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.
Bringing collectively the nation’s main hoteliers, tourism executives, expertise innovators and trade 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.
Delegates will hear confirmed methods and real-world case research on tips on how to enhance income in a shifting demand panorama, strengthen direct reserving efficiency and cut back OTA dependency, leverage expertise and AI to enhance advertising and operations, and capitalise on main occasions, enterprise journey and worldwide restoration
Who’s coming to Auckland?
This yr’s speaker line-up represents each nook of the lodging and tourism ecosystem, together with:
- Hon. Louise Upston – Minister for Tourism and Hospitality
- Craig Bonner – Managing Director, Cordis Auckland
- Lisa Hopkins – Chief Govt, BEIA
- Prue Daly – Common Supervisor, NZICC
- Kirsty Phillips – Chief Govt, HNZ
- Karl Luxon – CEO, Scenic Lodge Group
- Rod Munro – Managing Director Australasia, BWH Inns
- Tim Alpe – Managing Director, Lylo
- David Ovendale – CEO, TOP10 Vacation Parks
- James Doolan – Lodge Council Aotearoa
- Paul Wilson – Vice President Hospitality APAC, Amadeus (flying in from Bangkok)
- Michael Stamboulidis – Common Supervisor, QT Auckland
- Raymond Faulkner – Vice President Operations, Swiss-Belhotel Worldwide
With illustration from international resort manufacturers, impartial operators, occasion leaders, tourism our bodies and worldwide expertise suppliers, the 2026 convention guarantees one of many strongest line-ups within the occasion’s historical past.
