Applications for 2 business support initiatives for tourism businesses most affected by the lack of international tourists in 5 South Island communities are now open.
31 Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) have secured investments in the form of grants ranging from $400,000 and up to $1.5 million each from the $26.6 million allocated in the Tourism Communities: Support, Recovery and Reset Plan announced in May.
Nationwide, 57 projects from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island and the Chatham Islands have received support from the latest round of decisions from the Tourism Infrastructure Fund (TIF).