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Leisure, tourism researchers gather in Dunedin 11th December 2023

Leisure, tourism researchers gather in Dunedin

International leisure and tourism researchers are gathering in Dunedin this week for the World Leisure Congress.


Tākina secures international education conference 15th November 2023 /

Tākina secures international education conference

Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre has been selected to host the International Council for Open and Distance Education’s 30th World Conference in November 2025.


Taranaki secures BEIA 2024 conference 21st September 2023 /

Taranaki secures BEIA 2024 conference

New Plymouth in Taranaki will host Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s 2024 conference.


Te Pae to host 2026 international ‘play’ conference 11th September 2023 /

Te Pae to host 2026 international ‘play’ conference

Around 1,000 ‘play practitioners’, researchers, educators, and businesses will converge on Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre in 2026 for the International Play Association World Conference.


TECNZ retrospective – a look back and laugh 10th August 2021 /

TECNZ retrospective – a look back and laugh

A 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.


Registrations open for 2021 BEIA conference 10th August 2021 /

Registrations open for 2021 BEIA conference

Business Events Industry Aotearoa has opened registrations for its 2021 conference in Hawke’s Bay.


HPNZ 2021: Holiday parks regather for annual conference 4th August 2021 /

HPNZ 2021: Holiday parks regather for annual conference

The two-day 2021 Holiday Parks New Zealand conference and trade exhibition kicks off this morning in Blenheim.


Palmerston North picked to host LGNZ 2022 19th July 2021 /

Palmerston North picked to host LGNZ 2022

The conference, set to attract approximately 600 leaders from across New Zealand, will be held on 21-23 July 2022.


HPNZ 2021 confirms event speakers 16th July 2021 /

HPNZ 2021 confirms event speakers

Trade expo event to be held at the Marlborough Events Centre in Blenheim on 4-5 August.


International medical conference to start in Auckland 24th June 2021

International medical conference to start in Auckland

Around 400 medical experts expected to attend.


Delegates converge on EDNZ 2021 conference 27th May 2021 /

Delegates converge on EDNZ 2021 conference

Around 200 economic development delegates are at Economic Development New Zealand 2021 conference at Palmerston North.


Conference to inject $415k into local economy 29th April 2021

Conference to inject $415k into local economy

Auckland has won a bid to host the 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting for the Epilepsy Society of Australia, which is set to generate 1,000 visitor nights and inject more than $415,000 into the local economy.


Delegates converge on Taranaki for business event 24th March 2021

Delegates converge on Taranaki for business event

More than 100 delegates are forecasted to travel to Taranaki for its Regional Business Partner Network Conference.


Industry leaders head south for Tourism Policy School 19th March 2021 /

Industry leaders head south for Tourism Policy School

A roll call of New Zealand’s top tourism leaders are in Queenstown for the University of Otago’s Tourism Policy School.


First events at Wellington’s Tākina locked in 15th February 2021 /

First events at Wellington’s Tākina locked in

The Festival for the Future conference, would be held over multiple days with more than 1200 delegates.


Boutique hotel, conference centre comes to market 25th January 2021 /

Boutique hotel, conference centre comes to market

A boutique hotel and conference centre in Blenheim, Marlborough Vintners Hotel, has been put for sale by its founding owners.


2020 TECNZ Conference cancelled 23rd April 2020 /

2020 TECNZ Conference cancelled

However, the association has rebooked the same venue, The Devon Hotel at New Plymouth, to hold the 2021 event.


TIA, Auckland Airport industry events cancelled 19th March 2020 /

TIA, Auckland Airport industry events cancelled

Tourism Industry Aotearoa has cancelled its Discussing Tourism – Communications event, as restrictions over the Covid-19 outbreak take hold.


Second Tourism Policy School set for 19-20 March 27th February 2020 /

Second Tourism Policy School set for 19-20 March

The University of Otago’s second Tourism Policy School has been confirmed for 19-20 March at the Heritage Queenstown.


NZ tourism takes AIME in Melbourne 17th February 2020 /

NZ tourism takes AIME in Melbourne

New Zealand tourism representatives are attending this week’s Asia-Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event (AIME) in Melbourne.


CAUTHE 2020: Visitor dispersal faces global challenges 12th February 2020 /

CAUTHE 2020: Visitor dispersal faces global challenges

Attempts to boost dispersal are being hampered by global trends, says a new study.


Industry, academia converge on CAUTHE 2020 11th February 2020 /

Industry, academia converge on CAUTHE 2020

Kapiti Island Nature Tours founder, John Barrett, is among speakers who will address the theme for this year’s conference, 20:20 Vision: New Perspectives on the diversity of Hospitality, Tourism and Events.


Auckland wins 2021 event worth 2.6k guest nights 4th February 2020

Auckland wins 2021 event worth 2.6k guest nights

Auckland has secured the four-day TENCON conference, which will bring more 600 delegates to the city in December 2021.


YoungTEC ’19: High schools damaging tourism – Rushbrook 4th December 2019 /

YoungTEC ’19: High schools damaging tourism – Rushbrook

Low pay and a lack of career progression were the main concerns raised by members at yesterday’s Young Tourism Export Council conference in Auckland.


Young industry professionals head to YoungTEC Summit 3rd December 2019 /

Young industry professionals head to YoungTEC Summit

Young industry professionals are converging on the Grand Millennium Auckland today for the Young Tourism Export Council of New Zealand’s annual summit.


TECNZ’s Chen presents Tiaki at ATEC 28th November 2019 /

TECNZ’s Chen presents Tiaki at ATEC

Tourism 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.


Napier wins Eventing the Future 2020 conference 25th November 2019

Napier wins Eventing the Future 2020 conference

Napier will be the host city for the Eventing the Future 2020 conference next year.


Tourism NZ’s Kiwi Link to return to US 22nd November 2019 /

Tourism NZ’s Kiwi Link to return to US

After more than a decade’s absence, the agency is taking its trade event back to LA as air connectivity with the United States takes off.


Hawke’s Bay to host CINZ 2020 1st November 2019 /

Hawke’s Bay to host CINZ 2020

The annual Conventions and Incentives New Zealand conference will be held in Napier in the Hawkes Bay in 2020.


Gallery: CINZ conference launch at Gibbston Valley Winery 30th October 2019 /

Gallery: CINZ conference launch at Gibbston Valley Winery

Delegates were welcomed to CINZ Conference 2019 with a welcome function at  Gibbston Valley Winery in Queenstown on Tuesday evening.


NZICC toxicology conference to inject $1.3m 9th October 2019 /

NZICC toxicology conference to inject $1.3m

The NZICC has secured the 61st Annual Meeting and Congress of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists in 2023.


Business events sector brings BERP to market 1st October 2019 /

Business events sector brings BERP to market

NZ’s $558m business events sector is seeking quotes for the Business Events Research Programme contract.


NZ wins 2023 World Avocado Congress, expects 3000 delegates 30th September 2019

NZ wins 2023 World Avocado Congress, expects 3000 delegates

New Zealand has won its bid to host the 10th World Avocado Congress in 2023.


Tunnelling conference piles into NZICC 19th September 2019

Tunnelling conference piles into NZICC

The New Zealand International Convention Centre has added another event to its 2022 calendar after winning hosting rights for the 18th Australasian Tunnelling Conference.


Invercargill to host 2020 i-SITE Conference 13th September 2019 /

Invercargill to host 2020 i-SITE Conference

The event will bring the owners and staff from the network of 77 full member visitor centres across the country to Southland next year.


Tourism Summit Aotearoa 2020 to be held in Auckland 5th September 2019

Tourism Summit Aotearoa 2020 to be held in Auckland

Next year’s Tourism Summit Aotearoa is moving to Auckland.


Tourism Summit: Top priorities, top concerns 4th September 2019

Tourism Summit: Top priorities, top concerns

Industry and government reveal their top priorities as a new issue with an “old” area of concern rears its head.


Industry converges on capital for industry summit 3rd September 2019

Industry converges on capital for industry summit

The state of New Zealand’s tourism industry, iwi involvement in the sector, overtourism and sustainability are among the issues under scrutiny at this year’s Tourism Summit Aotearoa.


Christchurch wins two more tourism events 27th August 2019

Christchurch wins two more tourism events

The city has landed next year’s NZ Cruise conference and MEETINGS 2021 at Te Pae.


Cruise ’19: Space, resource shortages stifling business 26th August 2019 /

Cruise ’19: Space, resource shortages stifling business

A lack of basic cruise services means Auckland is missing out, according to an industry panel.


Cruise ’19: “We’re taking sustainability seriously” – CLIA chair 26th August 2019 /

Cruise ’19: “We’re taking sustainability seriously” – CLIA chair

However, convincing the public of that is a big challenge for the cruise industry, says CLIA chair Adam Goldstein.


Tourism Tech Expo 2019: Stage set for bigger 2020 26th August 2019 /

Tourism Tech Expo 2019: Stage set for bigger 2020

The inaugural Tourism Tech Expo at Queenstown attracted around 100 delegates with seven start-ups pitching and presenting to investors and operators.


Tourism Tech Expo 2019: The investor’s view 23rd August 2019 /

Tourism Tech Expo 2019: The investor’s view

New Zealand tourism technology start-ups have great potential to go global, says one of the country’s leading angel investors.


NZ Cruise conference changes Auckland venue 19th August 2019

NZ Cruise conference changes Auckland venue

The NZ Cruise Association’s 2019 Conference in Auckland on 22 -23 August has shifted venue to the Aotea Centre on Queen Street.


Taranaki wins TECNZ 2020 conference 16th August 2019

Taranaki wins TECNZ 2020 conference

The Tourism Export Council of New Zealand’s annual conference will be held in New Plymouth next year.


Christchurch’s Te Pae wins 2021 TravelManagers conference 15th August 2019

Christchurch’s Te Pae wins 2021 TravelManagers conference

Christchurch will host the 2021 annual conference of Australia’s home-based travel agent network, TravelManagers.


Operators converge on Chch for TECNZ, NZ Māori Tourism events 12th August 2019 /

Operators converge on Chch for TECNZ, NZ Māori Tourism events

Hundreds of the country’s tourism suppliers and ITOs are attending TECNZ and NZ Māori Tourism conferences this week.


TNZ reschedules famils delayed by Chch mosque attacks 9th August 2019 /

TNZ reschedules famils delayed by Chch mosque attacks

Tourism New Zealand has rescheduled all 19 famils that were postponed as a result of the Christchurch mosque attack in March, with the trips now set to take place before the end of the year.


Luxon: NZ must position itself as a premium destination 8th August 2019 /

Luxon: NZ must position itself as a premium destination

We can’t have the joint turning into Cancun or Bali, says Air NZ’s CEO.


Gallery: Tourism West Coast’s Celebration of Tourism 8th August 2019

Gallery: Tourism West Coast’s Celebration of Tourism

A panel of industry heavy-hitters spoke at Tourism West Coast’s annual Celebration of Tourism event held at the West Coast Events Centre, Shantytown, yesterday.