A Whangamata bed and breakfast owner has been appointed as the president of the Bed and Breakfast Association New Zealand.
Kathryn Officer has served on the Board for the last two years and has five years' experience in running an award winning bed and breakfast in Whangamata.
The Association's recent survey indicated travellers spent about $30million in bed and breakfast accommodation for the year ended March 31, 2014.
Ms Officer said the Tourism Report, Tourism 2015, talked extensively about the "uniquely New Zealand experience"
"This is what staying at a bed and breakfast is all about," she said.