Trade, Media and Industry Information Section

Visit Ruapehu welcomes contact from trade and media and can assist faciliating visits to the region.  Please contact Mike Smith on email or  phone +64 6 385 8427.

New Zealand Cycle Trail Product Directory

Check our Ruapehu's operators as featured the comprehensive cycleway directory which was completed in May 2011. Click here.  

Agent Distribution Chain

Help unravel the sometimes complex nature of the distribution chain and the role of commissions in business derived from this channel.  Check out ITOC's explaination of the distribution chain.

ITOCDistribution Chain Adobe Acrobat Document: 896 KB, 2.1 minutes @ 56kbps

Rugby World Cup 2011

Visit Ruapehu has recently unveiled its innovative concept to promote the region during next year’s Rugby World Cup.  The Twenty Dollars and Eleven Cents ($20.11) concept is a twist on the year that the Rugby World Cup will be held in New Zealand.  It provides a framework for Ruapehu businesses to embrace Rugby World Cup visitors by devising services and products value-based offerings for $20.11. 

If you are a visitor related business in the Ruapehu region you can participate.

Click here for more information on how you can get involved.

Working with your RTO 

Read Robyn Bolton's insightful article about how, as a tourism business, you can make the most out of your RTO.   Robyn was General Manager of Destination Northland and is now principal of Activate Tourism Marketing.  This article has been reproduced with the permission of Robyn and the publisher of Tourism Business Magazine.

Getting the best out of your RTO Adobe Acrobat Document: 991 KB, 2.4 minutes @ 56kbps

Visit Ruapehu A4 Regional Introduction

Visit Ruapehu Regional Introduction Adobe Acrobat Document: 2.55 MB, 6.3 minutes @ 56kbps

GNZTR Trade Manual

Visit Ruapehu is part of the GNZTR alliance.  Download the 2011-12 edition now.

GNZTR 2011-12 Product Manual Adobe Acrobat Document: 16.2 MB, 40.4 minutes @ 56kbps

For online details please click here to visit the GNZTR website.

Te Kahui Tupua Trade Manual

Download your copy of this trade manual, featuring product in the Ruapehu, Wanganui and Rangitiki regions.

Te Kahui Tupua Trade Manual 2010-11 Adobe Acrobat Document: 7.90 MB, 19.7 minutes @ 56kbps