Why distribute?
Why distribute through Tourism Exchange
Tourism Exchange New Zealand is an online, common marketplace for accessing and the widest range of New Zealand tourism products. Live. Confirmed. Any day, any time, 24/7.
- One stop for New Zealand tourism products
Exchange offers you access to more of New Zealand’s tourism products. Sellers include boutique lodges, large chains, adventure activities and local tours. Now it’s easy to find and book unique, niche products alongside major accommodation chains and key attractions. - Live, real-time inventory on demand
All products on the Tourism Exchange are available as live, real time bookings. Availability and pricing is updated automatically. You can see exactly what’s available at what price, from every supplier. Instantly. At any time. - Last room availability all the time
Every room or seat available is listed on the Exchange. Live. No more need for allotments. No more hand backs or on-request bookings. If you want it, it’s yours. - Eliminate confirmation delays and on-request bookings
Never again miss a sale while you request availability or wait for confirmation. See it. Book it. Instant confirmation. - Convert enquiries to sales instantly
You can see your suppliers' live availability. All the time. So you’ll never miss a booking because of an insufficient allocation. And you wont lose a customer while you wait for confirmation. - Save time and money
Reduce administration and you save money. Here’s how.
1- There’s no fee for you to buy on the Tourism Exchange.
2- Live inventory eliminates the time and cost of managing allotments.
3- You set the contract terms for suppliers to accept. The Exchange can manage the administration and invoicing of suppliers on your behalf. - Control your customer relationships
Tourism Exchange operates business to business. You can continue to build and manage your customer base by choosing to distribute ‘on account’. It’s the same whether you’re selling online or instore. From enquiry to payment. Your customer relationships don’t have to change.
More business benefits from the Tourism Exchange
It’s not just the access to more New Zealand product. It’s more than the advantages of live, real-time inventory. The Tourism Exchange also offers other important business benefits for you.
- Expand your offerings
Looking for a lodge for the client who wants to get away from it all? Or a bigger hotel for that large group? On the Tourism Exchange it’s easy to contract with new suppliers to your product offerings. - Single source of inventory
Find everything you’re looking for in once place. Tourism Exchange is New Zealand’s central source for all tourism inventory. It’s all online, all the time. - Eliminate double bookings
Because Tourism Exchange only offers live bookings, there’s no risk of double bookings. If there’s no availability, the booking won’t proceed. - Create new revenue streams
Use the Tourism Exchange to source new and different add-ons to an itinerary. Increase your revenues – and customer yield - every time you sell an additional attraction or tour.
Choose how and when to participate
You’re not locked into any contract with the Tourism Exchange. It’s easy, flexible and up to you.
- No term contracts
You choose how and when to participate on the Tourism Exchange. There are no contracts. You use it when you want. And stop any time you want. All you need to do is complete the Participation Pack and Participation Agreement that ensures everyone plays by the rules of fair conduct on the Exchange. - Non-exclusive
Tourism Exchange is entirely neutral. You can view all suppliers’ inventory. You can vet suppliers at any time. You decide who you’ll transact with. And you decide your terms of trade. - No fees to distributors
There is no cost to distributors for transacting through the Tourism Exchange. - Several integration options
There are several integration options depending on your business, channel to market, distribution requirements and existing systems. Click here for more details.
