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The Tourism Chat Show — 102 episodes

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TRENZ Unpacked: Inside TRENZ 2026: Bigger, Bolder, and Built for Impact

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TRENZ Unpacked: Auckland’s Comeback Story - New Infrastructure, New Energy, New Reasons to Stay Longer

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TRENZ Unpacked: From Garage Start-Up to the Global Stage

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TRENZ Unpacked: Why Food Is Becoming One of New Zealand’s Biggest Travel Motivators

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TRENZ Unpacked: Inside the Mind of a US Luxury Travel Advisor

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TRENZ Unpacked: Why Group Travel Is Booming Again (and What Buyers Need From You) — with Ajay Vagha, APT

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TRENZ Unpacked: Turning 15 Minutes into Long-Term Revenue with Geraldine McMillan, RealNZ

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More Than a Zipline: Legacy, Leadership & Restoring the World Through Tourism with Paul Button

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TRENZ Unpacked: The Long Game of Trade, Trust & Tourism

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People Power: How Training Builds Better Tourism Businesses - with Tony Laskey

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TRENZ Unpacked - Behind the Scenes with Rebecca Ingram

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TRENZ Unpacked - Mastering the Art of Networking with Lou Baddiley

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TRENZ Unpacked - Welcome to Rotorua with Andrew Wilson

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From Chocolate to Chief: Kylie Ruwhiu-Karawana's Journey in Tourism Leadership

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Breaking Barriers: Women in Tourism Career Accelerator

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Celebrating Women in Tourism this IWD - with Kerry Walker

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TRENZ Unpacked - Making the most of your appointment streams

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TRENZ Unpacked - Tips for Sellers from a Buyer

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Let's chat about Growth

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TRENZ Unpacked - Launching New Products at TRENZ with Hobbiton's Henry Horne

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Where Are They Now? with Guy Robinson

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A very Merry Christmas wrap - with Garth, Chambers, Adele and John

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TRENZ Unpacked - Mentoring Programme for Newbies with Craig Wilson

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The Economic Impact of Cruise Tourism - with Jacqui Lloyd

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Embracing Gen Z - with Will Cannon

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Leadership Lessons in Adventure Tourism - with Anne Newman

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From Switzerland to Start Ups - with Alex Diethelm

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TRENZ Unpacked - Unlocking Asian Trade Channels with Cecil Potatau

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Life as a Social Media Native - with Natasha Hoffman

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Making the Switch - with Tim Barke

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TRENZ Unpacked - Heading back to TRENZ 2025 with Thomas Orr

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TRENZ Unpacked - The Final Countdown with Rebecca Ingram

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TRENZ Unpacked - North American In-Depth with Hadyn Fitzpatrick

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TRENZ Unpacked - Pack your Bags for Wellington with Jo Heaton

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TRENZ Unpacked -A First Time Buyer Perspective with Olivia Ponniah

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Fuelling change in tourism - with Grow Tourism's Alex Dykman

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TRENZ Unpacked -Insights from New Exhibitors - with Thomas Orr and Paul Chaplow

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TRENZ Unpacked - An Industry Insider's Guide with Brad Patterson

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Doing Business Better - with Chris Sattler

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Are you Trade Ready?

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Destination Storyteller - with Helen Hayes

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TRENZ Unpacked - a First Timer Perspective with Tom Collier

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Exploring Group Travel Trends - with Peter Harding

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TRENZ Unpacked - an RTO Perspective with Lou Baddiley

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Navigating New Markets- with Kumar Swaminathan

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A Life in Tourism - with Mark Quickfall

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New Name, New Look - Welcome to The Tourism Chat Show

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Two Weeks to Go! with TIA CEO Rebecca Ingram

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TRENZ Talk - Maximise Your Impact

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Chat GPT & Tourism - with Yonder’s James Donald

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TRENZ Talk Partner Update - with Christchurch NZ

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Checking in with Hawke’s Bay - with Heather Matthews

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The Big Cruise Restart - with Rohanca du Plessis Wentzel

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TRENZ Talk 2 - Sorting your appointment schedule

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Welcome back to 2023

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We Wish you a Merry Christmas - with Lisa Chambers

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TRENZ Talk Partner Update - with Air New Zealand

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What’s new at Qualmark? - with GM Steven Dixon

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The Small Lodge with a HUGE heart - with Nadine Toe Toe

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Gumboots and Tourism- with PurePods’ Kate Baxter

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TRENZ Talk 1 - Why should I attend TRENZ?

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Tourism Chat - with Zac Watson

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Rail in the Regions - with Tracey Goodall

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Connecting Leadership to Success

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The Art of Networking - with Adam Taylor-Eruera

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Talking Sustainability in Tourism - with Gisela Purcell

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Having your say on the Draft Better Work Action Plan

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Powering up the Regions - with Jason Dawson

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Building Communities and Content with Sarah Chant

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Borders are open, but are we ready?

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Managing the Industry Jewel - with Mat Woods

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The Lap of Luxury - with Sarah Farag

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Ask Destinate - Customer Personas and Customer Experience

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Smashing Glass Ceilings - with Alice Orr

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Upping Sticks - with Tash Lawrence

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Celebrating Matariki in your Business - with Ceillhe Sperath

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Getting to know Tony Laskey - and industry training and qualifications

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Checking the Stats - with NZ Pocket Guide’s Robin Censure

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Welcome back Australia - with ANZCRO’s Nick Guthrey

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Ask Destinate - The 4 E’s of putting your best foot forward online

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Building Tourism Communities - A Case Study with Gavin Oliver

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Around the World Pt 2 - with Tim Reid, Mark Badland and John Gregory

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Around The World Pt 1 - with Anna Black, Scott Mehrtens and Geoff Yee

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Solving the Tourism Workforce Dilemma - with Heidi Gillingham

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Why Market Research is important with Cristine Angus

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Ask Destinate - Working with Travel Trade

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Golden Tips for the Japanese Market - with Tony Boot

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Customer Experience Automation - A Case Study with Adam Joyce

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Buongiorno from Italy - with Craig Smith

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Renata West - A Tale of the South Pacific

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Ask Destinate - Compelling Campaigns and Influencer Marketing

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The ”Jewell” of the West Coast - special guest Rob Jewell

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Farewelling the Voice of Tourism, Chris Roberts

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Opening a 5 Green-Star hotel in a global pandemic - with Clinton Farley

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An Australian perspective with Kathy Turner

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How to Win a Business Award

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NZ Tourism Awards Pt 11 (FINALE) - Sanctuary Mountain Maungatuatari, Waiho Hot Tubs & TIA Events Manager

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NZ Tourism Awards Pt 10 - Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari, RealNZ and Miranda Holiday Park

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NZ Tourism Awards Pt 9- with Redwoods Treewalk, Bridget Legnavsky and MDA Group

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NZ Tourism Awards Pt 8 - with MDA Group, Wellington Zoo and Waitangi Treaty Grounds

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NZ Tourism Awards Pt 7 - with Christchurch Airport, iFly Queenstown and Nelson Regional Development Agency

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NZ Tourism Awards Special Pt 6 - with Ceillhe Sperath, Christchurch NZ and Russell Orongo Bay Holiday Park