Business Wire IndiaAir New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and Tourism New Zealand have recently held a trade training session in Mumbai, focusing on new promotional initiatives and resources designed to assist the agents in becoming New Zealand specialists.
More than 130 agents attended the session at the St Regis Hotel in Mumbai on 13th January.
At the session, Air New Zealand introduced its new Multistop fare which takes advantage of the national carrier’s strong domestic New Zealand network of more than 20 destinations to provide a more convenient and flexible itinerary to customers who are travelling on the Air New Zealand-Singapore Airline alliance to New Zealand.
The fare allows for one free stopover in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch as the international port of arrival or departure, along with two additional stopovers in each direction of travel within New Zealand for just INR 4,320.
During the session, Tourism New Zealand introduced its travel trade website and the array of resources and webinars available to agents. It also highlighted the appeal of self-drive tours to explore the best of New Zealand and included tips on self-driving options.
Air New Zealand Regional General Manager, Asia, Scott Carr says the airline remains committed to training and engaging with key partners and travel agents in India as part of its efforts to continue growing and expanding the India market.
“With a steady rise of more than 12.3 percent in Indian arrivals in New Zealand for the year ending August 2016, this is an exciting time for Air New Zealand in our strategy to drive growth in this emerging market.”
Speaking about the training, Mr. Steven Dixon, Regional Manager, Tourism New Zealand South and South-east Asia said, “India is one of our key source markets and having a well-informed travel trade always helps to convert interest into bookings. With the new travel trade website and the recently created driver safety videos and information, it will be easier for agents to increase bookings for the destination.”
The agents were also briefed on Singapore Airlines’ range of seats offerings on board the flights to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
“New Zealand is emerging as a popular destination for Indian travellers. Working closely with our destination partner - Tourism New Zealand and code share partner - Air New Zealand; we are keen to provide seamless connections to its key gateways. Our local travel and trade partners continue to learn all that New Zealand has to offer directly from the destination experts; ensuring that Indian travellers can maximise on their travel itineraries,” said Mr David Lim, General Manager India, Singapore Airlines.
Air New Zealand’s alliance and code share services with Singapore Airlines currently connects customers from 11 Indian cities on Singapore Airlines and Silk Air services to Singapore. From there customers can access three non-stop flights a day between Singapore and New Zealand (Auckland and Christchurch) and four times a week to Wellington.
Find out more through your Global Distribution System at www.airnewzealand.in or Singapore airlines website at www.singaporeair.com.
For more information on travelling to New Zealand, please visit www.newzealand.com.
About Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand’s alliance with Singapore Airlines provides access up to four flights a day between Singapore and New Zealand, seven days a week. Three non-stop flights a day depart Singapore to New Zealand (Auckland and Christchurch) and four times a week to Wellington, connecting to over 20 domestic destinations in New Zealand.
Air New Zealand operates the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner daily between Singapore and Auckland. The Dreamliner is equipped with state of the art onboard technology and inflight product including the award-winning, innovative Economy Skycouch, as well as spacious
Premium Economy and lie-flat Business Premier seating.
About Star Alliance
Air New Zealand is proud to be a member of Star Alliance. The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Avianca in Brazil, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI and United. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,330 airports in 192 countries.
For more information about Air New Zealand visit www.airnewzealand.com and for more information about Star Alliance visit www.staralliance.com and/or follow Star Alliance on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, LinkedIn or Instagram.
About Tourism New Zealand
Tourism New Zealand markets New Zealand to the world as a visitor destination. Last year, 3.4 million overseas visitors came to New Zealand. International tourism is New Zealand’s top export earner, contributing $14.5 billion into the economy and directly employing over 188,000 people for the year ending March 2016.
For more information, please visit www.tourismnewzealand.com
About Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines is a global company dedicated to providing air transportation services of the highest quality and maximising returns for the benefit of its shareholders and employees. Singapore Airlines have come a long way since their founding in 1972, evolving from a regional airline to one of the most respected travel brands around the world. Singapore Airlines fly one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world to destinations spanning a network across six continents, with the famed Singapore Girl as their internationally-recognisable icon providing the high standards of care and service that customers have come to expect.
For more information, please visit www.singaporeair.com
