Introducing Joelene Whare

Meet Joelene Whare, our enthusiastic new Student Services Adviser.

Sometimes our students love it so much at ITC that they never want to leave! This was the case with Joelene Whare, our brilliant new Student Services Advisor (and former student). Below, she shares a bit about herself and her career journey so far.  

Kia Ora, my name is Joelene Whare and I’m the Student Services Advisor at the Botany Campus.

Initially, when I finished school I wanted to go to university to study Business and Commerce. However, I changed my mind after I saw an advertisement about ITC. I knew straight away that I wanted to study with them. At the end of the day, you want to wake up and be excited about your study choice.

I decided to commit my time and effort to studying travel and tourism with ITC. I started my journey in 2016, doing Level 3 and Level 4, and I loved every moment of the experience.

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A low-stress approach to achieving your goals

Follow our tips for low-stress goal setting to achieve your dreams without losing sleep.

Do you find goal setting stressful? Do you feel anxious about achieving your goals – and guilty when you inevitably trip up?

If you’re nodding your head, this blog post is for you.

Follow this low-stress approach to achieving your goals to turn your anxiety into ambition.

We hope these tips help you achieve your airline, travel or tourism qualification in 2018.

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Explore Group engages ITC for staff training

Some of the Explore employees at ITC’s City Campus. Explore Auckland General Manager Alyson Curran says ITC was the “obvious choice” for staff training.

Late last year, the International Travel College of New Zealand (ITC) delivered a workshop for Explore Group to help prepare Explore’s staff for what might be the busiest summer on record.

With 22 years of tourism training experience, ITC is passionate about delivering training to students and tourism businesses. All of ITC’s staff are qualified trainers with practical tourism experience.

“Before our tutors became teachers, they were tourism professionals. They worked in airline, travel, and tourism, and have first-hand experience of the unique skills required to thrive in this growing industry,” says Claire Huxley, ITC Marketing Director.

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6 reasons to study tourism in 2018

Love travel? Then a career in tourism could be right for you.

Have you just finished school and you’re looking for your next challenge? Or are you in the mood for a career change?

Whether you’re a school leaver or a career changer, a career in tourism could be right for you. And the best way to kickstart your tourism career is with a qualification from The International Travel College of New Zealand (ITC).

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Five ways to be a tourist in your hometown this summer

Stuck at home this summer? Make the most of the warm weather with these five tips for being a tourist in your hometown.

As a travel-lover, you probably wish you were on a plane to somewhere exotic this summer.

But you don’t have to travel internationally to live the life of a traveller. Here are five ways to be a tourist in your own hometown this summer.  

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ITC donates Xmas party funds to charity

The International Travel College is donating over $5,000 to charity this Christmas.

In an act of festive generosity, the International Travel College of New Zealand (ITC) has donated over $5,000 to charity for Christmas.

Staff voted to donate to charity in lieu of a Christmas party – and the Auckland City Mission, The Salvation Army, and YWCA were the lucky recipients.

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Kickstart your tourism career with the NZ Cert in Tourism Level 3

The New Zealand Certificate in Tourism with a Strand in Tourism & Travel is the perfect introduction to the tourism industry.

Would you like to work in New Zealand’s thriving tourism industry?

Are you a school-leaver or career-changer looking for a qualification that will help you get an excellent entry-level job?

Come and study the New Zealand Certificate in Tourism with a Strand in Tourism & Travel at the International Travel College.

This Level 3 qualification is the perfect introduction to the tourism industry, with a particular focus on New Zealand tourism destinations and customer service skills.

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Introducing Devin Rawlinson

[Left] Devin with Eva Longoria who he met while working at AJ Hackett Bungy! [Right] Devin at Niagra Falls.

Back in 1994, I was a little 12-year-old boy shaking with excitement and adrenaline after completing my first bungy jump. This was followed by jetboating, white water rafting, canyoning, abseiling, snowboarding, and the list goes on. The foundation of my tourism career had begun.

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ITC tutor delivers exclusive workshop in Okinawa, Japan

ITC tutor Takeyuki Morita delivers a workshop about sustainable tourism management to Japanese businesspeople in Okinawa.

Japanese businesspeople recently learned all about New Zealand’s thriving tourism industry at a workshop in Okinawa.

ITC tutor Takeyuki Morita delivered a workshop about sustainable tourism management while in Japan on an international marketing trip. Originally from Okinawa, Takeyuki took this opportunity to share his knowledge about New Zealand tourism with his home country.

Takeyuki was invited by the Okinawa Chamber of Commerce to deliver the workshop, which had the topic of ‘Cross-Cultural Communication in Business Management’.

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Ideas for putting the TIA’s Sustainability Commitment into action

Wise words from Chris Riddell’s presentation at the Tourism Summit Aotearoa.

ITC Marketing Director Claire Huxley recently attended Tourism Summit Aotearoa, where she learned more about the TIA’s Sustainability Commitment. Here are some of her thoughts and ideas for putting sustainability into action as the tourism industry works towards its Tourism 2025 goals. 

Having had an exhilarating experience at the Tourism Summit Aotearoa Workshops this week, I feel compelled to share some of my own thoughts and ideas around how the tourism industry can thrive and prosper as we all zoom towards the collective Tourism 2025 vision.

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