Hotels can support indigenous tourismWhen encouraging tourists to visit Australia and New Zealand, many hotels, resorts, operators and destinations will conjure familiar images of their indigenous populations; boomerangs, Aboriginal art, didgeridoos, Māori carvings and the Haka. A high percentage of visitors will leave with one of these items or some greenstone jewellery as a souvenir. But, whilst these associations are central to many
people’s perception of the countries, the fact is, very few tourists will experience these communities first hand. One problem is that people associate these experiences with remoteness and inaccessibility. As I discovered on a visit to both countries earlier this year - is there are plenty of easy opportunities for tourists to engage with indigenous experiences, and some even happen in the heart of their major cities. Not only do such tours give an insight into the traditional lives of Māori and Aboriginal peoples, they often add a new dimension to some of our most familiar tourist sights.
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Rotorua in Lonely Planet's top tourism spotsWhakarewarewa has made it into travel guide Lonely Planet's list of the "500 best places in the world". There are nine New Zealand places in the list, with Fiordland National Park the highest ranked at number 17.
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Rakiura Maori Lands Trust and Real Journeys team up Kiwi-spotting on Stewart Island could be the first venture between Rakiura Maori Lands Trust and Real Journeys after they signed a partnership agreement this month. The two parties said they were looking for new tourism opportunities to help grow world-class visitor experiences on Rakiura-Stewart Island. The agreement will see the organisations work together to develop joint commercial tourism opportunities on a profit-sharing basis. Read more here.
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CongratulationsThe Tourism Export Council conference was held in Dunedin this week. At a dinner on Monday night, the TEC Operator of the Year and Young TEC Awards were announced -- congratulations to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei's Loren Heaphy, who won the Young TEC Excellence Award. Read more here.
NZ Māori Tourism Board Member Craig Ellison has been elected as Chair of the Ngai Tahu Seafood Board. Read more here.
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Kiwi Muslim DirectoryThe Seventh Edition of The Kiwi Muslim Directory is now under production and will be distributed free throughout New Zealand in January 2016, as well as online advertising. The Directory reaches 42 ethnic communities and groups throughout New Zealand. To find out how to register your business in the Directory, email
info@muslimdirectory.co.nz or visit their website here.
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