Tourplan: a decades-old Christchurch tech company making millions

Tourplan: a decades-old Christchurch tech company making millions
Tourplan provides software for tourism operators in 70 countries. (Image: DepositPhotos)
Ben Moore
An under-the-radar Christchurch software success story is potentially up for sale for $150 million.The company, Tourplan, was founded in 1986 by Cantabrian Peter Trumic and today provides tour planning software and services to 450 tour operators across the globe.Tourplan has offices in the UK, South Africa, Costa Rica, and Malaysia along with its New Zealand headquarters in Christchurch.Last week, the Australian Financial Review (AFR) reported rumours that the company was on the block for $150m, with investment bank North Pacific Partners...

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