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Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 8 December.

SkyCity Entertainment Group now expects its normalised EBITDA for the year to June 2024 to be between $290m and $310m.

Average weekly occupancy across New Zealand fell last week with all major markets sliding into the first week of summer, according to figures from STR.

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Haka House becomes NZ’s biggest hostel operator with backing from private equity firm GCP Hospitality.

International arrivals are on track for an 87% recovery of Pre-Covid by September next year, according to the latest forecast from Tourism Export Council of New Zealand.

More investment, faster immigration processing, and council planning for coach parking are some of the key focus areas for the future, Tourism Export Council of New Zealand chair Scott Mehrtens said in his speech at the association’s Xmas Symposium in Auckland yesterday.

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The driving force behind Queenstown’s $30m+ ‘six star’ The Carlin passed away suddenly, aged 69.

After a challenging pandemic, Rotorua’s Polynesian Spa continues to increase customer numbers to levels last experienced in 2019, says Rangatira.

An audacious goal to increase the number of guest nights in the campground sector to more than 10 million is a top priority for Holiday Parks New Zealand’s Fergus Brown this summer.

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The InterCity owner now controls Australia’s nationwide coach operator.

The current cruise season will be one for the record books in terms of visitation but it is the benefits that it brings to the regions that are of most value to New Zealand, says Jacqui Lloyd.

International visitor spend totalled $9bn for the year ending September 2023, making it the second largest export for the country, according to the latest International Visitor Survey.

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The global tourism industry could generate $2.26tr by the end of the year, closing in on the amount earned in 2019.

The MD tells the Ticker about the luxury operator’s latest experience, regional challenges, investing in staff, and one benefit from the pandemic.

Tourism New Zealand says it achieved 10 out of 11 performance goals in its 2023 fiscal year, only failing on the level of its stakeholder engagement, according to its latest annual report.

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The agency says there’s no clarity around tourism funding, nor any regulatory guidance to support destination management.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 1 December.

Auckland’s hotel market has enjoyed a strong end to spring, according to figures from STR.

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First-time Labour MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel will take on tourism and hospitality and govt minister Matt Doocey.

More than $28m has been committed to the Tourism ITP but the future of that funding is now uncertain.

Destination Hauraki Coromandel has launched a summer campaign it believes is a world first for the way it is supported by science.

The increasing popularity of snowmaking is helping the ski industry but there are risks as well as benefits.

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Senior managers have left the new Rotorua attraction just months after its opening.

Upgrades to the country’s isite chain are helping to blend digital and local expertise, and New Zealand should “embrace the network”.

There is a tension in tourism between the economic benefits travellers bring and their environmental impacts but there are ways the public and private sectors can work together to create positive change, according to Visa’s global head of merchant sales and acquiring, Jennifer Munday.

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More than $28m has been committed to tourism’s workstream but ACT plans to stop all govt work on ITPs.

Skyline has reported a good set of interim results and is is working on “an exciting new opportunity” in Europe.

Both BEIA and NZEA say the appointment of the new tourism and hospitality minister presents a unique opportunity for the industry.

A new food and wine destination is opening this week near Queenstown – the first phase of a circa $200m development at a historic 160-year-old farm.

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It’s a new era for tourism, with industry leaders like TIA’s Rebecca Ingram keen to work “with all the ministers that have responsibilities that intersect with our important industry”.

Matt Doocey’s appointment to the tourism and hospitality portfolio has pleased tourism sector stakeholders, even if his previous experience did not make him an obvious choice.

The inclusion of hospitality alongside tourism in a government portfolio is deserved recognition of a $14bn sector, say industry groups.

Cycle Journeys owner and director Geoff Gabites tells the Ticker how cycling tours found their footing during Covid, Pacific expansion, and the value of New Zealand’s Great Rides.

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The MP for Waimakariri will lead the renamed tourism and hospitality portfolio.

The new govt is expected to name its ministers today, with many in the sector hoping for a high-ranking appointment to the tourism portfolio.

Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 24 November.

Queenstown Marathon last Saturday lifted occupancy across the resort to a new 2023 high, according to figures from STR.

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A new analysis shows Airbnb generated more than $1bn annually in wages and salaries across Aotearoa.

The district’s first ever cruise arrivals will visit Whangārei Town Basin, where the new Hundertwasser Art Centre is a ‘must see’ attraction.