7th July 2021 Campaigns / RTORotorua is launching a campaign to focus on the identity of the region and the people who live there.
5th July 2021 Funding / RTOTourism operators in South Waikato say they support leaving the region’s RTO and hope that forging their own path will lead to better outcomes.
2nd July 2021 Funding / RTOSouth Waikato District Council goes it alone claiming it doesn’t get good bang for buck.
24th June 2021 Funding / RTOThe regions of Waikato, Rotorua, Taupō, and Ruapehu will produce a total of 15 events across the area with an initial round of funding worth $1.6m from the Thermal Explorer Regional Events Fund (REF).
21st June 2021 RTO / SurveyLack of overseas visitors, difficultly in finding migrant workers cited.
27th May 2021 Campaigns / RTOWellingtonNZ is to launch its Wellington Welcome campaign targeting potential visitors from Australia on Monday 31 May.
17th May 2021 Campaigns / RTOTourism Waitaki’s 16-week winter campaign will include a nine-episode web series on its website and social media channels.
23rd April 2021 Events / RTOGreat South has allocated $287,500 to 11 events across Fiordland and Southland in its first deployment of the government’s regional events fund.
21st April 2021 Festival / RTOOrganisers have “flipped the script doing away with scallops altogether,” says Destination Coromandel GM Hadley Dryden.
16th April 2021 Regenerative / RTOA range of RTOs have partnered together on the programme.
6th April 2021 People / RTOMove comes after RTO absorbed into Southland economic development agency Great South.
1st April 2021 RTODestination Fiordland becomes part of economic development agency Great South from today, 1 April 2021.
30th March 2021 Campaigns / RTONew campaign launching this week features work by local photographers designed to lift spending.
23rd March 2021 Campaigns / RTOAuckland Unlimited and Hamilton & Waikato Tourism have launched a month-long joint venture campaign.
18th March 2021 Great South / RTODestination Fiordland and the tourism division of economic development agency Great South will be renamed Visit Fiordland and Visit Southland from 1 April 2021.
18th March 2021 Events / RTOBoating, sports, food and arts events have secured funding from Destination Coromandel’s $80,000 Signature Events Marketing Fund.
17th March 2021 Enterprise Dunedin / RTOEnterprise Dunedin has hired Stafford Strategy to refresh its destination plan for the city.
8th March 2021 People / RTOA former airline CEO and Air NZ marketing manager has taken one of the country’s top destination marketing jobs.
26th February 2021 Campaigns / RTONorthland Inc has partnered with Auckland Unlimited to deliver a campaign through AA promoting travel to the two regions.
24th February 2021 RTO / SurveyNorthland Inc has launched a new survey to collate local visitor industry data.
23rd February 2021 RTO / SpendHow did the river city, traditionally overlooked by visitors, top RTO area spend in 2020?
5th February 2021 People / RTOThe former operator says the biggest priorities for the Regional Tourism Organisation at the moment “are around trying to help businesses in the industry here survive”.
4th February 2021 Campaigns / RTOA campaign showcasing Central Otago locals giving thanks to visitors has exceeded expectations, says Tourism Central Otago general manager Dylan Rushbrook.
27th January 2021 Campaigns / RTOLake Wānaka Tourism has launched the Local’s Choice Wanaka 2020 competition.
26th January 2021 Covid-19 / RTONorthland Inc’s tourism team says it will help “turn around the message” for operators following the new Covid case.
21st January 2021 Events / RTOEvent organisers in the Coromandel can now apply for marketing support from Destination Coromandel’s $80k Signature Events Marketing Fund.
15th December 2020 RTO / ToursThe update and re-release of the map coincided with the opening of Northland’s newest tourism attraction, the $9.6m Manea Footprints of Kupe.
27th November 2020 RTO / T&H MinisterSome of the country’s leading destination marketers give their views of the new minister and his messaging.
26th November 2020 2020 Year in Review / RTOIf ever a sporting analogy can be used to summarise a year then now is the time, writes the agency.
25th November 2020 RTOThe tourism industry has been bereft of a suite of relevant data, says DWC’s Jim Little.
23rd November 2020 People / RTONew tourism development manager Lydia Stoddart said there was a lot of product in the region that people did not know about.
23rd November 2020 RTODestination Wairarapa GM Anna Nielson says community sentiment towards tourism was positive, with strong bookings in place for the summer season.
12th November 2020 MTIA / RTOA lack of input into how a district was being marketed has prompted the creation of a new association.
11th November 2020 Event / RTOMore than 50 stakeholders and operators attended Visit Ruapehu’s fourth annual industry forum at Chateau Tongariro Hotel.
5th November 2020 RTOWe need to keep as many operators as possible alive, says Lake Wānaka Tourism’s acting GM.
5th November 2020 RTO / WorkshopMackenzie Tourism is today hosting its first workshop in the Capability Building Programme for Mackenzie operators.
29th October 2020 DQ / RTODQ’s boss on solidifying the Queenstown brand and the launch of its ‘Home of Adventure’ campaign.
20th October 2020 Campaign / RTONorthland Inc GM Tania Burt says the film will lift the region’s profile.
15th October 2020 Recovery / RTOThe pandemic had opened the gates for reshaping tourism as a whole sector across the country.
14th October 2020 RTORaging fires across southern Canterbury have been another blow for the region’s hard-hit tourism industry.
8th October 2020 Domestic / RTODestination Rotorua’s Andrew Wilson on new research that shows how New Zealanders want to be treated when holidaying at home.
6th October 2020 RTO / StrategyNorthland Inc, Te Au Mārie Trust, Te Hiringa Trust and Te Puni Kōkiri have partnered to facilitate the development of a Northland Destination Management Plan for the region.
2nd October 2020 Campaigns / RTOThe Get Out More NZ campaign comprised the Coastal Bay of Plenty, Hamilton & Waikato, Rotorua, Ruapehu, Tairāwhiti Gisborne and Taupō.
1st October 2020 Great South / RTOGreat South’s GM of tourism and events on tourism’s recovery and the vital role RTOs play.
14th September 2020 Events / RTOGilliland said the approach resulted in “pathetically small” support for already-strong domestic tourism-centric regions.
4th September 2020 MRTEs / RTONew Zealanders hitting the road in the July school holidays delivered a huge spending boost for many smaller regions across the country, while key destinations including Auckland, Wellington and Queenstown continued to suffer from a lack of international spend.
28th August 2020 RTODestination Queenstown has cut back its international markets team in the face of Covid-19 uncertainty.
26th August 2020 RTOWith no international visitors, the value of NZ’s biggest city has grown to regional tourism.
25th August 2020 RTOThe Great New Zealand Bingo Bonanza is calling on regional tourism organisations to join the initiative by submitting two free bingo activity cards in preparation for September’s launch.
20th August 2020 RTOTourism Central Otago general manager Dylan Rushbrook on the power to be found in New Zealand’s smaller RTOs.
