According to the Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand, tourism is one of New Zealand’s biggest export industries. It contributes to more than 17% of New Zealand’s foreign exchange earnings. The total tourism expenditure as a whole reached almost $30…
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World Tourism Day – 27 September 2015
Social Media Impact on Tourism
Tourism New Zealand Webinars June 2015
Work Safe/Adventure Support – Outrageous Costs?
There’s currently a very active discussion posted by Carl Muir in our LinkedIn Group about the costs and issues faced by adventure tourism operators for the new Work Safe safety audit and registration process. Given the interest and comments made on the LinkedIn Group we thought it would be of benefit to also post this on our blog for broader distribution and comment.
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There’s an array of interesting tourism industry webinars coming up offered by Tourism New Zealand. With the convenience of being part of a webinar from your own computer or phone, it’s an easy way to be kept up to date on market trends, campaigns, strategic plans and tourism trade activity
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Tourism’s Lofty Goals
Should Tourism Operators Pay for the Right to Visit Iconic Locations?
A complex and ongoing issue has been going on in the Bay of Islands for many years, but now a Maori Trust has decided to launch a public awareness and protest campaign over their battle with tourism operators who sell boat trips to pass though their privately owned “The Hole in the Rock” (Motukokako).
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