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Weta Workshop Unleashed and the All Blacks Experience will be among 70 Auckland-wide exhibitors at the Discover Auckland Travel Expo next week.

The pandemic has forced a “re-balancing” of tourism, major and business events activities, says CEO Nick Hill.

GM of destination Steve Armitage hopes to “make it difficult” for other regions to attract visitors from the city.

ATEED will host the Discover Auckland Travel Expo next month to showcase the region to locals.

The Dear NZ, Love AKL campaign focused on the visiting friends and relatives travel market.

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development will launch a new summer festival, Summernova, coinciding with next year’s America’s Cup.

The operator’s chief executive Chris Sattler says the tourism sector is not using all the assistance available.

Nine new events have been added to the Elemental AKL festival line up.

Auckland Council has unveiled its new seven-member board of directors to oversee the merger of Regional Facilities Auckland and ATEED.

A merger of ATEED and RFA would deliver “great outcomes” for the city, significant cost savings, and accelerate the development of cultural infrastructure, according to an independent review.

Up to 50,000 people across the Auckland region could lose their jobs as the recession takes hold, says the agency.

The festival from ATEED features more than 30 free and ticketed events showcasing the region’s food, music and arts.

The chair of ATEED’s Industry Leaders Group says NZ tourism’s “engine room” has earned the right for support.

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development is urging the tourism sector to make a submission on Auckland Council’s proposed emergency budget.

A new recovery framework drawn-up by Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development makes plain the numerous risks and challenges the destination faces as it looks to overcome the impact of Covid-19.

GM of destination Steve Armitage on supporting industry and re-establishing Auckland’s tourism sector.

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development has paused selected marketing activity, and is not replacing non-essential vacant roles as part of a cost-cutting drive following the year-long suspension of the APTR.

A video showcasing Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland while in lockdown has been viewed more than half-a-million times, says Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development.

The 2020 Corona Piha Pro Challenger Series event in Auckland has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 crisis.

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development has scaled up capacity in its Business & Innovation Advisor team as it looks to connect its members with Covid-19 business support measure.

The Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance is calling for Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development to be scrapped, saying its role of promoting tourism and events is redundant.

The World Wide Fund for Nature is bringing a ten-week public art sculpture trail to Auckland fo the summer/autumn season in 2021.

ATEED and NYC & Company have signed a two-year tourism partnership.

Māori businesses will be in the spotlight at the Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival in Auckland on 31 January.

The Mood of the Nation survey validates destination management, according to Steve Armitage, general manager of destination at Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development.

Costs for the mooring dolphin extension at Auckland’s Queens Wharf have blown out to $30m and will not be completed in time for the America’s Cup in 2021.

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development’s Go with Tourism platform has received a Commendation for Innovation at the Economic Development New Zealand 2019 Best Practice Awards.

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Data, China and skills are among the key areas of focus for the agency’s tourism efforts.

The agency says its work resulted in a $16m contribution from business and major events to Auckland’s economy.

The Department of Conservation, in partnership with Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development, has launched what it says is a “world first” nature app that incorporates Te Reo Māori, Chinese and English translations.

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development will plough up to $850,000 into Elemental AKL,  its new month-long winter festival which aims to drive visitation during the tourism off-season.

The call has gone out to the tourism sector to come forward with ideas to develop the new event.

In its annual report, ATEED also says major events are to play a key role in growing Auckland’s visitor economy.

Auckland Convention Bureau is on a recruitment drive as part of a “refocusing and re-strengthening” of its business events work.

Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development will play a bigger part in the management of its visitor economy as it seeks to ensure industry growth across the region is sustainable.

ATEED is preparing to launch what it says will be New Zealand’s first combined destination management and marketing plan for a region. 

Auckland is gearing up to exploit the opportunities its global exposure from major events will present in 2020 and 2021, says the city’s tourism leaders.

An innovative digital portal has opened allowing visitors to design their own custom walking tours of the central city.

Auckland’s increased focus on developing the Australian market as a source of business events has paid dividends – resulting in the city hosting $33 million worth of business events since the Auckland Business Events Plan launched in 2014.

Auckland and Christchurch have won the bid to host the International Society for Contemporary Music’s (ISCM) World New Music Days event in 2020.

Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) has scored a coup landing the current head of EventScotland to be its next major events leader. 

Two new economic tools will help measure activity in Auckland including the part that tourism is playing in the city.

Steffan Panoho, an experienced tourism leader with an excellent track record of promoting Auckland and New Zealand in international markets, has been appointed Head of Tourism at ATEED.

The annual application round for Auckland major events sponsorship is now open.

Two highly experienced and respected business leaders – Glenys Coughlan and Evan Davies – have been appointed to the board of ATEED.

ATEED has launched a training course to upskill frontline staff at Auckland tourism businesses.

Auckland’s business events sector continues to go from strength-to-strength, delivering millions into the regional economy each year.

Sir John Kirwan is playing a starring role in a new campaign encouraging Aucklanders to get out and explore the Auckland region on their weekends.

After six years heading up Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development’s (ATEED) tourism division, Jason Hill has tendered his resignation to pursue his own business interests within the sector.