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Minister of Tourism Mark Burton is delighted by the news that annual inbound visitor numbers totalled over 2 million people for the first time ever this year. And he’s even more delighted that statistics are showing that our visitors are staying longer and spending more.

Minister of Tourism Mark Burton has today welcomed the results of Statistics New Zealand’s latest accommodation survey.

I am very pleased to join you this morning—and to add my welcome to you, to my electorate and hometown. I can think of no more appropriate location to address you about the value of travel and tourism to New Zealand’s economy.

Minister of Tourism Mark Burton is today welcoming the results of Statistics New Zealand’s latest report on International Visitor Arrivals.

The report, which shows a 14.2% increase over October 2001, indicates that New Zealand’s tourism industry is still thriving.

Minister of Tourism Mark Burton has just released the International Visitors Survey to September 2002, and the figures are looking good.

Thank you to the Indian Cultural Society—you have done excellent work in fostering Indian culture, language, literature, and peaceful links with other communities throughout New Zealand.

Minister of Tourism Mark Burton is pleased by this month’s survey of international visitor arrivals, released today by Statistics New Zealand.

Tourism Minister Mark Burton is today welcoming major extensions to the Qualmark programme, ensuring that an official quality assurance system is in place for the whole of New Zealand’s tourism industry. It is, he says, “a vital step in creating long-term sustainable tourism in New Zealand.”

Good evening. I’m pleased to be here tonight to help celebrate this exciting new development in the heart of central Wellington.

Good evening. I’m delighted to have the chance to speak to you this evening, both as the Minister of Tourism and, of course, as your local MP.

As Minister of Tourism, I usually get to be the bearer of good news, and I’m happy to say, tonight is another of those occasions.

Congratulations to HANZ for one hundred years of service to the hospitality industry. The Government has just experienced a similar milestone—last year we celebrated our own century of formal involvement with the tourism industry.

Good evening. I’m really pleased to be here at the Fiordland Tourism Awards and to have the opportunity to celebrate excellence in the Fiordland tourism industry.

The issues surrounding the growth of tourism are of relevance to both the industry and government. Over the next day and a half, you will be exploring the role local government plays in tourism and devising strategies to ensure the sector’s sustainability within our communities.

Welcome to the 2002 VIN conference. I’m delighted to welcome you all to an exciting new stage in visitor information provision in New Zealand.

New Zealand Tourism Minister, Hon Mark Burton, today hosted Australian Ministers, including the Hon Joe Hockey, Commonwealth Minister of Tourism, in their annual Tourism Ministers Council (TMC) meeting. Mr Burton chaired the meeting held in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour.

The Minister of Tourism, Mark Burton, hosts his Australian Federal and State counterparts at the annual Tourism Ministers Council meeting in Auckland, Wednesday, September 11.

Tourism is alive and well and represents some of New Zealand’s most significant growth opportunities.