A day in the life of Daniel Maine – Tourism Education Tutor

Meet Daniel Maine, ITC’s Tourism Education Tutor. He teaches high school students about the exciting airline, travel and tourism industry.

Known around College for his infectious laughter and incredible style, Daniel Maine is a Tourism Education Tutor at ITC. Below, he gives us a glimpse into his daily routine.

Describe your typical day

My typical day is that no two days are the same! I could be teaching at campus one day, and the next day be soaking wet from a jetboating adventure in the Auckland Harbour. The next week I might be boarding a flight to deliver tourism courses around New Zealand – my office view changes often.

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Happy birthday Lesley, Jacques and Carla!

[Left] Lesley and Jacques; [Right] Carla and Lesley. ITC celebrates big birthdays in style!

“Big birthdays only come around every ten years, so we decided to spoil them with a surprise morning tea celebration and delicious cupcakes,” says ITC Marketing Director Claire Huxley.

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Why customer service experience is great for your tourism career

Working at a cafe or shop while you study at ITC is a great way to gain customer service experience for your tourism career.

Do you dream of a career in New Zealand’s airline, travel and tourism industry?

Aside from studying towards an aviation, travel or tourism qualification, the best thing you can do for your tourism career is get some customer service experience.

Working part-time at a supermarket, petrol station, corner store, cafe, or retail shop will look great on your CV and help you stand out from the crowd. Here’s why.

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Introducing Les Taylor

ITC’s new Tutor Team Supervisor, Les Taylor, has had an incredible career to-date, including roles at Air New Zealand, the navy, and as a fully qualified chef.

Meet Les Taylor, our new Tutor Team Supervisor. Les works at the City Campus – be sure to say hello when you see him around College! Below, he gives us an insight into his background in airline, travel and tourism.

Hi, my name is Les and I am a travel addict.

I first became aware of this passion (addiction) when I was a child. I would climb to the top of a large pine tree that my dad planted in our front yard, especially on wild winter days, and pretend that I was on a ship sailing into unknown waters.

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How to find study-life balance

Want to make time for things other than study? Below are some tips to help you stay on top of your workload so you can enjoy your free time.

Full-time study can get a little hectic at times. Between classes, assignments, homework, famil trips, and work experience, there’s not a lot of room for much else. But that doesn’t mean you have to give up the things you love.

Instead, you need to find study-life balance.

We’ve all heard of work-life balance, and study-life balance is not much different. It’s about making time to enjoy life outside of study, without compromising your grades.

Here are some tips for creating study-life balance so you can still spend time with friends, family and your favourite TV shows.

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5 ways studying tourism feeds your travel addiction

Explore the world with a career in airline, travel or tourism.

Got the travel bug? Study tourism! A qualification from the International Travel College of New Zealand will prepare you for an exciting career in the tourism industry.

Here are five ways studying tourism can feed your travel addiction.

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Why now is the perfect time to study tourism in New Zealand

Can you imagine working in a place like this? Queenstown is one of NZ’s most-loved tourist towns – and just one of the many amazing places you could work with a qualification from ITC.

It’s never too late to kickstart your tourism career with ITC. But if you’re looking for the ‘perfect time’ to join this exciting industry, it’s now!

A total of 3.5 million international visitors came to New Zealand last year, making 2016 one of the biggest tourism years on record – and 2017 is shaping up to be even better.

With so many visitors coming to our beautiful country, the tourism industry needs more skilled workers than ever.

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Five ways to celebrate the Chinese New Year in New Zealand

The 2017 Chinese New Year is just around the corner. How will you celebrate the Year of the Rooster?

Around 30,000 tourists are expected to arrive in New Zealand over the coming weeks to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

One of the most famous and ancient celebrations in the world, the Chinese New Year is a great opportunity to experience Chinese culture.

Here are five ways you can celebrate the Year of the Rooster in New Zealand in 2017.

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Why you don’t need a 10-year career plan

Often the best thing you can do for your career is take it one year at a time (so you can stay open to opportunities on the horizon).

Not sure where you’ll be working in ten years?

That’s totally normal – most people have no idea what they’ll be doing in a decade’s time (especially if they work in travel and tourism!).

The good news is, you don’t need a 10-year career plan. You just need to start somewhere.

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ITC Industry News Bulletin #81

In this week’s airline, travel and tourism news, New Zealand is rated the friendliest country in the world, Te Papa is named as NZ’s best tourist destination, and much more.

Happy New Year! Welcome to another edition of the ITC Industry News Bulletin, bringing you the latest airline, travel and tourism news from around New Zealand. We’ll be changing the format of the Bulletin to an email newsletter in the near future – watch this space! We’ll keep you posted as the transition happens, but in the meantime please enjoy the news :)

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New Zealand tops list of world’s friendliest countries

The Legatum Institute recently released its Prosperity Index, and while New Zealand gained first place out of 149 countries for prosperity, it also came in first in terms of social capital – of friendliness.

Using 10 years of data, the index takes into account a number of different factors and uses them to judge a nation’s overall prosperity. Social capital is a big part of the study, and New Zealand’s top ranking in this sub-category helped it gain the number one spot overall. This should come as no surprise to locals and visitors who already know about the country’s incredible reputation for kindness.

Norway and Finland came in second and third consecutively, while neighbours Australia also made the top 10 in sixth place.

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