TRENZ 2018 to attract travel buyers from all over the world

Monday, March 26, 2018

TRENZ 2018 is attracting travel buyers from all over the world.

 
The event is attracting more overseas travel marketers, which is the premier annual business event for New Zealand’s $36 billion tourism industry.

 
TRENZ 2018 will be held in Dunedin from 7-10 May, and will be attended by 387 Buyers, going up from 377 last year. Buyers from major visitor markets like China, Australia and the United States will be joined by representatives from emerging markets like Brazil and the Philippines.

 
To quote Chris Roberts, Chief Executive of Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA), which manages TRENZ, “These are the big behind-the-scenes players who shape how international visitors experience New Zealand. The Buyers will be going to Dunedin to negotiate contracts for the coming year and meet with 314 of New Zealand’s leading tourism operators who will showcase their products and services at TRENZ. In addition to reconnecting with well-established tourism operators with whom they may have worked in the past, Buyers will be keen to discover new experiences they can sell to consumers in their home markets.”

 
Mr. Roberts thanked TRENZ Premier Sponsor Air New Zealand for taking the responsibility of flying the majority of Buyers from around the world to attend the event.

 
Over the four-day event, Buyers and Sellers will have a total of 30,000 15-minute meetings. It is being dubbed as business ‘speed dating’.

 
Mr. Roberts said that it is very exciting to organize TRENZ in Dunedin for the first time, and TIA is grateful for the tremendous support it has been receiving from Enterprise Dunedin.

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