The General Manager of iFLY Indoor Skydiving is all set to launch new tourism venture this year

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Forty year old Matt Wong will carry his business and operational management skills to iFLY Indoor Skydiving, the only indoor skydiving wind tunnel of New Zealand and Queenstown’s recent adrenalin experience.

 
Construction of the building housing the $15 million wind tunnel in the central part of Queenstown is well in progress. The proposed attraction is scheduled to open mid-winter.
iFLY Queenstown is a project between SkyVenture International which develops iFLY wind tunnels and Auckland-based couple Emma and Gary Beyer, former skydiving world champions from the UK and the US.

 
“It’s an unbelievable opportunity to help launch and manage the most dynamic business to enter the Queenstown tourism market in years,” says Wong.

 
“iFLY Queenstown will be accessible to a wide demographic because it’s safe for all from three years upwards while still having the adrenalin factor.

 
“It’s perfect for all the new and emerging growth markets for tourism, and as it can continue to operate when the sun goes down and in any weather it fills a gap in the market where there’s not a heck of a lot of options for adventure tourism, and especially families, in the evenings.

 
“Thanks to Emma and Gary the company has a small ‘Kiwi’ feel to it with two passionate skydive professionals at the helm who are driven to make this thing work, with the backing of a global ‘family’ of experts in the iFLY international arena.

 
The latest role of Matt has been as General Manager for Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters in Queenstown, comprising controlling and driving business for Queenstown Snowmobiles, the Franz Josef i-SITE Visitor Centre and helicopter operations in Franz Josef.

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