The rapidly growing tourism industry is now one of the largest earners of foreign exchange and contributes 16% of New Zealand's export earnings, marginally behind the Dairy sector. It is likely to overtake that sector by March 2005. Tourism represents 9% of GDP. One in eleven jobs in New Zealand is in tourism.
Our tourism team comprises lawyers from different disciplines, who have many years" experience servicing this sector. Members of our team also have experience as directors on boards of tourism companies and government related agencies so understand the specific requirements of such entities.
Our team works for major international hotel chains, a leading publicly listed tourism operation and Tourism NZ as well as airlines including Qantas Airways Limited (including Jetconnect) and British Airways in New Zealand.
Areas of expertise offered include:
human resources & industrial relations
project acquisitions / sales & developments
raising capital
corporate governance & risk management
competition & regulatory
intellectual property protection
environmental
transport
gaming
dispute resolution
construction & infrastructure
liquor licensing
The team works closely with colleagues in the wider Minter Ellison Legal Group, who advise on some of the leading projects and issues in the tourism sector in the Australasian market.
