The Air New Zealand Tourism Industry Awards are our industry’s most anticipated event.

The Awards have two underlying objectives: to stimulate a process of continual business improvement and to recognise excellence within our industry. These objectives apply across all businesses, large or small.

The Air New Zealand Tourism Industry Awards operate biennially, with the last awards gala event having taken place in December 2020. Our Awards team worked tirelessly to produce an outstanding event that did us proud. Due to the Covid-19 crisis and our extended border closure, the past gala was held as a domestic event with our Prime Minister Mark Brown providing the keynote address.

The next Air New Zealand Cook Islands Tourism Industry Awards kicked off with the Sponsor’s signing event on Wednesday 09 April 2025. The application period will open on Monday 14 April, and all members of CI Tourism Industry Council are eligible to apply. We encourage every one of our 180+ members to submit an application in one or more categories! Start your application here: https://cookislandstourismawards.awardsplatform.com/

A big Meitaki Ma’ata to our wonderful corporate Awards sponsors who make the Air New Zealand Tourism Industry Awards possible!