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.
10th August 2020 Recovery / RTOWhile the decision was disappointing for the region, Adcock says other Government funding will help the district’s tourism.
6th August 2020 Opinion / RTOEnterprise Dunedin’s city marketing manager says now is the time to reset the region’s offering.
6th August 2020 People / RTOLake Wanaka Tourism has appointed Tim Barke as acting general manager.
31st July 2020 People / RTOHis departure leaves both RTOs at the hard-hit district without permanent leaders.
30th July 2020 RTONow is the time to innovate, research and develop, says Hamilton & Waikato Tourism’s CEO.
29th July 2020 Funding / RTOWhile some are plugging budget gaps, others are expanding their workloads.
29th July 2020 Domestic / RTOThe average daily count of domestic visitors over the winter holiday period in Queenstown was 22,300, up from 15,570 last year.
28th July 2020 Funding / RTOFive agencies receive the maximum $1m each to support their destination marketing and management work.
28th July 2020 RTOStruggling operators are remaining open for the benefit of the wider Fiordland business community, despite it not making economic sense to do so, says Destination Fiordland manager Madeleine Peacock.
28th July 2020 Data / RTOThe Waikato region had the second highest level of domestic visitors during the July school holidays across New Zealand, according to a new Data Ventures report.
23rd July 2020 Campaigns / RTOIn a first for Queenstown Lakes, the district’s two RTOs have teamed up to launch a local campaign.
15th July 2020 Campaigns / RTOGreat South and Destination Fiordland have launched the third phase of their Rediscover Southland campaign with a range of deals to encourage Southland visitation.
9th July 2020 RTOThe agency’s new CEO John Allen outlines its visitor work and teases “something special” for the region’s operators.
8th July 2020 RTO“There has been a lot of profile on Queenstown and Fiordland but Franz Josef and Fox are in the exactly same boat as those two places and need as much support as we can get them.”
2nd July 2020 RTO / WhakaariThe RTO chief executive on the region’s resilience, reacting to disaster and moving forward.
29th June 2020 isite / RTOJob losses are coming after a “significantly larger” than expected funding cut for the RTO.
25th June 2020 Campaigns / RTOThe campaign would initially target potential visitors in the Northland and Auckland market
24th June 2020 Cruise / RTONew Zealand’s cruise standstill due to Covid-19 will leave “a big hole” for some operators in the Gisborne region, says general manager tourism at Activate Tairāwhiti Adam Hughes.
23rd June 2020 Funding / RTOThe council will take $445k from its tourism promotion budget, meaning less money for the region’s destination marketing bodies.
23rd June 2020 Campaigns / RTOLake Wanaka Tourism and Ignite Wanaka are promoting a short form video mini-series about local Covid-19 lockdown stories.
19th June 2020 Campaigns / RTOChristchurchNZ general manager destination and attraction Loren Heaphy explains just how a new destination proposition has emerged and how a new regional collective will be launched.
19th June 2020 isite / RTOTaupō District Council will take over the management of two i-SITES from Destination Great Lake Taupō from 1 July.
18th June 2020 Funding / RTO“This funding was completely unexpected. It was not talked about or anticipated at all that it would come to the RTOs.”
15th June 2020 RTO / TNZThe agency is recruiting to build a domestic team along the same lines as its overseas offices.
11th June 2020 Great South / RTOGreat South general manager of tourism and events Bobbi Brown on the tourism sector restart and the important role locals will play in accelerating its success.
11th June 2020 RTO / SurveyNelson Tasman locals strongly support the visitor sector and have a keen desire to explore the region themselves, a recent survey from Nelson Regional Development Agency shows.
9th June 2020 Funding / RTOThe Government’s $20.2m cash injection for New Zealand’s regional tourism organisations will play a pivotal role in the sector’s rebuild.
5th June 2020 RTNZ / RTOThe Government ’s $20.2m package to support regional tourism organisations through the Covid-19 recovery acknowledges the significant role they play in the sector, says Regional Tourism New Zealand.
5th June 2020 Funding / RTORegional tourism organisations under budget pressure have welcomed the new $20.2m funding from the Government but it came too late to save the job cuts announced in the past week.
4th June 2020 RTOHawke’s Bay Tourism chief executive Hamish Saxton on the success of New Zealand’s first long weekend post-lockdown, and the trickle-down effect of the visitor economy into the country’s other sectors.
3rd June 2020 isite / RTOExperience Mid Canterbury is shutting its doors with the loss of all jobs and the closure of another i-SITE.
3rd June 2020 EDA / RTOAoraki Tourism has become the latest RTO to be absorbed by an economic development agency with Timaru District Council providing $350,000 funding.
2nd June 2020 isite / RTO“i-SITEs nationwide will be making some tough calls in the coming months,” says the RTO’s GM, Dylan Rushbrook.
2nd June 2020 RTO / StudentsChartered aircraft may be used to help international students return to Wellington.
2nd June 2020 Campaigns / RTOWhanganui & Partners’ latest tourism campaign aims to boost visitors and spending in the region.
29th May 2020 RTNZ / RTOA lack of funding at smaller RTOs could mean some regions will not be able to fully participate in the drive to boost domestic demand, says Regional Tourism New Zealand executive officer Charlie Ives.
28th May 2020 RTO / WellingtonNZThe GM of regional development, destination and attraction on what ‘reimagining’ means for the tourism sector.
28th May 2020 Funding / RTOSmaller regional tourism organisations are at risk of being lost because their current destination funding model is inadequate, says Tourism Waitaki general manager Margaret Munro.
28th May 2020 Campaigns / RTOEnterprise Dunedin has launched a new domestic marketing campaign, Dunedin, a pretty good Plan D.
28th May 2020 Campaigns / RTOTourism West Coast has launched its ‘Big Coast – Big Deals’ campaign targeting South Island markets.
27th May 2020 HWT / RTOThe local drive market will play a significant role in the recovery of Waikato’s tourism sector, says the chief executive at Hamilton & Waikato Tourism.
27th May 2020 Campaigns / RTOHawke’s Bay Tourism has launched its domestic marketing campaign, which aims to “dominate” the Wellington market and drive visitation to the region to revive the local visitor economy.
25th May 2020 Campaigns / RTOLake Wanaka Tourism has gone live with its winter ski campaign, The Mountains are Waiting, leading with a campaign video.
21st May 2020 RTO / StrategyDestination Rotorua chief executive Michelle Templer on the prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s visit this week and how the city is extending a warm haere mai to New Zealanders.
21st May 2020 Campaigns / RTONew research is also underway to gain a better understanding of the domestic market, says the agency.
20th May 2020 RTOFighting for the same slice of the domestic tourism pie could be problematic for neighbouring RTOs, says Visit Ruapehu general manager Jo Kennedy.
20th May 2020 Campaigns / RTOExplore Your Place is a local marketing campaign by ChristchurchNZ that promotes tourism experiences in Christchurch, Canterbury and the West Coast.
