Business View Oceania | Volume 3, Issue 12

23 24 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 12 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 12 AT A GLANCE TOURISM EXPORT COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND (TECNZ) WHAT: Peak body organisation supporting New Zealand’s inbound tourism sector WHERE: TECNZ is headquartered in Wellington, New Zealand WEBSITE: https://www.tourismexportcouncil.org.nz/ tourism export council of New Zealand (TECNZ) T he Tourism Export Council of New Zealand (TECNZ) connects New Zealand tourism products to the rest of the world. Established in 1971, the association represents the interest of inbound tourism operators, supplier businesses, and industry associates as they attract, support, and host international visitors. TECNZ supports and represents members to achieve sustainable growth in export earnings, and is currently working to offer prime care to all members in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, as they help rebuild New Zealand’s international tourism visitor offering. A primarily business-to-business organisation, TECNZ is committed to adding value to tourism for business members across two tiers, which include inbound tour operators and allied industry members. TECNZ assists inbound tour operator members as they understand the interests, needs, and cultures of overseas markets, contribute to New Zealand product and service development, work to generate travel bookings for suppliers, and handle land arrangements for overseas travel companies. TECNZ recognises the vital link that inbound tour operators provide between New Zealand tourism product and service suppliers and the overseas travel companies they market to. TECNZ’s allied industry members include hotel and motel Experts in TourismExport