TQ are backing travel tech
We are building a globally connected Travel Tech cluster from one of the world’s great tourism regions.
Queenstown Lakes has a rare opportunity: to build a globally recognised tech hub from the ground up. But global relevance doesn’t come from doing everything. It comes from focus.
That means building an economic cluster where talent, capital, companies and ideas come together and accelerate each other. We’re choosing Travel Tech, with the ambition to become the Southern Hemisphere’s leading hub.
Why travel tech?
Because this region already lives and breathes travel and tourism. We have proven expertise.
3 million visitors from all over the world annually with summer and winter seasons
Hundreds of hotels, restaurants and experiences all within 100km.
ZQN provides hundreds of domestic and international flight options every week.
Tourism drives 1/3 of GDP in the region and is New Zealand’s 2 largest industry
Technology Queenstown is building the foundations of a Travel Tech cluster.
Education
We are partnering with the University of Otago and Queenstown Resort College to shape future technology skills and grow a pipeline of local talent.
Solving the toughest problems
We’re tackling the travel industry’s toughest, most complex challenges—head on. By connecting industry, government, and education, we align the right people to solve what matters most.
National and global connection
We are bringing international ideas, capital and capability
This is deliberate.
This is coordinated.
This is how clusters form, scale, and become globally significant.
This is just the beginning.
Global travel tech event
We’re also putting Queenstown Lakes on the global Travel Tech map, through initiatives like WiT Queenstown, as part of a broader effort to connect this region to the world.