Hospitality, tourism and events news

Ted Bryant and Derek McCormack

Honorary fellowship for culinary hero

Hospitality, tourism and events
10 Nov, 2020
Ted Bryant, a long-time hospitality industry stalwart, has been awarded the title of Reeves Honorary Fellow of AUT.
Tracy Berno holding the book Hiakai and smiling.

A special book on modern Maori cuisine

Hospitality, tourism and events
02 Nov, 2020
When Associate Professor Tracy Berno was asked by Chef Monique Fiso to help write Hiakai she was “absolutely blown away” and jumped at the opportunity.
ANZAC biscuits

A study exchange without the travel

Hospitality, tourism and events
27 Oct, 2020
American breakfast foods and ANZAC biscuits - find out how our School of Hospitality created a ‘virtual exchange’ with a university in New Jersey.
Hospitality student Sally Claire Nutt smiling in the foreground, with four of her fellow students preparing food behind.

Student chefs cook for the homeless

Hospitality, tourism and events
24 Jun, 2020
Hospitality students working in AUT’s commercial kitchen are preparing high-quality food for the homeless.
Professor Simnon in a blue checkered shirt.

A ‘new normal’ for Pacific Tourism

Hospitality, tourism and events
08 Jun, 2020
Amidst the global impact of COVID-19, the time is now for the Pacific Islands to re-think and re-shape tourism, writes Professor Simon Milne.
Stock photo of mountains, a river and a tramper.

The survival challenge for NZ tourism

Hospitality, tourism and events
04 May, 2020
Now is the time for tourism operators to win back the hearts of domestic tourists.
CAUTHE 2020 branding

CAUTHE conference comes to Auckland

Hospitality, tourism and events
10 Feb, 2020
Hundreds of international experts in tourism, hospitality and events are meeting in Auckland.
A Boeing 737 MAX in the air, seen from the front.

What's behind the 737 MAX groundings?

Hospitality, tourism and events
14 Jan, 2020
Professor Michael Lueck looks at what's behind Boeing’s production halt of the beleaguered B737-MAX.
Photo of the crater at Whakaari/White Island

Why were tourists allowed on Whakaari?

Hospitality, tourism and events
11 Dec, 2019
Research shows the majority of thrill-seekers are looking for risk, but in a controlled way, writes Professor Michael Lueck.
The Tastes of Home cookbook

Cookbook sales fund refugee scholarship

26 Nov, 2019
AUT students from refugee backgrounds can now apply for a scholarship fund created from the sales of the Tastes of Home cookbook.

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