Queenstown scores top conference

New Zealand's key tourism conference is to be held in Queenstown for the first time, bringing several hundred industry figures to the resort next May.

The Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ) conference, billed the largest international showcase of the country's tourism and travel specialists, has traditionally been held in Auckland, Rotorua and Christchurch.

Several hundred international travel buyers, media and other industry professionals will spend several days in the Southern Lakes region from May 23, 2011.