Our Key Partners

Tourism Export Council of New Zealand (TECNZ) has developed a strong network of partners that share our values and commitment to the tourism industry.

New Zealand Maori Tourism Council (NZMT)

The NZ Maori Tourism Council represents over 200 Maori tourism businesses throughout New Zealand.

The Memorandum of Understanding between TECNZ and NZMT was signed in August 2006. The key premise of this MoU is for both parties to endorse best practice standards on a fair and reasonable basis and to work progressively towards the goal of enabling greater engagement of visitors with Maori culture.

Read a copy of the MoU here.

Visit the NZ Maori Tourism Council website – www.maoritourism.co.nz

New Zealand School of Tourism (NZST)

The largest specialised tourism and travel school in the country, New Zealand School of Tourism has been training students for the airline, travel and tourism industry since 1985. The school has seven campuses throughout New Zealand including a campus at Auckland Airport. The tourism and travel courses from Level 2-7 (Bachelor soon to be released) prepare students for a range of careers in the industry, from hotels to tourist information offices, travel agencies, airlines, duty free, rental cars and lots of other tourism companies.

Our Auckland Airport campus has a 747 service trainer with two galleys, a full length 737 cabin trainer with fully operational doors, overwing exits and evacuation slide, a 40-man life raft and emergency equipment. All students experience hands-on learning with industry visits, speakers, field trips and study tours.

The diploma study tours are to Hobbiton, Waitomo Adventures in the North Island, and Skyline Skyrides, Coronet Peak, Shotover Jet and AJ Hackett Bungy in the South Island. Students experience tourism businesses firsthand and hear from the management team about the operations of these successful tourism companies.

Strong industry partnerships enable students to be presented with numerous opportunities throughout their studies, from work experience at the Koru Lounge and major sporting events through to our exclusive job fairs held in Auckland, Rotorua, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown yearly.

Visit the NZST website – www.nzschooloftourism.co.nz

Qualmark

The Tourism Export Council is committed to Qualmark and  quality standards!

Qualmark is the official quality accreditation programme for New Zealand accommodation, tourist attractions, activities, transportation and inbound tour operators.

All Full members must be Qualmark endorsed with our own set of criteria. This includes using at least 75% of suppliers who are also Qualmark endorsed across the range of categories.

As of March 2012, an exclusive ‘tourism export council inbound tour operator’ mark has been developed. This gives TECNZ members a distinct marketing advantage as non TECNZ members cannot promote themselves off-shore with Tourism New Zealand  as a ‘qualmark endorsed inbound tour operator’.

Those that have completed the process have the Qualmark Endorsed Inbound Tour Operator logo included in their listing.

Read a copy of the MoU here.

Visit the Qualmark website – www.qualmark.co.nz

Regional Tourism New Zealand (RTNZ)

RTNZ represents the Regional Tourism Organisations throughout New Zealand.

The Memorandum of Understanding between TECNZ and RTNZ has been in place since 2004 and the relationship continues to thrive.

Read a copy of MoU here.

Visit the RTNZ website – www.rtnz.org.nz

Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA)

The Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) is a membership-based and -funded organisation representing the interests of over 1,500 tourism businesses across New Zealand.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between TECNZ and TIA has been in place since 2005 and the two organisations work closely on advocacy for our members.

Read a copy of the MoU here.

Visit the TIA website – tia.org.nz

 

Tourism New Zealand (TNZ)

Tourism New Zealand (TNZ) is the organisation responsible for marketing New Zealand to the world as a tourist destination. This is achieved through the 100% Pure New Zealand marketing campaign, which has evolved to become one of the world’s most well-respected tourism brands. International tourism has grown to become New Zealand’s largest earner of foreign exchange, pumping around NZ$14.5 billion into the New Zealand economy each year.

Visit the TNZ website – tourismnewzealand.com