17th February 2022 Borders / TECNZTwo thirds of inbound tourism operators may not survive if self-isolation self-isolation requirements for fully vaccinated visitors remains, according to a new survey.
2nd February 2022 Borders / TECNZ / TIAIndustry bodies are anxious to hear the government announcement on Thursday around the new plan for re-opening borders.
26th January 2022 TECNZ / Wednesday LetterInbounders are at breaking point but there are reasons to be hopeful, writes TECNZ chief executive Lynda Keene.
26th January 2022 Data / TECNZA full recovery of annual international visitor numbers into New Zealand is now not expected until sometime after May 2025, according to an updated forecast from Tourism Export Council of New Zealand.
13th December 2021 ITO / TECNZBut overseas agents are getting “pretty frustrated” at New Zealand, says TECNZ chair Scott Mehrtens.
19th October 2021 Events / TECNZTourism Export Council of New Zealand today pulled the plug on its Xmas Symposium in Auckland scheduled for Wednesday 8 December.
5th October 2021 Recovery / TECNZBut only if NZ’s borders re-open soon, starting with Australia in December and the rest of the major source markets next year.
28th September 2021 ITO / TECNZA TECNZ poll lays out how international wholesalers and agents are seeing NZ – and it’s not pretty.
7th September 2021 Funding / TECNZThe new funding for operators is needed in light of the latest lockdown and the likelihood of no international visitors over summer.
10th August 2021 Conference / TECNZA trip down memory lane was one of the highlights of last week’s Tourism Export Council of New Zealand’s annual conference in New Plymouth.
9th August 2021 TECNZDespite the difficult days for ITOs, departing Tourism Export Council of New Zealand chair Anna Black says there are still reasons to celebrate the association’s 50th birthday.
3rd August 2021 Conferences / TECNZNearly 100 tourism suppliers are meeting the country’s inbound tour operators at the inaugural Tourism Trade Expo in Taranaki today.
26th July 2021 Data / TECNZRecovery in the North American and European visitor markets will likely be faster than from Asia, says TECNZ.
1st June 2021 TECNZInterested registrants could still sign up to a waiting list.
28th April 2021 TECNZThe TECNZ event will be hosted in New Plymouth from 4-6 August.
3rd February 2021 ITO / TECNZThe government needs to make available a $200m rescue package for operators reliant on international visitors, or see many wind-up and close permanently.
18th January 2021 ITO / TECNZThis year is going to be another tough one for the tourism industry’s inbound tour operators, says Tourism Export Council of New Zealand.
8th December 2020 ITO / TECNZTourism businesses that reduced prices for the domestic market must prepare to start lifting them again for the return of international travellers, according to Tourism Export Council of New Zealand chief executive Lynda Keene.
8th December 2020 Cruise / TECNZThe New Zealand cruise industry is at a standstill and the country is $601m out of pocket because of it, says NZ Cruise Association chair and ID Tours executive director Debbie Summers.
7th December 2020 Gallery / TECNZTourism operators, agencies and inbound tour operators from around the country gathered at the Heritage Hotel in Auckland for Tourism Export Council of New Zealand’s 2020 Xmas Symposium.
4th December 2020 BARNZ / TECNZExecutive director Justin Tighe-Umbers says NZ risks being left behind as other countries resume international travel.
3rd December 2020 ITO / TECNZVisitors from long-haul destinations must begin to arrive in New Zealand from 1 October 2021 if inbound tour operators are to survive the Covid-19 crisis, says Tourism Export Council chief executive Lynda Keene.
29th September 2020 Election 2020 / TECNZThe association says it will lead the development of an international tourism recovery strategy to present to Govt.
17th September 2020 Events / TECNZTourism Export Council of New Zealand’s Xmas Symposium 2020 has been confirmed for 2 December 2020 at Heritage Auckland.
8th September 2020 Arrivals / TECNZThe May 2024 recovery dates are later than the inbound tour operator association’s previous forecasts of March 2024.
8th September 2020 Conferences / TECNZA new date would be announced this week and all existing registrations would automatically be transferred.
18th August 2020 CINZ / TECNZ / TIAIt is insufficient for hard-hit tourism, say industry groups.
1st August 2020 TECNZ / TIALeading industry bodies are feeling “underwhelmed” and “frustrated” at the Government’s latest $300m tourism support package, which they say falls short of what the devastated sector needs to survive.
14th July 2020 Conferences / TECNZThe Tourism Export Council of New Zealand has moved its annual Xmas Symposium in December to a new ‘Spring’ Symposium in September.
15th June 2020 Arrivals / TECNZNZ might not see a return to pre-Covid visitor numbers until the end of March 2024, says the association.
7th May 2020 Government / TECNZThe Tourism Export Council of New Zealand has called on the Government to extend the wage subsidy scheme beyond its initial 12-week period for tourism businesses.
6th May 2020 Encounter Kaikōura / TECNZTourism coming to a grinding halt due to Covid-19 restrictions draws parallels to the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, says tour operator Encounter Kaikōura.
23rd April 2020 Conference / TECNZHowever, the association has rebooked the same venue, The Devon Hotel at New Plymouth, to hold the 2021 event.
22nd April 2020 TECNZThe “million dollar question” is whether the world waits for a vaccine before reopening borders, says the association.
17th December 2019 People / TECNZLynda Keene is taking the helm of the Tourism Export Council of New Zealand replacing outgoing chief executive Judy Chen.
5th December 2019 TECNZJudy Chen talks to Tourism Ticker about industry challenges, sustainability and raising the profile of TECNZ.
28th November 2019 Conference / TECNZTourism Export Council of New Zealand chief executive Judy Chen presented aspects of the NZ industry’s sustainability efforts to more than 500 delegates at the Australian Tourism Export Council’s annual conference in Brisbane this week.
29th October 2019 People / TECNZTourism Export Council of NZ’s chief executive, Judy Chen, is to leave the association in January.
24th October 2019 Arrivals / TECNZThe tourism industry is set to have a mixed performance in visitor arrivals this summer season, according to Tourism Export Council New Zealand.
31st January 2019 Arrivals / TECNZTECNZ says some of its members are reporting signs of a slowdown in their bookings.
11th December 2018 Conferences / TECNZIt’s the last big bash of the year for many in the tourism industry and photographer Jay Farnworth from Image Search was there to capture it.
3rd December 2018 TECNZCombating ‘tourism fatigue’ in New Zealand is top of the agenda at the final national tourism fixture of the year, the annual Tourism Export Council New Zealand Christmas Symposium.
5th October 2018 TECNZNew research and development tax credits “opens doors” for more innovation in the tourism sector, according Tourism Export Council of New Zealand chief executive, Judy Chen.
25th September 2018 TECNZ / YoungTECThe final national fixtures in the tourism industry calendar, the Tourism Export Council Xmas Symposium and YoungTEC Summit, will take place at the Pullman Auckland this year.
27th August 2018 TECNZ / TrainingThe Young Tourism Export Council and New Zealand School of Tourism have teamed up in an effort to provide guidance to the next generation of tourism professionals.
13th August 2018 TECNZWeta Workshop’s head of tourism, Jake Downing, has joined the Tourism Export Council board as an allied member representative replacing Ngai Tahu Tourism’s Stephen Lester.
10th August 2018 TECNZ / TNZTourism NZ’s CEO says there needs to be a move from sustainability to enrichment.
10th August 2018 TECNZChristchurch is to host next year’s Tourism Export Council New Zealand’s annual conference – the first time the event has been held in the city for 20 years.
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10th August 2018 TECNZ / TNZTourism New Zealand chief executive Stephen England-Hall’s full speech to the TECNZ 2018 conference in Napier.
