Business View Oceania | Volume 3, Issue 12

27 28 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 12 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 3, ISSUE 12 for members of the inbound tourism industry who are 18 to 36 years of age. “YoungTEC allows younger members of our sector to meet with older, more experienced business owners and mentors. This program has a vision and mission that are separate to yet align with our own. The mission is to provide support, education, and networking opportunities to further the professional development of young people working in the New Zealand tourism export industry. The vision is to enhance the New Zealand tourism export industry by facilitating the development of our industry’s future leaders.” YoungTEC the 2016 international Gold Award for professional education and training through the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). Much like many other bodies and organisations in the industry, TECNZ is calling for New Zealand’s government to release concrete dates for the reopening of international borders for the tourism industry. Mrs. Keene shares her confidence in the ability of the sector to bounce back once international travel resumes for the region. “We are looking forward to building the industry back up during and following 2022. Our inbound tour operators are experts in crisis management, and health and safety has always been a priority for those hosting visitors in New Zealand. In addition, we have always had contract tracing capability systems in place, which will be of great benefit moving forward following the effects of COVID.” TECNZ will hold their International Tourism Conference (August) and Xmas Symposium (December) in 2022. TECNZ will continue to connect New Zealand tourism products to the world by supporting and representing their members, adding value to tourism business, and providing a vital ink between tour operators and New Zealand product and service suppliers. The association is looking forward to seeing what 2022 holds, and will be an integral part of the industry’s future. TOUR I SM EXPORT COUNC I L OF NEW ZEALAND ( TECNZ)