Around 300 delegates from 40 countries are attending the World Tourism Cities Federation Summit in Wellington next week.
A slew of conferences in Christchurch is set to boost a quieter off-peak tourism month in May.
A delegation of West Coast operators has met with tourism partners in Auckland to promote the southern region to key international markets.
Nineteen mentor-mentee pairings are starting an eight-month talent development programme as part of Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s 11th BE Mentored.
Hospitality industry leaders are in Auckland for the inaugural Pacific Hospitality Forum starting today at Cordis Auckland.
The New Zealand Events Association has opened ticket sales for its annual industry Eventing The Future conference in August.
MEETINGS has attracted 230 stand bookings so far and is set to be a record breaker this year, says Business Events Industry Aotearoa.
The Auckland Airport Tourism Forum will take place in Wellington this year on 8 May.
The former boss says the department became pre-occupied with process in a culture where “too many people listen to the lawyers”.
TRC Tourism’s Sustainable Trails Conference starting in Cromwell today will canvass the opportunities and difficulties the industry faces.
ChristchurchNZ is celebrating the first year of its Tūwhana Business Events Programme with the addition of new advocates Mark Rocket and Alex Tan.
ChristchurchNZ has launched a conference legacy project to evaluate the long-term benefits of business events.
The New Zealand Cruise Association’s annual conference will take place at Cordis Auckland this year.
Hospitality company Mitchell Corp has launched a pre- and post-event travel programme for conference delegates.
JW Marriott Auckland has opened bookings for its renovated meeting spaces for events from April onwards.
Around 200 delegates from across Australasia are converging on Gisborne this week for a major landscape science conference.
Business Events Wellington has launched a programme to assist conference organisers with resources to implement legacy projects.
The Sustainable Trails Conference is returning to New Zealand for the first time since 2019.
The New Zealand International Convention Centre has secured the International Confederation of Principals’ Convention in 2026.
New Zealand International Convention Centre Hobson Street Hotel contractor Fletcher Building says it expects the project to cost it another $165m.
The RotoruaNZ Business Events team says it delivered more than $15m in conference and incentive business in 2023 and it is on track to do the same this year.
Hosted buyer registrations for MEETINGS 2024 will open next Wednesday, 31 January.
International leisure and tourism researchers are gathering in Dunedin this week for the World Leisure Congress.
Business Events Industry Aotearoa has selected the Devon Hotel in New Plymouth as the venue for its annual conference next year.
More investment, faster immigration processing, and council planning for coach parking are some of the key focus areas for the future, Tourism Export Council of New Zealand chair Scott Mehrtens said in his speech at the association’s Xmas Symposium in Auckland yesterday.
AUT will host a four-day summit bringing experience professionals and academics together to discuss a variety of human experiences, including those in hospitality, tourism and events.
Major science conference CRISPR 2025 will be held at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre in 2025.
Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre has been selected to host the International Council for Open and Distance Education’s 30th World Conference in November 2025.
The event achieves Toitū net carbonzero certification, showcasing the association’s efforts to lower emissions across the industry.
The 2024 New Zealand Cruise Association conference will be held in Auckland on Thursday 15 August.
BEIA’s boss says it is also about the additional benefits the business events sector brings to NZ.
More than 1,200 delegates and 180 exhibitors have converged on Wellington for the Water New Zealand Conference and Expo at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Tourism Export Council of New Zealand has announced its preliminary list of speakers for its Xmas Symposium in December.
TRENZ seller registrations are now open for next year’s event at Tākina Wellington on 8-10 May 2024.
Exhibitor applications for Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s MEETINGS 2024 will open from next week.
Three of the country’s top hotel professionals have been lauded at the inaugural Aotearoa Hotel Industry Leadership Awards.
Delegates attending the conference in Wellington were welcomed at an event at Te Papa.
New Zealand’s hotel industry will be converging on Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre today for the Aotearoa Hotel Industry Conference & Exhibition.
Two major international conferences are coming to New Zealand in 2024 and 2025 to explore Indigenous topics and climate adaptation.
Tourism New Zealand and 45 conference leaders from across the country rounded out Business Events Week with a celebration of the industry in Auckland on Friday.
Senthil Gopinath, CEO of one of the world’s largest conference associations, talks to the Ticker about NZ’s strengths.
Business Events Industry Aotearoa members attending the association’s annual conference in Blenheim have been treated to the best of Marlborough’s food, wine and experiences.
The digital revolution in the tourism industry continues to accelerate — and success in meeting the needs of tomorrow’s traveller relies on our ability to embrace innovation and seize the opportunities that lie ahead.
Data can help determine the economic value of multi-day conferences but there is still a large knowledge gap around what delegates do and how they spend beyond the events they attend.
New Plymouth in Taranaki will host Business Events Industry Aotearoa’s 2024 conference.
BEIA’s Lisa Hopkins on the development of a new national strategy for NZ’s business events industry.
But delegate numbers remain as strong as ever, say business events leaders.
Picton is preparing for a buoyant cruise season with around 120,000 passengers and 42,000 crew expected from October.
The week aims to raise the profile of the industry, recognise its value, and celebrate achievement.
More than 300 delegates including 200 travel agents are gathering in Auckland this week for the Travel Managers Australia conference at Te Pae Christchurch.
