Membership Options
Full Member – Inbound Tour Operator
A Full Member tour operator is an inbound tour operator who meets the Membership Criteria of the Tourism Export Council of New Zealand and has full voting rights. A Full Member tour operator must abide by the Tourism Export Council Code of Ethics and Practice, Constitution and Rules, and must successfully meet the Qualmark accreditation criteria for Endorsed Inbound Tour Operators.
Allied Member – Product Supplier
An Allied Member supplier is a supplier of products and services to Full Members (accommodation, attraction, activity and transport providers). An Allied Member must abide by the Tourism Export Council of New Zealand Code of Ethics and Practice, Constitution and Rules, and maintain a recognised standard of quality, e.g. Qualmark. Allied Members have voting rights and have three representatives on the Tourism Export Council of New Zealand Board of Directors.
Costs:
| Full Member | Allied Member | |
| Entrance Fee | NZ$100 | NZ$100 |
| Annual Fee | NZ$2,490* NZ$2,565* (from 1/4/12) |
NZ$700 |
* This includes annual Tourism Industry Association membership and annual Qualmark licence fee.
Benefits:
| Member Benefits |
Full Member | Allied Member |
| Receive Tourism Export Council e-newsletters | Yes | Yes |
| Attend Annual Conference & networking functions | Yes | Yes |
| Listing in Tourism Export Council Directory | Yes | Yes |
| Listing and promotion on Tourism Export Council website | Yes | Yes |
| Opportunity for nomination on Board of Directors | Yes | Yes |
| Voting rights re: Tourism Export Council matters | Yes | Yes |
| Membership to Young Tourism Export Council group | Yes | Yes |
| Access to business tools and resources | Yes | Yes |
| Electronic copy of Tourism Export Council database | Yes | Yes |
| Attend Full Member Forums | Yes | No |
| Full membership to TIA included | Yes | No |
| Qualmark assessment fees included | Yes | No |
| Part of exclusive DOC guiding concession agreement | Yes | No |