The NZ Travel Industry

Industry Profile for the Travel Industry

To understand the skill needs of an industry it is important to examine characteristics of the industry and how these compare to the New Zealand workforce as a whole. This provides the opportunity for more detailed future planning as well as highlighting challenges and opportunities for the industry.

This report examines a range of topics relating to the characteristics of workers and firms in the Travel industry. Topics have been chosen based on their relevance to industry development and skill and training needs as well as practical considerations about available data.

Topics have been grouped into seven chapters in this report. The first chapter provides an overview of the Travel industry. The second examines the characteristics of people working in this industry. The third chapter focuses on qualifications of these workers. Fourthly, types of work and work conditions in the industry are examined. Firms are considered in the fifth chapter and the final two chapters present possibilities for further investigation and where to find more information.

Each chapter is split into a number of subsections. Each subsection examines a particular topic such as wages, secondary qualifications, or firm size in detail. Following each subsection questions are included for Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) and other industry stakeholders to consider. These questions enable stakeholders to add expert knowledge and also encourage further thinking about challenges and opportunities for the industry.
Unless otherwise specified data reported is from the 2006 Census. The Census provides a very rich source of data as it covers the entire population and asks a range of questions. However, it should be kept in mind that this data is from a single point in time in March 2006 so industries may have changed in terms of worker numbers or characteristics since that time and also that Census data is entirely self-reported.

Further information about the topics covered in this report including detailed data can be obtained by contacting the Industry Training Federation (ITF).