"We seem to continually write to you at Oceania and tell you of the comments our clients are making about your services. It has happened again today, where, they can't believe the standard of the coaches and service are for real. We tell people we are a quality operator and they tell us that your coach services are way above their expectation. They tell us that they have not had better touring than with Oceania. Thank you for providing our clients with such a high level of satisfaction."


Keith Weber, Managing Director, Group Events Pty Ltd

Oceania Coachlines provided a depth of service I have not encountered in my 15 years organizing trips for schools. We were met at the airport on arrival and the transition between airport and coach was as smooth as possible. Our driver could not be faulted. The staff felt very safe and commented on his commitment to the safety of children. We would not think of doing another trip without Oceania.

Lara Sydall 
Principal 
New Zealand International School, Korea 

The Conference Season 

We have been very busy with conferences in recent months. We were appointed to provide tour coach transport for the 57th World Health Organization Regional Conference of 350 delegates held in late 2006 as well as for numerous smaller conferences on behalf of our many corporate clients. 


We even managed to hold our own conference. Forty Oceania drivers and support staff gathered for a workshop and dinner in Auckland. It was an opportunity to share our knowledge, hear from some of our customers and to socialize. And on the last day, for the winners of the yacht race on the Waitemata Harbour to secure bragging rights for the next twelve months! 

New 49-seat tour coaches 

Two brand new luxury 5-star 49 passenger seat Volvo B12 tour coaches have been added to our fleet in 2006. One will be based in Auckland and the other in Christchurch.

They are ideal for large groups wanting to travel in comfort and style. Features include two passenger doors, on-board rest rooms, seat belts on each reclining seat, CD/DVD players with surround sound, fridge for cooled water or medicine, individual air-conditioning controls, fridge for cooled water or medicine, personal or directed reading lights, TV monitors and lockable under floor luggage lockers. 

Legendary British rock band 10cc featuring Graham Gouldman toured New Zealand with Oceania in June 2006. We meet them at Dunedin airport for a tour that travelled from one end of New Zealand to the other. We provided separate luxury 29-seat tour coaches in each island with one dropping the group off at the inter-island ferry terminal in Picton and the other picking them up in Wellington. 

Lions in New Zealand

The British and Irish Lions Rugby team toured New Zealand during June and July 2005. Oceania Coachlines was appointed by two leading UK based tour operators to provide tour coach transport for Lions supporters. This required up to 20 tour coaches in a variety of locations at the same time, as the Lions supporters toured the country as well as watching rugby matches including those against New Zealand’s national team - the All Blacks. It was a very busy time indeed! 

Two more luxury 29-seater coaches built
The introduction of our new MAN 29-seater coaches in March 2004 (see news item below) was greeted with such an overwhelming response that we decided to add two more. This brings to five, the total number of brand new luxury 29-seater coaches added to our fleet in 2004/5. 

They have been especially designed to meet the needs of customers in the luxury small group touring market who wish to see and experience New Zealand in more depth whilst travelling in style.

Many of the itineraries we receive from our tour operator clients are extremely innovative and exciting and reflect the fabulous tourism developments occurring throughout New Zealand. A number of them stay in luxury lodges and boutique hotels and have selected Oceania Coachlines to ensure luxury touring standards are maintained in every aspect of their New Zealand tour. More about our new 29-seater coaches...

Oceania on front cover of MAN world-wide brochure.
We were delighted to receive recently the latest copy of the MAN Omnibusse brochure and see one of our new 29-seater tour coaches featured on the front cover of their latest world-wide brochure. 

MAN Omnibusse, based in Germany, are one of the largest chassis manufacturers in the world and the brochure provides details of their various vehicle models for global distribution to tour coach and bus operators. 

To be featured in this way to an audience of our peers is quite an accolade for the standard of our tour coaches. 

Kiwi and Oceania.
Kiwi Bus Builders of Tauranga in New Zealand who construct of all of Oceania’s new coaches have used many photographs of our luxury Volvo B12 tour coaches in their superb brochure. 

The images provide an insight into the highly skilled craftsmanship Involved in constructing a state-of-the-art tour coach. We were particularly taken with the montage of reclining passengers seats/ individual air-conditioning reading controls and the montage of restrooms/interior trim/refrigerators and the fabulous shots of the coach exteriors. 

Congratulations Kiwi Bus Builders. The quality of your brochure matches that of your coach building. We are proud to be associated with you.

Oceania Finalist in ITOC Operator of the Year Award
Oceania Coachlines are honoured to be chosen as one of four finalists for the 2004 ITOC Operator of the Year Award. Due to the specialist nature of the group tour business, such nominations are seldom bestowed on tour coach operators. A nomination by ITOC is extremely prestigious. ITOC comprises New Zealand's leading inbound tour operators - specialists in both individual and group travel who have an intimate knowledge of New Zealand's tourism products.

Brand New Luxury 29-seat Tour Coaches
Three stunning brand new MAN 29-seater coaches were added to the Oceania fleet in March 2004. They have been especially designed for the luxury small tour group market. 

They are the result of much research to identify the right chassis. Oceania required the same comfort and power-to-weight ratio of its larger coaches. The new MAN chassis delivers this. The vehicles were constructed by Kiwi Bus Builders of Tauranga to ensure the high quality external finish and interior fit-out matched the standard of Oceania’s luxury 5-Star 49-seater Volvo B12’s also constructed by Kiwi Bus Builders.

Features include air-suspension, contoured reclining seats all which are fitted with seat belts, UV and heat resistant tinted windows which means no sun glare to spoil the view, CD/DVD players with surround sound, fridge for cooled water or medicine, individual air-conditioning controls and personal reading lights, video monitors, and lockable under floor luggage compartments. There is also a full-size courier seat beside the driver. 

The new coaches are available in both the North and South Islands. More about our new 29-seater coaches...

Qualmark accreditation received 
Our philosophy at Oceania Coachlines is to provide top-line luxury tour coaching and we are delighted to be one of the first coachlines in New Zealand to be independently accredited as Qualmark TM endorsed visitor transport.

Qualmark TM accreditation was granted to Oceania after rigorous assessment of our customer service practices, facilities and equipment, staff and management competencies and attitudes, environmental and cultural policies, general safety and welfare standards and overall business operations. 
The Qualmark TM accreditation when added to the Bus & Coach Association of New Zealand Inc coach grading system provides further evidence as to why you should book your tour coach requirements with Oceania Coachlines. 

Oceania Wins Exclusive Lord of the Rings Contract

TOUR AROUND MIDDLE EARTH IN LUXURY

Oceania Coachlines are the preferred operator for the upcoming Red Carpet Tours of Middle Earth. For those who want to capture and live the magic of the Lord Of The Rings, you can travel like a movie star and visit some of the locations that were used in the movie.

“We chose Oceania Coachlines because they are the best.  We pride ourselves on our tours and having the rights to run tours to the Lord of the Rings movie locations is an exclusive opportunity that we are very proud of.  We want to ensure our clients have a wonderful tour, so it made sense to chose Oceania Coachlines who also pride themselves on their delivery excellence”. 
Vic James, Managing Director, Red Carpet Tours.

For more information about Red Carpet Tours of the Lord of the Rings locations visit www.redcarpet-tours.com

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