6 November 2024
Beloved South Island tourism operator
RealNZ has been named supreme total winner on this
12 months’s New Zealand Tourism Awards.
RealNZ was amongst
the winners introduced this night on the New Zealand
Tourism Awards 2024, hosted by Tourism Trade Aotearoa
(TIA) at Cordis Lodge in Auckland.
Along with
profitable the business’s highest accolade, the Air New
Zealand Supreme Tourism Award, RealNZ has additionally received the
Johnston’s Coachlines Tourism Excellence Award (Massive
Enterprise), and the KiwiRail Tourism Surroundings
Award.
On accepting the award, RealNZ Chief Government
Dave Beeche mentioned he was humbled and honoured to obtain the
award on behalf of the enterprise and thanked the vitality,
ardour and dedication of the group.
“We’re actually
wanting ahead to persevering with enjoying a small half within the
future progress of New Zealand tourism,” Mr Beeche
mentioned.
“We’ll proceed to make it possible for each
customer who involves us leaves New Zealand with an awesome
story to inform.”
RealNZ offers genuine
nature experiences with choices together with water
adventures, eating, eco-experiences and snowboarding. RealNZ’s
function is to “assist the world fall in love with
conservation by means of extraordinary experiences in
nature”.
Celebrating 70 years since its
founding by conservation pioneers Les and Woman Olive
Hutchins, RealNZ has maintained a wealthy heritage of fostering
appreciation for New Zealand’s pure locations,
regenerating ecosystems and defending Aotearoa’s pure
treasures for future generations.
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Award judges
applauded RealNZ’s “unwavering dedication to
sustainability”, saying it was a jewel within the crown of the
nation’s tourism business.
Judges’ feedback
included: “RealNZ have moved from a nature-based enterprise
to a conservation advocacy enterprise. They’ve clearly moved
the needle – and continued to evolve to satisfy the wants of
clients.”
The awards featured 11
winners in 14 classes. They had been chosen from 47
finalists, with over 120 entries to the awards in complete.
Entrants starting from Kiwi companies working at international
scale to a deeply private providing by a single information,
offering a novel expertise of individuals, place and
setting.
TIA Chief Government Rebecca
Ingram congratulated all concerned, saying the evening was an
inspiring showcase of the variety of one of the best tourism
choices in Aotearoa New Zealand.
“The sheer
selection and high quality of the entries this 12 months exhibits an
business relentlessly discovering new methods to supply great
customer experiences. The fervour for tourism and
manaakitanga shining by means of all these entries is deeply
affirming of the inspiring position the business
performs.”
In regards to the New Zealand Tourism
Awards:
The New Zealand Tourism Awards
recognise companies, organisations and people who’re
demonstrating enterprise success, dwelling the values of the New
Zealand Tourism Sustainability Dedication and embracing
kaitiakitanga (guardianship).
They’re hosted by TIA
with Award Associate Air New Zealand, and sponsored by:
Akiaki, Auckland Airport, Reserving.com, Johnston’s
Coachlines, Kiwirail Tourism, New Zealand Māori Tourism,
New Zealand Media and Leisure (NZME), Tourism Expertise,
Wayfinder, Tātaki Auckland Limitless, and Tourism Trade
New Zealand Belief (TINZT). TIA thanks our valued companions
and sponsors for his or her help.
The complete listing
of winners is:
Air New Zealand
Supreme Tourism
Award
RealNZ
Tātaki Auckland
Limitless Tourism Excellence Award (Micro
Enterprise)
Terra and
Tide
Tourism Trade Aotearoa Tourism
Excellence Award (Small-Medium
Enterprise)
Tauhara North Tourism – Te Pā
Tū
Johnston’s Coachlines Tourism Excellence
Award (Massive
Enterprise)
RealNZ
Wayfinder
Neighborhood Engagement Award
iFLY Indoor
Skydiving
NZME Customer Expertise
Award
Tauhara North Tourism – Te Pā
Tū
Tourism TalentEmployer of Selection
Award
GO Leases
KiwiRail
Tourism Surroundings
Award
RealNZ
Toroa ā-uta,
Toroa ā-tai Māori Tourism Award
Kohutapu
Lodge & Tribal Excursions Ltd
Tourism Trade
New Zealand Belief
Trade
Collaboration and Alignment Award
Tāpoi Te
Moananui ā Toi | Tourism Bay of Lots – Flavours of
Lots
Reserving.com Resilience and Innovation
Award
Hobbiton Film
Set
INDIVIDUAL
AWARDS
Sir Jack Newman Excellent
Trade Chief Award
Fergus
Brown
Auckland Airport Tourism Trade
Champion Award
David Kennedy, Worldwide
Antarctic Centre
Akiaki Rising Tourism
Chief Award
Anne Newman, Christchurch
Journey
Park
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