Proud South lslander, Queenstown resident and tourism legend Tony McQuilkin, has been made a Life Member of the Tourism Export Council New Zealand (TECNZ), an accolade […]
The future of New Zealand’s tourism industry depends on the country valuing it more as a rewarding and professional career, says the Tourism Export Council of […]
Queenstown tourism company Ziptrek Ecotours is celebrating another successful ‘Locals Day’ as over 200 locals ‘took to the trees’ yesterday (Sunday October 29) to raise money […]
The Tourism Export Council (TEC) is delighted to announce that this year the famed Xmas Symposium and Young TEC Summit will take place at the Skycity […]
October 11 2017 Crowne Plaza Christchurch wins silver in national award The design team behind the stunning new Crowne Plaza Christchurch has won a silver award […]
James Cook Hotel supports New Zealand’s Worth Loving Wellington Pollution Awareness Mural Clean Up Day
Tourism Export Council NZ (TECNZ) Chairman Martin Horgan has today confirmed the resignation of CEO Lesley Immink after six years leading the organisation. “Lesley has been […]
Immigration New Zealand has announced a range of changes to the Immigration New Zealand Operational Manual and among them a work visa exemption for international tour […]
TOURISM INDUSTRY CAUTIONS GOVERNMENT TO IGNORE FRESHWATER CONCERNS AT OWN PERIL! Tourism Export Council NZ (TECNZ) has submitted to the Clean Water consultation document and is concerned […]
TOURISM EXPORT COUNCIL NZ SCEPTICAL OF GOVERNMENT’S FRESHWATER ANNOUNCEMENT: On the surface the Government’s Freshwater announcement yesterday looks and sounds good, but the Tourism Export Council […]
Lake Tekapo – Upkeep of the Church of the Good Shepherd The Church of the Good Shepherd has seen increasing impacts from the influx of tourists […]
If tourism operators want to employ skilled migrant workers they may have to start paying more. That’s the message from the government, TEC CEO Lesley Immink […]
Tourism Export Council Conference 2017 to be held in Te Anau! Big benefits are set to come to the Fiordland region after it was announced that […]
Clear vision for improving freshwater needed say tourism leaders Tourism industry leaders say New Zealand needs a clear vision and a long-term strategy for management of […]
Water is the new gold! The Tourism Export Council (TEC), which earlier in the year led the freshwater discussion on behalf of the tourism industry by […]
The Tourism Export Council has produced a new “how to work with an inbound tour operator” video and power-point presentation to assist product suppliers, RTOs, TNZ and […]
Young TEC Wins PATA Gold Education & Training Award 2016! Disbelief then excitement was how Lesley Immink, CEO Tourism Export Council describes Young TEC winning the […]
Its been a stellar season for the tourism industry and the shoulder season months are stacked with incentives and group travel which is just what the […]
Tourism Industry Supports Petition for Freshwater Policy to Parliament The Tourism Export Council was delighted to be with the Choose Clean Water team and continue the […]
The Tourism Export Council would like to thank all those tourism, travel and hospitality operators who have signed the “Choose Clean Water Petition”. The team were […]
Queenstown’s hotel shortage might be tarnishing New Zealand’s reputation as a tourist destination. A senior manager at an inbound tour company said large groups unable to […]
Tourism Industry wants strong protection for Lake Taylor New Zealand waterways are again suffering abuse at the hands of weak legislation. Over the past week, several […]
Tourism Export Council Supports “Choose Clean Water Tour” The Tourism Export Council New Zealand (TECNZ) is pleased to confirm both political and financial support to the […]
The TEC Inbound Tour Operator Report in partnership with ATEED is now available for members. Please respect that the data collected in report should not be […]
Immigration NZ has a new Immigration visa fact sheet – Nov 2015
New Zealand’s most photographed Church needs industry help! Visitor numbers to the Church of the Good Shepherd have reached 300,000 per annum and there are issues […]
Half of international visitors still using inbound tour operators for travel Research conducted by Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development and the Tourism Export Council New […]
INTERNATIONAL DRIVERS INFORMATION The Tourism Export Council (TEC) with the Rental Vehicle Association (RVA) two years ago started the process of looking at visiting international driving […]
WHY LEARNING MANDARIN AND OTHER LANGUAGES ARE IMPORTANT TO NEW ZEALAND China is the largest outbound international visitor market with more than 100 million per […]
PRESIDENT MARTIN HORGAN – TOURISM EXPORT COUNCIL CONFERENCE SPEECH 2015 Firstly I want to congratulate you all on what has been an excellent year of success […]