Not worth ‘nickel and diming’ tourists, SkyCity boss says
The hotel and gambling operator is expecting the NZICC to pull an additional 500,000 annual visitors into its Auckland precinct within the next two years.
The NZICC will host tourism conference Trenz this week, with 1200 delegates hitting the city.
New Zealand needs security of funding for a “multi-year” pipeline to go out and win events as a key driver of international visitation, SkyCity Entertainment Group chief executive Jason Walbridge says.
To that end, current government funding for special events was “extremely welcome” and
