Friday 6 May 2016

BERL Monthly Monitor - Budget Watch

This year’s Budget has all the hallmarks of one ‘treading water’. There will be strenuous efforts expended to make it look like something is being done; but, without the will to wish to do anything.

With the accounts showing a borderline surplus (or deficit), the chances of any significant tax relief will remain on the backburner. Read more here.

NZ Māori Tourism's website

As a Māori tourism experience, we want to ensure you are exposed to thousands of visitors to New Zealand via our website - it is free to list and the site has lots of other valuable information for both visitors and Māori tourism experiences. Email Amy to list your experience.
 

Deal opens passage for flights to India

A new deal between New Zealand and India opens the door for a direct flight between the two countries.

The air services agreement, signed in Auckland today, should also boost tourism and trade between New Zealand and world's second most populated nation, says Transport Minister Simon Bridges. Read more here.

Wellington to host inaugural Māori language parade

Wellington will host Aotearoa's very first Māori language parade on 4 July.

Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori is rallying together thousands of people to take part in the event which will kick off this year's Māori Language Week campaign. 

Commission Chief Executive Ngahiwi Apanui says, “We are taking te reo Māori to the streets and making it visible in places and spaces where it isn’t. Every New Zealander has a role to play in the revitalisation of te reo and we want to involve Māori and non- Māori in the biggest celebration of te reo that our country has ever put on.”  Read more here. 

Aussie backpacker tax set to drive visitors to NZ

Backpackers Downunder will travel to New Zealand to work instead of Australia after the government kept the backpacker tax in its budget, the tourism industry has warned. The sector is bitterly disappointed the Turnbull government has upheld the hefty income tax for people on working holidays.

"This budget locks in a tax that will deliver a negative result for Australia's tourism industry and which will drive our backpacker visitors into the arms of our New Zealand competitors," Australian Tourism Export Council managing director Peter Shelley said on Tuesday. Read more here.

 

You are all doing ... well, not that brilliantly actually

The Prime Minister just announced that an elite international sales team is booking its tickets to New Zealand. They're, no doubt, expecting good tourism fun and will be indulging in a bit of retail therapy.  

I just hope it's better than the shopping experiences I've had recently.  

The 10,000 sales specialists are from Amway in China and will be descending on Queenstown in waves of 500 people, in five-day visits over four months in 2018.

The agencies who pulled this off all talked about the huge benefits it will bring New Zealand which there may be. But it is also a risk if we don't deliver. Read more here.

 

Kiwi Link Brazil and Argentina

To support the promotion of New Zealand in the South America market, Tourism New Zealand will be organising a Kiwi Link event in both Buenos Aires and São Paulo.

These events will provide a great opportunity for tourism operators to develop relationships, promote products, educate and upskill wholesale and retail travel sellers throughout Argentina and Brazil. Read the prospectus and register here.

NZ Story Workshops

Every business has a great story to tell … But often it’s not being as told as well as it could be. This hands-on NZ Story workshop will help you develop your story so you can stand out from the competition, close sales and win new business. Register to attend the free workshop here.

Learn more about China FITs

A series of free regional workshops are being organised by MBIE for tourism operators to learn more about the research on China FITs and how they can apply the findings to add value to their businesses. Find out more and register here
 

Listing on newzealand.com

A presence on newzealand.com can help grow your business by connecting you with consumers considering a visit to New Zealand. A key role of the website is to drive qualified traffic to you. There is no charge for listing on newzealand.com - update your details, or list here.

Māori Tourism Quarterly

One of the most consistent messages we receive from the Māori tourism whānau is the need to interpret the tourism and economic data so businesses can better plan, look for opportunities, and identify future markets - so we've partnered with Berl to produce the Māori Tourism Quarterly newsletter. Read the first edition here.

Get figures for your business

Figure.nz collect data from all over New Zealand. Discover the information that can help your business make smarter decisions and succeed.

Planning for Inbound Success

Together with the Tourism Export Council, this is a guide to working with New Zealand Inbound Operators. Read it here, or email us to request a hard copy.

The New Zealand Tourism Dashboard is a one-stop shop for all information about tourism. It brings together a range of tourism datasets produced by MBIE and Statistics New Zealand into one easy-to-use tool.

Regional Economic Activity Report

Explore your region - look at international visits,  visitor spend, economic performance, and more.
 

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The NZ Māori Tourism team: Hoki-mai Chong, Alyse Lynch, Lee Beazley, Amy Hodgkinson, Simon Phillips, and Pania Tyson-Nathan.
 
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