NEW BYATA BOARD MEMBERS

By Join us in welcoming our new Board Members

10/09/2020

Backpacker Youth Adventure Tourism Association (BYATA) welcome new Board for 2020/21.

Backpacker Youth Adventure Tourism Association (BYATA) are delighted to welcome their new Board for 2020/21. VisitorPoint’s Jenni Powell has been re-elected as Chair, and is supported by YHA’s Chris Sperring as Vice Chair and Debbie Guptill of Velocity Valley, as Treasurer.

This year’s AGM marked some big changes on the BYATA Board and alongside existing Board Members Brett Duncan, Nadine Tu’ua & Tim Loxton, they will be joined by new four new members:

Laura Crowther - Human Resources & Payroll for Tourism Adventure Group

Sarah Christie - Sales Manager for Tamaki Maori Village

Collette Rogers - Sales Manager for Skyline Group

Henry Matthews - ATEED Head of International Education

Jenni tells us that the calibre of applicants for the Board this year was really quite impressive, and the current Board are delighted to welcome our the new members. She goes on to say, that it’s important that our Board reflects the diverse businesses that we represent over a cross section of our Industry, especially during the challenges that Tourism as a whole is currently facing. We’re currently focusing on advocacy including visa extensions, international student opportunities and building key industry relationships, so the skills and experience our board need are varied. What our Board Members now bring to the table is invaluable to our membership and Jenni is excited to see what they can achieve together over the next 12 months. Jenni goes onto say that “It’s been an honour to lead our board through this challenging year and ensure we are here for the next generation of traveller visiting Aotearoa”.

The youth and adventure market is ‘crisis resilient’ and BYATA’s believes that our target audience will be the first to return back to New Zealand. So it’s vital that BYATA gather around it’s members, provide the support, and the voice they need, to be ready for them.

The first meeting of the new BYATA Board is planned for Friday 9th October to discuss strategy and launch a number of exciting new partnerships.


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