2020 Year in Review

After a quiet spring, activities and attractions operators fear visitation will collapse in February without a trans-Tasman bubble.

2020 was not the first time that Rotorua’s tourism industry has had to adapt to circumstances out of its control.

People in Ōtautahi Christchurch and Waitaha Canterbury are ready to do away with response and recovery, says ChristchurchNZ’s Loren Heaphy.

However, the impact of Covid-19 creates “an unprecedented opportunity”, says DQ’s acting CEO.

The year has brought out the best in Auckland’s tourism sector, writes Auckland Unlimited’s GM of destination.

If ever a sporting analogy can be used to summarise a year then now is the time, writes the agency.