Events
BYATA fosters events specific to the sector to enable B2B and B2C industry engagement.
2019
NOVEMBER 8: TIA Tourism Summit Aotearoa – Te Papa
NOVEMBER 29: BYATA Board Meeting – Auckland
DECEMBER 5: Tourism Export Council Xmas Symposium – Auckland
FEBRUARY 7: BYATA Board Meeting – Auckland
MARCH 21: BYATA Board Meeting – Taupo
APRIL 18: BYATA Board Meeting – Auckland
MAY 23: BYATA Board Meeting – Wellington
JUNE 19-20: Hotel Industry Conference – Auckland
JUNE 20: BYATA Board Meeting – Auckland
JULY 18: BYATA Board Meeting – Dunedin
AUGUST 7&8: BYATA Conference – Taupo
AUGUST 14 & 15: Tourism Export Council – Christchurch
2018
January 25-26
STAYWSE – The STAY WYSE Hostel Conference brings together businesses involved in the youth travel accommodation sector for two days of trading, education and networking. Now in its third year the Conference has rapidly established itself as the place to meet new trading partners; from buyers, to operators, investors and suppliers
https://www.staywyse.org/
Hostelworld.com Conference – Dublin
MARCH 7-13
ITB - Berlin, GermanyITB Berlin convention is the leading Travel Industry Think Tank – it has established itself as the industry’s main knowledge platform. Top notch presentations on global trends and innovation to make the convention a path-breaking event for the whole tourism industry. www.itb-berlin.de/en/
MARCH 17-19
WETM-IAC – Seville, Spain
The Work Experience Travel Market and IAPA Annual Conference (WETM-IAC) is the joint event of WYSE Travel Confederation and the International Au Pair Association (IAPA) and provides a unique cost effective business-to-business opportunity for senders and receivers serving all aspects of cultural exchange, au pairing, volunteering, internship and work experience.
APRIL 4-6
ICEF(International Consultants for Education and fairs), & the ANZA (Australia, New Zealand Agents workshop) in Auckland
MAY - TBA
Website Travel Training Summit - Sydney (Australia) - Participation access for members.
Website Travel Summits connect Operators, Travel Agents and Website Travel Staff together for an intensive day of product training, system training and networking
http://websitetravel.com/
MAY 7-10
TRENZ - Dunedin, New Zealand
TRENZ is the New Zealand tourism’s industry premier international trade event, and the most cost effective way for leading New Zealand tourism operators to build relationships and negotiate new business with more than 270 international travel and tourism buyers – the most influential buyers in terms of generating visitors to New Zealand.
http://www.trenz.co.nz/
MAY 8-10
In partnership with Destination NSW and with the support of BOA NSW, WYSE Travel Confederation will deliver the 2018 WYSE Exchange Australia, in Sydney. The three-day event includes pre-scheduled workshop appointments, education, and social networking events. And opportunity to meet with 30 hand-picked, International Hosted Buyers, Effective trading opportunity, focused on inbound youth travel, Expert industry speakers and government representatives
JULY 4-5
New Zealand Hotel Industry Conference – This conference is the largest and most important annual event for the country’s valuable hotel sector. The programme features outstanding international and New Zealand speakers, excellent networking and business opportunities, a trade exhibition, gala dinner and the presentation of the prestigious New Zealand Hotel Industry Awards.
http://www.cmnzl.co.nz/nzhic-2017/
AUGUST 15-16
BYATA Conference – Christchurch. This is BYATA's annual conference is a key event to educate, share and network within the Youth tourism sector.
http://www.byata.org.nz/conference.html
SEPTEMBER (TBA)
WYSTIC – Edinburgh, Scotland
Entering into its 27th year, the World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) is the leading trade event for the global youth, student and educational travel industry.
https://www.wystc.org
