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Hotel Industry Awards expand to reflect success
Friday, 12 February 2016, 2:38 pm | TIANZ
A new and expanded Hotel Industry Awards was launched today to recognise individuals who are doing an outstanding job in key roles, from housekeeping to the general manager, contributing to the sector’s overall success. More >>
Convention Centre a capital asset
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 4:59 pm | TIANZ
The Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) has welcomed the Wellington City Council’s commitment to invest in a new convention centre and grow the region’s visitor economy. More >>
Trio win inaugural tourism academic scholarships
Friday, 20 November 2015, 11:07 am | TIANZ
Three young Kiwi students planning a career in tourism each got a $2500 financial boost today as the recipients of the inaugural Tourism Industry New Zealand Trust (TINZT) Academic Scholarships. More >>
Cruising to great heights
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 9:11 am | TIANZ
New Zealand’s cruise sector is expecting a record season in 2015-16, with passenger numbers forecast to increase a whopping 33% to 267,800, driven by larger ships as well as more vessels based out of Auckland. More >>
Stellar year for NZ hotels
Thursday, 6 August 2015, 2:01 pm | TIANZ
2014 was a stellar year for New Zealand’s hotels which collectively recorded the highest annual occupancy rate in five years, according to new Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) research. More >>
Changes at Queenstown Holiday Park & Motels Creeksyde
Monday, 3 August 2015, 4:12 pm | TIANZ
Long time tourism stalwarts Tonnie and Erna Spijkerbosch have put their succession plan in motion with the appointment of Business Manager, Duncan Ridd. The Spijkerboschs have owned and operated Queenstown Holiday Park and Motels Creeksyde since 1987. ... More >>
Tourism and conservation to benefit from DOC/TIA partnership
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 2:30 pm | TIANZ
Tourism and conservation to benefit from DOC/TIA partnership A new partnership agreement between the Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) was officially signed today, benefiting tourism and conservation ... More >>
Christmas spirit brings reward at Holiday Parks 2015 Awards
Monday, 29 June 2015, 11:47 am | TIANZ
Demonstrating the spirit of Christmas has helped a Masterton holiday park win the prestigious AA Traveller Spirit of Hospitality Award for 2015. More >>
Benefit of online visas may be negated by travel tax
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 4:52 pm | TIANZ
Improvements to make visitor visa processing easier and faster risk being negated by the impacts of the Government’s new travel tax, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand says. More >>
Holiday parks’ confidence levels cool
Monday, 8 June 2015, 1:04 pm | TIANZ
After a record-breaking peak season, holiday park owners are starting to feel the winter chill, new research shows. More >>
Auckland dominates hotel awards
Friday, 5 June 2015, 10:03 am | TIANZ
Auckland hotels and executives made a clean sweep of the 2015 New Zealand Hotel Industry Awards, winning all four awards. More >>
NZ Hotel Conference attracts record registrations
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 2:01 pm | TIANZ
A record number of delegates have registered to attend this year’s New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference, 4 June, The Langham, Auckland, reflecting the positive momentum this sector is experiencing. More >>
Tourism workforce set to grow almost 40%
Monday, 18 May 2015, 10:59 am | TIANZ
By 2025 as many as 36,000 additional full time equivalent (FTE) workers will need to be directly employed in NZ’s tourism industry, new research has found. More >>
Central North Island to host tourism activity extravaganza
Friday, 24 April 2015, 2:09 pm | TIANZ
In the biggest event of its kind, the Central North Island will host more than 540 TRENZ delegates, including hundreds of the world’s most influential travel and tourism buyers, to an afternoon of activities ranging from tandem sky diving to wine ... More >>
NZ Hotel Conference attracts big name international speakers
Thursday, 23 April 2015, 12:20 pm | TIANZ
New Zealand’s hotel sector will get a scorecard on its performance and what it could be doing better from a Fortune 500 company and one of the biggest players in the international hotel business at the 2015 New Zealand Hotel Conference. More >>
Cruise New Zealand Celebrates Ovation Deployment
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 2:04 pm | TIANZ
Cruise New Zealand Celebrates Ovation Deployment For the last year, Cruise New Zealand had been saying “it’s not if, but when”, and now the big ships are coming. Royal Caribbean International has announced that its brand new Ovation of the Seas ... More >>
Hotel Industry Awards – Call For Entries
Monday, 28 April 2014, 2:31 pm | TIANZ
New Zealand’s valuable hotel sector is looking to recognise individual and environmental excellence as it calls for entries for the 2014 Hotel Industry Awards. More >>