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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Anxious about sticking to your New Year’s Resolutions? Read this

Feeling a bit lost at the start of this new year? Here are some tips to help you set achievable goals and have fun along the way.

Are you struggling to stick to your New Year’s Resolutions? Do the motivational quotes on Instagram make you feel anxious about your own goals and dreams? Are you on day 10 of your new healthy eating plan and all you can think about is pies and fries?

Don’t worry: you’re not alone. Statistics show that only eight per cent of people stick to their New Year’s Resolutions. That means 92 per cent of people give up.

But surely 92 per cent of people aren’t all failures? What if we’re just looking at New Year’s Resolutions in the wrong way?

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Highlights from 2016

It’s been a vibrant and wonderful year at The International Travel College of New Zealand.

December is a time for reflection and celebration; an opportunity to look back at the year that has been and raise a glass to the many milestones achieved along the way.

2016 has certainly been a big year for ITC. We’ve welcomed hundreds of new students, raised money for several charities, turned 20, and so much more.

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ITC Industry News Bulletin #80

In this week’s airline, travel and tourism news, New Zealand celebrates 15 years as Middle Earth, Air New Zealand releases a new safety video, and much more.

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New Zealand celebrates 15 years as Middle Earth

In 2001, Peter Jackson launched the first Lord of the Rings film and began a journey that turned the country into a real-life Middle Earth. Now, 15 years later, Tourism New Zealand is celebrating what turned out to be a massive boon for the industry.

The three Lord of the Rings films, as well as The Hobbit prequel trilogy, were filmed throughout the country. Filming locations and Matamata’s Hobbiton recreation are now lasting attractions for visiting tourists and locals alike.

Alongside a short video, the company has created a quiz that will help determine which character you might be, as well as handy guides on what to pack for a trip to Middle Earth depending on the outcome.

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