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Hi any suggestions on how a business that is 100% reliant on overseas clients can keep paying the bills untill our borders are open. We operate in a niche tourism sector catering for clients coming to New Zealand to ride and experience our fantastic country. We are a new & small player in this sector but it has cost us the best part of $250,000 dollars to get where we are. We have spoken to other operators in our sector who all report the same – zero business since the start of level 4. There is talk about shovel ready projects, well we are all ready with clients booked and ready to come & spend in all corners of New Zealand,
unlike just skiers in Queenstown for instance. The very nature of our tours means we go all over the country spending everywhere, be great to hear some suggestions on how to keep our business alive and pay the bills. If we have to start selling our plant & machinery we won’t be here when the time comes. Yes we have all tried to find a New
Zealand market, it just doesn’t exist for the obvious reason, if you ride you’ve probably got your own bike here. Plus you’re going to sort it out yourself. We all understand the why, we now need an answer to how we cope with a situation that is taking away our life’s savings and shuting down our business. No point taking more loans if we can’t pay them back because we don’t have a business. Bit of a catch 22 on that one. The government has worked well in dealing with COVID now they need to work as hard on dealing with the business fallout. Thanks for reading my rant, it’s just we are getting desperate for help.
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Good morning everyone, we own a boutique hotel in Hawke’s Bay with a restaurant and bar attached. I understand what I am able to do regarding offering food services. My questions are, under alert level 3, can I open our accommodation rooms? If we cant open, can I requests my team members, keeping within the guidelines to come in and freshen the hotel up, maintenance and set up for reopening.Many thanks.
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- 9 months, 1 week ago
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Domestic Tourism is an obvious focus for industry suppliers. My first question is whether there is enough evidence the numbers will be as high as we hope given that many people will be working longer hours in 2020 or would have used up much of their annual leave during the lockdown. With this, what concepts, messages and offerings do you react to when it comes to homegrown opportunities and getaways?My second question is whether anyone sees a likelihood of an ANZAC bubble being negotiated in Government. It may be the only way to keep the tourism industry afloat on both sides – I don’t think it will be enough relying on domestic at this stage.
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- 9 months, 3 weeks ago
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Kia Ora, We run a successful Small business in Rotorua, 90% international 10% domestic!! What measures should we be putting in place to increase our domestic numbers. With adversity comes opportunities how do we position to take average of these opportunities both in a Sales and HR prospective. Ngā Mihi Nui
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- 9 months, 3 weeks ago
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Hi any suggestions on how a business that is 100% reliant on overseas clients can keep paying the bills untill our borders are open. We operate in a niche tourism sector catering for clients coming to New Zealand to ride and experience our fantastic country. We are a new & small player in this sector but it has cost us the best part of $250,000 dollars to get where we are. We have spoken to other operators in our sector who all report the same – zero business since the start of level 4. There is talk about shovel ready projects, well we are all ready with clients booked and ready to come & spend in all corners of New Zealand,
unlike just skiers in Queenstown for instance. The very nature of our tours means we go all over the country spending everywhere, be great to hear some suggestions on how to keep our business alive and pay the bills. If we have to start selling our plant & machinery we won’t be here when the time comes. Yes we have all tried to find a New
Zealand market, it just doesn’t exist for the obvious reason, if you ride you’ve probably got your own bike here. Plus you’re going to sort it out yourself. We all understand the why, we now need an answer to how we cope with a situation that is taking away our life’s savings and shuting down our business. No point taking more loans if we can’t pay them back because we don’t have a business. Bit of a catch 22 on that one. The government has worked well in dealing with COVID now they need to work as hard on dealing with the business fallout. Thanks for reading my rant, it’s just we are getting desperate for help.
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