Tourism NZ

The desire to travel to New Zealand remains strong in ‘active considerers’ with airfares and Covid disruption the top concerns for overseas markets, according to a Tourism New Zealand analysis.

Tourism New Zealand and Māori instrumentalist Jerome Kavanagh have collaborated on a composition reflecting on the meaning of Matariki.

New Zealand is winning international conferences in a highly competitive environment, with Tourism New Zealand hoping to add up to $105m in economic value in 2023.

Tourism New Zealand and The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment have updated the Code of Conduct for China Approved Destination Status for inbound tour operators and tour guides.

The agency forks out for overseas closures and recent restructuring.

Australia is particularly active internationally with its states competing hard in NZ as well.

The reopening of New Zealand’s borders does not appear to be dampening Kiwis’ appetites for a domestic holiday, according to an industry report.

Tourism New Zealand has been allocated $111.95m for 2022/2023 financial year, marking no change from the previous year’s budget.

Dozens of operators and RTOs are showcasing NZ destinations and experiences in Sydney in their first major trade events since Covid.

The CFO is understood to have resigned and departed on Thursday.

Tourism New Zealand’s global manager of trade marketing, Tansy Tompkins, has left the agency.

Another senior staffer has departed Tourism New Zealand – the fourth change to come to light in the past two weeks – although none are due to its current restructuring, says the agency.

Tourism New Zealand is on the hunt for a new general manager of international , who will be based in Auckland or Wellington.

The agency is reshaping following a review but is yet to reveal publicly its final structure, although one senior departure has been confirmed.

Tourism New Zealand is recruiting a minimum of 40 operators to go to the US in July to help reignite the international travel trade.

Tourism New Zealand’s new advertising campaign targeting international visitors is confusing and fruitless, says the ACT Party.

So, how many Kiwis actually did something new? Plenty, says Tourism New Zealand.

Tourism New Zealand’s CEO looks back on 2021 and outlines the agency’s priorities and challenges for the year ahead.

International airlines need to know in Q1 next year so they can include New Zealand for summer 2022-23.

Qualmark will be getting some Covid-19 lessons from abroad with the return of Steve Dixon to New Zealand take up the GM role.

Tourism New Zealand has created its own online hub for operators to offer consumers experiences as gifts.

Tourism New Zealand is hosting the Hui Kaihāpai Virtual Travel Expo for New Zealand specialists in Australia.

Two Tourism New Zealand board roles are expected to come up this week.

A trio of tourism organisations have taken steps to tackle their greenhouse gas emissions and boost their green credentials.

The impact of the Delta variant was starting to be seen in sentiment in July even before it was detected in Auckland in August.

Tourism New Zealand has launched a data resource to help the tourism industry access insights that could help businesses grow.

The tourism industry is overly reliant on government, subservient to political change, and has no strong unified direction, says former Tourism New Zealand boss George Hickton.

Social media spend is the biggest component in a year when the agency marketed mainly at home.

The agency is reducing its presence in South America and Asia, says CEO René de Monchy.

Tourism New Zealand’s latest statement of intent attempts to digest both the implications of dealing with the reality of Covid and any related recovery.

Tourism New Zealand has opened requests for proposals for a global email and direct marketing tender.

Tourism New Zealand’s visitor information brand has lost more than a dozen offices since the pandemic struck.

Tourism New Zealand says it has four areas of focus to further develop the domestic work it started a year ago.

And stimulating the domestic market remains a top priority for the agency, says chief executive René de Monchy.

The minister tells the Ticker why he wants tourism to be more than ‘kayaking, bushwalking, and Milford Sound’.

Tourism New Zealand has been allocated $112m from Budget 2021, more than 40% of the total government funding for the portfolio.

Tourism New Zealand has turned on its new Recharge Season campaign, which asks Kiwis to take an ‘active break’ instead of a ‘flop and drop’.

The lack of a new Tourism New Zealand campaign into the Australian market following the start of the trans-Tasman bubble has raised questions in Parliament.

Development West Coast hosted the Tourism New Zealand board for a day meeting tourism stakeholders and operators in the region.

The agency says it is “excited to explore opportunities” with Amazon to promote NZ in key visitor markets.

‘Active Recharge’ will target Kiwis who can holiday outside typical travel periods.

Statisticians will have some different data to crunch as international visitors begin to return.

A new creative platform is scheduled for early May lift-off, says Tourism New Zealand general manager for Australia, Andrew Waddel.

Richie and Gemma McCaw team up with TNZ to list their top 10 must-do’s in New Zealand.

TNZ goes inhouse to promote René de Monchy to the top job at the national marketing body.

Tourism New Zealand has wasted no time launching a campaign in Australia to attract visitors from across the ditch.

Tourism New Zealand will host a webinar on Wednesday 7 April on what quarantine-free travel with Australia could mean for tourism. 

An industry poll shows circumstances must improve to avoid a wave of failures.

New SOI for Crown entity covers next four years, submissions from the public close on 9 April.

Around 70% of Kiwis plan a holiday within NZ in the upcoming year, shows research from Kantar and TNZ.