The New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI), based at the Auckland University of Technology, brings together New Zealand and International experts in the tourism and hospitality arena[1]. The Institute was established in 1999 by Professor Simon Milne. It is located at the Level 1 of the School of Hospitality and Tourism on the corner of Wellesley Street East and Mayoral Drive in Auckland. In 2010 the Institute brings together 19 researchers as well as 15 PhD students currently studying within the Institute, several other graduate students being linked to the Institute in more informal ways.
NZTRI conducts a range of research projects around the world and has developed strong links with Hue University in Vietnam, Wageningen University in the Netherlands, University of Akureyri in Iceland, McGill University and York University in Canada among others.
The Institute currently has 10 research programmes areas.
Coastal and Marine Tourism
Community Development
Cultural Heritage Tourism
Event Tourism
Health & Wellness Tourism
Hospitality Research
Indigenous Tourism
Pacific Islands Tourism
Tourism Marketing
Tourism and Technology
The Institute also has a team of research officers, international interns and other allied staff[2].