Tourism New Zealand invites cricket fans for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 in partnership with Fanatic Sports

With less than 70 days to go until the ICC Cricket World Cup (ICC CWC) 2015, Tourism New Zealand co-hosted a corporate evening with Fanatic Sports in Delhi. The event saw the launch of the sports travel company’s special packages to New Zealand for the mega sporting event. New Zealand is hosting 23 matches over god tournament across seven regions, namely Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Dunedin and Napier.

Speaking about the partnership, David Craig, General Manager Asia, Tourism New Zealand said, “We are excited to co-host one of the world’s biggest sporting events and India is one of our key target markets for this purpose. Through our partnership with Fanatic Sports, we aim to attract cricket fans and business travellers from India to New Zealand for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.”

Raghav Gupta, Founder and CEO of Fanatic Sports said, “As official agents for the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2015 being co-hosted by Australia & NZ, Fanatic Sports & Tourism New Zealand are jointly hosting this evening to promote our luxury cricket tours and hospitality packages”.

Anant Roongta, Director of Fanatic Sports said, “India is a sports loving nation and we have seen a growth in demand for our sports tour packages especially for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. New Zealand is an exotic destination and offers some of the best facilities in the world to travellers. The World Cup is just over 70 days away and the response to our offering has been phenomenal.”

The evening also witnessed a stand-up comedy act on cricket ‘dressing-room anecdotes’ by Vikram Sathaye, author of the book ‘How Sachin Destroyed My Life’​

Guests spotted on the soiree were Shweta Kartik, Atul Wassan, Lecoanet Hemant, Divya Guruwara, Sanjay Kapoor, Dimple Fauzdar, Chetan Seth, Prakshi Sharma, Saggar Mehra, Shahnaz Husain, Neelam Pratap Rudy, Suparna Trikha, Sonalika Sahay, Anupama Dayal, Dolly and Kamal Jain, Raunak Sahni, Grahame Mortan and many more……