Award

Tourism ‘futurologist’ and academic Ian Yeoman has been named one of the top 25 global tourism promoters by the International Hospitality Institute.

New Plymouth Airport’s Te Hono terminal has won the special prize for an airport exterior at the Prix Versailles Airports 2021, beating Berlin’s Brandenburg Airport, Athens International Airport, and the Philippines’ Clark International Airport.

The first YES National Excellence Tourism Award went to students from Roncalli College in Timaru for their reusable bag product, aimed at encouraging responsible camping.

Hobbiton Movie Set has picked up a gong at the 2019 Entertainment Venues Association of New Zealand annual awards.

Air New Zealand has been named Airline of the Year by by safety and product-rating website AirlineRatings.com.

Hawke’s Bay’s Church Road Wines has won the inaugural New Zealand Cellar Door of the Year award at this year’s New Zealand Wine Awards held in Blenheim on Saturday evening.

Destination Queenstown’s Australia winter campaign – a short film which was launched in November last year – has won an Australian cinematography award.

The Waihopai River near Invercargill took out the Supreme Award for Most Improved River at the New Zealand River Awards 2019 in Wellington.

KiwiRail, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery Alliance have won the Supreme Award at the Engineering NZ ENVI Awards.

KiwiRail’s restoration of its rail line between Picton and Christchurch following the November 2016 Kaikōura earthquake has been recognised internationally.

A raft of tourism industry companies including Tourism Industry Aotearoa and Tourism Holdings are in the running for the 2019 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards.

Wellington’s ZEALANDIA eco-sanctuary, Camp Glenorchy Eco Retreat near Queenstown, and chef Monique Fiso’s Māori-inspired Hiakai restaurant, also at Wellington, have made TIME Magazine’s list of the top 100 greatest places to visit in 2019.

Winning the Tourism Industry Aotearoa Sustainability Innovation Award at the 2019 Holiday Parks Association of NZ Conference was an honour for the team, says Camp Glenorchy Eco Retreat.

The town “is staging a marvellous comeback” from the 2016 quake, says the home sharing service.