Information for tourism businesses

Tourism

This page contains some basic information specifically for tourism businesses.

Tourism New Zealand

Tourism New Zealand is a crown entity responsible for marketing New Zealand as an international l visitor destination. Tourism New Zealand also provides information to visitors through the i-SITE network, and sets standards through the Qualmark quality assurance programme.

Find out more

Tourism New Zealand’s “First steps – Starting your new tourism business”

Tourism New Zealand's consumer website

Tourism New Zealand corporate website

Tourism Industry Association

i-Site website

Qualmark website

Industry associations

Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand

The Inbound Tourism Operators Council

The New Zealand Hotel Council

The Motel Association of New Zealand

@ Home New Zealand

The Travel Agents Association

The Bus and Coach Association

The Hospitality Association

The New Zealand Retailers Association

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Sustainability

The Ministry of Economic Development has published eight Best Practice Guides, targeted at tourism operators, to help them make their businesses more sustainable.

They contain practical ideas and actions tourism operators can take in many areas of sustainable best practice.

Further information

Qualmark Green website

Tourism New Zealand’s Delivering the Promise website

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Maori tourism

The range and quality of Maori tourism products has grown steadily in recent years. Engaging with Maori culture and concepts can add depth to visitors’ interaction with New Zealand’s landscape and communities. Research by the Ministry of Economic Development ¹ indicates that the number of visitors experiencing Maori cultural tourism is growing, and is particularly popular amongst international visitors.

¹ Maori Tourism Sector Profile [466 kB PDF]

The New Zealand Maori Tourism Council (NZMTC) supports its member Maori Regional Tourism Organisations to build business capability amongst Maori tourism operators, and promote and support Maori tourism interests and initiatives. Some of these businesses deliver tourism products based on Maori culture, whilst others are owned by Maori but deliver more ‘mainstream’ tourism products.

New Zealand Maori Tourism Council website

New Zealand Maori Tourism Council’s Living Landscapes website