coromandel and Canterbury. Shannon has completed a Bachelor of Tourism Management from Victoria University of Wellington which she thoroughly enjoyed doing. On weekends she loves to be outdoors and visiting destinations new to her.
Simon Hertnon - Experience Travel Champion
Simon is Denise Campbell's brother and one of the three founders of Experience Travel. A writer and philosopher as well as an experienced businessman, Simon believes that travel is one of the great human endeavours. Done with wisdom, passion, and good planning, travel leads to shared joys and understanding. Travellers end up better appreciating their destinations, their home environments, or both, and society becomes a little wiser, safer, and more colourful. Simon's job is to organically grow Experience Travel. The opening of the Experience Australia agency is a significant step in what is likely to be a lifelong project. Simon is also passionate about sustainability and, if there is a way to make travel truly sustainable (not merely less unsustainable), he says he'll find it.
Nobu Takagi - Webmaster
For 14 years prior to becoming Webmaster for Southern Travel Holdings (the parent company of Experience Travel), Nobu worked in Auckland and Queenstown as both tour guide and inbound travel agent for Southern TravelNet.
