The airport, hotels, car and campervan hire companies, conference and meeting venues and visitor attractions in Christchurch are all operating as normal, while damage in the Christchurch CBD appears to be minimal although building assessments are still being carried out, said Vic Allen, Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism chief executive.
It is business as usual for Christchurch city’s tourism operators following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake centred near Hanmer, 130 kilometres north of Christchurch, according to a statement released by Christchurch & Canterbury New Zealand.
The airport, hotels, car and campervan hire companies, conference and meeting venues and visitor attractions in Christchurch are all operating as normal, while damage in the Christchurch CBD appears to be minimal although building assessments are still being carried out, said Vic Allen, Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism chief executive.
Further north of Christchurch, the popular visitor centres of Hanmer Springs and Kaikoura are currently inaccessible by road and rail.
According to Singapore-based travel agency Dynasty Travel which currently has 58 customers touring New Zealand and about 1,100 Singaporeans proceeding to visit the country within these two months, tour programmes are not affected and travel plans will proceed as per normal.
“All our customers are safe now in Queenstown. Hotels and road conditions are fine and are operating as normal. Our land operator will be constantly providing updates. Currently, the NZ government is sending contractors to check for building and road conditions to ensure safe and smooth operations,” said Alicia Seah, director of public relations & communications, Dynasty Travel, in an email.