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Awards

Auckland venue named NZ’s top gastropub
11 Apr 2024  

Auckland venue named NZ’s top gastropub

Auckland’s Fantail & Turtle has been crowned New Zealand’s supreme champion in the inaugural Estrella Damm Top 50 New Zealand Gastropubs awards held last night.


WellingtonNZ website up for Webby
9 Apr 2024   /

WellingtonNZ website up for Webby

WellingtonNZ has been nominated in the international Webby Awards presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.


Climbing trust wins award

Climbing trust wins award

The Aotearoa Climbing Access Trust’s advocacy for public access to climbing areas has been recognised with an award.


NZEA opens ticket sales for annual conference
28 Mar 2024  

NZEA opens ticket sales for annual conference

The New Zealand Events Association has opened ticket sales for its annual industry Eventing The Future conference in August.


Airways NZ wins top international award
26 Mar 2024  

Airways NZ wins top international award

Airways New Zealand has won the top prize and two other awards at the global Air Traffic Management Awards 2023 for its infrastructure projects and a drone trial.


Huka Lodge, TAU, Millbrook among World MICE winners
21 Mar 2024   /

Huka Lodge, TAU, Millbrook among World MICE winners

New Zealand has picked up nine gongs at the World MICE Awards 2023.


Wētā Workshop wins award for display in China
19 Mar 2024  

Wētā Workshop wins award for display in China

Wētā Workshop has won an international award for its design work at the Haikou International Duty-Free Shopping Complex in Hainan, China.


Kiwi winners at CLIA’s Cruise Industry Awards
11 Mar 2024  

Kiwi winners at CLIA’s Cruise Industry Awards

New Zealand Travel Brokers, Pukekohe Travel, and a rising star at House of Travel Kapiti Coast are among the Kiwi winners at Cruise Lines International Association Australasia’s 21st Cruise Industry Awards.


Te Pae researcher wins ICCA award
6 Mar 2024   /

Te Pae researcher wins ICCA award

Te Pae Christchurch research coordinator Erwin Matheeuwson has won the 2023 ICCA Researcher of the Year Award from the International Congress and Convention Association.


Ōpuke hot pools wins swag of business awards
27 Feb 2024   /

Ōpuke hot pools wins swag of business awards

Ōpuke Thermal Pools & Spa has won five categories at the 2024 ANZ Business of the Year Awards.


TIA Summit, NZ Tourism Awards head to Auckland

TIA Summit, NZ Tourism Awards head to Auckland

Tourism Summit Aotearoa and the New Zealand Tourism Awards will be held at Cordis Auckland this year.


Guided Walks NZ goes gold with Qualmark
2 Feb 2024   /

Guided Walks NZ goes gold with Qualmark

Ngāi Tahu Tourism-owned Guided Walks New Zealand has been awarded the Gold Sustainable Tourism Business Award by Qualmark.


Booking.com: Otago among most welcoming regions in the world
1 Feb 2024  

Booking.com: Otago among most welcoming regions in the world

The OTA also ranks the most welcoming towns in New Zealand.


Tyson-Nathan made Dame in New Year Honours
15 Jan 2024   /

Tyson-Nathan made Dame in New Year Honours

New Zealand Māori Tourism chief executive Pania Tyson-Nathan has been made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) in the 2024 New Year Honours List for her services to Māori and business.


KiwiRail’s Great Journeys “thrilled” at NY Times recognition
15 Jan 2024   /

KiwiRail’s Great Journeys “thrilled” at NY Times recognition

KiwiRail says it is “beyond thrilled” to represent New Zealand in being featured on The New York Times’ 52 places to go in 2024 list.


The Landing, Sofitel Queenstown, The Carlin among HM Awards
5 Dec 2023   /

The Landing, Sofitel Queenstown, The Carlin among HM Awards

The Carlin, Holiday Inn Express, Hilton Auckland, Rydges Latimer Christchurch, Park Hyatt, Sofitel Queenstown and The Landing have been named New Zealand winners in the 2023 HM Awards.


RealNZ recognised for diversity, employee wellbeing
1 Dec 2023  

RealNZ recognised for diversity, employee wellbeing

RealNZ says its commitment to diversity and inclusion, employee wellbeing and health have been recognised in two awards this month.


Te Pae, Toitoi, Forsyth Barr Stadium win EVANZ awards
1 Dec 2023   /

Te Pae, Toitoi, Forsyth Barr Stadium win EVANZ awards

Toitoi Hawke’s Bay Arts & Events Centre, Te Pae and Forsyth Barr Stadium are among the winners in the Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand Awards.


Southern Discoveries, Great South win business awards

Southern Discoveries, Great South win business awards

Southern Discoveries has won the Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality award at the Grand Business South Awards.


Sarin Hotels, East by West win business excellence awards
23 Nov 2023   /

Sarin Hotels, East by West win business excellence awards

Sarin Hotels and Easy By West Ferries have won awards at the 2degrees Wellington Regional Business Excellence Awards on Friday.


Avis, Princess Cruises win service awards
22 Nov 2023   /

Avis, Princess Cruises win service awards

Avis and Princess Cruises have been ranked top of their categories in the Reader’s Digest 2024 Quality Service Awards.


Everybody Eats takes top Wellington Airport gong
21 Nov 2023  

Everybody Eats takes top Wellington Airport gong

Everybody Eats has been named the Supreme Award winner at the 2023 Wellington Airport Regional Community Awards.


Tourism NZ wins ICCA Best Marketing Award
16 Nov 2023   /

Tourism NZ wins ICCA Best Marketing Award

Tourism New Zealand has won the Best Marketing Award at the International Congress and Convention Association’s annual awards.


Second big win for TOP 10 holiday park
13 Nov 2023   /

Second big win for TOP 10 holiday park

Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park in Whitianga has won the Excellence on Customer Engagement award at the Westpac NZ Franchise Awards 2023.


Taupō wins top town at Beautiful Awards
13 Nov 2023   /

Taupō wins top town at Beautiful Awards

Taupō has received the Beautiful Awards Supreme Towns & Cities Award at Keep New Zealand Beautiful’s 2023 Beautiful Awards.


RTOs, XPO’s Spillane win NZ Events Awards
10 Nov 2023   /

RTOs, XPO’s Spillane win NZ Events Awards

ChristchurchNZ, Tourism Bay of Plenty, and XPO Exhibitions’ Brent Spillane have been recognised at at New Zealand Events Association’s industry awards.


Tour, retail operator Mountain Jade takes top business award
9 Nov 2023   /

Tour, retail operator Mountain Jade takes top business award

Carving tour, art and retail business Mountain Jade has won two awards at the Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards.


“Tourism a force for good” – Malcolm Johns, winner of Sir Jack Newman award
8 Nov 2023  

“Tourism a force for good” – Malcolm Johns, winner of Sir Jack Newman award

Tourism is changing NZ for the better, says the former Christchurch Airport CEO.


NZ Tourism Awards: Zealandia takes top gong
8 Nov 2023   /

NZ Tourism Awards: Zealandia takes top gong

The wildlife sanctuary won the Air NZ Supreme Tourism Award at last night’s gala event.


NZ Tourism Awards: Sudima’s Awatere Douglas on culture, iwi relations, and inspiring young people
7 Nov 2023   /

NZ Tourism Awards: Sudima’s Awatere Douglas on culture, iwi relations, and inspiring young people

As part of a series leading up to tonight’s prestigious event, the Ticker hears from the hotel manager, a finalist for the Emerging Leader Award.


Te Pae wins Skål International Sustainable Tourism Award
7 Nov 2023  

Te Pae wins Skål International Sustainable Tourism Award

The accolade was part of the 2023 Skal International Sustainable Tourism Awards, held in Spain on 2 November.


Active Adventures leads operator haul at Queenstown awards
6 Nov 2023   /

Active Adventures leads operator haul at Queenstown awards

The small group hiking and adventure tour operator, led by chief executive Wendy van Lieshout, also won the Excellence in People & Capability accolade at the awards on Saturday night.


Rotorua’s Wai Ariki wins spa award
3 Nov 2023   /

Rotorua’s Wai Ariki wins spa award

Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa has been named as the Best New Spa at the 2023 Spa and Wellness Awards.


THL, Webster finalists in Deloitte Top 200 Awards
2 Nov 2023   /

THL, Webster finalists in Deloitte Top 200 Awards

Tourism Holdings has been shortlisted for Company of the Year in the Deloitte Top 200 Awards.


Te Pae, Mt Smart Stadium among EVANZ finalists
2 Nov 2023  

Te Pae, Mt Smart Stadium among EVANZ finalists

Te Pae Christchurch, Go Media Stadium Mt Smart and Toitoi – Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre are among the finalists at this year’s Entertainment Venues Association New Zealand Awards.


Wai Ariki, airport CEO among property winners
30 Oct 2023   /

Wai Ariki, airport CEO among property winners

Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa, Waikato Regional Airport Group chief executive Mark Morgan, and the Rotorua Lakefront Redevelopment team have won awards at the Central People Property Awards.


Taranaki travel app receives commendation
30 Oct 2023   /

Taranaki travel app receives commendation

A travel planning app has received a commendation for best practice innovation at the Economic Development New Zealand Awards.


Queenstown travel agency makes Deloitte Fast 50
27 Oct 2023   /

Queenstown travel agency makes Deloitte Fast 50

Queenstown travel agency Xtravel has been named as one of the Deloitte Fast 50’s 2023 category winners for Dunedin and the Lower South Island.


Encounter Kaikōura reigns supreme at business awards
18 Oct 2023   /

Encounter Kaikōura reigns supreme at business awards

Encounter Kaikōura has won two accolades at the North Canterbury Business Awards.


NZ Tourism Awards: Wild Kiwi on staff creating success
17 Oct 2023   /

NZ Tourism Awards: Wild Kiwi on staff creating success

Happy staff can help create a successful business and are certainly behind Wild Kiwi Tours’ awards nomination, says owner Daniel Painter.


Taupō, Hawke’s Bay, Invercargill win airport awards
17 Oct 2023   /

Taupō, Hawke’s Bay, Invercargill win airport awards

Taupō, Hawke’s Bay, and Gisborne airports have been recognised at the New Zealand Airports Awards 2023.


Voting opens for NZ’s favourite event
12 Oct 2023   /

Voting opens for NZ’s favourite event

The New Zealand Events Association has opened public nominations for New Zealand’s Favourite Event.


AHICE: Accor, Nesuto, Sudima execs win inaugural hotel leadership awards
11 Oct 2023   /

AHICE: Accor, Nesuto, Sudima execs win inaugural hotel leadership awards

Three of the country’s top hotel professionals have been lauded at the inaugural Aotearoa Hotel Industry Leadership Awards.


Park Hyatt Auckland ranks high in Condé Nast awards
11 Oct 2023   /

Park Hyatt Auckland ranks high in Condé Nast awards

Park Hyatt Auckland has been ranked second on the Condé Nast Travellers Top 10 Hotels in Australia and New Zealand: Readers’ Choice Awards.


NZ Tourism Awards: Whanganui Tours puts Māori tourism on the map
9 Oct 2023  

NZ Tourism Awards: Whanganui Tours puts Māori tourism on the map

In a series of profiles leading up to the 2023 NZ Tourism Awards, the Ticker hears from operators on the shortlist.


Wairarapa luxury accom wins Condé Nast recognition
9 Oct 2023   /

Wairarapa luxury accom wins Condé Nast recognition

Wharekauhau Country Estate in Wairarapa has been named the best resort in Australasia and the Pacific in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.


TOP 10 Holiday Parks nominated in franchise awards
26 Sep 2023   /

TOP 10 Holiday Parks nominated in franchise awards

TOP 10 Holiday Parks has been nominated as a finalist in the 2023 Westpac NZ Franchise Awards.


Saxton wins BEIA’s Outstanding Contributor Award
21 Sep 2023   /

Saxton wins BEIA’s Outstanding Contributor Award

Hawke’s Bay Tourism chief executive Hamish Saxton has won Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s 2023 Outstanding Contributor Award.


Operators among Waikato Business Awards finalists
18 Sep 2023  

Operators among Waikato Business Awards finalists

Hamilton Airport, Dive Zone Whitianga, and the NZ National Fieldays Society are all up for awards at the 2023 Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards.


Geraldine TOP 10 reigns supreme at awards
15 Sep 2023   /

Geraldine TOP 10 reigns supreme at awards

Geraldine TOP 10 Holiday Park has taken out the top honour at the TOP 10 Holiday Parks Awards.