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Hawke’s Bay Tourism

East Coast RTOs: Tourism’s lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle 14th February 2024 /

East Coast RTOs: Tourism’s lessons from Cyclone Gabrielle

The disaster cut the region off from visitors but the industry is now better prepared, say tourism leaders.


Hawke’s Bay Tourism unveils Summer F.A.W.C! programme 25th January 2024 /

Hawke’s Bay Tourism unveils Summer F.A.W.C! programme

Hawke’s Bay’s iconic F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic has released the programme for its two-week event in March.


Hawke’s Bay collab a sweet treat for summer visitors 14th December 2023 /

Hawke’s Bay collab a sweet treat for summer visitors

Hawke’s Bay Tourism and icecream maker Rush Munro’s have teamed up for a sweet way of promoting the region.


Napier’s refreshed isite opens in time for cruise 22nd November 2023 /

Napier’s refreshed isite opens in time for cruise

Napier’s refreshed isite has opened to the public – just in time for the 2023/24 cruise season.


Hawke’s Bay Tourism launches ‘Tastes Like Summer’ campaign 16th November 2023 /

Hawke’s Bay Tourism launches ‘Tastes Like Summer’ campaign

Hawke’s Bay Tourism has launched a new marketing campaign to entice visitors to the region over the summer.


Govt grants $3.2m for tourism recovery from extreme weather events 21st September 2023 /

Govt grants $3.2m for tourism recovery from extreme weather events

The support will go to Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti Gisborne and Tai Tokerau Northland.


Saxton wins BEIA’s Outstanding Contributor Award 21st September 2023 /

Saxton wins BEIA’s Outstanding Contributor Award

Hawke’s Bay Tourism chief executive Hamish Saxton has won Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s 2023 Outstanding Contributor Award.


Hastings secures Australasian Airports Roundtable 7th June 2023 /

Hastings secures Australasian Airports Roundtable

Hastings has secured the hosting bid for the 2024 Australasian Airports Roundtable for its first event outside Australia.


Hawke’s Bay named 12th Great Wine Capital of the world 24th May 2023 /

Hawke’s Bay named 12th Great Wine Capital of the world

Hawke’s Bay is now the 12th Great Wine Capital of the world, putting it amongst world leaders such as Bordeaux in France and Bilbao in Spain.


Easter gig welcome but short-lived boost for Hawke’s Bay operators 12th April 2023

Easter gig welcome but short-lived boost for Hawke’s Bay operators

Easter brought music superstars and thousands of visitors to Hawke’s Bay but it proved a mixed bag for some tourism operators.


Napier top regional destination as Hawke’s Bay launches first post-cyclone campaign 6th April 2023 /

Napier top regional destination as Hawke’s Bay launches first post-cyclone campaign

Tourism operators are centre stage in a new campaign to attract visitors to Hawke’s Bay over the Easter and school holidays.


…while Hawke’s Bay preps for cruise restart 1st March 2023 /

…while Hawke’s Bay preps for cruise restart

Ships will not draw any water or power from the region or drop waste during their visits.


Tourism vital to Hawke’s Bay recovery – Hamish Saxton 24th February 2023 /

Tourism vital to Hawke’s Bay recovery – Hamish Saxton

As rain keeps coming, Hawke’s Bay Tourism’s CEO says the visitor economy will be vital to the region’s recovery.


Can visitors travel to and around flood-damaged Hawke’s Bay? 22nd February 2023

Can visitors travel to and around flood-damaged Hawke’s Bay?

Hawke’s Bay Tourism has created a Q&A guide for trade and visitors about what they can expect from travel, bookings, accommodation, and safety in the region.


Hawke’s Bay Tourism whets appetite in new food campaign 8th February 2023 /

Hawke’s Bay Tourism whets appetite in new food campaign

Hawke’s Bay Tourism is showcasing the best of ‘Food and Wine Country’ in a new campaign that highlights the region’s offering.


With F.A.W.C! postponed, HBT looks to vaccine certification to help in 2022 8th October 2021 /

With F.A.W.C! postponed, HBT looks to vaccine certification to help in 2022

Vaccine certification could bring more certainty to events like F.A.W.C!, which has been postponed until 2022.


HBT looks to media to put Summer F.A.W.C! centre stage 29th October 2018 /

HBT looks to media to put Summer F.A.W.C! centre stage

Hawke’s Bay Tourism is hosting a raft of international and domestic media at its summer Food and Wine Classic next month, in the expectation it will deliver “huge coverage” of the annual event.


Dundas: Hawke’s Bay will remain competitive 30th May 2018

Dundas: Hawke’s Bay will remain competitive

Hawke’s Bay Tourism says the decision by Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to provide a consistent level of tourism funding for the next three years is incredibly important for the region.


Hawke’s Bay Tourism budget cut, urged to investigate bed tax 25th May 2018

Hawke’s Bay Tourism budget cut, urged to investigate bed tax

HBT has had its annual budget cut by $300,000 by its major funder.


Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to consider tourism submissions 22nd May 2018

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council to consider tourism submissions

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council will spend the next three days hearing and considering submissions to its draft Long Term Plan, called Facing our Future 2018-28.


Hawke’s Bay Tourism launches campaign to help apple industry 29th March 2018

Hawke’s Bay Tourism launches campaign to help apple industry

Hawke’s Bay Tourism has launched a push to attract visiting backpackers to come and pick fruit in Hawke’s Bay.


Destination Marlborough appoints new trade development manager 29th March 2018

Destination Marlborough appoints new trade development manager

Destination Marlborough, the region’s destination marketing agency has appointed Daniel Winner as the new Trade Development Manager.


Record numbers gear up for The Big Easy 28th March 2018

Record numbers gear up for The Big Easy

It’s almost time to gear up, kit out and hit the superb Hawke’s Bay trails for the sixth annual Big Easy.