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QueenstownMarch 13

Wooing tourism's heavyweights

Wakatipu tourism will be strongly represented on the international stage when Destination Queenstown and 25 operators showcase their latest products at Trenz, in Auckland, next month.
QueenstownAugust 21

Region gains $2m from Trenz

Trenz 2012 in Queenstown pumped more than $2 million into the Southern Lakes economy and will generate an estimated $149 million in tourism business for New Zealand, the Tourism Industry Association says.
Region gains $2m from Trenz
Region gains $2m from Trenz
North OtagoMay 18

Belief Trenz will generate local tourism 'huge success'

After meetings with 55 international tourism buyers and Minister for Conservation Kate Wilkinson at last week's Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (Trenz) trade show, Tourism Waitaki representatives are confident the event will result in a "huge success" for the district.
Belief Trenz will generate local tourism 'huge success'
Belief Trenz will generate local tourism 'huge success'
QueenstownMay 11

Opportunity seen with 'The Hobbit'

The world's eyes will be on New Zealand over the next 24 months, thanks to The Hobbit; and it is time to promote the country as the place to visit, do business and shoot more films on location, Tourism New Zealand says.
QueenstownMay 10

PM defends NZ's tourism safety record

It is "totally unacceptable" for adventure tourism operators to have drugs and alcohol in their systems, Prime Minister John Key said in Queenstown yesterday.
PM defends NZ's tourism safety record
PM defends NZ's tourism safety record
QueenstownMay 10

Trenz again deemed a success

About 1000 delegates begin to head home today after Trenz 2012. It was deemed a success by many on the "ground floor" of the prominent international travel trade show in Queenstown. James Beech reports some of the highlights.
Trenz again deemed a success
Trenz again deemed a success
QueenstownMay 8

Executive emphasises China link

Visit China, meet travel sellers, work with Destination Queenstown and get on the learning curve for the growing Chinese tourism market, is the advice for Queenstown operators from Tourism New Zealand.
Executive emphasises China link
Executive emphasises China link
BusinessMay 8

Trenz sets scene for company announcements

New Zealand's tourism industry and its associates opened the flood gates of announcements capitalising on Trenz 2012 in Queenstown this week. James Beech reports the highlights.
Trenz sets scene for company announcements
Trenz sets scene for company announcements
QueenstownApril 24

World of NZ tourism at Trenz

Trenz 2012 returns to Queenstown and the Southern Lakes in early May after $164 million worth of new business resulted from the trade expo's resort debut last year. Queenstown Times reporter James Beech tells you everything you need to know about the biggest event on the tourism industry calendar.
World of NZ tourism at Trenz
World of NZ tourism at Trenz
QueenstownApril 8

John Key coming to Trenz

Prime Minister John Key will be one of several notable tourism industry players to attend Trenz in Queenstown next month, organisers say.
QueenstownMarch 27

Arrowtown to show its wares at Trenz

Arrowtown will promote itself to global tourism product buyers and media delegates when it is featured at travel trade expo Trenz for the first time in its own right in May.
QueenstownMarch 25

Trenz attracts media attention

About 60 Wakatipu, national and international media delegates will bolster exposure of the Southern Lakes and New Zealand tourism when Trenz is held in Queenstown in six weeks' time.
QueenstownDecember 15

300 exhibitors signed up for Trenz

Almost 300 exhibitors including Tourism New Zealand, Air New Zealand, Qantas and Southern Lakes tourism organisations have registered to exhibit at Trenz 2012 in Queenstown.
300 exhibitors signed up for Trenz
300 exhibitors signed up for Trenz
QueenstownNovember 20

Trenz 2012 event not to be missed, TIA chief says

Applications for Trenz 2012, to be held in Queenstown from May 7 to 10, opened earlier this month - with delegates from this year's inaugural Queenstown event hailing it "the best" event of its kind yet.
Trenz 2012 event not to be missed, TIA chief says
Trenz 2012 event not to be missed, TIA chief says
QueenstownAugust 29

Queenstown scores Trenz event

Queenstown will host next year's Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (Trenz) conference, New Zealand's premier international tourism trade event.
QueenstownJune 17

No decision on Trenz venue for 2012

The venue for next year's travel trade expo Trenz could be announced next month, but event managing body the Tourism Industry Association is "neither confirming nor denying at this point" whether Queenstown will play host again.
QueenstownMay 31

Important education travel show for resort

Less than a week after Queenstown hosted Trenz, the resort has been named as the host for Australia and New Zealand's largest education and student travel trade show.
Important education travel show for resort
Important education travel show for resort
QueenstownMay 27

Town gains more custom

International tourism buyers say they will be sending travellers Wanaka's way, after a visit this week as part of the international travel trade show, Trenz.
Town gains more custom
Town gains more custom
QueenstownMay 27

Trenz feedback pleases

Millions of dollars worth of travel deals were brokered during the annual international trade event Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (Trenz), when it was held in Queenstown for the first time, this week. James Beech wraps up Trenz 2011.
Trenz feedback pleases
Trenz feedback pleases
QueenstownMay 26

Success measured in visitors

Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key and exhibitors say the real measure of success for Trenz in Queenstown will be in the coming months and years, when the business done on the shop floor of the trade expo boosts international visitor numbers to New Zealand.
Success measured in visitors
Success measured in visitors
QueenstownMay 22

What is Trenz?

Queenstown, Southern Lakes and New Zealand tourism operators get down to business today to make the most of the opportunity to sell and promote their products to international buyers. But what is this travel trade expo actually all about?
What is Trenz?
What is Trenz?
QueenstownMay 22

Resort buzzing as expo takes off

Almost 300 suppliers and contractors from around New Zealand are working behind the scenes to stage the first Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (Trenz) travel trade display in the Southern Lakes district. The expo is now on and runs until Wednesday.
Resort buzzing as expo takes off
Resort buzzing as expo takes off
QueenstownMay 20

Trenz show critical for competition

Tough markets challenging New Zealand tourism operators make the Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (Trenz) especially important, the manager of the trade show says.
QueenstownMay 10

Resort gears up for Trenz event

In this week's Wakatipu Echo, New Zealand Hotel Council Queenstown regional chairwoman Penny Clark, of Goldridge Resort, puts the spotlight on one of Queenstown's biggest marketing opportunities to date - Trenz.
Resort gears up for Trenz event
Resort gears up for Trenz event
QueenstownApril 17

Trenz expo bosses rapt with exhibitor numbers

The number of buyer attendees for the first Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (Trenz) event in the Southern Lakes has exceeded pre-earthquake targets, the trade expo's managers say.