Attracting business and major events, securing funding and reviewing Auckland’s destination strategy are the top priorities for Tātaki Auckland Unlimited’s Annie Dundas.
The Tourism & Hospitality Minister says he’s “very impressed by the work of the RTOs and their DMPs” and wants to support sustainable growth in the sector.
The new tourism and hospitality minister tells the Ticker his priorities for the portfolio.
The agency says there’s no clarity around tourism funding, nor any regulatory guidance to support destination management.
The agency has cut a number of tourism roles but it has also created new ones to be filled.
Events and the impact of cruise’s “mass tourism” are among some of the issues Ōtepoti Dunedin Destination Management Plan has identified as key areas of focus for the city and region’s development.
RotoruaNZ has launched what it is calling New Zealand’s first publicly available regional destination management dashboard.
Regional tourism organisations and industry stakeholders have welcomed the government’s plan to invest in a new national destination management team.
Tourism Minister Peeni Henare says the direct funding of regional destination management plans is something a Labour government would look at after the election in October.
The new team will be funded from the IVL and will help regions address tourism pressures.
The new DMP also charts a path towards resolving the vital issue of sustainable funding.
Tourism NZ is not lumbered with destination management so why should RTOs be?
The findings will inform the region’s destination management plan.
Visit Ruapehu says its destination management plan has a focus on reciprocity and responsibility as a result of feedback from the community.
The plan also supports the establishment of a local visitor levy to address infrastructure pressures.
ChristchurchNZ picked the agencies to lead work on the city’s destination management and new place brand plans.
Trust Tairāwhiti is asking for input from the community to help develop a destination management plan for the wider Gisborne area.
International visitor spend in Dunedin may not fully recover to pre-Covid levels until 2029-2030 at the earliest, according to a new report.
There is very little in the way of paid attractions for visitors beyond the ‘hero’ experience of visiting Kāpiti Island.
Smaller regional tourism organisations are leveraging their weight differently in the post-Covid world.
The Milford Opportunities masterplan project is set to be launched publicly at the Te Anau Club on Wednesday 28 July at 11am.
Mackenzie District Council is inviting public engagement from 6 July – 13 August on the creation of a 100-year vision for the region as a first step towards a destination management plan.
The boom in tourism this summer is turning the attention of regional marketers towards destination management, in an effort to balance industry growth and local community satisfaction.
