{"id":5433,"date":"2026-02-17T23:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelwithdani.org\/bookings\/maximum-occupancy-new-zealand-2026-announces-speaker-line-up\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T23:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T23:35:18","slug":"maximum-occupancy-new-zealand-2026-announces-speaker-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelwithdani.org\/bookings\/maximum-occupancy-new-zealand-2026-announces-speaker-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximum Occupancy New Zealand 2026 announces speaker line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>The put up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveldailymedia.com\/maximum-occupancy-new-zealand-2026-announces-speaker-line-up\/\">Maximum Occupancy New Zealand 2026 announces speaker line-up<\/a> appeared first on TD (Journey Each day Media) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveldailymedia.com\">Travel Daily Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-960905\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2026\/02\/d0056891-travmedia_asia_1737967_cid_3b156114-ab51-48a5-8363-882af108d9c7.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2026\/02\/d0056891-travmedia_asia_1737967_cid_3b156114-ab51-48a5-8363-882af108d9c7.webp 780w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2026\/02\/d0056891-travmedia_asia_1737967_cid_3b156114-ab51-48a5-8363-882af108d9c7-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2026\/02\/d0056891-travmedia_asia_1737967_cid_3b156114-ab51-48a5-8363-882af108d9c7-150x96.webp 150w, https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/stateless-www-live-traveldailymedia\/2026\/02\/d0056891-travmedia_asia_1737967_cid_3b156114-ab51-48a5-8363-882af108d9c7-768x492.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Most Occupancy New Zealand 2026 is about to return to Auckland with a packed agenda and over 30 audio system confirmed to take the stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bringing collectively the nation&#8217;s main hoteliers, tourism executives, know-how innovators and business our bodies, the convention will ship a full day of commercially targeted insights designed to assist lodging operators develop income, strengthen direct bookings and drive long-term profitability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delegates will hear confirmed methods and real-world case research on the best way to improve income in a shifting demand panorama, strengthen direct reserving efficiency and cut back OTA dependency, leverage know-how and AI to enhance advertising and operations, and capitalise on main occasions, enterprise journey and worldwide restoration<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Who\u2019s coming to Auckland?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This yr&#8217;s speaker line-up represents each nook of the lodging and tourism ecosystem, together with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Hon. Louise Upston<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Minister for Tourism and Hospitality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Craig Bonner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Managing Director, Cordis Auckland<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Lisa Hopkins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Chief Govt, BEIA<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Prue Daly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Common Supervisor, NZICC<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Kirsty Phillips<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Chief Govt, HNZ<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Karl Luxon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 CEO, Scenic Resort Group<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Rod Munro<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Managing Director Australasia, BWH Resorts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Tim Alpe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Managing Director, Lylo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>David Ovendale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 CEO, TOP10 Vacation Parks<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>James Doolan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Resort Council Aotearoa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Paul Wilson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Vice President Hospitality APAC, Amadeus (flying in from Bangkok)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Michael Stamboulidis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Common Supervisor, QT Auckland<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Raymond Faulkner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Vice President Operations, Swiss-Belhotel Worldwide<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With illustration from world resort manufacturers, impartial operators, occasion leaders, tourism our bodies and worldwide know-how suppliers, the 2026 convention guarantees one of many strongest line-ups within the occasion&#8217;s historical past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The put up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveldailymedia.com\/maximum-occupancy-new-zealand-2026-announces-speaker-line-up\/\">Maximum Occupancy New Zealand 2026 announces speaker line-up<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveldailymedia.com\">Travel Daily Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traveldailymedia.com\/maximum-occupancy-new-zealand-2026-announces-speaker-line-up\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The put up Maximum Occupancy New Zealand 2026 announces speaker line-up appeared first on TD (Journey Each day Media) Travel Daily Media. 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