Tourism is NZ’s second largest export – and more incredible facts!

Get the latest exciting news about travel and tourism.

After the pandemic saw a global slowdown in travel and tourism, we’re now watching an incredible shift back to regular travel around the world.

Here are just some of the latest facts and statistics showcasing just how rapidly the market is growing, and therefore how many employees it will need to sustain the demand.

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Find out why ITC is so popular with Tahitian students!

ITC’s Daniel Maine is a true jet setter, and has recently visited Tahiti to speak to local students about studying in Aotearoa with us.

Daniel Maine began working with ITC back in 2016 as a short course tutor. In 2021, he was one of the first Kiwis to visit Rarotonga in the two-way travel bubble. And now, he’s taking a trip to Tahiti to chat with local students about the option of studying at ITC in New Zealand!

We had a quick catch up with Daniel about working with international students, why ITC is such a popular choice, and about his advice for any overseas students considering New Zealand for their studies.

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ITC launches new tourism courses for current high school students!

Some students on our upcoming Experience will get to do the famous Auckland Harbour Bridge Climb!

High school students shouldn’t have to wait until they graduate to start studying the exciting world of travel, tourism, and aviation.

Yet if your high school doesn’t offer these courses, ITC can help. We’ve just launched three new courses available for high school students. These courses all offer credits at level 3, and can all be completed during normal school time at our Botany Campus.

Here’s a little more about each one!

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Introducing Rachel Mackwood: Botany’s newest Course Advisor!

Rachel Mackwood is Botany’s newest Course Advisor!

Our Botany Campus students can consider themselves lucky, because we’ve just had a fantastic new Course Advisor join the team!

Her name is Rachel Mackwood, and her experience in the tourism industry and love for all things travel will be a huge help for students looking to get into this industry.

We asked Rachel to share her background and what she’s looking forward to most about this new role with ITC:

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Are your career goals similar to those of our current Whangarei students?

Our fabulous Whangarei Campus students.

Every year, we ask our students a few questions about why they chose us, and where they’d like to work one day.

We recently checked in with our Whangarei students to learn more about their motivations – or ultimately, why they are here studying with us now!

For anyone considering applying to study at ITC, do these life goals look anything like yours?

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ITC welcomes new students with a party!

One of our recent welcome party for new students.

The year has kicked off for ITC, with courses getting underway across our campuses in Auckland, Botany, and Whangarei.

And what better way to welcome those new students than with a party?

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5 reasons why you should choose a career in tourism and travel

These students are already investing in their future travel and tourism careers on our Academy.

Amongst the team at ITC, we have more than 250 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry. And all we can say is: we love it, and we think you will too!

There are many, many reasons why we think you should choose a career in travel and tourism, but here are just five of the best. (more…)

Meet ITC’s fantastic new Tourism Education Tutor & Marketing Support person!

Seane is our new Tourism Education Tutor & Marketing Support person!

Seane Gifford, like so many of ITC’s incredible team, has an impressive background in travel and tourism.

She caught the travel bug from her mother at a young age, and always wondered what else was out there in the world for her to discover. That curiosity led to travels, qualifications, and amazing roles throughout her career.

Now, ITC is excited to welcome her to the team as a Tourism Education Tutor & marketing support person. We can’t wait to see her share her knowledge with students.

Learn more about her roots, her favourite job before now, what she’s looking forward to the most, and her advice for students below!

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Meet Felix-Honour Flavell-Hunter, a recent inspiring graduate from Botany Campus!

Felix, an ITC graduate, is an inspiring example of what students get up to after they finish their studies!

Felix-Honour found out about ITC through a friend, came to an open day, and has never looked back!

His incredible story is truly inspirational, especially for anyone unsure what to do with their career after finishing high school.

We asked Felix-Honour all about his experiences, so you can hear about it all from his view!

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New Level 3 Certificate dates available now!

Our course dates are filling up, so we added a new one! Here’s some of the crew from Christmas last year.

The New Zealand Certificate in Tourism with a strand in Tourism and Travel Level 3 is one of our most popular course options.

It’s a fantastic entry-level course for anyone looking to take their first step into a career in travel and tourism, and it covers all the basic information you’ll need to work in a variety of roles, from hotel jobs to flight attending, travel agencies to airports.

This qualification is so popular, in fact, that the next start date on February 12 for the Auckland City Campus is already completely full. That’s why we’ve announced another intake for this course at the Auckland City Campus, which will start on March 11 (and is already starting to fill up!).

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