Australian luxury travel advisers are being invited to apply for a new appointment-led trade event in Auckland.
Qualified participants will be offered complimentary hosted attendance regardless of their agency network or consortium.
The inaugural Luxury Travel Exchange will run from May 25–27, 2027, bringing advisers together with New Zealand and international hotels, cruise lines, tourism boards, DMCs and wholesalers for prescheduled one-to-one meetings.
Qualified advisers will be hosted for three nights, although flights to Auckland will be at their own expense.
Meetings will be matched to each adviser’s client base, with organisers saying no particular consortium or network membership is required to participate.
The event comes as Australia continues to dominate New Zealand’s international visitor market. Stats NZ recorded 1.59 million Australian visitor arrivals in the year to June 2026, while Australian travellers spent $NZ4.2 billion in New Zealand during the year to March.
“New Zealand’s luxury product is best understood here, in person,” Harmeet Sehgal (main image, left), Travel Media Limited Managing Director, said. “LTX brings Australian advisers and our finest partners together in one place, with time set aside for real conversations.”
The program will open on May 25 with a keynote from Vimal Rai (main image, right), founder of Commercial Excellence Partners, followed by an opening night event. Two days of scheduled appointments will follow.
Applications for Australian advisers are now open, while travel suppliers interested in participating can also register their interest through the event website.
