Media releases

Current Media Releases

5 March 2010
Opera House an Enviro Award First

17 February 2010
Qualmark Travel Guide Goes Green

2009 Media Releases

17 August 2009
Qualmark Helping Hand Announced

3 March 2009
100% Pure campaign launched

February 2009
Quality guide launched

2008 Media Releases

16 December 2008
Eagle’s Nest soars to Qualmark Exclusive status

24 November 2008
Three Rotorua tourism activities among first in NZ to achieve green status

21 November 2008
Christchurch’s green accommodation recognised

13 November 2008
New Zealand leads the way in responsible tourism

4 November 2008
From ocean depths to mountain highs

24 October 2008
Qualmark toasts 15 year milestone with 2,100 plus licence holders

20 October 2008
High five for first five Enviro-Gold recipients

22 September 2008
First enviro logo goes to tourism hotspot

4 August 2008
All systems go for Qualmark Green

27 May 2008
Tourism Minister encourages tourism business to 'Go for Gold'
Tourism Businesses go “Green”
Introduction of Responsible Tourism Operations Criteria
Minister announces world first scheme for tourism industry

1 April 2008
Qualmark welcomes new assessors

31 March 2008
Quality tourism products, quality visitor guide book

31 January 2008
Qualmark welcomes its eighth Exclusive member

30 January 2008
'Distinctively different' Qualmark properties feature in new Boutique Lodgings Guidebook

2007 Media Releases

6 December 2007
Quality a Key Attribute for Inbound Tour Operators

14 November 2007
Paihia Fishing Charter lands Qualmark Endorsement

31 October 2007
'First To See The Light' Backpacker Receives 2000th Qualmark Licence

15 August 2007
Responsible Tourism Initiative Gains Momentum

21 May 2007
Qualmark Provides Sustainability Support for Tourism Businesses

11 May 2007
1900th Qualmark Licence Awarded to New Luxury Cruise Venture

21 March 2007
base Backpackers joins Qualmark

16 January 2007
Qualmark Hotel award for Rotorua's Kingsgate Hotel

2006 Media Releases

11 December 2006
Qualmark voted 4th Most Exciting Company In National Business Review survey

14 November 2006
Five Stars for Christchurch's Outrigger at Clearwater Resort

17 August 2006
Accor to join Qualmark

4 August 2006
Green Light for Qualmark

3 August 2006
Five stars for River Birches

13 June 2006
New 'Holiday Home' category for Qualmark New Zealand Ltd
Millennium Hotels & Resorts embraces quality assurance with Qualmark

12 May 2006
New Exclusive Accommodation Qualmark® for The Lodge at Paratiho Farms

2 May 2006
Qualmark® For All Quest Serviced Apartments

20 April 2006
Qualmark New Zealand Embarks on New Internship Programme

30 March 2006
New Qualmark Gradings in Student Accommodation

2005 Media Releases

9 November 2005
Qualmark 1500th Licence Holder

22 September 2005
Quality Businesses Shine at Tourism Awards
Quality Recognised at Tourism Awards

30 June 2005
Quality Conservation Saves Money for Operators
Qualmark New Zealand Completes Team

14 June 2005
Qualmark New Zealand and ITOC Sign MOU

June 2005
Qualmark Increases® Profile at TRENZ 2005

23 May 2005
Qualmark New Zealand Makes Appointment to New Role

2004 Media Releases

18 December 2004
Qualmark New Zealand Shoots for the Stars

24 November 2004
First Five for Qualmark’s New Exclusive Accommodation Status

2 November 2004
New Chief Executive Starts at Qualmark

26 August 2004
Otago Museum is tourism's 'top quality' operator!

1 July 2004
Calling all tourism operators wanting to be the best!

25 May 2004
International recognition of New Zealand tourism's quality mark

25 May 2004
Quality call for international buyers
Golf, gardens and venues are now eligible for New Zealand tourism's official quality mark
New Zealand's finest accommodation gets an Exclusive quality status
Christchurch & Canterbury top quality region
1200 quality tourism businesses to choose from

24 May 2004
Where the seeds of the nation were planted is New Zealand's number 1 garden

2003 Media Releases

2 December 2003
Adrenalin-pumping adventure activities you can book and buy with confidence in Queenstown

11 November 2003
Top UK travel retailer profiles Qualmark in new brochure

3 November 2003
New Zealand’s official quality assurance system expands to cater for event and conference centres

11 September 2003
Anchor Inn of Kaikoura is inaugural winner of Mark of Quality award

9 September 2003
1000 businesses now part of quality assurance system
Quality assurance system builds momentum in tourism industry

1 September 2003
Golf courses tee off for Qualmark endorsement

23 April 2003
Car rental companies to get mileage out of Qualmark® endorsement

5 February 2003
Queenstown wine tour gets tourism industry quality endorsement

27 January 2003
Top Tourism towns take the lead in official quality programme

2002 Media Releases

9 December 2002
Heritage & Character Inns seventh chainto commit to tourism's official quality programme

22 November 2002
Te Anau the official top spot for holiday parks

29 Octorber 2002
Qualmark sales managers appointed

21 October 2002
New quality mark for visitor industry
Tourism's new quality endorsement system officially launched

23 September 2002
Christchurch hotel first to measure up to new tourism standard

30 July 2002
Tourism businesses selected for quality endorsement pilot

8 July 2002
Hosts & industry keen on new Guest & Hosted category

22 May 2002
Six new sectors for quality programme
Tourism welcomes new endorsement system

7 May 2002
Guest & Hosted sector roll-out from July 2002

30 April 2002
Mainstay hotels sign with Qualmark

15 January 2002
New tourism grading and certification system

2001 Media Releases

3 December 2001
Qualmark scores a new century

5 Sept 2001
Accommodation businesses demonstrate quality focus