[SOC I AL SCENE Darshita Naidu, Outrigger Resort (centre); with Sonam Verma and Krystal Krisha, both Helloworld Jess Ogg, Mai Berryman, Amelia Lowe, CTM Meetings & Events Sarah McCluskey, CICM; Jon Yeo, Brightstar; Joelene Elliott, Rotorua Events & Venues Winner of TEC’s good sorts award for 2024 Cecil Potatau of Ngai Tahu Tourism / All Blacks Experience with Lynda Keene, TEC chief executive and MC Mike McRoberts Deb Wootton, Higher Perspective Conferences & Events; Sally Gatenby, AIEC IDP Education Justin Voigt, The College Of Intensive Care Medicine; John (JR) Robertson, The Production Agency Mara Manglicmot, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons; Vanessa Wallace, RotoruaNZ Tupou Dreunimisimisi, Sonya Lawson, Tom Svensen, both Tourism Fiji; Brittany Homan, Fiji Airways; Patrina Vasu Tourism Fiji NZ Roadshow RotoruaNZ Australia Roadshow From the deep south to the far north – this year’s Tourism Export Council (TEC) conference was held in Invercargill at Ascot Park Hotel, next year it is heading to Bay of Islands / Waitangi. Industry partners met with over 150 buyers across four Australian cities in September. The theme of the roadshow was – Pounamu - Shades of Green – which celebrated the beauty and significance of greenstone in Māori culture. The roadshow visited Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane. You can read more about it and see more photos on page 22. Sixteen Fijian industry partners visited four cities across New Zealand on its annual roadshow in August. The roadshow visited Dunedin, Christchurch, Tauranga and Auckland and over 250 delegates attended. Let’s get TEChnical Luke McLeod, Tapoi Travel; Kate Winikerei, Air Milford Debbie Zampien, Fiordland Discovery; Mark Rose, The Rees Hotel Queenstown; Julia Savill, Grand Pacific Tours Tuesday 19 November 2024 BUYER REGISTRATION OPEN Viaduct Events Centre Auckland Contact: Paul Hailes, paul@tourismmedia.co.nz Terry Holt, terry@tourismmedia.co.nz www.businesseventsexpo.co.nz Powered by 2024 REGISTER NOW FOR FREE [30] meeting newz [september october] 2024
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