{"id":20187,"date":"2014-03-04T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/shotover-jet-delighted-to-host-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge\/"},"modified":"2014-03-04T09:40:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T09:40:00","slug":"shotover-jet-delighted-to-host-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2014\/03\/shotover-jet-delighted-to-host-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Shotover Jet \u201cdelighted\u201d to host Duke and Duchess of Cambridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iconic New Zealand tourism operator Shotover Jet is \u201cthrilled and delighted\u201d to host the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their visit to Queenstown next month.<\/span><\/span>

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London\u2019s Kensington Palace officially announced details of the Royal visit today (Monday March 3)<\/b>. The 10-day New Zealand tour includes a visit to Queenstown on the afternoon of Sunday April 13, <\/b>during which time the Royal couple will experience a jet boat trip on Shotover Jet, renowned as \u2018The World\u2019s Most Exciting Jet Boat Ride\u2019.<\/span>\"unnamed<\/div>\n
The multi tourism award-winning attraction is owned and operated by Ngai Tahu Tourism, and is respected as one of New Zealand\u2019s leading tourism innovators.<\/span><\/div>\n
Shotover Jet has thrilled over three million people since 1970 when tourism operators started using jet boats powered by a revolutionary waterjet system invented by legendary New Zealander Sir William (Bill) Hamilton.<\/span><\/div>\n
Ngai Tahu Tourism Southern Regional Manager David Kennedy said the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge would enjoy a trip in the latest technology V8-powered \u2018Big Red\u2019, specifically designed to handle the world-famous Shotover River Canyons, capable of speeds up to 85kph in as little as 10cm of water and delivering full 360\u00b0 spins and beyond.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cThe Royal couple are known for their love of the outdoors and sports, so we think they\u2019ll really enjoy the chance to experience a world-leading Queenstown adventure tourism operation,\u201d said Mr Kennedy.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cIn the Duke\u2019s case, as a helicopter pilot we believe he\u2019ll certainly appreciate the advanced technology coupled with Kiwi ingenuity that makes our jet boats special.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cAbove everything else this is a fun and exciting adrenalin ride that has already thrilled more than three million passengers, from movie stars to heads of state and travellers from around the globe.<\/span><\/div>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re absolutely thrilled and delighted to take the Royal couple for a spin on a trip we\u2019re sure they\u2019ll remember as part of their New Zealand tour.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n
For more information about Shotover Jet, \u2018The World\u2019s Most Exciting Jet Boat Ride\u2019 visit www.shotoverjet.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Iconic New Zealand tourism operator Shotover Jet is \u201cthrilled and delighted\u201d to host the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their visit to Queenstown next month. London\u2019s Kensington Palace officially announced details of the Royal visit today (Monday March 3). The 10-day New Zealand tour includes a visit to Queenstown on the afternoon of Sunday April […]<\/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-20187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20187","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=20187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20187\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}