TOP PRIZE: Skyline Rotorua, with general manager Bruce Thomasen pictured, won the top award at the Tourism Industry Association Awards last night. PHOTO/ FILE
Skyline Rotorua has won the tourism industry's highest accolade, the Air New Zealand Supreme Tourism Industry Award.
Managed by the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) with Air New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, the awards were announced at a black-tie dinner in Auckland last night,
which was attended by more than 300 industry leaders and supporters.
As part of its prize, Skyline Rotorua will receive air travel to any Air New Zealand destination in North America, South America or Asia valued at up to $10,000 to help it grow its business.
Skyline Rotorua also won the Business Excellence Award for annual business turnover over $6 million, supported by JLT/AIG.
The judges said Skyline Rotorua was an iconic tourism industry product that had undergone an incredible transformation over the past couple of years to successfully attract more visitors, broaden its appeal, drive up revenue and improve guest satisfaction. The big business changes it had made had helped reinvigorate Rotorua, they said.
