Kaikoura open for business

SINCE the Kaikoura earthquake last November Tourism New Zealand has been ensuring international travel sellers are aware that #NewZealand and the #Kaikoura region are open for business.

“We are doing a lot of work to ensure that travel sellers continue to recommend Kaikoura as a destination," says René de Monchy, Director Trade, PR and Major Events at Tourism New Zealand.

“We are encouraging trade agents to come to Kaikoura and see for themselves that Kaikoura is up and running and some are taking this opportunity.”

“Understandably there has been a drop off in travel to Kaikoura in the wake of the earthquake. As access improves, more tourists are arriving but it will take some time to get back to the way it was.”

Tourism New Zealand will continue to work with travel sellers and focus on autumn sales and beyond.

Almost ninety per cent of tourism activity providers in Kaikoura are now operating again. Whale watching, dolphin encounters and albatross encounters are operating daily, offering plenty of activities for visitors in town.

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New in New Zealand …

SET in more than 600 acres on the shores of Lake Taupo in #NewZealand, the Kinloch Club is expanding with the addition of 26 one-bedroom apartments and two- or three-bedroom villas. 

The self-catering villas have log fireplaces and vista windows, and the club has a spa, gym, and a restaurant, plus its 18-hole Jack Nicklaus #golf course.

www.kinloch-golf.com

FANCY living in a glass box? Following the success of the first Pure Pod in Little River, Canterbury, New Zealand’s South Island will see the launch of two pods –made completely of glass from the roof to the floor – in Kaikoura.

Guests can sleep with the stars of the Southern Cross and awake to pure NZ native bush.

With sliding glass sides for hot weather and bio-fuel fires for winter months, the pods offer year-round nature experiences, reached by a walk through the bush to private area that has 360-degree views of the valley and the Pacific Ocean in the distance.

Facilities include a kitchen for self-catering, a king-size bed, and separate bathrooms. 

www.purepods.com

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