Member Spotlight
So many career options
“There is a lot more to my job then just checking people in and out! The front office is like the HQ for communication through the hotel.” Victoria Hillman.
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Member Spotlight
A career in making people happy
Pay in the tourism industry is often scrutinised but educated New Zealand school leavers who work hard and study in business/hotels are sought after – and often paid well for the work they do, says Sam Swaffield.
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Member Spotlight
Hard work pays off
Bradley Garnett's advice to students considering a career in tourism is that "hard work pays off." And the 2016 Outstanding Young Hotel Executive says on the job experience gives you a real career advantage.
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Industry News
Auckland’s appalling targeted accommodation rate
How can Auckland Mayor Phil Goff think it’s OK to whack the city’s commercial accommodation operators with rates increases of 250% or more?
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Industry News
Auckland Council needs to accept facts and drop targeted rate proposal
Auckland Council’s proposed $28 million targeted rate on commercial accommodation would have massive unintended consequences for the city and must be dropped, Tourism Industry Aotearoa says.
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CityLife Hotel Receptionist recognised internationally
CityLife Auckland receptionist Priyanka Payal Sharma achieved equal second runner up in the global AICR World Receptionist of the Year awards at a glamorous event in Paris recently.
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Industry News
Pillow fight: ATEED boss says tourism funding base should be widened
The head of Auckland's tourism and events promotion organisation told the NZ Herald he would like to see a wider range of those in the industry fund its work beyond the accommodation sector which is facing a massive increase in rates.
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Industry News
Targeted rate still unfair
Mayor Phil Goff’s review of the Auckland targeted rate on properties providing commercial accommodation has only succeeded in making the proposal even more inequitable
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Industry News
Auckland accommodation rate decision disappointing
The 1 June decision by Auckland Council to proceed with the targeted rate on commercial accommodation providers is extremely disappointing, the tourism industry says.
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Industry News
What fair share, Mayor?
With the Auckland Council set to proceed with the controversial commercial accommodation targeted rate, Mayor Phil Goff is saying it is all about paying a “fair share”. We agree. However, determining what a fair share is needs to be based on the facts.
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Member Spotlight
NZ Hotel Industry Awards - women wow judges
Women dominated this year’s New Zealand Hotel Industry Awards, winning seven of the 10 individual awards, including the General Manager, Senior Hotel Executive and Outstanding Young Hotel Executive of the Year.
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Member Spotlight
Fast tracking job opportunities
A workplace programme led by AccorHotels is helping get hundreds of Kiwis off the benefit ,into jobs and filling the skills gap.
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Industry News
Kiwi students encouraged to pursue hotel career
An initiative introduced this year by the New Zealand School of Tourism and TIA has encouraged almost 100 Kiwi high school students to consider a career in the hotel sector.
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Member Spotlight
Paving the way for an international hotel career
Hotel receptionist Tim Gordon has been named one of the best in the world in an international competition. But his ambitions don’t stop there. He explains why the hotel sector offers fantastic career opportunities.
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Industry News
Hotel Awards highlight regional hotel excellence
Operating far from the main centres has been no barrier for several winners in the 2018 New Zealand Hotel Industry Awards, announced on Thursday evening (5 July) at a gala dinner in Auckland.
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