Seattle, WA August 12, 2026 – Travel Answers has partnered with Great Journeys New Zealand (GJNZ), to bring a collection of rail-led guided tours of New Zealand to its portfolio, giving travel advisors access to a unique product that showcases the country’s landscapes, culture and regional highlights.
Designed around New Zealand's flagship rail journeys, Great Journeys New Zealand's guided, small group tours combine accommodation, sightseeing, transportation and local experiences into seamless escorted itineraries. The collection offers advisors a compelling way to meet growing demand for immersive, experience-led travel while providing clients with a deeper way to explore New Zealand.
“At Travel Answers, we’re always looking for products that make it easy for travel advisors to sell with confidence while delivering truly memorable experiences for their clients,” said Kirk Demeter, Founder and CEO of Travel Answers.
“Great Journeys New Zealand’s guided tours combine the comfort and convenience of escorted travel with some of New Zealand’s most spectacular rail journeys and destinations. With Travel Answers long history and deep expertise in New Zealand, these itineraries are a natural addition to our portfolio, offering advisors an exciting new way to showcase the country through its iconic rail journeys.”
Built around Great Journeys’ three scenic rail lines, TranzAlpine, Northern Explorer and Coastal Pacific, the tours connect travelers with destinations across both the North and South Islands, from world-renowned attractions to lesser-known regions that are often missed on traditional itineraries.
To support advisor success, the partnership is backed by a comprehensive trade program including dedicated Destination Specialist training, advisor education and incentives, targeted trade communications, digital marketing, consumer-facing promotions and sales tools designed to help advisors confidently promote and sell Great Journeys New Zealand.
“We're delighted to partner with Travel Answers to bring our guided tours to a wider North American audience. As demand grows for immersive, experience-led travel, we see a significant opportunity for advisors to offer a touring product that combines the ease of escorted travel with the unique perspective of New Zealand's rail network,” said Clare Morgan, General Manager of Passenger Great Journeys New Zealand.
The collaboration reflects Travel Answers ongoing commitment to providing advisors with high-quality, differentiated products while creating new opportunities to grow New Zealand sales. Through a program of trade engagement and marketing activity, the partnership will support increased awareness for Great Journeys New Zealand's guided rail tours throughout the North American market.
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About Great Journeys New Zealand
Great Journeys New Zealand is the tourism division of KiwiRail that brings together its three Scenic train journeys including the award winning TranzAlpine (Christchurch/Greymouth), Northern Explorer (Auckland/Wellington) and Coastal Pacific (Picton/Christchurch).
Delivering to KiwiRail’s overarching purpose of creating stronger connections for a better New Zealand, Great Journeys New Zealand has increased its rail tourism offering with a range of short break packages and multi-day guided tours.
Developed for both domestic and international visitors, the packages and tours allow travelers to step off the beaten track and explore what each region has to offer with activities, food and beverage options and pre-organised accommodation.
Great Journeys New Zealand commits to the Tiaki Promise and encourages customers and businesses to care for people and place.
For a full overview of the Great Journeys New Zealand offering visit www.greatjourneysnz.com.
More images can be found here: Great Journeys media library
About Travel Answers Group
Founded more than 35 years ago as Down Under Answers, Travel Answers remains proudly owner-led by Kirk Demeter. Guided by their philosophy of Making Travel Easy, Travel Answers combines long-standing destination expertise with innovative technology to deliver custom FIT vacations, small group tours, rail journeys, tailor-made groups, and experience-led itineraries.
Travel Answers’ expert Destination Specialists and Online Advisor Booking Platform empower Travel Advisors with customized itineraries, instant quotes, personalized client proposals, and seamless booking tools. As a preferred partner of North America's leading Travel Advisor networks and a proud member of USTOA and ETOA, Travel Answers helps advisors sell with confidence while delivering exceptional travel experiences across the globe.