Media Releases

INSIDE TOURISM – EXPORT MATTERS Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism (CCT) recently hosted the Tourism Export Council Board meeting and the Board stayed on for a day […]

A huge congratulations to Brett, Jason and the Auckland ATEED team and Jim from West Coast for their recognition of being in the top 10 best […]

INSIDE TOURISM – CHOOSE SUCCESS OVER APATHY! CEO of the Tourism Export Council Lesley Immink welcomes the NTP and believes that any naysayers of “we’ve been […]

TOURISM BUSINESS MAGAZINE – The recent Tourism Export Council Conference held in Masterton was a great forum to gather consensus on two very important issues. The […]

INSIDE TOURISM – CONFERENCE 2013 REPORT Chief Executive of the Tourism Export CounciI, Lesley Immink was absolutely rapt with how well the delegates received our keynote speakers […]

INSIDE TOURISM – PRESIDENT’S REPORT “Environment” I’ve never seen myself as a greenie and thought I’d be the last person trying to convey environment messages.  But […]

NEW INDUSTRY AWARD FOR YOUNG TEC RISING STARS! The Tourism Export Council of New Zealand announced today at the national tourism conference held at the Copthorne […]

TOURISM BUSINESS MAGAZINE – Tourism Succession Planning with Young TEC   With the rebrand of ITOC to the Tourism Export Council last year, a new “youth […]

NAU MAI MAGAZINE July 2013 Business first then culture for successful Māori tourism operators  For Māori tourism businesses to succeed they need to focus on business […]

Preparations for the annual Tourism Export Council Conference 20 -23 August 2013 in Masterton are well underway with the Destination Wairarapa team keen to make it […]

NAU MAI – INTERVIEW  “Balancing Act” The most successful Maori businesses have managed to balance the cultural and commercial aspects of their business, these aspects of […]

It has been 12 months since ITOC changed its name to the Tourism Export Council and time for an annual health check of how the organisation […]

Working smarter ‘with and for’ our valued Chinese visitors I’ve been phoned in the past few weeks by media seeking comment re the Prime Minister’s visit […]

INSIDE TOURISM – EXPORT MATTERS Its time to stop apologising for the value of the NZ dollar and what it use to buy. For much of […]

INSIDE TOURISM – EXPORT MATTERS Visiting members over the summer I’m pleased to report that for the most, operators are having a better season than expected. […]

Tourism Business Magazine – Feb Mar 2013   The 2012/2013 season seems to have got off to a better start than expected. During the conference last […]

INSIDE TOURISM – EXPORT MATTERS   There has been some talk recently in the media about the 100% Pure New Zealand campaign – not as its […]

Click Immigration news Dec 2012 to read the latest news from Immigration New Zealand – 18 December 2012.

INSIDE TOURISM – Tuesday 27 November 2012 There were wizards, hobbits, elves, dwarves, orcs, ents  and even a ‘barrel’ at the Red Carpet Tours “Hobbit party” […]

EXPORT MATTERS – INSIDE TOURISM Wed 14 November 2012 Is there a place for romance in business?  Absolutely, but with a few differences. Think of romance […]

INSIDE TOURISM – EXPORT MATTERS 26 September 2012 Cheaper from China: by President Martin Horgan The 30 day Asia rate structure we have today was an […]

Tourism Business Magazine: August –September 2012 It was suggested recently that our industry was fragmented.  This isn’t the dairy industry with a uniform product and sell […]

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

Big benefits are set to come to the Wairarapa after it was announced the region will host the 2013 Tourism Export Council Conference. The decision was announced […]

The Tourism Export Council (TECNZ) and the Department of Conservation (DOC) have now finalised a 10-year guiding concession to allow TECNZ inbound tour operators to accompany […]

After things go a bit pear shaped… the ‘phoenix’ (and that’s NOT the soccer team) has this uncanny ability to be reborn from its own ashes… […]

 Approximately twenty keen and enthusiastic future tourism industry leaders attended the launch of the Young TEC (Tourism Export Council) Auckland branch on Thursday the 28th of […]

WANTED: An inbound tour operator with a major game changing idea to test the new international growth fund process! New criteria for export marketing grants from […]

OCTOBER – NOVEMBER 2011 EDITION TOURISM BUSINESS MAGAZINE The tourism industry is made up of different sectors, like the chapters in a book. Each chapter by […]

AUCKLAND council’s proposal this week to almost immediately deny coaches access to the summit of Mount Eden is insulting, says ITOC president Martin Horgan. “Why discriminate […]