Hospitality, tourism and events news
Graduate wins top culinary competition
Hospitality, tourism and events
02 Oct, 2025
A recent AUT culinary arts graduate has won the prestigious 2025 Nestlé Golden Chef of the Year.
Advice for trekking to Everest Base Camp
Hospitality, tourism and events
22 Jul, 2025
If you didn’t know better, you might think it’s just a nice hike in the Nepalese countryside.
Why do we eat three meals a day?
Hospitality, tourism and events
10 Apr, 2025
Why do many people eat breakfast, lunch and dinner? It hasn't always been that way.
High placing in trans-Tasman cook-off
Hospitality, tourism and events
15 Oct, 2024
An AUT culinary arts student has done well in a trans-Tasman live cook-off competition for apprentice and young chefs.
Could “slow tourism” offset overtourism?
11 Sep, 2024
Mindfulness – being fully present in the moment – has influenced several sectors, including slow food, slow fashion, and now slow travel.
Culinary delight at the Winter Series
Hospitality, tourism and events
22 Jul, 2024
Unwrap the chocolate and break out the mead, AUT’s Culinary Arts and Gastronomy Winter Series is back to warm you up with all things food in 2024.
Taking on Australia’s best young chefs
Hospitality, tourism and events
24 Jun, 2024
Emily Morgan is off to the final of the Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat competition in September.
Hospitality, tourism and events
18 Jun, 2024
Do we want to focus on attracting high-spending tourists? Or do we want to attract large numbers of all tourist types and charge them more?
Culinary Arts students clean up
Hospitality, tourism and events
10 Jun, 2024
AUT students have done well at a recent hospitality competition.
AUT joins exclusive hospitality Alliance
Hospitality, tourism and events
14 May, 2024
AUT has been welcomed into an exclusive alliance with 25 other leading hospitality and culinary schools around the globe.