6th August 2020 PerspectivesChair of Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated and member of the Government’s Tourism Futures Taskforce, Ngahiwi Tomoana, on why you cannot look for answers to tourism problems within the industry alone.
27th July 2020 PerspectivesWe can build a stronger, more purposeful industry, with the help of the next generation of leaders, says YoungTEC’s chair.
21st July 2020 Hotels / PerspectivesCornell University School of Hotel Administration’s Emeritus Professor of Operations Management, Sherri Kimes, on why revenue management management matters more than ever in a capacity-constrained post-Covid world.
6th July 2020 PerspectivesDesperate times call for desperate measures – but letting desperation drive you to discounting can end up with disastrous results, argues Dr Anthony Brien, senior lecturer in business and hotel management at Lincoln University.
3rd July 2020 PerspectivesUniversity of Otago professor of tourism, James Higham, argues regional travel bubbles will create a high-value, low-leakage and low-emissions tourism future.
30th June 2020 PerspectivesAs New Zealand travel writers throw themselves with gusto into rebuilding domestic tourism, Sarah Bennett proposes a ban on ‘secret beaches’, ‘hidden gems’ and other ‘underrated’ places in favour of a more inclusive and strategic approach.
23rd June 2020 Education / PerspectivesAuckland University of Technology’s senior lecturer in economics, Dr Rahul Sen, andInternational Business, Strategy and Entrepreneurship lecturer, Swati Nagar, on how NZ universities can turn the Covid-19 induced international student crisis into an opportunity.
22nd June 2020 PerspectivesHotel revenue management consultant Joe Ellingham from Revenue Team on the opportunity available to operators in a region-led recovery.
15th June 2020 PerspectivesITO XperieNZ founder Kumar Swaminathan on why New Zealand must look beyond Australia and the importance of opening our borders to Asia.
5th June 2020 Luxury / PerspectivesIndustry has to convince Kiwis our best experiences are worth the price, writes the Ticker’s Shannon Williams.
25th May 2020 Opinion / PerspectivesFormer 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.
11th May 2020 PerspectivesFormer TNZ boss George Hickton on the tools NZ needs to manage tourism.
4th May 2020 PerspectivesSenior economist Mark Cox on why building a future without a strong tourism industry is not realistic for many districts.
30th April 2020 PerspectivesAs New Zealand de-accelerates its lockdown from Level 4 to level 3, Auckland University of Technology associate professor, Rachel Morrison, considers the challenge of adapting work places and spaces to the new normal of strict personal hygiene and physical distancing.
28th April 2020 PerspectivesLandlords and businesses need to work together in good faith to help stem the tide of closures and redundancies.
23rd April 2020 PerspectivesAotea’s Richard Hanson argues the industry will suffer as the Covid-19 elimination strategy puts NZ in self-isolation.
17th April 2020 PerspectivesThe former Wayfare CEO on why selectively and safely re-opening international borders is crucial to reviving tourism.
7th April 2020 PerspectivesThe Milford Asset Management founder and part-owner of BusinessDesk, on how NZ and Australia could create their own ‘tourism bubble’ to speed recovery from Covid-19.
31st March 2020 Covid-19 / PerspectivesNZ Airports chief executive Kevin Ward on the challenges the country’s airports face in a Covid-19 world.
25th March 2020 Covid-19 / PerspectivesAs we adjust to life with the new coronavirus around us, our behaviours and habits are quickly changing. What will be the impact of these changes on the organisations and industries around us?
17th March 2020 PerspectivesChristchurchNZ’s Loren Heaphy on how the city pulled together and what was learnt from such a terrible event.
25th February 2020 PerspectivesTourism Export Council of New Zealand’s Lynda Keene on impact coronavirus is having on ITOs, a possible upside for NZ, and why FY20 is going to be a game of two halves – the good and the ugly.
10th February 2020 Covid-19 / PerspectivesAuckland University of Technology’s senior lecturer in economics, Dr Rahul Sen, explains why New Zealand is more exposed than others to the economic chills of China’s coronavirus outbreak.
16th January 2020 PerspectivesChristchurch and Banks Peninsula residents are being asked to help shape a decision on the best option for managing home-share accommodation in the district. Councillor Mike Davidson outlines why people should join the conversation.
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21st October 2019 PerspectivesAhipara Luxury Travel’s founder, Jean-Michel Jefferson, on the risk of focusing too much on a single market, why locals are being turned off the industry and how New Zealand tourism has lost its way.
8th October 2019 PerspectivesOutgoing Destination Wairarapa general manager, David Hancock, on the power of positive council relationships, increasing collaboration between his operator members during his eight year tenure, and the challenges that regional tourism faces in trying to get support from national industry stakeholders.
25th September 2019 PerspectivesLet’s show how welcoming NZ is, writes Tourism New Zealand’s chief executive.
23rd September 2019 PerspectivesRippon’s director and export manager, Jo Mills, on why the vineyard has decided to curb the ever-increasing number of visitors coming through its farm gates, and how it is going to do it.
16th September 2019 Conservation Week / PerspectivesDOC’s director-general on 50 years of Conservation Week and how tourism can play a vital role in enhancing the environment.
9th September 2019 PerspectivesThe former TWC chair on competition, infrastructure challenges, and the agency’s integration into the local EDA.
29th July 2019 PerspectivesATEED’s GM of destination on the development of Destination AKL 2025 and the work to come in Auckland’s visitor economy.
22nd July 2019 Cruise / PerspectivesIn her yearly address to industry, New Zealand Cruise Association (NZCA) Chair Debbie Summers outlines the organisation’s work in NZ’s increasingly important cruise industry.
16th July 2019 EDA / PerspectivesDestination development manager Anton Wilke on marrying economic development with tourism.
11th July 2019 PerspectivesThe ritzy end of Melbourne’s Collins Street was a curious backdrop to the challenges laid out to, and discussed by, tourism researchers from around the world, writes Angus & Associates’ Carolyn Parker.
24th June 2019 Hotels / PerspectivesScenic chair Lani Hagaman calls for the hotel industry to unite in the face of targeted rates and bed taxes.
6th June 2019 PerspectivesAs world leaders gather in the UK for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the University of Portsmouth’s Liz Sharples casts an eye over ‘dark tourism’.
24th May 2019 Opinion / PerspectivesUniversity 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.
29th April 2019 DOC / PerspectivesDOC’s Director General on the agency’s work with industry, managing compliance, and planning for future growth.
18th April 2019 Bed Tax / PerspectivesQueenstown Lakes mayor Jim Boult replies to critics of the proposed bed tax and the resort’s planned referendum.
12th April 2019 PerspectivesQueenstown’s mayor on why the upcoming referendum is important and the reasons he prefers a bed tax to a wider industry levy.
10th April 2019 PerspectivesHowever, NZ’s Tiaki Promise is a case study in how to respond, writes a tourism academic.
8th April 2019 Funding / PerspectivesCharlie Ives, executive officer of Regional Tourism New Zealand, says calls for GST earned by tourism to be returned to the sector are muddying the waters when it comes to funding.
27th March 2019 PerspectivesThe city has a challenging new aspect to its identity that impacts on how people perceive it, writes Professor Will Rifkin.
26th March 2019 PerspectivesAfter seven years, Dame Kerry is about to step down from being Tourism NZ’s chair.
26th March 2019 Hotels / PerspectivesM&C’s NZ MD on how the wider economy benefits from the sector and why the industry shouldn’t be singled out to pay more.
6th March 2019 Perspectives / T&H MinisterIn his first speech of the year to industry, tourism minister Kelvin Davis outlines the government’s recent work addressing freedom camping issues, using tech to manage campsites and helping the regions take advantage of tourism growth.
4th March 2019 PerspectivesEconomist Dr Oliver Hartwich calls for more devolved government to help address infrastructure issues.
22nd February 2019 PerspectivesMassey’s Jason Paul Mika on how the sector can become more sustainable and inclusive.
18th February 2019 PerspectivesPaul Stocks, deputy chief executive for labour, science and enterprise at the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, on the changes being made “to provide the leadership required to achieve sustainable tourism growth.
