FAQs

TRENZ facilitates business-to-business travel trade attracting high quality businesses and representatives who are ready to do business. These include: 

• Trade ready tourism companies representing New Zealand’s best tourism product
• High quality travel trade buyers and wholesalers representing targeted global markets
• New Zealand tourism industry leaders and representatives and top government representatives
• Businesses providing services to our tourism operators
• International and New Zealand media.

TRENZ 2027 will be held from 11-13 May 2027 at the Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, Ōtautahi, Christchurch.

Seller applications will open in early October 2026 and buyer registrations will open in late October 2026.

If your company hasn't attend TRENZ before, you can register your interest here.

TIA membership is not required to attend TRENZ or have a profile on the directory. However, TIA members receive substantial discounts on the TRENZ registration fee, as well as the profile and credibility associated with belonging to New Zealand's largest tourism association. 

To attend TRENZ at the TIA member rate, your TIA membership must be current, and your membership fees paid. Find out more about benefits of TIA membership and how to join.

Sellers will be allocated to booths within regional and national areas and buyers will move between appointments on the exhibition floor.

Standard seller booths are 1.8m x 1.8m with walls, furniture*, light, power, as well as a company name sign and printed back wall sign.

* The furniture package included in the standard seller package includes one table and four chairs. If you would like to upgrade your furniture package, this can be arranged directly with Exhibition Hire Services, our supplier for TRENZ.

If you have any trouble gaining access to your existing TRENZ online portal account please email info@trenz.co.nz for further assistance.

For media enquiries about TRENZ, please contact the TRENZ team on info@trenz.co.nz

Tourism Industry New Zealand Trust
Westpac
318 Lambton Quay
Wellington
Account Number: 03-0502-0621720-00

For International Payments:
BSB: 030502
Account: 0621720-00
SWIFT: WPACNZ2W

TRENZ is managed and delivered by Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) on behalf of the Tourism Industry New Zealand Trust (TINZT) which owns the event. The Trust is a charitable organisation that provides grants for educational purposes. 

Media registrations are by invitation only. If you would like to attend but have not received an invitation from the TRENZ team, please contact info@trenz.co.nz to discuss your interest.

If you live outside of Christchurch, support may be available (for qualifying media) for flights and up to three nights accommodation with one of our Official Accommodation Partners or Providers. 

There are no scheduled appointments for media, however there is time in the programme for media to meet with sellers informally.