YoungTEC Awards
The 2017 YoungTEC Awards have finished. Be sure to check back here in may 2018 for your chance to be an excellence or rising star winner!
Excellence Award
The YoungTEC Excellence Award is held each year with applications called for in May and the winner announced at the annual Tourism Conference in August. The award recognises the outstanding efforts and contribution to the development of New Zealand’s tourism industry by a YoungTEC member.
Rising Star Award
This award recognises the efforts and contribution to the development of New Zealand’s tourism industry by a YoungTEC member under the age of 30 years who has experience working in the tourism and/or hospitality industry.
2017 WINNERS!
Congratulations to Shayne Forest from Hobbiton Movie Set Tours who won the 2017 Excellence Award and Jessica Taylor from James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor for winning the Rising Star Award!

Jessica Taylor (James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor)
Shayne Forrest (Hobbiton Tours)
