Tourism Export Council Latest News

Below is the latest news from the Tourism Export Council including member updates.

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Air New Zealand – Groups Sales Account Manager

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Air New Zealand is recruiting a Groups Sales Account Manager There has never been a better time to join Air New Zealand! Recipient of the Airline of […]

TEC Supports Choose Clean Water Petition to Parliament

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

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 […]

Groups & Cruise Manager

Tuesday, March 29th, 2016

Come work for an industry leading NZ Inbound Tour Company Energetic, fast paced team environment Utilise your previous travel & leadership experience The AOT Group is […]

Inbound Reservations Consultant

Friday, March 4th, 2016

Are you positiive, enthusiastic and self motivated? Come work for an industry leading NZ Inbound Tour Company! Utilise your excellent knowledge of New Zealand tourism destinations […]

Thanks for supporting Choose Clean Water Tour

Thursday, February 18th, 2016

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 […]

Hotel shortage Queenstown loses business from New Zealand

Friday, February 12th, 2016

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 stronger protection for Lake Taylor

Thursday, January 28th, 2016

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 […]

Travel Software Implementer

Wednesday, January 27th, 2016

TourWriter provides innovative software for the international travel industry. Our expanding business requires a new team member, so we are on the lookout for fun, energetic […]

Choose Clean Water Tour

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

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 […]

TEC Inbound Operator Report 2015

Thursday, December 10th, 2015

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 – Visa fact sheet

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015

Immigration NZ has a new Immigration visa fact sheet – Nov 2015

Church of Good Shepherd Tekapo needs help!

Wednesday, November 18th, 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 […]

Up to 55% of international visitors still using inbound tour operators

Thursday, October 29th, 2015

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 […]

Visiting International Driver Project initiatives at a glance

Thursday, October 22nd, 2015

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 […]

Learning Mandarin important to tourism future

Sunday, October 18th, 2015

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 […]

Visa Global Intentions Study 2015

Thursday, September 24th, 2015

This is a very interesting retail and international market spend report. Visa Global Intentions Study 2015

2015 TEC Conference – Presidents speech

Thursday, August 27th, 2015

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 […]

2015 Young TEC Winners!

Thursday, August 20th, 2015

YOUNG TEC EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER! The Tourism Export Council of New Zealand announced Monday 17 August at the National Tourism Conference awards event held at Larnach […]

2015 Operator of Year Winners!

Thursday, August 20th, 2015

Top tour operators recognised by industry Three of New Zealand’s top operators have been recognised as the best in the business by their industry peers at […]

Queenstown Rafting & Kiwi Discovery – Marketing Coordinator

Thursday, August 20th, 2015

Are you a highly organised person with meticulous attention to detail and superb communication skills? Are you looking to make your mark in a marketing role? […]

Greetings from Hike Bike Ako Waiheke Island

Monday, June 29th, 2015

Tēnā koutou katoa Warm greetings to you all from Hike Bike Ako Waiheke Island. We are a new allied member to the Tourism Export Council and […]

Guest Room Refurbishment

Monday, June 29th, 2015

May 2015 TRADE INFORMATION Edgewater – Lake Wanaka has embarked on a refurbishment programme of its guest rooms. The four-star Qualmark property is managing a staged […]

Experience Comvita – Enviro Gold Award

Monday, June 29th, 2015

I’ve just been notified that our application for the Qualmark Enviro Gold Award has been granted. The Enviro Gold Award recognizes that we exceed the highest levels […]

Conference registrations online

Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

Registrations for the Tourism Export Council annual tourism conference are now being received. Click here to view the Conference programme and pre conference famil options. More information […]

Skycity Convention Centre must go ahead

Friday, February 13th, 2015

IS THE SKYCITY CONVENTION CENTRE OUR CATHEDRAL BUILDING PROJECT? (Opinion piece) It is with utter surprise and dismay that in recent weeks I am reading the […]

Sudima Hotels Reaches Another Benchmark by Becoming the First Accessible Hotel Group in the Country

Monday, December 15th, 2014

Sudima Hotels Reaches Another Benchmark by Becoming the First Accessible Hotel Group in the Country! Earlier this year the three-year-old hotel Sudima Auckland Airport notched a […]

Three-Year-Old Auckland Hotel Achieves carboNZero Status in a New Zealand-First

Monday, December 15th, 2014

The need to manage greenhouse gas emissions is proving a bugbear for many New Zealand industries, but one hotel operator is setting a benchmark in its […]

G20 Insights from Brisbane – Nov 2014

Thursday, November 27th, 2014

INSIDE TOURISM – ARTICLE 19 November 2014 G20 TOURISM’S NEW FRONTIERS REPORT The CEO of Tourism Export Council, Lesley Immink last week attended the G20 Tourism […]

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland-One of the 20 Most Surreal Places in the World-Trip Advisor

Thursday, November 27th, 2014

Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland is happy to announce that we have recently been named one of the 20 Most Surreal Places to visit in the World by […]

TourWriter in Fast 500 for the 3rd year

Thursday, November 27th, 2014

Fifty-one New Zealand technology companies have been included in the 2014 Deloitte Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500 Index with travel software company TourWriter making the list for the 3rd year […]