Events and Publications

Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ)

Tourism Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ) is the largest international showcase of New Zealand’s leading tourism and travel specialists. Staged by the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA), TRENZ is a significant annual event which brings together New Zealand tourism operators with international tourism buyers, in association with a substantial domestic and international media programme.

Full and affiliate members of TIA are entitled to great discounted rates for TRENZ, for further details on please visit the TRENZ website - www.trenz.co.nz.

Tourism Industry Awards

The refreshed 2010 Tourism Industry Awards has brought in the new theme of Innovating for Success.  The aim of the awards is to recognise success through innovation in a range of areas within tourism businesses. We will seek to celebrate and profile those entities that have succeeded through innovative thinking and challenging the status quo. Additional to this we will also seek to highlight personalities within the tourism industry who have contributed to the entity they represent or the wider industry in unique ways.

Awards entries are now closed for 2010, but for further details and history of the awards please visit the Awards website - www.tourismawards.co.nz.

TIA Workshops

TIA runs a range of workshops for TIA members and the wider industry, members recieve a great discounted attendence rate 

2010 Workshop Series 

Workshop 1- Social Media and Online Technology

The training involved both interactive and lecture style components, with attendees each seated at their own computer and working on their own examples.  Lawrence Smith from Cabbage Tree Creative presented a total of nine workshops in six locations across the country and covered a range of topics including Website marketing, Social media and Analytics.

Workshop 2- Being a Great Employer

Focused on Being a Great Employer, these workshops included speakers from ACC, Immigration and the Department of Labour, as well as a Grant Thornton presentation on GST and Budget changes. 

The workshops were well received by those who attended.  Jason Cameron from The Park Travellers’ Lodge in National Park said: “The workshop provided some robust information and learning for tourism operators and was another useful networking opportunity". 

The advocacy team at TIA also runs workshops throughout the year on various topics including operational risk management, attracting, selecting and retaining staff and many others.  For a detailed list and contact details for Geoff and Evan please click here.

Communications and Publications

TIA provides a wide range of communications and publications to members including a weekly email newsletter T-Mail as well as a quarterly magazine ‘TO’, the main goals of which are to help members deliver world leading tourism offers, and to assist them in always providing experiences that exceed the expectations of our visitors..

If you have any general queries regarding membership please contact info@tianz.org.nz.