New Zealand welcomes Garuda promise

Thursday, 16 Apr, 2012 0

Airline services between New Zealand and Indonesia will be given another boost when Garuda Indonesia follows up on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with Auckland International Airport.

The MOU signals an intention from Garuda to begin a direct service from Indonesia to Auckland as soon as market conditions and aircraft availability allow.

There are currently no direct services between Indonesia and New Zealand, although Air New Zealand is scheduled to begin a limited season of twice-weekly flights to Bali in June.

Tourism New Zealand chief Kevin Bowler said MOU "offers the tourism industry an opportunity to attract greater number of Indonesians in coming years".

Indonesia is a growing tourism market for New Zealand, with 11,824 visitors coming to NZ in the year to February 2012 (a year-on-year increase of 22.5%).

Bowler added, "We will be conducting further market analysis to learn more about Indonesia’s travel trade and the habits of consumers, but we would certainly be interested in discussing joint-venture opportunities with Garuda and with Indonesian travel sellers with the aim of increasing the number of Indonesians visiting New Zealand."



 

profileimage

Ian Jarrett



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...