Waitaki Region on Display at TRENZ 2024

Lynley, our Geopark General Manager took the trip up to Wellington today to attend TRENZ 2024, New Zealand's largest international tourism business event. TRENZ brings hundreds of international travel buyers together to meet with New Zealand's leading tourism operators, over four days to build new relationships and negotiate buisness for upcoming seasons.
You can learn more about TRENZ and the 2024 event on their website here: https://www.trenz.co.nz/
Lynley commented on how good it was to see Tourism Waitaki busily promoting the region, which can only result in positive outcomes for the Geopark. Below you can see some photos from the event.
The New Zealand tourism industry has been booming recently, with tourists flocking from all over the world. This could be coming off the back of publications such as the one from TimeOut magazine which labelled New Zealand as the world's most beautiful country, beating out the likes of Italy, Switzerland and Greece to claim top honours. Recognition such as this can only mean good things for the New Zealand tourism sector and those within the sector like our very own Geopark.





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This is an opportunity tap tap shots to promote Waitaki's unique geological, cultural, and natural heritage to tour operators, international partners, and visitors.
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