Veronika Vermeulen, owner of Aroha New Zealand Tours
“The country’s $40 billion tourism industry is grateful for the Government’s support. We appreciate its renewed focus on tourism’s recovery and its desire to transition to a more sustainable footing. However, many of the smaller, family-owned businesses now urgently need operational support if they are to actually survive into 2022 and beyond,” says Veronika Vermeulen, owner of Aroha New Zealand Tours.
Small businesses are the backbone of New Zealand and, she says, the same applies to tourism. Hundreds of guides, for example, connect overseas visitors with New Zealand’s culture and landscapes as key ambassadors. Many, however, have been forced into other work with no clear pathway back to tourism meaning a big loss of experience and knowledge.
Press Release – Aroha NZ Tours
If a more authentic New Zealand experience and sustainable tourism model is to be realised, Budget 2021 needs to ensure small to medium sized tourism operators will still be around when the borders reopen, says a leading Kiwi tourism entrepreneur.
If a more authentic New Zealand experience and sustainable tourism model is to be realised, Budget 2021 needs to ensure small to medium sized tourism operators will still be around when the borders reopen, says a leading Kiwi tourism entrepreneur.
Veronika Vermeulen, owner of Aroha New Zealand Tours
“The country’s $40 billion tourism industry is grateful for the Government’s support. We appreciate its renewed focus on tourism’s recovery and its desire to transition to a more sustainable footing. However, many of the smaller, family-owned businesses now urgently need operational support if they are to actually survive into 2022 and beyond,” says Veronika Vermeulen, owner of Aroha New Zealand Tou
Sri Lanka Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) yesterday welcomed the move by Civil Aviation Authority to temporarily halt passengers from India.
“India always remains our number one partner, but under the current heightened COVID pandemic situation we have to think about the safety of our nation first,” SLAITO said.
“We hope and pray that India will recover fast and we will be able to commence the bilateral tourism in the near future. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Indian people and our tourism industry colleagues,” it added. Search for:
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Press Release – Tourism Industry Aotearoa The tourism industry is looking forward to working with the Government on its plan to build a bright future for tourism in New Zealand, peak association Tourism Industry Aotearoa says. More than 700 New Zealand tourism operators attending TRENZ Hui …
The tourism industry is looking forward to working with the Government on its plan to build a bright future for tourism in New Zealand, peak association Tourism Industry Aotearoa says.
“More than 700 New Zealand tourism operators attending TRENZ Hui 2021 in Christchurch this week have shown they are committed to the sustainable future of our industry. Tourism Minister Stuart Nash’s announcement today of a Tourism Industry Transformation Plan is the next step in this process,” TIA Chief Executive Chris Roberts says.
Thursday, 6 May 2021, 1:03 pm
Immediate support for the worse-hit tourist communities,
mixed with a plan for long-term sustainability is exactly
what the hospitality and tourism sector needs, says
Hospitality New Zealand.
Chief Executive Julie White
says the Government’s Tourism Communities Plan does the
right thing by taking a regional, sector and business
approach, the COVID impact has been felt across the country
however, some regions have been impacted more than
others.
“Fiordland, South Westland, Queenstown
Lakes, Mackenzie District and Kaikōura are exactly where
our members have been hit hardest, and continue to be so, by
the fall in incoming tourist numbers.