Briefings
New Zealand DMC briefings for travel agents
Every Explera briefing on New Zealand, newest first. Each one is written for agents planning group, FIT and MICE programmes.
- Cathedral Cove Group Tours: A Note for Agents Cathedral Cove group tours: the reopened track, parking and tides, for agents who sell several countries.
- Doubtful Sound for Groups: An Agent Note Doubtful Sound group tours: lake crossing, Wilmot Pass and a long cruise, for agents who sell several countries.
- Marlborough Sounds for Groups: An Agent Note Marlborough Sounds group tours: Queen Charlotte Track, water taxis and mussel cruises, for agents who sell several countries.
- Otago Central Rail Trail Groups: An Agent Note Otago Central Rail Trail group tours: 152 km, days, seasons and e-bikes, for agents who sell several countries.
- Taranaki Maunga Group Tours: A Note for Agents Taranaki Maunga group tours: the 2025 law, the park's new name and the walks, for agents who sell several countries.
- Abel Tasman Coast Tours for Groups: A Note for Agents Abel Tasman tours for groups: water taxis, kayaking and Nelson as a base, for agents selling several countries.
- Auckland Stopover and the Bay of Islands: Notes for Group Agents Auckland stopover for tour groups: why it starts a New Zealand programme well, and how a Bay of Islands extension fits.
- Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers for Groups: A Note for Agents Franz Josef glacier tours for groups: heli-hikes, weather days and West Coast routing for agents selling several countries.
- Hobbiton and Waitomo on a Group Programme: A Note for Agents Hobbiton and Waitomo for tour groups: timed entries, coach timing and where the Waikato day fits a multi-destination trip.
- Concert Tours for Choirs and Orchestras: Planning the Music First Concert tours for choirs and orchestras in Asia: venues, exchange concerts, instruments and rehearsal space.
- Geothermal Tours for Groups: Rotorua and Taupō in a Multi-Destination Programme Geothermal tours for groups in Rotorua and Taupō: safety briefings, a Tongariro weather day and the visitor charge.
- Marine Wildlife Days for Groups in New Zealand: An Agent Note Marine wildlife days for groups in New Zealand: whales at Kaikōura, rare dolphins at Akaroa, and how to plan around the sea.
- New Zealand Wine Days: A Group Note for Multi-Destination Agents Marlborough, Hawke's Bay, Central Otago or Waiheke: where a wine day fits a New Zealand group route.
- Queenstown by Season: A Group Planning Note for Multi-Destination Agents Ski weeks, summer peak, autumn colour and spring value: how to place Queenstown in a group programme, season by season.
- The Southern Night Sky at Lake Tekapo: A Group Note for Agents Where the southern night sky fits a New Zealand group programme: Lake Tekapo, Twizel, Mount Cook, the moon and the overnight.
- Christchurch's New Long-Haul Links: What They Mean for Multi-Destination Agents New non-stop flights from Singapore, Tokyo and Perth reach Christchurch this summer. What they change for agents.
- Milford Sound Group Access: What Multi-Destination Agents Should Flag Milford Sound for groups: one road in, record summer demand and a proposed charge for international visitors.
- New Zealand's Great Walks for Groups: What Multi-Destination Agents Should Flag Hut space released each May, higher fees for overseas walkers and guided lodges: what to flag before quoting a Great Walk.
- New Zealand Group Visas Move Online: What Group Agents Need to Check New Zealand group and escort visas are now online. The 8 October deadline for old drafts has passed.
- New Zealand's Scenic Trains and Cook Strait Ferries: What Multi-Destination Agents Should Flag Fixed train days, a seasonal coast line and fewer Cook Strait ferries until 2029: what to flag in a quote.