Air New Zealand is more than just your average airline with a youthful outlook, ‘wicked’ sense of humour and socially adored marketing strategy.

In a pokey little sandwich shop in downtown San Francisco, a young man who has never left California and has little interest in travel – in fact is afraid to fly – tells me he would fly anywhere with Emirates.

Officially ranked as a SKYTRAX 4 Star airline, and with a network across Asia, Oceania, Europe & North America, China Airlines is the perfect choice for leisure or business travel.

Oman Air, the national airline of the Sultanate Of Oman, is the latest Gulf carrier to make a statement on the quality of air travel in the 21st century.

It was a REAL smile, a little shy, but genuine – broken rather than learned – that carried me to Vanuatu.