Tourism is all set to lure young minds to shove off threat to NZ’s biggest earner

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Moves are being implemented to lure more young minds into jobs in New Zealand’s biggest earner, the tourism sector, which could be under tremendous danger, if more workers are not taken into the industry.

 
The rapidly-growing industry is the biggest export earner of the country, bringing in more than $14 billion every year. However, that could be under threat.

 
“We’ve got a number of hotels in development, we’ve got large scale international events coming up in 2021. We’re concerned that we’re just not bringing through enough talent,” said Steve Armitage of Auckland Tourism Events and Economic Development.

 
By 2025, 36,000 extra tourism workers are required.

 
Chris Roberts of Tourism Industry Aotearoa explains that if the industry doesn’t have right people in its workforce, “we won’t be able to deliver that fantastic New Zealand visitor experience”.

 
Consequently, the first ever research of its kind was conducted to find out why the scarcity exists.

 
It found young people considered tourism as “low-wage” and a subject for “drop outs”.
The positives were it is “fun” and “interesting” with travel opportunities.

 
“The United Nations has estimated that a quarter of all the jobs to be created on the planet in the next decade will be in tourism,” Mr Roberts said.

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