Meta and Tourism Business Aotearoa accomplice to spice up New Zealand tourism companies –
Meta in partnership with Tourism Business Aotearoa (TIA), is bringing its first in-person Meta Increase occasions to Queenstown on 6 September, and Rotorua on 8 September. Meta Boosts is a free digital expertise program which empowers small companies with the instruments they should begin and develop a enterprise on-line. The workshops in Queenstown and Rotorua have been developed to assist tourism companies based mostly on suggestions from TIA members and case research from native tourism enterprise. The free half-day session will likely be delivered by Meta’s Group Trainers who will cowl: Meta Increase workshop agenda Learn how to set up…
Hospitality Business Magazine
Today, we’re very excited to announce the relaunch of Hospitality Business with a best-in-class new website, which you’re looking at right now. The new site has a striking modern design, allows readers to navigate content more easily and features the latest industry news, long-form content and opinion pieces, as well as offering our partners better opportunities to communicate their messages to the trade. We’re also adding a directory of products and services to the site, along with a section dedicated to resources such as pdf guides, infographics and webinars to help readers grow their businesses, improve their craft and further…
Hastings boutique boutique takes top pork prizes
A Hawke’s Bay butchery has won the Supreme Winner title in both bacon and ham categories of the 100% New Zealand Bacon & Ham Awards. Wild Game in Hastings has taken out New Zealand’s top bacon award with their middle eye/loin entry and New Zealand’s best ham award for their boneless ham. Wild Game owners Jordan and Varnnah Hamilton-Bicknell run a boutique butchery in Camberley, Hastings where they create quality products which are sold both in-store and online. Jordan, who has a passion for hunting and the outdoors, started his butchery trade at the age of 15 in a butcher…
Mount Maunganui’s Freeport with Cleaver & Co Wins Best NZ Toastie –
The North Island is home to the country’s tastiest toasted sandwich once again, with Mount Maunganui’s Freeport with Cleaver & Co taking top honors in the Great NZ Toastie Takeover 2023. Talented young chef Brooke Moore has won the hotly contested title – and snagged bragging rights for the North Island for the second time only in the competition’s history – with her impressive creation Surf, Turf & Smoke, Monsieur! Thrilled to have taken out the top prize, Moore says she relished the challenge of coming up with Freeport’s first ever Toastie Takeover entry. A standout for competition judges, Freeport’s…
Training investment leads RANZ’ Budget wish list –
The Restaurant Association of New Zealand has produced its own budget wish list ahead of Thursday’s 2023 financial announcements from the Government. “While the hospitality industry itself is leading the long-term work that will make our sector more resilient, we also know that ongoing skills shortages, increased costs of doing business and the ever-changing regulatory environment only add to the pressures we have experienced over the past three years. “Increased investment in training to address the national skills shortage is one of our top priorities, so we would like to see investment in work-based training initiatives, to both fill the…
GPO Wellington opens with a nod to Temuka and the Post Office –
InterContinental Wellington has announced the launch of GPO, its new restaurant that pays homage to the iconic General Post Office which once occupied the same site. The luxury hotel’s latest dining addition tells an exciting, culinary story of travel, discovery and culture. The restaurant is set to open on April 21, with bookings open now. Under the culinary leadership of acclaimed Executive Chef Carl Maunder, GPO offers a contemporary spin on classic cooking techniques, with a menu highlighting seasonal produce from New Zealand drawing influence from the rich cultures of Southern Europe, the Levant and the Mediterranean, served in a…
8 of the best local dining spots in Waikiki
A trip to Hawaii is surely memorable but not exactly cheap. A 2023 analysis of a seven-day trip from Los Angeles to Honolulu during shoulder season for a family of four people staying at a three-star hotel can easily cost over $5,700 – including meals, transportation and activities. Where can you cut costs? Food. Most visitors who visit Hawaii opt for Honolulu, and chances are, they’re staying in Waikiki – home to over 900 lodging properties. While many hotels have great dining options, they tend to be expensive, so you probably don’t want to dine there every night. You may…