CTS hopes Chinese travellers on the new route between Shanghai and Buenos Aires will eventually be allowed to visit NZ visa free.
Air New Zealand took 5% more passengers to and from Asia in the year to May 2025, carrying 84,000 to that part of the world, up from 80,000 in the previous year.
China Eastern Airlines will launch a new service connecting Shanghai Pudong Airport to Auckland Airport and then Buenos Aires Ezeiza Airport in Argentina from December 2025.
The airline is currently the only direct commercial link between NZ and the South American continent.
The agency is reducing its presence in South America and Asia, says CEO René de Monchy.
Tourism New Zealand’s general manager of Americas and Europe is returning to New Zealand opening up one of the most important roles in the country’s tourism industry.
Tourist operators looking to attract Argentinian and Brazilian visitors are best to use promotional images capturing New Zealand’s epic landscapes and water activities on our lakes, rivers, and beaches.
Travel agents in Latin America are becoming increasingly eager to improve their knowledge of New Zealand because it is proving to be such a popular travel destination.
The LANZBC invites you to join us in a celebration of the success of Air New Zealand’s direct route to Buenos Aires.
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