TOURISM NEW ZEALAND CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND FAMILS
This calendar is updated on the 1st of each month and available at: www.tourismnewzealand.com/events/upcoming-events
as at 01 July 2017
0 - 6 MONTHS: EVENTS FIXED / 6 - 12 MONTHS: EVENTS PLANNED / 12 - 18 MONTHS: EVENTS INDICATIVE
EVENT TYPE
MARKET
EVENT NAME
TO BE HELD IN
** Indicates any offshore event that has
IMA participation and support
TNZ OFFSHORE CONTACT NAME / TNZ EVENT DATE
DOMESTIC CONTACT NAME
JULY 2017
TNZ offshore event**
TNZ offshore event**
Singapore
India
Singapore Frontline Training / BE Training
Kiwi Link India
Singapore
New Delhi, India
Theresa Goh/ Stephanie Bamford
Kanika Arora / Stephanie Bamford
10 - 11
12 - 14
TNZ offshore event**
North America
New Zealand Roadshow One - East Coast
Washington, New York, Boston & Philladelphia
Renata West / Stephanie Bamford
22 - 28
China
CIBTM
Beijing
Leslie Chen/Emmily Campbell
23 - 24
UK and Europe
UK/Europe Frontline Training Roadshow 2017
Newcastle, Birmingham, London, Zurich, Munich & Fiona McIntosh/Stephanie Bamford
Frankfurt
5 - 14
Luxury trade show
Morocco
Pure Life Experiences
Marrakesh
Kate Fenton
11 - 15
Luxury trade show
Australia
Luxperience
Sydney
Caroline Swallow
17 - 20
TNZ offshore event**
South America
Kiwi Link South America
Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and Santiago
Karem Basulto
18 - 22
Trade show
Trade show
OCTOBER 2017
TNZ offshore event**
TNZ offshore event**
Business event
Japan
North America
JATA Tourism Expo Japan
ILTM Americas
Tokyo
Riviera Maya
Ryosuke Iijima
Alana Pietrzak
21 - 24
25 - 28
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
North America
Kiwi Link Southeast Asia
Trade Training
IMEX America
Manila
Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur
Las Vegas
Theresa Goh/Stephanie Bamford
Theresa Goh/Stephanie Bamford
Alexa Bennett/Emmily Campbell
2-3
4, 6 & 9
10 - 12
TNZ offshore event**
North America
New Zealand Roadshow Two - West Coast
Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago & Miami
Renata West / Stephanie Bamford
21 - 27
Trade Show
South America
FIT America Latina
Buenos Aires
Karem Basulto
28 - 31
TNZ offshore event**
NOVEMBER 2017
TNZ offshore event**
Trade show
China
China Frontline Training
Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu & Guangzhou
Emily Lin/Stephanie Bamford
30 - 6 Nov
China
Korea
Kiwi Link China
Mode Tour Travel Mart
Foshan
Seoul
Emily Lin/Stephanie Bamford
Sora Jang
8 - 10
16 - 19
North America
Signature Sales Meeting & Trade Show
Las Vegas
Alana Pietrzak
TBC
AUGUST 2017
Trade show (BE)
SEPTEMBER 2017
TNZ offshore event**
DECEMBER 2017
Trade show
EVENT DESCRIPTION
* Further details on each event can be found
www.tourismnewzealand.com/events/upcoming-events
ATTENDANCE DETAILS / INDUSTRY
OPPORTUNITY
TNZ run trade training in the market. This annual event serves as a Open to NZ operators and IMAs.
platform for New Zealand operators to interact with product
managers, planners and owners from India
Leveraging the Tuku Iho exhibition. Exclusive events (lunch or dinner) Preference given to maori culture, adventure, nature & wildlife, food
for top producing travel advisors. Consumer & retail events
& wine.
Not suitable for IBOs
Open to NZ business events operators
Evening training events in each city with frontline agents. Scheduled Primary focus is IMAs with limited exposure for product
training time for IMAs with free flow for product pre, during break
and after
www.purelifeexperiences.com
Open to NZ luxury operators (by Invitation from ‘Beyond Luxury
Media’ only)
Luxury Travel Trade show. www.luxperience.com.au
Applications open to NZ industry working in the premium sector
Australian Technology Park
Registrations managed directly via Luxperience
Trade training event that will cover both product development and Open to NZ operators and IMAs
training activities.
www.t-expo.jp/en/biz
Tourism New Zealand to partner with Air New Zealand
www.iltm.com/americas
Open to NZ operators & IMAs
Open to NZ operators & IMAs
IMEX America is a unique international tradeshow attracting
thousands of meetings and incentive travel executives and buyers
from the valuable North American outbound market and around the
world.
Leveraging the Tuku Iho exhibition in Los Angeles
Exclusive events (lunch or dinner) for top producing travel advisors.
Consumer & retail events
Most important trade show in Argentina http://fit.org.ar/en/
Open to NZ operators
Preference given to maori culture, adventure, nature & wildlife, food
& wine.
Not suitable for IBOs
TNZ to share booth with Air New Zealand. Not open to NZ operators.
Open to NZ operators & IMAs
Open to NZ operators & IMAs
One of Korea's largest outbound travel show organised by Mode
Tour, attracting about 72,000 visitors
Open to NZ industry
Annual meeting of Signature Network agency owners, advisors and
IC's facilitating connections with global tourism board, hotelier and
tour company partners.
Signature Travel Network invite product partners of the Signature
Network
5/07/2017 / 10:52 a.m.
TOURISM NEW ZEALAND CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND FAMILS
This calendar is updated on the 1st of each month and available at: www.tourismnewzealand.com/events/upcoming-events
as at 01 July 2017
0 - 6 MONTHS: EVENTS FIXED / 6 - 12 MONTHS: EVENTS PLANNED / 12 - 18 MONTHS: EVENTS INDICATIVE
EVENT TYPE
MARKET
EVENT NAME
TO BE HELD IN
** Indicates any offshore event that has
IMA participation and support
TNZ OFFSHORE CONTACT NAME / TNZ EVENT DATE
DOMESTIC CONTACT NAME
EVENT DESCRIPTION
* Further details on each event can be found
www.tourismnewzealand.com/events/upcoming-events
ATTENDANCE DETAILS / INDUSTRY
OPPORTUNITY
JANUARY 2018
Trade show
India
OTM
Mumbai
Darshana Seth
18 - 20
OTM is the largest travel trade show in India, connecting the global
travel fraternity for more than two decades. OTM is also the only
travel show in India with a balanced mix of travel trade, corporate
and general visitors. It is the best platform for marketing to the
Indian travel trade, MICE segment and tourists.
Trade show
India
SATTE
New Delhi
Darshana Seth
31 - 2 Feb
SATTE is a member of ITTFA, the world's leading association of travel Open to NZ operators
industry shows, with players like WTM, IBTM, and Arabian travel
mart as its members. It is India's biggest B2B road show. SATTE
brings together travel agents, tour operators, hotels and resorts,
domestic and international airlines, NTOs, state tourism boards,
wholesalers and other travel-related products and services from
across India and the world, on a single platform.
FEBRUARY 2018
Business Event
TNZ offshore event
Australia
Australia
AIME
RTO Workshop (previously RTO Market Insights)
Melbourne
Sydney
Helen Bambry
Kathleen Finneran
20 - 21
21 - 22
www.aime.com.au
Meeting and Incentive Expo
Wholesale product manager and RTO trade event
Open to RTOs to attend. Trade workshop.
More details to come
MARCH 2018
Trade show
Global
Seatrade Cruise Global
Fort Lauderdale
Tansy Tompkins
5-8
TNZ to share booth with CNZ. Not open to NZ operators.
TNZ offshore event**
Korea
Kiwi Link Korea
Seoul
Sora Jang / Stephanie Bamford
6
TNZ offshore event**
Japan
Kiwi Link Japan
Atami
Ryosuke Iijima / Stephanie Bamford
8-9
Trade show
Europe
ITB Trade Show
Berlin
Fiona McIntosh
7 - 11
The biggest event on the cruise industry calendar, Tourism New
Zealand attends alongside Cruise New Zealand (CNZ), ground
handlers and CNZ’s Australian equivalent, the Australian Cruise
Association.
Trade event that will serve as a platform for NZ operators to interact
with product managers in Korea
Trade event that will serve as a platform for NZ operators to interact
with product managers in Japan
www.itb-berlin.de/en
Trade show
United Kingdom
PATA Exchange
London
Fiona McIntosh
12
Trade show
Europe
Traveller Made Forum
Deauville
Kate Fenton
19 - 23
By invitation only (open to Traveller Made members only).
TNZ offshore event**
United Kingdom
Kiwi Link UK/Europe (European Product Workshop)
London
Stephanie Bamford / Fiona McIntosh
20 - 21 & 23
Luxury trade show
Europe
The Loop
Frankfurt
Kate Fenton
26 - 29
Annual tradeshow for all Traveller Made Luxury network members.
www.travellermade.com
Joint Product Workshop with Tourism Australia for approx. 60
Product Managers from the UK, Germany and Rest of Europe. Plus
one agent training day for approx. 80 travel agents from UK,
Germany and Rest of Europe.
Annual B2B Event organised by Lobster Events, bringing German
luxury agents together for supplier meetings www.loop-luxuryfair.com/discover-it
MAY 2018
Trade show
New Zealand
TRENZ 2018
Dunedin
Stephanie Bamford
7-10
www.trenz.co.nz
Business event
Europe
IMEX Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Emmily Campbell
15 - 17
www.imex-frankfurt.com
New Zealand's premier tourism trade event. Open to NZ industry that
meet the event criteria.
Open to RCBs and NZ industry - TNZ to coordinate presence.
Trade show and business
event
Global
MEETINGS
Auckland
Emmily Campbell
30 - 31
MEETINGS hosted by CINZ, is New Zealand's only national business
tourism event for the conference, meetings, events, exhibition and
travel incentive industry.
www.meetings.co.nz
Open to NZ operators working in the conference and incentive space.
JUNE 2018
Trade show
Korea
Hana Tour International Travel Show
Seoul
Sora Jang
7 - 10
One of Korea's largest outbound travel show organised by Hana
Tour, attracting about 100,000 visitors
Open to NZ industry
SEPTEMBER 2018
Trade show
Trade show
Luxury trade show
Japan
North America
Australia
JATA Tourism Expo Japan
ILTM Americas
Luxperience
TBC
TBC
Sydney
Ryosuke Iijima
Alana Pietrzak
Caroline Swallow
TBC
TBC
TBC
www.t-expo.jp/en/biz
Tourism New Zealand to partner with Air New Zealand
Luxury trade show
Morocco
Pure Life Experiences
Marrakesh
Kate Fenton
North America
IMEX America
TBC
Korea
Mode Tour Travel Mart
North America
Signature Sales Meeting & Trade Show
OCTOBER 2018
Business event
NOVEMBER 2018
Trade show
DECEMBER 2018
Trade show
Open to NZ operators
Open to NZ product and IMAs
Open to NZ product and IMAs
Open to all NZ operators, but recommended for IBOs and products
with representation in market
PATA Exchange is a one day B2B trade show where you can expect to Open to all NZ operators and RTOs; recommended for all IBOs and
meet decision makers from tour operatorss, wholesalers and travel product attending ITB in Berlin. Also recommended for operators who
agencies from across UK.
have representation in market.
Open to all New Zealand operators. Approx. 30 spaces available, with
preference given to new and regionally diverse product. Should not all
spaces be filled by product, TNZ may consider to open these up to
IMAs.
Invite only but open to Luxury destinations, hotels and IBOs
www.iltm.com/americas
Applications open to NZ industry working in the premium sector
TBC
www.luxperience.com.au
Registrations managed directly via Luxperience
www.purelifeexperiences.com
Alexa Bennett
TBC
www.imexamerica.com
Open to NZ operators
Seoul
Sora Jang
TBC
One of Korea's largest outbound travel show organised by Mode
Tour, attracting about 72,000 visitors
Open to NZ industry
TBC
Alana Pietrzak
TBC
Annual meeting of Signature Network agency owners, advisors and
IC's facilitating connections with global tourism board, hotelier and
tour company partners.
Signature Travel Network invite product partners of the Signature
Network
Open to NZ luxury operators (by Invitation from ‘Beyond Luxury
Media’ only)
5/07/2017 / 10:52 a.m.