Approved ADS inbound tour operators must renew their ADS
approval each year.
Approved Tour Guides do not need to renew their
applications.
The documentation and application fee must be received by
Tourism New Zealand's China Market Development Unit at
least 20 working days before the end of the inbound tour operator's
current ADS approval.
To renew ADS approval, an inbound tour operator will need to
provide the following:
- A completed Application Form for ADS Renewal: Schedule 2 (see
document downloads below)
- A completed deed of undertaking form: Schedule 3 (see document
download below)
- An application fee of $2,875.00 (GST inclusive, non-Qualmrk
endorsed ITOs only) or $2,070.00 (GST inclusive, TEC members or
ITOs registered as a Qualmark Endorsed Visitor Service only)
- Financial statements or letter from a Chartered Accountant (see
section 10 of Schedule 2 for details):
- Any financial statements provided need to include a
breakdown of non-commission and commission-based sales amounts and
must be accompanied by a letter issued and signed by the company
accountant, or
- A letter from a Chartered Account must confirm that the
business is a going concern and satisfies the solvency test as that
test is defined in the Companies Act 1993.
- GST Statement of Account certificates issued by the Inland
Revenue Department for the previous six months
- If there have been any changes to staff engaged in ADS-related
work, the following will need to be supplied:
- For all New Zealand-based staff and/or representatives,
certified documentation confirming their New Zealand citizenship,
New Zealand residence or work permit status
- A Ministry of Justice 3rd Party Criminal Convictions form.
Sections 1 and 3 of this form need to be completed by the staff
member(s) concerned
Applications should be forwarded to the following address:
China Market Development Unit
Tourism New Zealand
P.O. Box 95
Wellington