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Care needed Over GST Increase
Tuesday, 9 February 2010, 5:11 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Any increase in GST could impact on the New Zealand tourism industry’s international competitiveness relative to other visitor destinations, Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Chief Executive Tim Cossar says. More >>
Marketing Effort Will Benefit All NZ
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 3:00 pm | Tourism Industry Association
All of New Zealand will benefit from the new $10 million tourism marketing fund, Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Chief Executive Tim Cossar says. Details of the allocation of the Government’s share of the funding were released by Prime Minister ... More >>
Care needed over proposed GST changes
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 10:32 am | Tourism Industry Association
Changes to the tax system, particularly GST, could reduce the international competitiveness of New Zealand’s multi-billion dollar tourism industry, Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Chief Executive Tim Cossar says. More >>
Care needed over GST changes: tourism industry
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 10:15 am | Tourism Industry Association
Changes to the tax system, particularly GST, could reduce the international competitiveness of New Zealand’s multi-billion dollar tourism industry, Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Chief Executive Tim Cossar says. More >>
Care Needed Over GST changes Tourism Industry Says
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 5:21 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Changes to the tax system, particularly GST, could reduce the international competitiveness of New Zealand’s multi-billion dollar tourism industry, Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Chief Executive Tim Cossar says. More >>
International marketing opportunity for tourism
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 12:50 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Tourism operators looking to grow their international business are invited to apply to attend TRENZ 2010 – the New Zealand tourism industry’s annual international showcase. More >>
ACC Levy Increases Threaten Tourism Recovery
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 3:50 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Tourism operators will face substantial levy increases of between 30% and more than 100% if proposed changes to ACC go ahead, putting significant strain on an industry already trading through difficult times, says Tourism Industry Association Chief ... More >>
Tourism expenditure encouraging says TIA
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 3:15 pm | Tourism Industry Association
New figures released today which show tourism expenditure increased by 1.1% to $21.7 billion in the year ended March 2009 are encouraging news for the industry and New Zealand, says Tourism Industry Association (TIA) Chief Executive Tim Cossar. More >>
Tourism Award winners inspire excellence
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 5:11 pm | Tourism Industry Association
The winners of this year’s Tourism Industry Awards include a Rotorua nature park, an entrepreneurial young leader and man who was involved in the transformation of tourism from a ‘bit player” in the New Zealand economy into one of its most valuable ... More >>
Survey points to Labour weekend opportunity
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 2:19 pm | Tourism Industry Association
We get around, but not as much as we want to – according to the Fly Buys/ Colmar Brunton Mood of the New Zealand Traveller, a new quarterly survey released by the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) and launched today by the Prime Minister ... More >>
Symposium aims to strengthen tourism industry
Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 2:17 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Investment in international marketing remains one of the priorities for the tourism industry at present, according to the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA). More >>
TRENZ returns to Auckland in 2010
Friday, 2 October 2009, 3:25 pm | Tourism Industry Association
New Zealand’s biggest city will again be the focus for one of New Zealand’s biggest international business events next year. TRENZ – the New Zealand tourism industry’s annual international showcase – will return to Auckland’s ASB Showgrounds, 24-27 ... More >>
Confidence starts to return to tourism
Wednesday, 16 September 2009, 11:19 am | Tourism Industry Association
Data released today indicates that the worst may be over for the tourism industry according to the Tourism Industry Monitor (TIM). The monitor’s confidence index shows that confidence is returning to the tourism industry with optimists now slightly ... More >>
Holidays Act must be simplified, says industry
Tuesday, 1 September 2009, 2:56 pm | Tourism Industry Association
The Holidays Act is complex and time-consuming and needs to be simplified to make it easier for tourism businesses to work with, says Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) Chief Executive Tim Cossar. More >>
Mining ntl parks puts $20b tourism industy at risk
Friday, 28 August 2009, 4:59 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Opening up the conservation estate to mining interests could put New Zealand’s $20.1 billion tourism industry at risk, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) is warning. “New Zealand’s natural scenery and landscapes are the main ... More >>
New events will take tourism issues direct to Govt
Monday, 17 August 2009, 1:41 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Tourism operators will identify the most pressing issues facing the industry at a series of 10 workshops being held throughout the country next month by the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA). Those issues and potential solutions will ... More >>
Tourism Mood Lifts
Friday, 14 August 2009, 9:05 am | Tourism Industry Association
The recently released Tourism Industry Monitor shows that tourism operators are becoming more optimistic about the near future. More >>
Inbound tourism GST law change a pragmatic step
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 9:45 am | Tourism Industry Association
The solution to the GST dispute between New Zealand’s inbound tour operators and Inland Revenue is a pragmatic step on a complex issue, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) says. More >>
New Air New Zealand service boosts tourism
Friday, 7 August 2009, 2:32 pm | Tourism Industry Association
Today’s announcement that Australians will soon have a direct flight to Rotorua is a welcome boost to the tourism industry, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) says. “Rotorua and central North Island tourism operators will certainly ... More >>
Regional tourism likely to benefit from Cycleways
Monday, 27 July 2009, 1:18 pm | Tourism Industry Association
The tourism industry is welcoming the news that as many as seven cycleway projects could be expected to get underway this summer, Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) Chief Executive Tim Cossar says. More >>