Tourism New Zealand will conduct a Virtual Travel Expo to help travel advisors promote and sell the destination.

Heritage Expeditions is launching four new voyages to Fiordland on New Zealand’s South Island aboard its most recent addition, the 18-passenger Heritage Explorer.

Relais & Chateaux’s Otahuna Lodge in New Zealand is celebrating the TransTasman travel bubble with Australia, offering a take-over package for guests to live like royalty.

Days out from the launch of the quarantine-free TransTasman Bubble between Australia and New Zealand comes a forewarning from Virtuoso’s regional chief regarding inventory and meeting client expectations.

Flight Centre Travel Group’s home-based network of travel advisors will be counting on consumer confidence to thrive and holiday bookings to flow under the TransTasman Bubble initiative.

Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce has reiterated the airline’s vision to resume international flights from Australia (beyond New Zealand) remains steadfast for late October 2021.

LATTE sought feedback from a small cross-section of Virtuoso-affiliated travel agencies to gauge their views on the arrangement, and what products and destinations they foresee will prove popular for discerning travellers.

Chatter of a potential trans-Tasman travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand has continued to gain momentum this month, with prime ministers on either side of the ditch reportedly anticipating a partnership in the coming months.