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Air New Zealand’s chief financial officer, Jeff McDowall, has been appointed acting chief executive.

Cordis Hotels and Resorts has appointed Millbrook Resort’s Adith Almeida to be its new director of corporate sales.

He may have led a globetrotting career but there is no place like home for Elgan O’Donnell.

Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre has announced its full executive team as the $475m venue counts down the 13 months to opening.

The former Shotover Canyon Swing GM has taken a newly created role at AJ Hackett Bungy NZ.

Luxury travel company, Touch of Spice, is positioning itself further growth undertaking an executive reshuffle which sees founder and chief executive, Jacqui Spice, move into a managing director role.

Eiichi Ishii, the founder of Queenstown’s Millbrook Resort, has died in Tokyo following a short illness.

Tony Saunders is to become the Australasian tour operator’s national sales and marketing manager.

The CEO of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts has been hired to lead developer Remarkables Park.

Stuart Turner is returning to Scotland for family reasons, says the agency.

STAAH has appointed Tony Howlett to be its new chief operating officer. 

An Australian newspaper has named former Air NZ executive Stephen Jones as a possible replacement for outgoing CEO Chris Luxon.

The Hawke’s Bay has lured the former Tourism Dunedin boss back from Toronto.

The former Tourism Dunedin CEO will fill the role vacated by Annie Dundas.

An Akaroa businessman who has had a hand in establishing many of the Canterbury destination’s flagship tourism events is looking to exit the sector after more than 30 years.

Christchurch International Airport’s Gareth Williams is heading across the ditch.

The long-vacant post spearheading the city’s promotion has finally been filled.

After resigning from Skyline, the former chair is buying back Totally Tourism off the operator.

Nine people have been appointed to Economic Development New Zealand’s first ever elected board, including four new faces.

Warrick Low has left his tourism and events manager role at Venture Southland, now named Great South.

Queenstown Airport Corporation has appointed a new general manager to head up corporate and community affairs.

Conventions and Incentives New Zealand has reappointed Tony Gardner as board chair for a further three-year term.

The former Labour tourism spokesman’s appointment was one of the changes made in the PM’s Cabinet reshuffle.

Destination Queenstown is soon to be back on the hunt for a new Winter Festival director, with Rae Baker set to stand down after two years at the helm.

Luxon says he will consider a career in “corporate life, politics or a not for profit” after he leaves on September 25.

After a seven month search for a general manager in 2017 that attracted national media attention, Taumarunui’s Forgotten World Adventures is again seeking to fill the role.

Tourism New Zealand has abandoned its hunt for a creative and content director after almost a year searching to fill the post.

Well-known Queenstown tourism industry talent, Stu Cordelle, has taken the helm of Shotover Canyon Swing and Canyon Fox as general manager.

Tourism NZ’s new chair on the evolution of the agency’s work.

Queenstown’s NZSki Limited has hired Meghan Blair to be its new general manager of sales and marketing.

Auckland Airport has appointed Jonathan Good its new general manager of technology and marketing.

Experience Co has hired Tourism Australia boss John O’Sullivan to be its new chief executive.

Wanaka’s Edgewater resort has appointed Catherine Bone to be its new general manager.

Greg Miller steps down from the chairing the board to taking the helm at the rail and ferry operator.

Tuuta took up the role on an interim basis when Dame Kerry Prendergast exited at the end of March.

TIA has hired its first Tourism Storyteller to get the sector’s message out to the wider New Zealand public.

The new boss will join the $10m attraction in June, a month before the stargazing experience is due to open.

DQ chair and general manager of Shotover Canyon Swing and Canyon Fox, Matt Hollyer, is leaving both roles.

The Wallis family’s Alpine Group has appointed independent director and former Moana NZ fisheries CEO Carl Carrington to be its new group business manager. 

Alison Webster has resigned as chief executive of Qantas International.

Northland Inc’s trade marketing manager Karly Bent is leaving the combined EDA/RTO as the agency undergoes a number of staff changes at its tourism team.

London Stock Exchange advisor Jennifer Sepull takes over from the award winning Avi Golan.

The combined EDA/RTO has appointed its GM of investment and infrastructure, Vaughan Cooper, as acting CEO.

Adventure activity group Go Orange is continuing on the expansion trail appointing a new head of sales and creating a new senior business development role as it eyes the lucrative US market.

Jamie Tuuta has been appointed interim chair of the Tourism New Zealand board and will take up the role when current chair, Dame Kerry Prendergast, steps down at the end of the month.

Adventure activity group Go Orange is continuing on the expansion trail appointing a new head of sales and creating a new senior business development role as it eyes the lucrative US market.

Heritage Hotel Management has appointed Kevin Kluts to be the new general manager of Heritage Queenstown.

Jane Wilson, the former GM marketing at Tourism Tropical North Queensland, is to lead the Taupō RTO.

Annie Dundas, general manager of Hawke’s Bay Tourism, has resigned.

After eight years at the helm, Dundas is leaving to lead Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei’s new tourism venture.