1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,547 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Pine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from News Talk SEDB. 3 00:00:13,147 --> 00:00:15,627 Speaker 2: All Blacks fans already checking their calendars and booking their 4 00:00:15,707 --> 00:00:18,027 Speaker 2: leave to go on this tour. Nick Roland is head 5 00:00:18,067 --> 00:00:21,507 Speaker 2: of Commercial for Sports Travel and Hospitality Group New Zealand, 6 00:00:21,547 --> 00:00:25,347 Speaker 2: Rugby's official travel and hospitality partner. Nick, how much fan 7 00:00:25,427 --> 00:00:27,227 Speaker 2: interest do you expect there to be in this All 8 00:00:27,227 --> 00:00:28,987 Speaker 2: Blacks tour of South Africa next year? 9 00:00:29,627 --> 00:00:31,587 Speaker 3: Put it this way, Piney, We've probably been waiting thirty 10 00:00:31,627 --> 00:00:32,627 Speaker 3: years for this, haven't we meet. 11 00:00:33,347 --> 00:00:35,307 Speaker 2: It's a very good way of putting it, a very 12 00:00:35,307 --> 00:00:36,027 Speaker 2: good way of it. 13 00:00:36,307 --> 00:00:38,547 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're definitely seeing a lot of interest. I mean, 14 00:00:38,547 --> 00:00:41,747 Speaker 3: the announcement today is obviously one thing, and obviously we're 15 00:00:41,787 --> 00:00:44,547 Speaker 3: hurry you hurrying away at our trying to pull some 16 00:00:44,587 --> 00:00:47,947 Speaker 3: product together. But we've got massive interest already. We've had 17 00:00:48,187 --> 00:00:50,747 Speaker 3: interest even before this news came out today, because there's 18 00:00:50,747 --> 00:00:53,427 Speaker 3: been rumors sweling for a while. So yeah, to say 19 00:00:53,467 --> 00:00:55,827 Speaker 3: there's heaps of interest on the line, it definitely is. 20 00:00:56,227 --> 00:00:58,227 Speaker 3: We've been waiting thirty years and we're excited about it. 21 00:00:58,347 --> 00:01:01,907 Speaker 2: How attractive is the history element of South Africa and 22 00:01:02,067 --> 00:01:05,267 Speaker 2: the battles down the years long long ago, getting up 23 00:01:05,307 --> 00:01:07,067 Speaker 2: in the middle of the night and you know, in 24 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:09,707 Speaker 2: some cases listening to these games on the radio. How 25 00:01:09,707 --> 00:01:12,987 Speaker 2: big is the history element when all Blacks fans plan 26 00:01:13,107 --> 00:01:15,227 Speaker 2: their overseas trips to support the team. 27 00:01:16,307 --> 00:01:19,707 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's huge. From our end. We obviously 28 00:01:19,707 --> 00:01:22,307 Speaker 3: we've traveled to South Africa a few times. But if 29 00:01:22,347 --> 00:01:24,627 Speaker 3: you look back over the years, the rivalry that these 30 00:01:24,667 --> 00:01:27,187 Speaker 3: two teams have. You know, they said it in the 31 00:01:27,267 --> 00:01:29,067 Speaker 3: video that they launched this morning. With the New Zealand 32 00:01:29,107 --> 00:01:32,467 Speaker 3: Rugby and South Africa Rugby around, you know, they've changed 33 00:01:32,467 --> 00:01:35,187 Speaker 3: the world. In some cases, it's not just it's more 34 00:01:35,187 --> 00:01:38,547 Speaker 3: than sport really so. And for Kiwi fans, you know, 35 00:01:38,707 --> 00:01:41,467 Speaker 3: it's a kind of ultimate destination going to South Africa 36 00:01:41,507 --> 00:01:43,307 Speaker 3: and getting on too fari and doing some of those 37 00:01:43,307 --> 00:01:45,587 Speaker 3: other things while you're over there and seeing the beautiful country. 38 00:01:45,587 --> 00:01:47,827 Speaker 3: But absolutely the history between these two teams, and we 39 00:01:47,867 --> 00:01:49,827 Speaker 3: can still see it to day and age right like 40 00:01:50,067 --> 00:01:54,107 Speaker 3: it's one all this year and it continues to be 41 00:01:54,347 --> 00:01:56,147 Speaker 3: backwards and forwards battle every time they meet. 42 00:01:56,267 --> 00:01:57,707 Speaker 2: So the team's going to be away for the best 43 00:01:57,707 --> 00:02:00,587 Speaker 2: part of six weeks. Will you kind of cut and 44 00:02:00,627 --> 00:02:03,467 Speaker 2: slice packages to suit those who can't be there the 45 00:02:03,507 --> 00:02:04,067 Speaker 2: whole time. 46 00:02:04,667 --> 00:02:07,227 Speaker 3: Yeah, one hundred percent. Yeah, we'll obviously do the full 47 00:02:07,267 --> 00:02:08,867 Speaker 3: remit of it if someone wants to go away. I 48 00:02:08,867 --> 00:02:10,867 Speaker 3: think it's thirty two days in total, thirty one days 49 00:02:10,867 --> 00:02:13,587 Speaker 3: in total, so we'll obviously do that. But yeah, absolutely, 50 00:02:13,587 --> 00:02:15,907 Speaker 3: we'll have a whole bunch of different cuts of what 51 00:02:15,947 --> 00:02:17,667 Speaker 3: it looks like. Some people might just go for the tests, 52 00:02:17,707 --> 00:02:19,467 Speaker 3: some people might just go for the you know, the 53 00:02:19,467 --> 00:02:22,387 Speaker 3: regional games, So we'll have a whole mix in place 54 00:02:22,627 --> 00:02:25,067 Speaker 3: when we launch products. And yeah, it's really exciting because 55 00:02:25,387 --> 00:02:27,187 Speaker 3: you can not only do the games, but while you're 56 00:02:27,227 --> 00:02:28,667 Speaker 3: there you might as well check out some of the 57 00:02:28,747 --> 00:02:30,267 Speaker 3: beautiful country that is South Everya. 58 00:02:30,387 --> 00:02:32,787 Speaker 2: Indeed, and with such a long tour for those who 59 00:02:32,827 --> 00:02:35,267 Speaker 2: do take up one of the longer options, do you 60 00:02:35,347 --> 00:02:38,507 Speaker 2: need to also keep people occupied if you like, between matches. 61 00:02:39,427 --> 00:02:42,067 Speaker 3: Yeah, some people will choose to do their own thing, obviously. 62 00:02:42,147 --> 00:02:43,507 Speaker 3: I can imagine there's going to be a whole bunch 63 00:02:43,507 --> 00:02:45,187 Speaker 3: of South Africans from New Zealand wanting to go. 64 00:02:45,147 --> 00:02:45,547 Speaker 2: Over, etc. 65 00:02:46,907 --> 00:02:48,667 Speaker 3: But you know, some people will do their own thing, 66 00:02:48,707 --> 00:02:50,707 Speaker 3: but we'll also be able to occupy them as well. 67 00:02:50,707 --> 00:02:52,867 Speaker 3: It's one of those countries where a lot of people 68 00:02:52,867 --> 00:02:56,307 Speaker 3: don't necessarily like traveling to by themselves, so going as 69 00:02:56,347 --> 00:02:58,267 Speaker 3: part of a big group gives that that safety net, 70 00:02:58,427 --> 00:03:00,507 Speaker 3: gives them the camaraderie with the other all Blacks fans 71 00:03:00,507 --> 00:03:02,867 Speaker 3: that will be there. So we'll do a bit of both. 72 00:03:03,267 --> 00:03:06,227 Speaker 3: But you'll see definitely that old school tour coming to 73 00:03:06,267 --> 00:03:09,547 Speaker 3: the four here with so many great matches, and you know, 74 00:03:09,587 --> 00:03:12,627 Speaker 3: it's really exciting for that long haul stuff to be 75 00:03:12,707 --> 00:03:15,627 Speaker 3: able to get into, you know, Safari's Uptable Mountain over 76 00:03:15,667 --> 00:03:18,067 Speaker 3: to Robin Island and you know see everything in and 77 00:03:18,107 --> 00:03:19,667 Speaker 3: around the spots that will go to. 78 00:03:20,107 --> 00:03:22,347 Speaker 2: When do you expect the venue for the Fourth Test 79 00:03:22,387 --> 00:03:23,107 Speaker 2: to be announced? 80 00:03:24,787 --> 00:03:27,147 Speaker 3: I'm not sure really. It's one of those ones where 81 00:03:27,387 --> 00:03:31,067 Speaker 3: I think that there's talks of a few different venues. 82 00:03:31,107 --> 00:03:34,307 Speaker 3: They're just trying to nail it completely down. It's it's interesting, 83 00:03:34,347 --> 00:03:36,107 Speaker 3: right because it's a little bit like Chicago for the 84 00:03:36,147 --> 00:03:39,427 Speaker 3: Northern Tour or the Grand Slam this year. It's kind 85 00:03:39,467 --> 00:03:41,947 Speaker 3: of those ones. Some people will just do that or 86 00:03:41,947 --> 00:03:44,347 Speaker 3: someone will carry on, so it'll be interesting. I'm not 87 00:03:44,347 --> 00:03:46,067 Speaker 3: sure when that comes out. I can't imagine it'll be 88 00:03:46,067 --> 00:03:49,427 Speaker 3: too far away, but yeah, we're obviously looking forward to 89 00:03:49,427 --> 00:03:51,427 Speaker 3: that as well and seeing how many people will kind 90 00:03:51,427 --> 00:03:53,947 Speaker 3: of kick onto that fourth test after being in South 91 00:03:53,947 --> 00:03:54,947 Speaker 3: Africa for so long. 92 00:03:54,947 --> 00:03:57,827 Speaker 2: And have you been inundated with people offering their services 93 00:03:57,827 --> 00:03:58,667 Speaker 2: as tour guides? 94 00:04:00,187 --> 00:04:02,387 Speaker 3: It is a few bad people wanting to be along. 95 00:04:02,987 --> 00:04:05,547 Speaker 3: I think your producer actually fine, a Hea, you know, 96 00:04:05,587 --> 00:04:08,507 Speaker 3: I'm on heaby to carry some bags. So we always 97 00:04:08,507 --> 00:04:11,107 Speaker 3: get that with our tours. You know, it's exciting, it's 98 00:04:11,107 --> 00:04:13,867 Speaker 3: an exciting business to be and really but yeah, we 99 00:04:13,947 --> 00:04:16,227 Speaker 3: will definitely if we want them, I'm sure we'll be 100 00:04:16,267 --> 00:04:16,827 Speaker 3: able to find them. 101 00:04:16,907 --> 00:04:19,187 Speaker 2: I bet you will, all right, So just to recap, then, 102 00:04:19,547 --> 00:04:22,187 Speaker 2: when are you expecting to have or have you already 103 00:04:22,227 --> 00:04:25,067 Speaker 2: got some some packages and some options for people to 104 00:04:25,067 --> 00:04:27,227 Speaker 2: look at, or if you haven't, when might those be available? 105 00:04:27,867 --> 00:04:30,347 Speaker 3: Yeah, we've got expression of interest running today so people 106 00:04:30,347 --> 00:04:32,867 Speaker 3: can REGISTERROW on our website, All Blacks Travel on hospitality 107 00:04:32,907 --> 00:04:35,787 Speaker 3: dot com. And we're expecting the next couple of weeks 108 00:04:35,827 --> 00:04:38,467 Speaker 3: to have our packages all lined out at least in 109 00:04:38,787 --> 00:04:42,147 Speaker 3: a basic detail to be able to purchase. And then 110 00:04:42,427 --> 00:04:44,227 Speaker 3: you know, we'll kind of continue to refine as we 111 00:04:44,267 --> 00:04:46,467 Speaker 3: get closer, as we know more information about different things 112 00:04:46,467 --> 00:04:48,907 Speaker 3: that are happening over there. We'll obviously have opportunities for 113 00:04:48,907 --> 00:04:51,547 Speaker 3: people to buy into extra things and that sort of stuff, 114 00:04:51,547 --> 00:04:54,067 Speaker 3: but base packages we're expecting to be online in the 115 00:04:54,147 --> 00:04:54,787 Speaker 3: next couple of weeks. 116 00:04:54,827 --> 00:04:56,667 Speaker 2: Good Man, Nick, thanks for updating us, mate. It's an 117 00:04:56,667 --> 00:05:00,307 Speaker 2: exciting tour ahead for those who take the opportunity. Always 118 00:05:00,307 --> 00:05:02,307 Speaker 2: appreciate your time on Weekend Sport Perfect. 119 00:05:02,387 --> 00:05:03,547 Speaker 3: Thanks Finie, No, thank you, Nick. 120 00:05:03,627 --> 00:05:06,787 Speaker 2: Nick Roland, head of commercial for Sports Travel and hospital Group. 121 00:05:06,787 --> 00:05:09,747 Speaker 2: He's on the Rugby's official travel and hospitality partner. 122 00:05:10,347 --> 00:05:13,547 Speaker 1: For more from Weekends Sport with Jason Fine, Listen live 123 00:05:13,627 --> 00:05:16,907 Speaker 1: to news talks at b Weekends from midday, or follow 124 00:05:16,987 --> 00:05:18,587 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio