{"id":22204,"date":"2026-02-17T09:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savvychoice.co.uk\/savvytravel\/maximum-occupancy-new-zealand-2026-announces-speaker-line-up\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:26:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:26:37","slug":"maximum-occupancy-new-zealand-2026-announces-speaker-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savvychoice.co.uk\/savvytravel\/maximum-occupancy-new-zealand-2026-announces-speaker-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximum Occupancy New Zealand 2026 announces speaker line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bringing collectively the nation&#8217;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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Who\u2019s coming to Auckland?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This yr&#8217;s speaker line-up represents each nook of the lodging and tourism ecosystem, together with:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hon. 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