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our family
In 1987 Chris Paulsen and selected
partners established a private
company called House of Travel,
which nowadays has a significant
retail presence throughout New
Zealand with 70 retail outlets.
These include corporate brands
Orbit and HOT Corporate, the
Adventure Travel brand and the
House of Travel leisure brand. The
family also includes the wholesale
company House of Travel Product,
dedicated to providing House of
Travel customers with total global
product solutions.
In 2004 House of Travel entered
the online space and launched the
award winning aggregated booking
website houseoftravel.co.nz, which
is the only technology of its kind in
the world, providing customers with
unparalleled flexibility and freedom
of choice.
In 2007 House of Travel moved into
the Australian market which has
seen the Group’s turnover increase
to well over $1 billion.
In Australia, House of Travel
operates the outbound wholesale
company, Holiday Specialists, who
have been retailing product to
the South Pacific and beyond for
over 30 years. House of Travel also
operates a mobile travel agency
service, under the Travel Managers
brand, offering a skilled network
of over 380 personal Travel
Managers nationwide.
New Zealander Chris Paulsen
had a dream that travel could
be delivered to the consumer
in a different way.
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