Thank you to our Partners 

Tourism Industry Aotearoa would like to thank the following partners for their generous support of the New Zealand Tourism Awards. 

Award partner

Air New Zealand has a proud history as New Zealand’s national carrier, whose purpose is to enrich New Zealand by connecting New Zealanders to each other and New Zealand to the world. We have a key role to play in helping tourism’s recovery through promoting New Zealand as a visitor destination and offering award-winning service and an extensive route network to make it simple and seamless to visit New Zealand.

Award sponsors

Tourism New Zealand is responsible for promoting New Zealand in key markets as a visitor destination. To ensure tourism gives back more than it takes, we target high quality visitors. Once here, it’s important our visitors have a great experience, so we also guide them on travelling safely and caring for our home, people and culture.

Airbnb was born in 2007 when two Hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home, and has since grown to 4 million Hosts who have welcomed more than 1.4 billion guest arrivals across over 220 countries and regions. Travel on Airbnb keeps more of the financial benefits of tourism with the people and places that make it happen. Airbnb has generated billions of dollars in earnings for Hosts, 90 percent of whom are individuals listing the homes in which they live. 

Marsh is the world's leading broker and risk adviser. In more than 130 countries, our experts in every facet of risk and across industries help clients to anticipate, quantify, and more fully understand the range of risk they face. In today's increasingly uncertain global business environment, Marsh helps clients to thrive and survive. In a world of 'what-ifs', Marsh helps clients in every industry better quantify and manage risk - and transform uncertainty into opportunity.

New Zealand Māori Tourism provides strength to the Māori tourism sector and is committed to working with the sector to build stronger cultural and commercial leadership. We support initiatives that promote value and values alignment, enabling the growth and quality of Maori tourism experiences. Positioning Māori tourism in this way allows Māori to take a leadership role in how manuhiri (visitors) experience our country.

Nā te ao Māori koe i tō mai

The world of Māori is the drawing force, 
it is the reason you are here, 
it is the experience you seek. 

We are an executive recruitment agency that is passionate about change. We have all worked in and love the tourism industry, it gets under your skin, that pride and joy you get from welcoming people to New Zealand and seeing people have great experiences in our backyard. It is that passion that drives us to make positive change happen for our clients and candidates. It is why we salute and support the amazing employers out there through our sponsorship of the Employer of Choice Award.

Westpac’s team of tourism specialists provide the full suite of banking products and services across New Zealand. Thanks to this industry focus we can meet the specific needs of operators in the sector. We are excited to continue supporting tourism in Aotearoa, as we collectively look forward to a brighter future.

KiwiRail Tourism encompasses two iconic tourism brands – Interislander and Great Journeys New Zealand, which together have decades of experience delivering epic ferry and rail journeys. The Interislander connects New Zealanders and international visitors across the Cook Strait on one of the world’s most spectacular ferry journeys. Great Journeys New Zealand links land and people, giving visitors a front-row seat as they experience scenic rail, taking them on guided tours into the regions and through the heart of Aotearoa. We are investing in a sustainable future, and are proud to sponsor a Tourism Award that recognises the sector’s environmental champions.

New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) is an integrated media company, with a portfolio of market-leading newspapers – including NZ Herald Travel, radio stations and digital platforms that 3.5 million Kiwis engage with. Of those, over 3 million are travel intenders seeking out travel inspiration from our trusted brands. The New Zealand Herald, as winners of Voyager Newspaper of the Year at the 2023 Voyager Media Awards, have a dedicated Travel magazine which is the perfect destination for brands keen to tap into a travel-minded audience. 

BDO New Zealand offers an extensive range of business advisory and accounting services through our teams located in 20 offices across New Zealand. We work closely with tourism businesses to share insights and champion ways to grow sustainable business models, for a stronger tourism industry. Importantly, we understand that tourism is a people industry. Through our biannual BDO Wellbeing & Business Performance Index, we share insights and tips for tourism business leaders on how to effectively navigate the financial challenges which can so often negatively impact wellbeing. We’re excited to help your business reach its goals. Talk to us today.

Eudora+ stands as the leading Kiwi enterprise, dedicated to serving New Zealand's diverse tourism and hospitality industry. In today's world, where capturing and sharing moments in real-time has become integral to the travel experience, people rely heavily on mobile devices to take pictures, preserve memories, and share their adventures online. As a testament to this commitment, Eudora+ now offers complimentary charging stations to all tourism and hospitality venues, ensuring that patrons can relish their destination without the worry of drained devices. 

The Tourism Industry New Zealand Trust (TINZT) was established in 2007 for charitable purposes for the education of people involved in the New Zealand tourism industry and the education of all persons in New Zealand on matters relating to or for use in the tourism industry in New Zealand, and the fostering and promotion of a tourism industry in New Zealand based on the sustainable use and preservation of New Zealand’s natural assets.


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