Opinion

New AI tools and insights could help the sector become more efficient and responsive.

As rain keeps coming, Hawke’s Bay Tourism’s CEO says the visitor economy will be vital to the region’s recovery.

Football has a massive TV viewership and can attract big spending and big eyeballs but is it an effective way to market a country?

The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of 27 January, the eve of the city’s anniversary weekend, was caused by rainfall that was literally off the chart, writes weather and climate researcher Professor James Arthur Renwick.

The industry needs dynamic immigration settings that will enable New Zealand to compete globally, writes the association’s Rebecca Ingram.

Jacinda Ardern acted decisively to tackle Covid but the govt’s response to ongoing challenges became ragged and appeared increasingly ideological to many in industry.

BCA’s Ben McFadgen says the shortage of operators, drivers and coaches is a direct result of the sector being overlooked.

CTS’ Lisa Li on how the Chinese visitor recovery could look for NZ tourism.

With innovative thinking, tourism can help get the world’s economies back on track – and help to “recover together, recover stronger”.

The operator has been plagued by infighting and a legacy structure that hampered it when action was needed most.

Tourism Ticker’s Paul Yandall on the end of Covid, the value of visitors to New Zealand tourism, and a big thanks for your support.

City ratepayers could pay twice if a new airport struggles to make profit and takes tourism from Canterbury, argues Ilan Noy from Victoria University.

With questions around cruise ships’ environmental and health impacts and their relatively small contribution to the economy, lavish welcomes may not be justifiable, writes Timothy Welch.

The effects of climate change on ocean temperatures could force great whales to disappear from New Zealand’s waters.

A “beneficiary pays” approach to tourism could support local communities and conservation efforts.

Tourism NZ is not lumbered with destination management so why should RTOs be?

The pandemic has left the industry battered and bruised but it is now time to navigate a new future, says TECNZ’s chair.

Overseas experience warns of potentially severe impacts on the tourism sector too from a foot and mouth outbreak.

How much of an impact does soaring temperature have on business profitability?

Businesses that develop a comprehensive well-being plan can go a long way to preventing mental health problems in the workplace.

The World Economic Forum turns to two experts to highlight some of the key areas of risk and opportunity in the sector.

Cancelled flights, disrupted vacations, and frayed tempers are rife as people take to the skies and the airline industry comes under pressure.

Governments were too quick to shut borders, destroying global aviation, argues IATA’s Willie Walsh at the organisation’s AGM in Doha.

NZ tourism needs to focus on professional development to upskill and transform into a high value workforce, writes Alex Dykman.

With the reopening of the border from next week, the future of tourism comes into sharp relief.

Flying must not return to pre-pandemic levels, writes Massey University’s Robert McLachlan.

Simply focusing on ‘high value’ tourism will come with costs for businesses and communities.

The tourism recovery will require a different way of thinking and working, writes BCA’s Ben McFadgen.

There are serious negative future social and economic implications if there is a weak tourism recovery.

Hotel Council Aotearoa’s strategic director, James Doolan, on jump-starting the tourism sector in 2022.

The strict New Zealand border conditions will soon no longer be necessary, writes Rēnata West.

Tourism New Zealand’s Rebecca Ingram joins Tourism Industry Aotearoa as chief executive at a pivotal period for the industry, writes the Ticker’s Bennett Richardson.

ChristchurchNZ’s GM of attraction and destination, Loren Heaphy, on what 2022 may hold and how to approach the year ahead.

WellingtonNZ’s departing GM of marketing and comms says you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more resilient bunch than New Zealand’s tourism whānau.

The Bus and Coach Association’s CEO calls for tourism minister Stuart Nash to go.

The new tourism minister Stuart Nash made a scatological splash this week following the Tourism Summit Aotearoa, writes the Ticker’s Bridget O’Connell.

Enterprise Dunedin’s city marketing manager says now is the time to reset the region’s offering.

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

National’s leader tried to build a political beachhead in tourism but it has been swamped.

Former New Zealand Ministry of Tourism senior research analyst and professor of information management in tourism at Kempten University in Bavaria, Markus Landvogt, says it is time for Government to make bold decisions for the future of tourism and looks at what it can learn from Europe. 

DOC’s Lou Sanson on the impact of climate change, changing visitor behaviour, and moving beyond sustainable tourism.

University of South Australia senior lecturer in tourism management and former University of Otago academic, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, on why the industry needs to be reoriented towards the local community.

CINZ’s CEO lays out her Xmas wishlist and calls for more recognition of the value of NZ’s Business Events sector.