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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Member Spotlight
Experiencing everything the key to finding tourism passion
Janet Tang gained her Masters degree in Tourism Management whilst interning and working part-time for tourism organisations. Now a Tourism Marketing Coordinator for KiwiRail, she says you never stop learning in the tourism industry.
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Member Spotlight
Ascending the ranks of her career
Laura Bradley’s tourism career started with an internship through the Accor Graduate Management Trainee programme, and from there, it was a “seamless” process moving through the hotel industry until a change of lifestyle brought her to the Milford activities sector.
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Member Spotlight
'Emerging Star' of New Plymouth's Holiday Parks
Peter Crawford, owner of New Plymouth’s Fitzroy Beach Holiday Park, says winning the 2018 Holiday Parks ePay Emerging Star Award is “another positive outcome for us as a family business and as a community”.
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Member Spotlight
Haka Tours scholarship encourages tourism careers for Maori
Haka Tours are ensuring sustainable employment for New Zealand’s tangata whenua with the announcement of their Maori Tour Manager scholarship, providing career opportunities in tourism.
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Industry News
Adventure park and sailing school win their share of domestic tourism
A Nelson adventure park and a yacht charter and sailing school in the Bay of Islands have been announced as the winners of TIA’s DGiT Do It marketing grants, giving them the tools to reach out to more New Zealand holiday makers.
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Member Spotlight
Path to success seven years in the making
Neil Hemraj works as a Front Office Manager at Citylife Hotel Auckland, a position he says was a dream to accept after seven years of hard work. We interviewed Neil about his career path, and why leaving school doesn’t mean the path to success is closed off.
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Industry News
Partnership hospitality training programme breaks down barriers to employment
Today 27 people graduated from an innovative and collaborative hospitality training and education programme Fast Track Partnership Programme, designed to help people from disadvantaged backgrounds back into employment.
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Member Spotlight
Video interview: Mick Yuan, Scenic Hotel
Enjoy an interview with Mick Yuan, the winner of the Hotel Industry Food and Beverage Employee of the Year Award for 2018. He speaks about his role as Restaurant and Bar Manager at Scenic Hotel Franz Joseph Glacier and how he thrives off collaborating with staff across all hotel departments to make the dining experience the best it can be for guests.
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Industry News
Commitment to innovation and leadership recognised with Best Event Professional Award
TIA’s Director of Marketing, Partnerships and Events, Emily Byrne, has been named New Zealand’s Best Event Professional in the 2018 New Zealand Event Association Awards.
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Industry News
Hotel award winners' videos
Watch our Hotel Industry Award winners in action in these short videos and hear them explain why they love working in this dynamic tourism sector and the many career options on offer.
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Industry News
Tourism industry launches careers package to attract New Zealanders
A three-year package of initiatives designed to attract New Zealanders to tourism careers was launched at TRENZ 2019.
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Industry News
Top hoteliers recognised in 2019 NZ Hotel Industry Awards
Leading hoteliers from Auckland and Queenstown have taken out the top titles in the 2019 New Zealand Hotel Industry Awards, while a Christchurch hotel has been recognised for its environmental efforts.
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Industry News
Multi-million-dollar funding boost to encourage more Kiwis to go with tourism
The Government is awarding $5.2 million from the new International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) to help promote and attract talent into the visitor economy through the expansion of the Go with Tourism initiative.
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Industry News
Tourism students awarded $4500 scholarships
Two tertiary students have each received a $4500 boost to help them complete their final year of study and prepare for their prospective careers in the tourism industry.
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