Awards

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

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

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

Christchurch Airport has scooped the sustainability and supreme gongs at the Air New Zealand Tūhono Supplier Awards.

From Awanui in the north to Arrowtown in the south, the 10 finalists for the 2023 Most Beautiful Awards have been named.

The George Hotel in Christchurch and Hulbert House in Queenstown have won accolades at the World Travel Awards in Ho Chi Minh City.

Thirty-five finalists out of 123 entries have been picked for the prestigious awards.

Six Māori tourism operators have made the shortlist in 10 categories at the 2023 New Zealand Tourism Awards.

Active Adventures and Austin Adventures have beaten JW Marriott and Hotel Britomart to win the Contribution to Tourism with the USA award at the American Chamber of Commerce’s DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards.

Tourism Industry Aotearoa will reveal the finalists in this year’s New Zealand Tourism Awards in an online event next week.

Luxury travel experience operator Southern Crossings has taken out a Best of the Best Award at the 2023 Virtuoso Travel Week in Las Vegas.

Active Adventures & Austin Adventures, JW Marriott Auckland and The Hotel Britomart have been nominated 2023 AmCham-DHL Express Success & Innovation Awards.

Distinction Christchurch has taken the top spot in two categories at Grand Pacific Tours’ Supplier and Crew Awards this year.

The creators behind LyLo Auckland have been nominated as a finalist in three categories at the Designers Institute of New Zealand’s Best Design Awards.

Rotorua restaurant Atticus Funch has taken home the top gong at the Rotorua Hospitality Awards.

Secret Spot Hot Tubs, MDA Experiences, All Seasons Holiday Park, the Pullman, Sudima, Novotel and Ibis, and Burger Fuel have been nominated for the Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards.

The operators were among the winners at the Tourism Export Council Operator of the Year and YoungTEC Awards.

Fieldays, Pasifika Festival, Flavours of Plenty, Crankworx and individuals from XPO Exhibitions and Tourism New Zealand are among a swathe of nominees announced for the 2023 New Zealand Events Awards.

Queenstown-based Kiwi Water Park co-owner and marketing director Emily Rutherford is a finalist in the 2023 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

The industry celebrates its best at the Holiday Parks New Zealand Awards.

Wānaka’s Rippon Vineyard has been named the best in Australasia and eleventh in the top 50 worldwide.

Keep New Zealand Beautiful has opened nominations for its annual Beautiful Awards for the year.

Sudima Hotels and Hind Management have made the shortlist for the Reuters’ Responsible Business awards.

Finalists from RealNZ, Wētā Workshop, Go with Tourism, Tomahawk and Central Otago District Council are up for top spots at the Young Tourism Export Council of New Zealand Awards this year.

There is still time to enter the New Zealand Tourism Awards 2023, with entries closing on Thursday 6 July.

QT Hotels & Resorts New Zealand is celebrating three accolades from Hospitality New Zealand’s Hospitality Awards for Excellence 2023.

The Tourism Export Council of New Zealand unveils a 12-strong shortlist for its Operator of the Year Awards.

Christchurch venues win both the Supreme Award and the People’s Choice at last night’s gala dinner.

SkyCity Entertainment’s general manager of Auckland hospitality, David Allot, has been named the Hospitality Industry Leader of the Year.

GO Rentals has been awarded Canstar’s Most Satisfied Customers, Hire Cars Award Winner for 2023.

RotoruaNZ, HOT Events and Kim Chan Events have been crowned the winners of the Best Stand Awards at MEETINGS 2023.

Chateau Tongariro has won the Enduring Architecture Award from the western branch of the New Zealand Institute of Architects.

Peter and Karen West of Waihi Beach Paradise Resort have won the Vision Insurance 2023 Supreme Bed & Breakfast of the Year award.

Air New Zealand has been ranked 19th in the Skytrax World Airline Awards 2023.

The architects behind Taupō Airport, Te Kaaroro Nature Precinct and the Sir Howard Morrison Centre have received accolades for their work at the The 2023 Te Kahui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Bay of Plenty and Waikato Awards.

The construction company behind the voco and Holiday Inn Express double hotel tower has won an award for its site safety.

Hind Management and Sudima Hotels have been announced as a finalist in 2023 Diversity Awards NZ.

Entries are now open for the 2023 New Zealand Tourism Awards, hosted by Tourism Industry Aotearoa.

Air New Zealand has won two accolades at the Crystal Cabin Awards in Germany.

The chair of Te Matatini and and an Auckland Institute of Studies tourism educator are among those recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours.

Air New Zealand has been named the 2023 Airline of the Year by AirlineRatings.com.

Air New Zealand has been named Randstad’s Most Attractive Employer.

The date has been set for Tourism Industry Aotearoa’s 2023 Tourism Awards dinner in Wellington, taking place on Tuesday 7 November.

Tourism Holdings Limited and its financial advisor on its Apollo Tourism & Leisure takeover, Jarden, have won the M&A Transaction of the Year accolade at the Institute of Finance Professionals in New Zealand Awards.

The three businesses are among 120 finalists across 24 categories to be honoured at the awards.

Hawke’s Bay is now the 12th Great Wine Capital of the world, putting it amongst world leaders such as Bordeaux in France and Bilbao in Spain.

The 21st year of the annual awards will recognise business, local government, social enterprise and individuals for their sustainability achievements.

The dual-hotel development Voco-HIE has won the Supreme Award at the 2023 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards.

Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters pilot Alfie Speight has been awarded for his flight skills and contribution to cinematography.