Thursday, 8 April 2021, 3:20 pm
Championing small tourism businesses is a great way to
support regions and local communities, says Tourism Industry
Aotearoa.
With 9 April marking the inaugural Small
Business Day, TIA Chief Executive Chris Roberts says Friday
is the perfect opportunity to rethink what it means to
support local.
“While many of us have pledged to
‘buy local’ to support our neighbourhoods over the past
twelve months, we don’t always consider experiences as
part of that,” he says. “Everywhere in New Zealand there
will be a local tourism operator who would love to share
their activity or product with you. Supporting small tourism