2017 New Zealand Study Tour

2017 New Zealand Study Tour This May, Tourism New Zealand, Auckland Tourism and Air New Zealand, in partnership with Virtuoso Preferred On-Sites Abercrombie & Kent, Seasonz Travel, Southern Crossings, and Southern World, are sponsoring a Virtuoso-exclusive Study Tour to New Zealand! Come experience a VIP tour of some of New Zealand’s most beautiful regions – including Auckland, Christchurch & Canterbury, Hawkes Bay, Great Lake Taupo and Queenstown – while also enjoying local culture, nature and gastronomy. Learn for yourself what makes this destination so special! This study tour is open to Virtuoso advisors from the USA and Canada only. • To apply for this study tour, please click HERE, or log into Virtuoso.com, select the Virtuoso Travel Academy from the "Advisor Tools" drop-down and click on the "Study Tours" page, under the “Learning” menu. • To view the preliminary itinerary, please click HERE (or visit the Virtuoso Travel Academy). Additional Information: • Dates: May 30th/31st - June 11th, 2017 • Total cost of trip for Virtuoso Advisors is $1,500.00 USD, plus airfare to/from select US gateways. The trip includes roundtrip international business class airfare from Los Angeles-LAX (departing May 31st), San Francisco-SFO (departing May 31st), or HoustonIAH (departing May 30th) to New Zealand on Air New Zealand; and includes transfers, hotel accommodations, meals, excursions, and ground transportation, as indicated on the itinerary. • Price does not include domestic airfare to/from the above-mentioned US gateways, costs associated with any airline delays, travel insurance, excess baggage charges, or additional taxes/fees, which will be at each advisor's expense. • Price does not include incidentals such as: room service, laundry, phone/fax/internet charges, early check-in/late check-out fees, beverages, meals, transfers or sightseeing not specified in the final itinerary. • Trip is nonrefundable once paid. Payment information will be collected from all approved participants, once participation is confirmed. • Accommodations are single occupancy for Virtuoso Advisors ONLY; no guests. This study tour is open to Virtuoso advisors from the USA/Canada only. • Please note, this will be an active trip. To ensure you meet the physical conditions necessary for participating in this trip, please review the itinerary carefully before applying. All applicants must be willing and able to participate in all activities, which could include extensive walking, hiking, biking, zip lining, horseback riding, etc. Applicants should not have any pre-existing medical conditions that could preclude them from participating in all activities. Important: This itinerary is subject to change without notice, per Tourism New Zealand.

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All confirmed participants must complete the following training requirements prior to departure: o 100% Pure New Zealand Specialist programme, available HERE. o And either the New Zealand 2016 FOUNDATIONS LEAP Curriculum or New Zealand 2016 ADVANCED LEAP Curriculum

The deadline to apply is Thursday, March 30, 2017! Applicants will be advised of their status by Friday, April 14, 2017. This is not a first come, first served opportunity. We seek to select those advisors who best fit each educational trip; thus, approval is based on specific eligibility factors. Attendees should have a strong sales portfolio of luxury FITs incorporating similar product, services and regions or strong potential to enhance this portfolio.