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TIA Chief Exec named AuSAE Association Influencer 2020!

TIA Chief Executive Chris Roberts has been selected as one of 13 New Zealand and Australian Association Influencers in 2020.

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Carino Wildlife Cruises help children learn about endangered wildlife

Children from the Bay of Islands are completing a marine explorer activity that promotes hands-on learning about the critically endangered bottlenose dolphins.

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Our scholarship winner's advice: keep looking for the opportunities

From a young age, Moriah Osborne started building a strong tourism CV. She recognises others may be daunted at the prospect of entering an industry that has been heavily disrupted, but says opportunities are everywhere.

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One scholarship winner on 'finding a place for yourself'.

Rochelle Tait was one of two recipients of the TINZT Tourism Academic Scholarship awarded at the Tourism Summit Aotearoa in September 2019.

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Next gen tourism: a scholarship winner's perspective

Having recently graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Tourism and Management, including a final year exchange at Copenhagen Business School, Fergus Dale has started a career in the tourism world.

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Hotel group wins Supreme Tourism Award

A New Zealand hotel group that is excelling as an employer and in environmental sustainability is the winner of the tourism industry’s highest accolade, the Air New Zealand Supreme Tourism Award.

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The Okere Project's environmental warriors

A goat, a jar of peanut butter and a communal knife are among the weapons employed by Okere Falls' growing band of environmental warriors.

The Okere Project brings local businesses, householders and holidaymakers together to trap animal pests, clear invasive plants and restore birdlife and native flora in their community.

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Photo competition winner - Orekei Korako Geyserland Resort

Congratulations to Demelza Gilbert of Orekei Korako Geyserland Resort for her winning photo "Ngā mihi kia koutou".

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Innovation on the Milford with Go Orange

When you’re a well-known and successful tourism operator with a reputation for innovation, continually making sure your visitor experience is fresh and exciting can be a challenge.
So Go Orange has outdone themselves again with the new-look Milford Haven.

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Video interview: Mick Yuan, Scenic Hotel

Enjoy an interview with Mick Yuan, the winner of the Hotel Industry Food and Beverage Employee of the Year Award for 2018. He speaks about his role as Restaurant and Bar Manager at Scenic Hotel Franz Joseph Glacier and how he thrives off collaborating with staff across all hotel departments to make the dining experience the best it can be for guests.

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Path to success seven years in the making

Neil Hemraj works as a Front Office Manager at Citylife Hotel Auckland, a position he says was a dream to accept after seven years of hard work. We interviewed Neil about his career path, and why leaving school doesn’t mean the path to success is closed off.

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Jucy launches E cars

Jucy Rentals will be launching ten new EV campers into its fleet for the summer season and is also working with academics to develop more lightweight and efficient vehicles.

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Haka Tours scholarship encourages tourism careers for Maori

Haka Tours are ensuring sustainable employment for New Zealand’s tangata whenua with the announcement of their Maori Tour Manager scholarship, providing career opportunities in tourism.

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‘Team Wellington’ says Nǐ hǎo to China

A new partnership between Wellington’s largest tourism operators will see a $2.5 million funding boost to grow Chinese and South-East Asian visitor numbers to the region over the next five years.

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Tamaki Maori Village 7th best experience in the world

Tamaki Māori Village’s Hangi Dinner and Performance has been voted the seventh best experience in the world in the inaugural TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards for experiences.

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'Emerging Star' of New Plymouth's Holiday Parks

Peter Crawford, owner of New Plymouth’s Fitzroy Beach Holiday Park, says winning the 2018 Holiday Parks ePay Emerging Star Award is “another positive outcome for us as a family business and as a community”.

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Ascending the ranks of her career

Laura Bradley’s tourism career started with an internship through the Accor Graduate Management Trainee programme, and from there, it was a “seamless” process moving through the hotel industry until a change of lifestyle brought her to the Milford activities sector.

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Experiencing everything the key to finding tourism passion

Janet Tang gained her Masters degree in Tourism Management whilst interning and working part-time for tourism organisations. Now a Tourism Marketing Coordinator for KiwiRail, she says you never stop learning in the tourism industry.

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Get a Chinese payment system and grow your business

Updated 15 June 2018: If you want to attract or encourage higher spending from Chinese visitors then you need a Chinese payment system - AliPay, WeChat or both! TIA can help members achieve this through our partnership with PayPlus.

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Ulva’s Guided Walks sets standard for symbiosis with host community and environment

Not many businesses exhibit an integration with their Host Community and Environment as perfect as that of Ulva’s Guided Walks, TIA’s Member of the Week for the week ending 4 May.

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