TIA Blog
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Survey highlights Easter opportunities |
By TIM COSSAR - 19 February 2010 |
Featured Member - TIME Unlimited Tours
It’s been a great summer for Auckland company TIME Unlimited Tours. The Auckland operator has enjoyed a four-fold increase in visitor numbers since September and has just won a major international tourism award for their website.
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TIA Photo Competition Winner
Congratulations to the winning photo, Trekkers descending from Ball Pass, Aoraki Mount Cook taken by Gottlieb Braun-Elwert from Alpine Recreation Canterbury Ltd
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West Coast Tourism Forum - Fostering commercial recreation on conservation land
11 March 2010
Local tourism operators are invited to attend a forum in Franz Josef on Saturday 27 March that will discuss and debate commercial recreation on the conservation estate – how to foster it and tackle the challenges. -
Auckland super city needs stand-alone tourism agency
19 February 2010
The new Auckland Super City needs a stand-alone regional tourism agency to ensure it capitalises on its potential as a visitor destination and world-class event venue, says the Tourism Industry Association. -
One in three Kiwis planning Easter holiday
17 February 2010
With the festive season a fast-fading memory, one in three New Zealanders is already planning an Easter break in holiday hot spots around the country, according to the latest Fly Buys/Colmar Brunton Mood of the New Zealand Traveller.
- Hotel prices sky-high for Rugby World Cup – 3 News, 11 Mar 10
New Zealand hotels have been accused of trying to rip off rugby fans by charging exorbitant prices for accommodation during the World Cup. - All cashed up with nowhere to go... - New Zealand Herald - 12th Mar 2010
International students could be the saviour of Auckland's economy in recessionary times - but some say they don't know where to spend their money. - Receivers find new operator - Otago Daily Times - 12th Mar 2010
A "preferred operator" has been identified to operate the two stage 1 hotels at the billion-dollar Kawarau Falls Station development in Queenstown.

