our story

Our team has over 25 years experience in the inbound travel industry. We are specialists at hosting guests and creating exclusive boutique travel experiences. It's what we do, and we love it.

TWiG, The Welcome Group is 100% New Zealand owned and operated since 2012.

We support local businesses and work together with Forest & Bird to care for our country.

Owner & Director of TWiG The Welcome Group Samantha Bevacqua has always had a keen sense of adventure. This wide-eyed curiosity became a lifelong pursuit of discovering New Zealand's own natural beauty. Samantha has built a career sharing New Zealand's history and natural beauty through journeys and stories to experiential travellers from around the globe.

TWiG represents a trusted standard of luxury travel.