27th November 2019 CINZ / Wednesday LetterDeparting CINZ chief executive Sue Sullivan has a final message for government.
25th September 2019 Wednesday LetterThe collapse of Skyline’s sale of Totally Tourism may give the group pause for thought, writes the Ticker’s Bridget O’Connell.
28th August 2019 Wednesday LetterThe long-term benefits stemming from the inaugural Lightning Lab Tourism business accelerator are more important than the immediate successes of the cohort, writes the Ticker’s Bridget O’Connell.
17th July 2019 Wednesday LetterHow can government make things better for tourism and the local communities impacted by it?
10th July 2019 Wednesday LetterSkyline’s sale of its Totally Tourism business signals the start of a new era for the international operator but what else could be up for sale, asks the Ticker’s Paul Yandall.
3rd July 2019 Wednesday LetterRAL’s Sky Waka and NTT’s Dark Sky Project are part of a tourism transformation underway in the regions.
26th June 2019 Wednesday LetterEmotions bubbled up at the NZ Hotel Industry Conference last week with the industry tired of what it sees as local government exploitation and central government indifference, writes the Ticker’s Bridget O’Connell.
17th April 2019 Wednesday LetterThe industry responds to whether it too needs such a partnership with government.
10th April 2019 Wednesday LetterIn a rare public skirmish this week, Regional Tourism NZ and Tourism Industry Aotearoa staked out opposing positions on regional funding for tourism – positions the Ticker’s Paul Yandall believes are both right – and wrong.
27th February 2019 Wednesday LetterAir New Zealand’s call for tourism operators to “follow its lead” by slashing prices is not a sustainable strategy for the sector, writes the Ticker’s Paul Yandall.
13th February 2019 China / Wednesday LetterChina has taken a shot across NZ’s economic bow. Industry should prepare for the worst.
30th January 2019 Sustainability / Wednesday LetterMuch of the Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals conference challenged industry’s standards and assumptions. That’s a good thing, writes the Ticker’s Bridget O’Connell.
23rd January 2019 Wednesday LetterIf the past year was charaterised by restructuring, reorganising and a raft of industry initiatives, then this year should be one of results, writes the Ticker’s Paul Yandall.
19th December 2018 Wednesday LetterFollowing this week’s publication of the latest Mood of the Nation survey, the Ticker takes an eyes-wide-open reading of the research and finds reasons for the industry to be fearful – and one to be cheerful.
12th December 2018 Wednesday LetterIt’s the airline that will cop the flak, not its workers, writes Paul Yandall.
5th December 2018 Wednesday LetterDestination Canada’s CEO has lessons to share with NZ from that country’s own Year of Tourism with China.
28th November 2018 Wednesday LetterA booming tourism sector and iwi with cash looking to diversify is bringing a new generation of investors into the market, writes the Ticker’s Bridget O’Connell.
21st November 2018 Wednesday LetterBy launching the TIAP, ATEED is treading all over NZTE’s Tourism Attractions Project – and it knows it.
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7th November 2018 Wednesday LetterBeyond the expected ambitions, the government has put forward a number of intriguing initiatives.
31st October 2018 Wednesday LetterA major industry initiative launches tomorrow – can it help build a strong, positive visitor culture in NZ?
26th September 2018 Luxury / Wednesday LetterFollowing its non-appearance at Luxperience, will recent changes at Tourism NZ help or hinder NZ’s premium market?
12th September 2018 Wednesday LetterThe Ticker takes a look at the tourism investment landscape and asks if we have our priorities right.
15th August 2018 Wednesday LetterThe Ticker takes the pulse of last week’s TECNZ conference and spots some progress on pressing industry issues.
1st August 2018 IVS / Wednesday LetterMBIE has been negligent in the management of its top tourism collection and we may never know the extent of the damage, writes the Ticker’s Paul Yandall.
18th July 2018 Wednesday LetterHanding local authorities an alternative to rates funding comes with industry risks.
11th July 2018 Wednesday LetterDOC is under pressure to wring more cash from its estate and guiding operators are next to face a hike in fees.
20th June 2018 Wednesday LetterAs RTOs transition to destination management, Hamilton & Waikato Tourism says it been doing it for three years. How has it progressed?
13th June 2018 Wednesday LetterTourism development consultant Dave Bamford on managing tourism sustainably, the need to strengthen insight and how to fund development.
6th June 2018 Wednesday LetterAmong the many success stories that the business events sector is enjoying there is one notable misstep.
16th May 2018 Wednesday LetterCould it have been, possibly, maybe, just slightly, like, the best TRENZ ever? Wherever it ranks, Dunedin put on a #dunnerstunner week, writes the Ticker’s Paul Yandall.
18th April 2018 Wednesday LetterThe minister of tourism highlights the “tremendous potential” of Māori culture to drive tourism and why a more holistic approach towards growth is now needed.
4th April 2018 Wednesday LetterAs some regional tourism organisations face funding cuts or fail to increase budgets, destination and services marketing strategist, Lyn Cheyne, asks who should fund our tourism?
28th March 2018 Wednesday LetterA move by a government funded trust to take over Tourism West Coast has been met by fierce resistance, but Development West Coast’s chief executive, Chris Mackenzie, says integrating the marketing agency into DWC’s economic development work makes perfect sense.
21st March 2018 Wednesday LetterDr Anthony Brien, senior lecturer in business and hotel management at Lincoln University, asks why, with a visitor ‘met or exceeded satisfaction’ rate of 93.4%, are some people ‘beating up’ the New Zealand tourism industry?
14th March 2018 Wednesday LetterQueenstown Lakes District mayor Jim Boult on the council’s desire to implement a local bed tax, why going to Wellington with a begging bowl every year is not sustainable, and how last week’s forum on freedom camping with tourism minister Kelvin Davis had mixed results.
7th March 2018 Wednesday LetterThe New Zealand ski industry is pouring around $200m into assets but it cannot answer a basic question on its value to New Zealand – what does that mean for how investment decisions are being made?
28th February 2018 Wednesday LetterOn his last day in post, outgoing Winter Games NZ chief executive Arthur Klap talks about the importance of NZ staging events on the global stage, the challenges around delivering a financial viable fixture and why funding should be linked to more than economic measures of success.
21st February 2018 Wednesday LetterRegional Tourism New Zealand’s Charlie Ives says now is the time for local authorities to step up to help meet the challenges of New Zealand’s booming tourism sector.
14th February 2018 Wednesday LetterTourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Chris Roberts on the work underway to protect the industry’s reputation and a major new initiative to promote the sector to the community.
7th February 2018 Wednesday LetterTourism has overtaken dairy as NZ’s top export earner but is it about to fall as far as that industry in terms of reputation too, asks the Ticker’s Paul Yandall.
20th December 2017 Wednesday LetterThe Ticker’s Paul Yandall takes a look back at the leadership changes over the past year and says a sense of industry renewal is the story of 2017.
13th December 2017 Wednesday LetterNgāi Tahu Tourism chief executive Quinton Hall on sustainability, the living wage and the busy year that was 2017, plus the challenges and opportunities ahead for the for the iwi-owned tourism operator.
6th December 2017 Wednesday LetterTourism Industry Aotearoa chairman and Tourism Holdings chief executive Grant Webster on the year’s challenges and highlights and the opportunities ahead for the industry in 2018.
15th November 2017 Wednesday LetterIn his first address to industry yesterday, the new Tourism Minister outlines the government’s priorities for tourism. Below is his full speech to TIA’s Tourism Summit Aotearoa at Te Papa in Wellington.
8th November 2017 Wednesday LetterValentina Dinica, Senior Lecturer of Public Policy at Victoria University, says it is time to reconsider the current concession system that allows operators access to conservation land.
1st November 2017 Wednesday LetterFollowing this year’s conference in Dunedin, CINZ CEO Sue Sullivan writes on how the industry can drive value, NZ’s expertise advantage, unlocking the Australian market, and growing the sector to $750m by 2020.
25th October 2017 Wednesday LetterWith the thrust of the new coalition government now clear, the Ticker’s Paul Yandall asks, what could it mean for the country’s tourism industry?
11th October 2017 Wednesday LetterAfter a month of awards, insightful events and conferences the Ticker’s Paul Yandall envisages the future and applauds some of the industry recent award winners.
13th September 2017 Wednesday LetterIt’s Māori Language Week and NZ Māori Tourism chief executive Pania Tyson-Nathan tells us how learning the language is an ongoing journey and the value of Te Reo to tourism.
