Through healthy cooperation, a stronger and more resilient sector will be formed.
Our STC Members
Cooperation within an industry is not always guaranteed; however, when the School Travel Collective was initiated between our founding members in the depth of the 2020 pandemic travel cancellations, it was with a view to stand together to restore the faith of our customers in group travel again.
Core to our values, and the basis of our trust in our membership, is the belief that by cooperating, learning from each other and guiding the market in understanding best practice, we can work on a benchmark for service that is in the best interest of all our members and more importantly, all travellers.
Since conception we have worked towards this goal, and today we have welcomed even more new members to the STC membership as it continues to become more apparent than ever that there is true strength in numbers. And on that note are proud to introduce to you our membership - companies you can rely on.
Founding Members
Stephen Gillingham
Director - Defining Moments
Defining Moments recognises the financial commitment that students & their families make when signing up for a tour and we want to ensure everyone has the confidence that those funds are protected. Defining Moments is a division of House of Travel Whangarei Limited, part of the House of Travel Group – New Zealand’s largest independently owned company. We are 100% New Zealand owned and operated and a fully bonded member of TAANZ – the Travel Agents’ Association of New Zealand Incorporated since 1991.
Our resolute commitment to the safety and well being of the students we send on tour creates the safe environment that allows students to engage with other cultures in a genuine and equal way.
Brent Imrie
Director Tour Time
Tour Time is a full service, New Zealand operated tour operator that has been creating safe and shared transformative experiences in global destinations for over 30 years.
A sense of certainty when travelling is worth its weight in gold…. Therefore, as a fully bonded member of TAANZ, alongside our already bonded counterparts, Tour Time spearheaded the School Travel Collective to reset the school travel industry; with an aim to help restore confidence in the sector once more and by joining forces with other TAANZ Bonded companies to offer the solution to the two questions schools and parents ask: is my child safe, and are my funds safe?
Tour Time have offices in Auckland, Sydney, Gold Coast and the USA. We specialise in Sports, Music/Performing Arts and educational tours both domestic and international for New Zealand and Australian schools.
Andrew Bowman
Director Travel to Learn
Travel to Learn is a sub-brand of NZ Travel Brokers and is the brainchild of Fiona Atkinson and the late Steve Lee.
All of our travel advisors are IATA accredited and bonded members of the Travel Agents Association of NZ (TAANZ).
This ensures your financial security through a Bond and Trust accounting system that requires all client money to be paid directly in the NZ Travel Brokers trust account. Funds received for a trip can only be used for that trip. Full payment Is not made to suppliers until required, generally 90 days before departure.
Travel to Learn has over 18 years of experience in organising educational trips for students around the world, bringing together travel and education to deliver an exceptional learning and development environment.
Full Members
Ashleigh Hamilton
Owner
Edventuretours is a 100% New Zealand Family owned and operated business who has been working alongside schools all over NZ for over 25 years. Our goal is to create meaningful learning experiences for students in NZ and abroad that will inspire and support personal growth alongside the curriculum. We have developed close connections with suppliers throughout the Pacific through our longstanding working relationships and regularly visit these suppliers to ensure standards and safety are maintained.
Edventuretours is a Flight Centre Independent operator, Bonded member of TAANZ and IATA accredited. Edventuretours is proud to be apart of the STC to ensure parents and students alike have the confidence to continue investing in their futures through immersive travel experiences.
Rebecca Brown
Managing Director New Zealand
Since 2006, through international travel experiences, Educating Adventures is helping schools prepare students to be tomorrow's global citizens. Educating Adventures organise bespoke educational school tours to help each student explore a world of exciting possibilities.
Whether you want to inspire tomorrow's political leaders, scientists or scholars, Educating Adventures can tailor a unique school trip for you.
Michael Service
Managing Director
Educational Journeys is a division of Service Travel Ltd. Service Travel has successfully planned and managed a vast number of international school group tours and the growth it has enjoyed from this specialist area has led to the birth of Educational Journeys.
Educational Journeys is totally committed to the school tour sector and this is reflected in our values and guiding principles. Financial security for all tour funds is assured through our membership of the Travel Agents Association of New Zealand (TAANZ) and its strictly regulated and audited consumer bond.
As part of our on-going commitment to the school group travel sector, we have joined the School Travel Collective.