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Use IVL to support tourism research – TIA 19th November 2019 / /

Use IVL to support tourism research – TIA

Tourism Industry Aotearoa is proposing a portion of the International Visitor Levy is assigned to the tourism industry to seed the establishment of industry-led research capacity and capability.


Views on Tourism: What do NZers think the industry can do better? 17th October 2019

Views on Tourism: What do NZers think the industry can do better?

New Zealanders would like to see the tourism industry take more action to protect the natural environment, improve road safety and reduce its impact on housing availability.


Kiwis’ favourite NZ road trip revealed 9th October 2019 /

Kiwis’ favourite NZ road trip revealed

New research from Budget NZ has revealed Kiwis are avid road trippers, with 62% doing a roadie within New Zealand in the past year.


Domestic visitor survey: Were expectations exceeded? 30th September 2019

Domestic visitor survey: Were expectations exceeded?

The tourism industry continues to deliver for the all-important domestic market, with the trend for strong satisfaction ratings from New Zealand domestic leisure travellers continuing in the latest Tourism Industry Aotearoa research.


New Māori tourism sector capability assessment launched 14th August 2019 /

New Māori tourism sector capability assessment launched

New Zealand Māori Tourism, in conjunction with Te Puni Kōkiri and Poutama Trust, has launched the first capability assessment of the Māori tourism sector since 2014.


Operators fund $100k whale and dolphin research 31st July 2019 /

Operators fund $100k whale and dolphin research

Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari and Dolphin Planet have provided the money.


Disconnect between green values and practices threatens tourism 9th July 2019 /

Disconnect between green values and practices threatens tourism

A new study into Canterbury’s international visitor market has highlighted the implications of ignoring tourist perceptions of sustainability for New Zealand’s $39bn tourism industry.


Global cities report highlights Destination AKL 2025 13th June 2019

Global cities report highlights Destination AKL 2025

ATEED’s destination management strategy is cited in a major study on how cities can cope with tourism growth.


Unveiled: The value of NZ’s accommodation sharing sector 11th June 2019 /

Unveiled: The value of NZ’s accommodation sharing sector

An experimental study puts a value on the activity dominated by providers like Airbnb, Bookabach and Bachcare.


$30m Hector’s dolphin eco-tourism industry at risk – operator 28th May 2019 /

$30m Hector’s dolphin eco-tourism industry at risk – operator

The value of dolphin eco-tourism to the New Zealand economy has been put at more than $30m annually, according to a new report commissioned by Black Cat Cruises.


Mood of the Nation: Social licence fading as pressures grow 10th May 2019 /

Mood of the Nation: Social licence fading as pressures grow

The tourism industry’s social licence to operate continues to come under pressure particularly in destinations at the forefront of New Zealand’s sustained visitor boom, according to the latest Mood of the Nation survey.


New TIA research takes first look at domestic visitor satisfaction 14th February 2019

New TIA research takes first look at domestic visitor satisfaction

New Zealand is meeting expectations as a destination for domestic travellers despite the growing pains induced by swelling international visitor numbers.


Westpac: Tourism “particular growth area” for the $2.5bn wine industry 22nd January 2019 /

Westpac: Tourism “particular growth area” for the $2.5bn wine industry

The number of visitors to NZ vineyards surged 350% in the five years to 2017, says Westpac.


RTNZ: No room for complacency in tourism sector 18th December 2018 /

RTNZ: No room for complacency in tourism sector

The tourism industry has been warned against complacency following the latest Mood of the Nation survey that reported in uptick in the number of New Zealanders who agree that tourism is good for the country.


Mood of the Nation: Support for visitor growth ebbs away 17th December 2018 /

Mood of the Nation: Support for visitor growth ebbs away

Almost half of all New Zealanders believe that the country is on track for too many visitors according to the latest Mood of the National report.


Dark Tourism: Why ‘atrocity tourism’ is neither new nor weird 12th November 2018

Dark Tourism: Why ‘atrocity tourism’ is neither new nor weird

Dark tourism is not a new phenomenon, nor is the use of artefacts of violence in pursuit of economic or political capital.


Global tourism power report: Where does NZ rank? 5th October 2018 /

Global tourism power report: Where does NZ rank?

A new report on the performance of the world’s tourism markets highlights NZ’s relative lack of investment.


ChristchurchNZ dives into sustainable tourism project 28th September 2018 /

ChristchurchNZ dives into sustainable tourism project

ChristchurchNZ has teamed up with academics from the University of Canterbury on a project that will delve into international visitors’ perceptions of sustainable tourism in New Zealand.


Research: Kiwis blame foreign tourists above domestic for pressure 13th August 2018 /

Research: Kiwis blame foreign tourists above domestic for pressure

Half of NZers surveyed believe international visitors put too much pressure on the country.


The Tides of Change: ‘Seismic shifts’ expected in the travel industry 29th June 2018 /

The Tides of Change: ‘Seismic shifts’ expected in the travel industry

How cultural currents are acting on the travel industry have been put under the microscope in a new report.


Watch: Tsunami hazard flagged for top tourist locations 13th June 2018

Watch: Tsunami hazard flagged for top tourist locations

The tsunami hazard at some of NZ’s top tourist locations could be analysed following a study of the risk at Lake Tekapo.


Lack of visitor flow data, forecasting among barriers to research use 11th June 2018 /

Lack of visitor flow data, forecasting among barriers to research use

A lack of information on visitor flows and movement, future forecasting and weak domestic and regional data rank among the top industry concerns according to a new study into tourism insight.