Tourists at the Red Shed in Glenorchy.
Photo: RNZ / Tess Brunton
Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey says nothing is off the table when it comes to helping fund the industry and the vital infrastructure it needs.
Doocey has been touring the country, meeting with operators and regional tourism operators in the past few weeks and listening to what they want and their concerns.
He wanted to find out how they could support the sector grow and become a big part of the economic success of Aotearoa.
“Some regions like Queenstown have already reached pre-Covid levels and then there’s other areas like Rotorua and Dunedin who are still looking to see those visitors come back,” Doocey said.
During his travels, he said better funding was one of the issues the industry kept raising.
It was important for regions to have the visitor infrastructure necessary to accommodate for visitors and put less strain on communities, Doocey said.
Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt…
