What is TRENZ

TRENZ is New Zealand’s biggest annual international tourism event. New Zealand’s leading providers of visitor accommodation, transport, activities and attractions showcase their product to more than 260 international travel and tourism buyers from New Zealand’s major and emerging visitor markets. During four days of focused business-to-business activity, they negotiate business agreements for forthcoming seasons, ensuring New Zealand’s vibrant $9.3 billion export tourism industry continues to grow.

TRENZ also features a substantial international and domestic media programme, promoting New Zealand as a visitor destination as well as the economic importance of the country’s tourism industry.

TRENZ aims to increase international visitor arrivals and/or yield as a result of:

Development and increased awareness of new products
Development of new markets and business relationships
Maintaining established business and relationships
Extending the distribution of New Zealand product.

TRENZ returns to the stunning Southern Lakes region in 2012. Based in the internationally renowned alpine resort of Queenstown, TRENZ delegates will enjoy one of New Zealand’s premier visitor regions, a world-leading adventure playground renowned for its awe-inspiring landscapes.

Delegates at TRENZ 2011 rated it “the best TRENZ yet”. We aim to do even better in 2012, with exciting innovations that will increase your opportunities to grow your business.

Why attend TRENZ?

TRENZ focuses on delivering the very best New Zealand has to offer, to inspire buyers and drive future business, with the support of event partners Tourism New Zealand, Air New Zealand and Qantas, and host region Southern Lakes.

For tourism buyers, TRENZ is a fantastic opportunity to view the range of visitor experiences available for their clients, to make contact with tourism businesses in New Zealand, and to negotiate contracts for supply at one central location.

For New Zealand tourism operators, TRENZ is a cost-effective opportunity to meet more than 260 influential travel buyers from around the world. TRENZ provides an important forum to showcase product, forge relationships with key buyers and write business for the seasons ahead.

“TRENZ is an excellent way to get to know the offshore travel trade, educate them about your product and build business relationships, as well as to network with hundreds of other operators and the people from the New Zealand tourism industry.”

“It’s our one chance to showcase to the world.”

“TRENZ is all about the potential to get business.”

“It is focused, efficient and business-like.”

Who attends TRENZ?

TRENZ is a closed exhibition for tourism operators to reach a target audience of key buyers.

International Buyers

Personally invited qualified delegates who represent up to 75% of international tourism business to New Zealand
Wholesale, corporate and retail travel product buyers, for FIT, special interest and conference and incentive producers.

New Zealand tourism operators

Qualified exhibitor companies
Large and small, new and established operators representing a diverse range of New Zealand tourism products and organisations.

International & National Media

Trade and consumer publications
Major metropolitan media

Local Government/Distinguished Guests

Prime Minister, Ministers and MPs
Local government representatives
Industry influencers and business leaders

Can anyone attend TRENZ?

No. TRENZ is a closed trade event and admission is available only to pre-registered and approved international Buyers and Exhibitor delegates.

When and where is it held?

7 – 10 May 2012

Queenstown Events Centre
Southern Lakes
New Zealand

What is the format?

As a closed event for highly qualified invited guests with a sophisticated pre-scheduled appointment system, TRENZ is a business-to-business event. However, the TRENZ programme also features a range of networking opportunities including the welcome function, Regional Rendezvous and TRENZ farewell.

TRENZ is a 4 day programme with a total of 51, 15 minute appointments with 5 minutes between each appointment to allow Buyers to move to their next appointment.

For more information on the 2012 programme click here.
For more information on networking opportunities and functions click here.
For more information on the appointment scheduling process click here.

Key facts about TRENZ

TRENZ displays the finest every region in New Zealand has to offer; food, wine, adventure, environment and culture

TRENZ is a closed exhibition for tourism operators to reach a focused target audience of key buyers

A sophisticated, electronic, pre-scheduled appointment system enables over 15,000 fifteen minute appointments to be booked before TRENZ

Over 80 guests from central and local government and allied agencies, and senior business professionals attended the TRENZ VIP Programme in 2011

Over 50 local and international media attended the event

TRENZ has been held annually since the early 1960s and, in its current format since 1994.