New Zealand Tourism Sustainability Commitment news, including media releases, and articles about tourism businesses putting the Commitments into action.
Swedish academic and sustainable tourism specialist Stefan Gossling spoke at the inaugural Tourism Policy School in Queenstown in 2019. He gave a short, sharp scientific appraisal of tourism and its climate impacts. Stefan is a professor at the Linnaeus University School of Business and Economics and Lund University's Department of Service Management.
Follow TIA on our journey to achieve the 14 Business Sustainability Commitments. We are finally putting our plans into action, including serving up strawberries and icecream at the Wellington Hospice Strawberry Festival.
Over 1000 tourism businesses have now signed up to the Tourism Sustainability Commitment!
The top 10 sustainability questions to ask your suppliers… before your customers ask you.
Forget 20/20 vision, Auckland needs to look ahead to 2021. ATEED's four-part series on the future of Auckland's tourism has been published in the New Zealand Herald.
When you’re a well-known and successful tourism operator with a reputation for innovation, continually making sure your visitor experience is fresh and exciting can be a challenge. But Go Orange has outdone themselves again with the new-look Milford Haven.
A downturn in farming, and absolute determination from a group of Banks Peninsula farmers to stay afloat, was the inspiration for one of New Zealand’s most beautiful and diverse walking tracks – the Banks Track.
Westpac NZ has become the first bank in New Zealand to be accredited as a Living Wage Employer.
The Warbirds over Wanaka Community Trust has announced they are donating $20,000 to the Wanaka Water Project, a joint initiative involving a number of organisations including the Upper Clutha Lakes Trust. The five year goal is to plant, water and nurture around 24,000 native trees along waterways in the area.
Wilderness venture Timber Trail Lodge prides itself on its environmental and community-minded approach to business.
Take part in events run by DOC, local businesses, and community groups during Conservation Week, 14 - 22 September 2019.
Holiday parks in New Zealand are putting their money where their mouth is with the installation of 54 electric vehicle chargers in 24 holiday parks around the country, encouraging the use of electric vehicles.
Hobbiton™ Movie Set in partnership with Matamata Primary School, took home two Gold Medals and the Overall Upcycle Award at the 2018 New Zealand Flower and Garden Show in Auckland in December.
Welcoming, supportive communities are a vital part of what New Zealand has to offer our visitors. TIA's 'Tourism Story' project aims to find ways to support all sectors of the industry to tell their stories better, from the small town holiday park providing local employment opportunities and supporting local suppliers, to the big corporate donating thousands of dollars to environmental causes.
New Zealand Cruise Association, Cruise Lines International Association and Australian Cruise Association have released the first Cruise Industry Sustainability Guide in this region to showcase the work being done by the industry to preserve the world’s pristine waterways.
