Tourism Industry Blog

The Inbound Tour Operators Council annual conference for 2010 will be held in Blenheim at the Marlborough Convention Centre from 17-18 August.

Travel Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ) is the largest international showcase of New Zealand’s leading tourism and travel specialists and is organised by the Tourism Industry Association. In 2010 it will be once again held in Auckland from 24-27 May.

Social Media Marketing is taking off as a low cost and effective way to communicate and engage with travellers, media and industry partners. Tourism Australia in particular are finding it to be a successful approach.

Regional Tourism Organisations (RTO’s) in New Zealand play an important role to promote and stimulate tourism for their respective destinations. PhoCusWright has published a report to help define their role and impact in the tourism marketing chain.