Luxury Travel Insider · Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Phil Borman highlights a common misconception about New Zealand's travel time from the United States. He explains that for those on the US West Coast, it's an overnight flight, and direct flights from various US cities are increasingly available.
“I think it's not going to sound that glamorous, actually, but I think the perception from a lot of people that New Zealand is really far away.”
“But if you're on the west coast of the United States, New Zealand is just an overnight flight away.”
“So there is a perception that it's far away, but it's ironically, it's it's quite close.”