Industry Issues
Tourism sector gathers at Tākina
Tuesday, 07 November 2023 23:14Yesterday’s Tourism Summit Aotearoa at Tākina Wellington lived up to its theme of Ready or Not, with a focus on AI, robotics and other technology.
Qantas and Emirates partnership to continue until 2028
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 01:37Qantas and Emirates have been given the green light by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to continue their partnership for another five years.
The partnership covers routes between Australia and the UK/Europe, New Zealand, Asia, the Middle East and North Africa.
ACCC Commissioner Anna Brakey said that the partnership will provide greater choice of flight times and travel options.
“This continual coordination will benefit travellers by facilitating connectivity between a wide range of destinations, as well as optimising earning and redemption opportunities from their respective loyalty rewards programs,” she says.
World Tourism Day 2023
Tuesday, 26 September 2023 22:04Today marks the official World Tourism Day for 2023, with the global sector to come together around the theme of tourism and green investments.
Paving the way for sustainable tourism
Wednesday, 02 August 2023 06:34Fifteen leading tourism and hospitality businesses from Waiheke Island and Aotea Great Barrier Island are celebrating their completion of the Taurikura Initiative, a capability building programme designed to support visitor economy businesses to accelerate their sustainability journey.
New Zealand business events sector on track for sustainable growth
Friday, 23 June 2023 07:26Business Events Industry MEETINGS 2023 held in Wellington finished last week with over 6,000 meetings, networking functions and knowledge sessions taking place.
Meetings help stave off winter blues for NZ hotels
Tuesday, 20 June 2023 00:21Business travel demand, including from the government sector, is a bright light in what appears to be a challenging winter ahead for New Zealand hoteliers.
Tourism industry to engage with ambitious new environment plan
Friday, 16 June 2023 05:39The tourism industry is looking forward to engaging with the draft Tourism Environment Action Plan released for consultation today, Tourism Industry Aotearoa says.
Support for tourism as industry helps NZ avoid recession
Monday, 22 May 2023 08:39Support for tourism announced in the recent Budget will help more tourism businesses succeed as employers of choice, says Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA).
Future thinking at hospo hui
Monday, 22 May 2023 04:48The Restaurant Association of New Zealand will host the Hospo Hui in June at the Auckland Showgrounds.
RTOs and Councils - this webinar is for you!
Monday, 15 May 2023 02:55If you are seeking event content to enliven your city, then jump on this webinar.
Road to robust travel recovery in APC
Sunday, 14 May 2023 23:53Travel across the Asia Pacific region (APAC) is well on its way to recovery, with growing travel demand across all markets as the industry approaches the second half of the year.
There’s no i in TEAM
Thursday, 04 May 2023 06:07It’s an oldie but a goodie and still holds true today in a post-COVID world. Brad Foster speaks to a number of companies on how to build business team cohesion and unity.
The Global Sustainable Tourism Council is developing a new Criteria for Business events and Attractions.
Wednesday, 12 April 2023 04:01The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), with support from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), is developing a new Criteria for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) and Attractions.
Queenstown and Wānaka join forces for the environment
Wednesday, 12 April 2023 01:16The Queenstown Lakes region is inviting visitors and businesses to support the district’s ambitious goal of a regenerative, carbon zero future.
Influential leaders step up to attract business events to Christchurch NZ
Monday, 03 April 2023 06:28
Bleak weather punishes events organisers to the tune of millions, while inflation stalks the future
Monday, 20 March 2023 21:31As if the COVID response of lockdowns and restrictions imposed by the Government on the events industry wasn’t enough, recent severe weather events have dealt a further harsh blow to operators in the North Island.
New data highlights working conditions in tourism and hospitality
Monday, 06 March 2023 23:42New Zealand now has better data on working conditions in tourism and hospitality, for those on the frontline as well as for managers, following a survey of more than 900 people working in the industry.
Tourism's future focus to be unpacked at key industry forum
Monday, 06 March 2023 22:15Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) and Auckland Airport are joining forces to hold the Auckland Airport Tourism Forum at TRENZ, New Zealand’s biggest and most influential tourism tradeshow.
Event weather impact survey
Friday, 03 March 2023 05:54The New Zealand Events Association (NZEA) have extended the deadline of the Weather impact survey to 10th March.
"Education needed around budgets in 2023"
Monday, 27 February 2023 23:33Educating clients around budgets in an environment of inflation around the world is one of the jobs facing professional incentive and conference organisers in 2023, participants at Destination Marketing Services (DMS) re-Connect in Auckland heard yesterday.
Offshore incentives – back big time
Monday, 27 February 2023 23:30Interest in offshore incentives has never been greater, according to organisers and attendees at yesterday’s Destination Management Services re-Connect workshop and roadshow.
Australian convention centres join the call for a united industry voice
Wednesday, 01 February 2023 01:35The Australian Convention Centre Group (ACCG), comprising representatives from the nation’s leading convention and exhibition centres, have passed a resolution to support the amalgamation of relevant industry associations, in the interest of the broader event sector.
The Innovation Programme for Tourism Recovery is open.
Monday, 14 November 2022 03:35The Innovation Programme for Tourism Recovery is open.
McLeod Awarded ICCA Honorary Membership
Monday, 14 November 2022 03:17Roslyn McLeod OAM, Founder of Professional Conference Organisation Arinex, has been presented with an Honorary Membership of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).
New Zealand invests in people for the future
Thursday, 13 October 2022 01:06Tourism New Zealand is supporting the sustainable future of New Zealand’s business events industry by offering 10 new scholarships for the ICCASkills certification programme.
Business events, travel to provide ‘silver lining’
Tuesday, 27 September 2022 22:46Business events are among the travel related factors that are likely to shield New Zealand and its trans Tasman neighbour from a worsening global economic situation, says one of the region’s leading economists.
Business Events Globally continue surge
Tuesday, 27 September 2022 20:52Request for proposal (RFP) activity and hotel group room nights showed a significant increase in 2022 Q2, with both indexes reaching over 80% of 2019 levels, according to the 2022 Q2 Global Business Events Barometer.
The last face to face event - Don't forget the Bubbles
Friday, 16 September 2022 06:13Prior to the start of DFTB22 Tessa Davis, co-founder of the paediatric community Don’t Forget The Bubbles (DFTB) was convinced that this year’s paediatric community conference, “would be the last we’d EVER run.”
Go with Tourism awarded 2 million to build NZ Tourism Workforce
Monday, 05 September 2022 04:05
Go with Tourism – an initiative that specialises in growing New Zealand's tourism and hospitality workforce – has been awarded $2 million from the International Visitor and Conservation Levy (IVL) to continue their efforts in tackling the industry’s current skills shortage.
Hospo leaders of the future
Monday, 01 August 2022 22:27Hospitality New Zealand has announced a programme which engages workers early, provides access to career pathways and develops leaders of the future.
Lisa Hopkins: Don’t call us a ‘service’ industry
Monday, 20 June 2022 20:55Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s chief executive is urging the sector to put away the term ‘service’ when describing what it does.
Awards and celebration for business events industry
Monday, 20 June 2022 00:08New Zealand’s business events industry celebrated a successful MEETINGS 2022 last Thursday night when over 650 Australian and New Zealand event professionals gathered for a gala dinner at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre.
Vital role of business events sector recognised at MEETINGS 2022
Tuesday, 14 June 2022 23:16Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s flagship exhibition, MEETINGS has opened with a strong endorsement of the sector’s role in New Zealand’s economic and social success.
Record business events exhibition set for Christchurch
Monday, 23 May 2022 22:39New Zealand’s annual business events industry tradeshow, MEETINGS is a sell-out with a record number of exhibitors set to meet with event organisers from Australia and New Zealand in Christchurch on 15 and 16 June.
Venues expect business events recovery in 2023
Tuesday, 26 April 2022 23:00Two-thirds of venues globally say they will recover to 2019 meeting revenue levels in 2022 or 2023.
Business Events Are Back In Business! as event capacity restrictions lifted
Wednesday, 13 April 2022 02:09The business events industry is ready and waiting to welcome visitors back following today’s New Zealand government announcement ending event capacity restrictions.
Event sector dismay: Showgrounds looks set to be film studio
Monday, 28 March 2022 21:21Dismay is growing within the business and public events sectors as reports emerge that a film studio is the preferred bidder for the Auckland Showgrounds – which among many other things is a regular host of the MEETINGS expo.
Reduced Restrictions Welcomed by BEIA
Friday, 25 March 2022 01:07The New Zealand government is ending vaccine mandates from 4 April, and increasing indoor event capacity to 200 from today, Friday, 25 March which is a step forward for the business events sector.
Confidence boost for Business Events Industry
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:36Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) says the announcement enabling vaccinated visitors to enter New Zealand without isolation is news the industry has been waiting to hear.
Thought leaders to boost conference bids
Tuesday, 01 March 2022 00:20Tourism New Zealand is searching for top academics, industry trailblazers and association leaders to bid for and host international conferences in New Zealand.
Business Events Industry looks towards recovery
Monday, 28 February 2022 23:33Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) is welcoming the lifting of the self-isolation requirements for fully vaccinated New Zealanders and eligible visa holders entering the country from Australia.
NZ Government recognises the importance of Business Events
Monday, 28 February 2022 22:30Resilience of the business events industry needs applauding.
Isolation is hurting Business events
Thursday, 03 February 2022 02:43Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) says today’s Governments announcement on border openings is great news for returning kiwis and others, but will not help revive New Zealand’s hard-hit industry unless there is a radical change to isolation requirements.
The Future of Business Events
Monday, 13 December 2021 21:33The business events sector will be key to New Zealand’s recovery as a visitor destination, and demand to meet here is still high despite closed borders, industry leaders told the Future of Business Events Virtual Summit.
International recognition for Tourism Sustainability Commitment
Monday, 13 December 2021 20:37A New Zealand programme that supports tourism operators to become more sustainable has gained international recognition.
Hospitality welcomes Auckland move to orange but still too late for some
Monday, 13 December 2021 20:22The decision to move Auckland to orange in the Covid traffic light system has been welcomed by Hospitality New Zealand, though it says it will be too late for some businesses.
Recovery Roadmap released for New Zealand
Monday, 29 November 2021 04:58New projections for the recovery of New Zealand tourism suggest that it could be 2024 before the industry gets close to its ‘new normal’.
Exhibitor registrations open for MEETINGS 2022 in Ōtautahi Christchurch
Tuesday, 09 November 2021 02:33Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA) is inviting exhibitor registrations for MEETINGS 2022, with an early bird offer for registrations by 15 December 2021.
Tourism New Zealand looks ahead to AIME 2022
Friday, 05 November 2021 22:03Tourism New Zealand will be showcasing at AIME 2022, with three new convention centres and many new exhibitors!
PCOs’ value rises as COVID complexities grow
Tuesday, 02 November 2021 22:35While it is difficult to see many positives in the current situation for the convention and incentive sectors, there may at least be a long term benefit in the way clients value professional conference organisers.
NZ Business events sector hits IMEX America face to face
Tuesday, 02 November 2021 09:48New Zealand’s Business Events sector will be at the IMEX America trade show in force this month, showcasing the country’s conference and incentive opportunities to 4,200-plus global decision makers.
Events - first to stop, the last to re-start
Tuesday, 28 September 2021 05:0455% of respondents to the NZ Event Associations latest survey stated that the recent COVID-19 response.
New dates for Maximum Occupancy Conference 2021
Tuesday, 28 September 2021 01:33The Maximum Occupancy conference has been rescheduled to take place at the Aotea Centre Auckland on the 7th-8th December 2021.
Support critical for NZ business events sector under stricter Level 2
Monday, 06 September 2021 11:14A move to a more restricted Level 2 for regions outside of Auckland will make additional support crucial for the business events industry, says Business Events Industry Aotearoa (BEIA).
