All entries were whittled down to 37 finalists from around New Zealand.
Three new awards were for Community Engagement, Employer of Choice, and Economic Success.
Redwoods Treewalk & Nightlights won the Tourism Sustainability Business Excellence Award for businesses with less than $6m annual turnover.
MDA Experiences won the He Kai Kei Aku Ringa Māori Tourism Award.
Murupara's Stray & Kohutapu Lodge won the Community Engagement Award.
Sudima Hotels, which has a branch here won the Supreme Tourism Award as well as the Employer of Choice and Environmental Award at the gala dinner in Christchurch.
2019 New Zealand Tourism Awards winners
Air New Zealand Supreme Tourism Award
Tourism Talent Employer of Choice Award
Enviro-Mark Solutions Environmental Award
• Sudima Hotels
Horwath HTL Sir Jack Newman Outstanding Industry Leader Award
• Glenys Coughlan
Marsh Tourism Industry Champion Award
• Fergus Brown, Holiday Parks New Zealand
PATA New Zealand Trust Emerging Tourism Leader Award
• Trent Yeo, Ziptrek Ecotours, Queenstown
Auckland Airport Tourism Sustainability Business Excellence Award – more than
$6m annual turnover
• Air New Zealand
Tourism Ticker Tourism Sustainability Business Excellence Award – less than $6m annual turnover
• Redwoods Treewalk & Nightlights, Rotorua
Community Engagement Award
• Stray & Kohutapu Lodge, Murupara
Department of Conservation - Conservation Award
• Black Cat Cruises, Akaroa
Westpac Economic Success Award
• Skyline Queenstown
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment Industry Connections Award
• Development West Coast – Tourism
The Great Journeys of New Zealand Industry Enabler Award
• Department of Conservation – 2018-19 'Kiwi Way' summer visitor campaign
He Kai Kei Aku Ringa Māori Tourism Award
• MDA Experiences, Rotorua
Angus & Associates Visitor Experience Award
• Owen River Lodge, Murchison
NZME People's Choice Award
• Forgotten World Adventures, Taumarunui
