Heritage train operator pivots to domestic tourists : vimars

Heritage train operator pivots to domestic tourists


The Marlborough Flyer steam train.
Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal
Pounamu Tourism Group owner Paul Jackson said they were preparing for about 60 cruise ship to arrive in Picton in 2020.
His company would take 300 passengers on the Marlborough Flyer steam train, delivering them to Blenhiem.
But when Covid-19 struck and he, like many others, was left with the vast majority of his usual market cut off by border closures.
"We were scratching our heads over lockdown and, obviously, the business was looking at 11,000 cruise passengers on the train and then back to zero, it was quite a jolt for us."
Five percent of their business was previously domestic.

Related Keywords

Edmund Hillary , Peter Hillary , Aoraki Mt Cook , Paul Jackson , Pounamu Tourism Group , Marlborough Flyer , Tourism Group , South Island , Sir Edmund Hillary , Southern Alps , Second World War , எட்மண்ட் ஹிலாரி , பீட்டர் ஹிலாரி , பால் ஜாக்சன் , மார்ல்பரோ ஃப்ளையர் , சுற்றுலா குழு , தெற்கு தீவு , ஐயா எட்மண்ட் ஹிலாரி , தெற்கு ஆல்ப்ஸ் , இரண்டாவது உலகம் போர் ,

© 2025 Vimarsana