{"id":17344,"date":"2013-09-26T09:21:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T09:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/tourism-new-zealand-partners-with-thai-travel-agents-on-spring-themed-tours\/"},"modified":"2013-09-26T09:21:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T09:21:00","slug":"tourism-new-zealand-partners-with-thai-travel-agents-on-spring-themed-tours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2013\/09\/tourism-new-zealand-partners-with-thai-travel-agents-on-spring-themed-tours\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism New Zealand Partners with Thai Travel Agents on Spring Themed Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OrchardTourism New Zealand, in collaboration with\u00a0five Thai travel agents, is offering group and independent tours to picturesque\u00a0New Zealand during the colourful spring season.<\/span><\/span>

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The promotion features independent tours starting from THB16,970 and all-in\u00a0This is part of the \u2018100% Pure New Zealand Spring Colour’s campaign\u00a0celebrating the country\u2019s most vibrant season, as both Kiwis and visitors head outdoors and the events calendar is packed with experiences from food and wine\u00a0festivals to jet-boating and even spring skiing.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The Thai travel agents partnering Tourism New Zealand are Holiday Tours &\u00a0Travel, First World Tour, Always Vacation, Global Link and Reliance Holidays.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Group tours include a full board eight day\/six night discovery of \u2018New Zealand\u00a0North and South Islands\u2019, priced THB85,900 \u2013 exploring the length and breadth\u00a0of the country from Auckland and Christchurch to popular adventure and\u00a0sport capital of Queenstown, and the world famous geo-thermal hot springs of\u00a0Organised by Global Link and Reliance Holidays, the tours are from 19-26\u00a0October 2013 and 16-23 November 2013, price inclusive of return international air ticket with Qantas Airways, domestic air ticket, all tax and fuel surcharges.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Among independent tour promotions, First World Tour offers self-drive North\/South Island holidays of five days\/ nights with motel accommodation and rental car from THB29,900 per couple, available until 30 April 2014.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Always Vacation features five day\/night self-drive North\/South Island tours from\u00a0THB16,970 per person, with motel studio room accommodation and rental car\u00a0(1.6-1.8L), available throughout October 2013.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Holiday Tours & Travel offers five day\/night self-drive North Island tours\u00a0from THB11,900 per person, with motel accommodation and Hertz rental car,\u00a0The \u201cDiscover 100% Pure New Zealand Colours\u201d campaign is also supported\u00a0by Thai Airways, offering special roundtrip fares to Auckland starting at THB\u00a029,580* (economy) and THB 87,745* (business class) until 30 November.<\/span><\/div>\n

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New Zealand\u2019s events-filled spring calendar includes numerous garden festivals\u00a0such as the Taranaki Garden Spectacular and traditional blossom festivals in the\u00a0fruit-bowl regions of Hastings and Alexandra.<\/span><\/div>\n
\n\"L457_MASTER_re\"Described as ‘Mardi Gras meets haute couture’, New Zealand’s World of\u00a0Wearable Art (WOW) is a unique creative event at end of September has\u00a0become a global phenomenon. New Zealand’s largest and most dynamic art event in Wellington attracts entries and an audience from all over the world as\u00a0more than 300 designers, and a cast and crew in excess of 400, join forces in a\u00a0spectacular performance where fashion and art collide.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
For seafood lovers, the Kaikoura Seafest on October 5, 2013 takes place on the\u00a0South Island\u2019s eastern coast, showcases the region’s amazing bounty. Wine\u00a0lovers are not forgotten, with the acclaimed Toast Martinborough event bringing\u00a0together top local wineries just outside of the capital for a celebration of this\u00a0year\u2019s vintage.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Wildlife and walking experiences are \u2018must-do\u2019 activities, and in springtime,\u00a0natural waterways are at their best for hurtling downstream in a jet boat and\u00a0white water rafting. Skiing in New Zealand also lasts into spring extending the\u00a0season for the seriously keen, and providing breath taking colour contrasts for\u00a0photographers.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Wow factor venues like the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch are also\u00a0welcoming visitors alongside other iconic tourist attractions, with the Gondola\u00a0recently reopening, and both the heritage Tramway and Arts Centre Market\u00a0Square scheduled for an October return.<\/span><\/div>\n

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New Zealand Cup and Show Week, the country\u2019s largest spring festival, features\u00a0nine days of racing, rural fun and style in November. A feast of creative events\u00a0include the Christchurch Arts Festival and SCAPE Biennial public art installations,\u00a0the Festival of Transitional Architecture (FESTA), and the Body Festival, an\u00a0annual festival of performance and dance.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cNew Zealand is a quality, attractive holiday destination for Thai travellers and\u00a0springtime is without question the most pleasant and exciting time of the year to\u00a0visit,\u201d said Mischa Mannix-Opie, TNZ Regional Manager for South and Southeast\u00a0Asia. \u201cFrom popular festivals and breath taking vistas to thrilling adventures,\u00a0there is definitely something for everyone.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

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For more information visit:\u00a0http:\/\/www.newzealand.com\/int\/campaign\/spring\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n
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Tourism New Zealand, in collaboration with\u00a0five Thai travel agents, is offering group and independent tours to picturesque\u00a0New Zealand during the colourful spring season. The promotion features independent tours starting from THB16,970 and all-in\u00a0This is part of the \u2018100% Pure New Zealand Spring Colour’s campaign\u00a0celebrating the country\u2019s most vibrant season, as both Kiwis and visitors head […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}