Interview: more Chinese go for in-depth travel in New Zealand

Natural scenery in New Zealand [Photo: from VCG]

Over the past couple of years, Chinese tourists are increasingly seeing New Zealand as an ideal holiday destination. In fact, China is New Zealand’s second largest tourism market with around 340,000 holiday visitors each year, contributing almost $1.3B to New Zealand’s economy.

Mark Frood is the third on the left hand, International Tourism and Market Development Manager at the Auckland International Airport ltd.[Photo: from China Plus]

So what makes this quiet country in the Southern Hemisphere so appealing to the Chinese? 

To answer that, Studio Plus talked to Mark Frood, International Tourism and Market Development Manager at the Auckland International Airport Ltd., who had also previously served as General Manager Asia for Tourism New Zealand, and CRI reporter Lu Chang, who’s just back from a recent tour to New Zealand. 

Click the audio clip below to join us on a journey to discover the beauty of New Zealand.

Mark Frood is International Tourism and Market Development Manager at the Auckland International Airport ltd.[Photo: from China Plus]

[The audio clip is from Studio+, produced by CRI]