Bulding on last year’s trade event, Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism (CCT) joined forces with Destination Kaikoura, Hurunui Tourism, Destination Marlborough, Nelson Tasman Tourism and Tourism West Coast in Auckland to promote itineraries around their regions.
The group held a lunch for 34 Chinese ITOs at the Heritage Auckland, with regional updates and a grand prize draw of two return flights from Christchurch to Guangzhou on the new China Southern service starting in December. Chinese New Zealand media outlet SkyKiwi also covered the event.
A trade-focused day followed with 33 representatives from the Top of the South regions meeting with 34 ITOs to promote their products and form strong business links.
Christchurch Airport sponsored the Top of South for the second year.