News & Insights
New Zealand Tourism Sustainability Commitment news, including media releases, and articles about tourism businesses putting the Commitments into action.
Tourism Industry Aotearoa is proud to launch Akiaki - Advancing Tourism, a new educational initiative designed by experts to prepare and equip the tourism industry in Aotearoa New Zealand for the future.
TIA and Tourism Bay of Plenty are celebrating the graduation of 100 tourism operators businesses or organisations who have gone through a 12-week sustainability programme called Te Rūma Kākāriki The Green Room.
A new online programme to enable tourism businesses has been launched by the tourism industry’s leading representative body.
The results are in for the 2023 TSC Annual Declaration.
Recycling is a particular issue for island communities, and so this summer visitors to Aotea Great Barrier Island seeking refreshment will have to bring or borrow their own coffee cups.
A successful collaboration between three Queenstown organisations – Ziptrek Ecotours, headlight and lululemon Queenstown – saw locals tune into their wellbeing and reconnect with nature in a Guided Mindfulness x Ziplining Experience on Bob’s Peak.
GO Rentals is thrilled to be the first Rental Car company in New Zealand to offer a fleet of the new Tesla Model Y.
A bare section of reserve land along Lake Wānaka is almost unrecognisable now with a forest of tall native trees and shrubs showcasing what a purposeful native habitat restoration initiative can achieve.
A targeted programme to improve the mental wellbeing of Whakatipu school children is taking off thanks to an unique community-business partnership and funding from Te Hau Toka Southern Lakes Wellbeing Group.
GCH Aviation’s Garden City Helicopters and the Akaroa Craft Distillery launch the first Christchurch to Akaroa Heli Gin Experience.
Tāhuna Queenstown’s iconic red Shotover Jet is going green, with the unveiling of a world first electric jet boat designed solely for tourism.
A brand-new initiative to encourage the Coastal Bay of Plenty’s visitor sector to work towards a zero carbon and regenerative future has launched in Bowentown.
Last year, WellingtonNZ chose to work with Tourism Industry Aotearoa on a pilot project for 12 tourism operators to accelerate their sustainability journeys. This work activated our Tourism Sustainability Commitment (TSC), allowing us to learn some valuable lessons and confirm prior hunches.
The East by West Ferry joined the Wellington Tourism Capability Programme in 2021. With the introduction of their new electric ferry service imminent, the ferry company turned to look at other areas of impact:
The Tourism Sustainability Commitment has won the 2021 Skål International Sustainable Tourism Award.
