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Consultation, communication and an understanding of the booking chain are crucial when governments are considering adding taxes to their countries’ tourism sector, says Travel Agents Association of New Zealand (TAANZ) CEO Julie White. She says it is also worth decision-makers considering price competitiveness and remembering that travellers literally have a world of choice.

The Travel Agents Association of New Zealand (TAANZ) has launched a co-funded workforce training initiative for members.

The Travel Agents’ Association of New Zealand (TAANZ) has joined various voices speaking out about the Government’s proposed Retail Payment System (Ban on Surcharges) Amendment Bill.

Driving more consumer confidence and accentuating the benefits of using an accredited advisor is the key objective behind new branding soon to be launched by the Travel Agents Association of New Zealand (TAANZ).

Last week’s closing of Heathrow is ‘yet another case’ of Heathrow letting down both travellers and airlines, according to Willie Walsh, IATA’s director general.

By Faye Spooner

Travel industry leaders have lauded the Auckland Travel Show held over the weekend  as an innovation for the sector.

A number of recent wins for the Travel Agents Association of New Zealand (TAANZ) were outlined at the organisation’s AGM yesterday, along with plans for the immediate future.

Hospitality New Zealand has appointed Sandi Reily as marketing, events and communications manager.

Reily comes from thirteen years in the leisure travel market across Australasia and the US where she has worked with tourism and hospitality stakeholders in New Zealand, Fiji and the Cook Islands. The last five years have seen her set up an office in the US, from where she has promoted New Zealand businesses.