Jumping from planes, hiking glaciers and sailing Doubtful Sound; that’s just a taste of what 100 Agents experienced on the 100% Pure New Zealand Specialist famil.
The incredible trip hosted by Tourism New Zealand and supported by Air New Zealand saw Agents embark on 10 different itineraries, to explore 26 beautifully unique regions across the land of the long white cloud.
With Australia generating the highest arrival numbers from any international market to New Zealand, and almost half of these bookings transacted through trade, it was invaluable for these agents to explore and learn about New Zealand.
Itineraries saw Agents experience the very best of New Zealand’s North and South Islands from immersing themselves in Māori culture in Northland to getting up close and personal with kiwis on Stewart Island.
Some Agents ventured on Fox Glacier, climbing through blue ice caves, while others immersed themselves in the Hobbiton movie set.
Sampling fine wine and food was aplenty, as was soaking in hot springs and kayaking through stunning scenery such as Cathedral Bay on The Coromandel by day, then paddling the waters by night in search of glow worms.
The famil highlighted for many agents that while many travellers visit New Zealand for its magnificent landscapes, one of the most wonderful things they’ll experience is the warm and welcoming embrace of the locals. Across New Zealand warm, genuine smiles and fabulous storytellers were found aplenty.
Fresh from their incredible trips, the Agents descended on Christchurch with a training day and farewell function in Christchurch to celebrate their newly claimed 100% Pure New Zealand Gold Specialist status.
The interactive day was made up of deep-dive sessions hosted in the central business district of Christchurch, where agents explored the city and completed training on how to sell New Zealand.
After a day of filling their brains with all the wonderful ways to book their clients on the trip of a lifetime to New Zealand, the agents headed to a farewell function to meet the other itinerary groups. Plenty of inspiring stories from adventures throughout the week were shared.
Tourism New Zealand also challenged the 100 participants to share their own ‘Good Morning World’ from New Zealand and they took on the challenge with enthusiasm – with more than 130 videos created across the week. Two lucky winners took out joint first place, winning two return flights each to New Zealand.
At the end of the week, the newly accredited Gold Specialists departed New Zealand, a member of a new whanau (family) having experienced the friendly locals, passionate tour operators and thrilling adventures.
To discover the itineraries these agents explored, Good Morning World photos and videos, and inspiration for your clients’ next trip to New Zealand head over to the Tourism New Zealand Traveltrade Website.