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Air New Zealand hits the 'rodeo' with Brand USA

Air New Zealand is travelling all around New Zealand this week with Brand USA as part of its eight part Southern States Roadshows.

Air New Zealand is travelling all around New Zealand this week with Brand USA as part of its eight part Southern States Roadshows.

 

The roadshow kicked off in Auckland earlier this week, with some 140 agents in attendance.

Presentations from Air New Zealand, Carnival Cruises and Brand USA were given.

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[L-R]: Angela Daniels (Air New Zealand), Tony Smith (Carnival Cruises), Kim Grafton (Air New Zealand), Tahnee Dobson (Brand USA), Courtnay-Jane McCarthy (Air New Zealand).

Brand USA’s presentation included details about Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), tips on things to see and do from the Space Center Houston – home to NASA’s Mission Control – to Houston Zoo, recently named one of the top ten zoos in the USA.

There was also information on neighbouring States and Cities – New Orleans, New York, Washington D.C, Tennessee Miami, Orlando and Chicago.

Air New Zealand in partnership with Brand USA has released a convenient destination guide for agents to sharpen their Houston knowledge.

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[L-R]: John Stewart (Air New Zealand), Tahnee Dobson (Brand USA), Kim Grafton (Air New Zealand), Courtnay-Jane McCarthy (Air New Zealand), Tony Smith (Carnival Cruises), and Angela Daniels (Air New Zealand).

The guide is available for downloading and printing via resources on the USA Discovery Program; an innovative online training tool for agents within Australia that provides the knowledge and skills to effectively sell trips to the USA. Click here.

The roadshow was at Albany on Monday and Dunedin yesterday.

It will be at Christchurch tonight followed by Nelson on 25 June; Wellington on 29 June; Napier on 30 June; Tauranga on 1 July; and Hamilton on 2 July.

Will you be attending the southern roadshows?