14th December 2023 BYATA / OpinionMarriner shares his views on the strengths of the market, visa progress, and opportunities to work with the new government on increasing the value of the youth sector.
27th November 2023 BCA / BYATA / RVAMatt Doocey’s appointment to the tourism and hospitality portfolio has pleased tourism sector stakeholders, even if his previous experience did not make him an obvious choice.
8th September 2023 BYATA / Election 2023 / OpinionThe country’s major political parties are making ambiguous tourism promises but Labour’s fixation on ‘high value’ could be detrimental to the youth and hostel sector, writes BYATA chair Haydn Marriner.
29th August 2023 BYATA / TIAOperators will have to up their game to meet the changes in risk communication required under the government’s new rules for adventure activities, says Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Rebecca Ingram.
28th August 2023 Backpackers / BYATANew Zealand’s backpacker industry is making a steady recovery from the pandemic with some operators managing to hit pre-Covid levels but significant challenges remain.
30th June 2023 BYATAHappy Travels chief executive Eddy Brown and ROADY founder Roscoe Price Moor will be among the speakers at the Backpacker and Youth Adventure Tourism Association 2023 conference in Christchurch.
25th January 2023 BYATA / RecoveryThe race is on to attract backpackers and boost occupancy from late summer through to autumn.
19th December 2022 BYATA / Review 2022The association’s Brian Westwood and Chris Sperring say young travellers are an “incredibly valuable” segment for NZ.
8th November 2022 BYATA / EmploymentThe Backpacker Youth Adventure Travel Association (BYATA) of New Zealand is asking major banks why they are preventing international working holidaymakers from receiving bank accounts.
31st August 2022 BYATA / HostelsBut cost pressures and corporate competition could shape the recovery for operators.
30th August 2022 BYATA / SustainabilityBusinesses need to rethink their products and offer an immersion experience that connects people with nature and puts regenerative tourism first.
29th August 2022 BYATA / RealNZExperiences must be great for visitors and the environment but also create rewarding connections for Kiwis too, says Stephen England-Hall.
26th August 2022 BYATA / TIAYoung travellers can lead the way to a more sustainable sector.
25th August 2022 BYATA / ConferencesYouth travellers spend more on average than Australian visitors and it is their lifetime value that is the real benefit.
22nd August 2022 BYATA / ConferencesMore than 100 people are expected at the conference in Auckland next week, which is based on the theme of embracing high-value youth within the rebuild of tourism.
16th August 2022 BYATA / ConferencesIT consulting and support business Both Brains has signed on as a silver sponsor for the upcoming Backpacker Youth Adventure Tourism Association Conference at Rydges in Auckland on 25 – 26 August.
1st June 2022 BYATA / HostelsNew Zealand tourism needs to step up and fight for overseas markets, says the association’s inaugural president.
28th February 2022 Borders / BYATAAlmost 20k of the visas were approved before the borders shut and allowing them in could help alleviate worker shortages.
2nd December 2021 Borders / BYATAThe Backpacking Youth Travel Association of New Zealand says it wants sweeping changes to the government’s recently announced plans to reopen New Zealand to the world.
13th August 2021 BYATA / YouthA move from survival mode to recovery and new industry partnerships have been highlighted at the Backpacker, Youth and Adventure Tourism Association’s 2021 update.
21st June 2021 BYATA / EmploymentHundreds of working holiday makers are heading to NZ from Aus but it won’t fill shortages, says BYATA’s chair.
24th March 2021 BYATA / EmploymentGovt will end up footing the unemployment bill if workers in the hard-hit youth sector lose jobs, says BYATA’s new chair.
20th November 2020 BYATA / Hospitality NZHospitality New Zealand has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Backpacker Youth and Adventure Tourism Association.
9th November 2020 Backpackers / BYATAOne of the hardest-hit parts of tourism is holding on for a quick rebound when international travel resumes.
4th November 2020 Backpackers / BYATAUnder the memorandum, both organisations committed to jointly grow the value of international youth arrivals to New Zealand.
17th September 2020 BYATA / TNZYouth travel is going to be vitally important to the recovery, says TNZ director of commercial Rene de Monchy.
17th August 2018 BYATA / PeopleYHA’s manager of hostel operations, Simon Cartwright, has been elected the new board chair of the Backpacker Youth & Adventure Tourism Association.
16th August 2018 Backpackers / BYATATNZ has refocused its backpacker strategy on the direct UK and German markets.
15th August 2018 Backpackers / BYATAThe backpacker and wider tourism industry is in “a huge state of flux” and it was vital operators tackled complex issues together, an industry audience heard this morning.
Rotorua’s Mary Tolley knows how important the backpacker market is to Rotorua and NZ, and now it will be part of her responsibility to help others realise it too.
