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The Tourism Chat Show — 100 episodes

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TRENZ Unpacked: Making the Most of TRENZ

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What’s Changing in Tourism Right Now? Five Trends Worth Watching

3

Cape Sanctuary: Hope, Wildlife and a 500-Year Vision

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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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

17

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

18

Breaking Barriers: Women in Tourism Career Accelerator

19

Celebrating Women in Tourism this IWD - with Kerry Walker

20

TRENZ Unpacked - Making the most of your appointment streams

21

TRENZ Unpacked - Tips for Sellers from a Buyer

22

Let's chat about Growth

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

24

Where Are They Now? with Guy Robinson

25

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

26

TRENZ Unpacked - Mentoring Programme for Newbies with Craig Wilson

27

The Economic Impact of Cruise Tourism - with Jacqui Lloyd

28

Embracing Gen Z - with Will Cannon

29

Leadership Lessons in Adventure Tourism - with Anne Newman

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From Switzerland to Start Ups - with Alex Diethelm

31

TRENZ Unpacked - Unlocking Asian Trade Channels with Cecil Potatau

32

Life as a Social Media Native - with Natasha Hoffman

33

Making the Switch - with Tim Barke

34

TRENZ Unpacked - Heading back to TRENZ 2025 with Thomas Orr

35

TRENZ Unpacked - The Final Countdown with Rebecca Ingram

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TRENZ Unpacked - North American In-Depth with Hadyn Fitzpatrick

37

TRENZ Unpacked - Pack your Bags for Wellington with Jo Heaton

38

TRENZ Unpacked -A First Time Buyer Perspective with Olivia Ponniah

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

40

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

41

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

42

Doing Business Better - with Chris Sattler

43

Are you Trade Ready?

44

Destination Storyteller - with Helen Hayes

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TRENZ Unpacked - a First Timer Perspective with Tom Collier

46

Exploring Group Travel Trends - with Peter Harding

47

TRENZ Unpacked - an RTO Perspective with Lou Baddiley

48

Navigating New Markets- with Kumar Swaminathan

49

A Life in Tourism - with Mark Quickfall

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

51

Two Weeks to Go! with TIA CEO Rebecca Ingram

52

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

56

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

59

We Wish you a Merry Christmas - with Lisa Chambers

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TRENZ Talk Partner Update - with Air New Zealand

61

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

62

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

63

Gumboots and Tourism- with PurePods’ Kate Baxter

64

TRENZ Talk 1 - Why should I attend TRENZ?

65

Tourism Chat - with Zac Watson

66

Rail in the Regions - with Tracey Goodall

67

Connecting Leadership to Success

68

The Art of Networking - with Adam Taylor-Eruera

69

Talking Sustainability in Tourism - with Gisela Purcell

70

Having your say on the Draft Better Work Action Plan

71

Powering up the Regions - with Jason Dawson

72

Building Communities and Content with Sarah Chant

73

Borders are open, but are we ready?

74

Managing the Industry Jewel - with Mat Woods

75

The Lap of Luxury - with Sarah Farag

76

Ask Destinate - Customer Personas and Customer Experience

77

Smashing Glass Ceilings - with Alice Orr

78

Upping Sticks - with Tash Lawrence

79

Celebrating Matariki in your Business - with Ceillhe Sperath

80

Getting to know Tony Laskey - and industry training and qualifications

81

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

82

Welcome back Australia - with ANZCRO’s Nick Guthrey

83

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

84

Building Tourism Communities - A Case Study with Gavin Oliver

85

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

86

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

87

Solving the Tourism Workforce Dilemma - with Heidi Gillingham

88

Why Market Research is important with Cristine Angus

89

Ask Destinate - Working with Travel Trade

90

Golden Tips for the Japanese Market - with Tony Boot

91

Customer Experience Automation - A Case Study with Adam Joyce

92

Buongiorno from Italy - with Craig Smith

93

Renata West - A Tale of the South Pacific

94

Ask Destinate - Compelling Campaigns and Influencer Marketing

95

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

96

Farewelling the Voice of Tourism, Chris Roberts

97

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

98

An Australian perspective with Kathy Turner

99

How to Win a Business Award

100

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