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Agents are expecting the steady and positive trading environment to continue next year but are also cognisant that economic conditions are still challenging for a significant proportion of Kiwis.

New Zealand travel retailers contacted by TRAVELinc Memo this week say they are noticing a softening in bookings from middle income clients – or at least a change in destination choice and the way they travel – but are also reporting that the market remains reasonably buoyant despite global politics and domestic economic pressures.

New Zealand travel retailers contacted by TRAVELinc Memo this week say they are noticing a softening in bookings from middle income clients – or at least a change in destination choice and the way they travel – but are also reporting that the market remains reasonably buoyant despite global politics and domestic economic pressures.

Setting business goals and creating new opportunities in a changing business landscape were focus points during the Fuzion Travel / Travelwise Holidays conference in the Gold Coast over the weekend.

The flavours of Tasmania have impressed the attendees at the Fuzion Travel conference and educational over the past few days.

The three-day event included winery, distillery and brewery visits but also a five-hour Deep to Dish cruise with Tasmania Wild Seafood Adventures that sampled everything from fresh caught abalone and oysters to crayfish, sea urchin and salmon.

Fuzion Travel is marking 10 years of business this year.

Co-Founders Stu McKay and Andrew Parke started the company back in 2013 when they decided to set up an independent travel broker business to allow travel consultants to start their own travel business.

Despite a feeling of ‘walking on eggshells’, the directors of Fuzion Travel and recently acquired New Zealand tour operator Travel Wise Holidays say they are committed to soldiering on and being ready as and when the market finally recovers.

‘We’re seeing some broker numbers drop,’ says Stuart Mckay, ‘but we also know there will be opportunities down the track once we get some certainty back.’

Developments like allowing domestic cruising and travel to some Pacific destinations would provide a much needed ‘intravenous’ line for those travel companies hanging in through the current crisis, say the directors of Fuzion Travel.

Andrew Parke and Stuart McKay say that despite everything they retain optimism for the future and say their broker model is continuing to hold up well.

Erin Miller is the latest travel advisor to move to Fuzion Travel.

The life of a travel agent heading into the 2020s has its modern challenges, but also opportunities aplenty, says a well-known practitioner who has been in the sector for 30 plus years.