1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,199 Speaker 1: More money for tourism. Of course, we've got another thirteen 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: and a half million. This will target visitors from Australia, 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:07,400 Speaker 1: the US and China. They're wanting seventy two thousand visitors 4 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: in remember the thirteen and a half million, and they're 5 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: thinking three hundred million dollars in spending. So those numbers 6 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: add up. Grant Webster's the boss of course of tourism, 7 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: holdings back with It's Grant morning to you. 8 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 2: Good morning. 9 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 1: So this is the second tranch they've announced. Are you 10 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: liking what you're seeing? Is this the way to go? O? 11 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 2: One hundred percent? Look, this is the most ambitious government 12 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 2: we've had from a tourism perspective for probably you know, 13 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 2: eight years. So yeah, we're really buoyed by the opportunity 14 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 2: to help grow the economy to spend. 15 00:00:35,840 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: Will they come? 16 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: I think absolutely. I think we've got to remember, I 17 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 2: think I've said this to you before. We're very, very 18 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: competitive on a global basis, right, We've got to keep 19 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 2: up with Australia that's got more air capacity that's look 20 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 2: really cheap right now, and here's a good marketing proposition 21 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 2: as well, So we need to spend to keep up and. 22 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: Do the numbers add up. If you spend thirteen and 23 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 1: a half million on seventy two thousand people, do they 24 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: spend three hundred million dollars? 25 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 2: Look, I think on the dollar pervose it has spent. Absolutely. 26 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 2: We're seeing that trend and that's the right way to go. 27 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 2: The question is can we get enough air capacity into 28 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 2: New Zealand to actually bring those number of people through 29 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 2: And the answer is should be able to. It's looking 30 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:18,759 Speaker 2: tight for the next twelve months, so that's probably something 31 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 2: else we need the government to help look at. Again. Overseas, 32 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: Australia is investing tremendous amounts of money getting new capacity 33 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 2: in New Ecpacity equals growth. 34 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, do we have a regionality problem that you've got 35 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: some sort of magic answer to. I mean, Queenstown's booming, 36 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: the sum of the rest of the country isn't. What 37 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: do we do about that? Or do we need to 38 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: do anything at all? Or it is what it is? 39 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 2: Look, it is what it is to an extinct But 40 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:48,920 Speaker 2: the market will rectify that right so that the airlines 41 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 2: will move to the different regions. The marketing will push 42 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 2: to the different regions. You've got the North Island initiative 43 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: where a number of the regions are coming together, so 44 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 2: the market will make that shit. It's not quite confident 45 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 2: that over a short period of time. 46 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: Good are you bullish? 47 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 2: Generally for Australian New Zealand. 48 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: Tourism lifetimes, travel aeroplanes, people spending the whole kitten kabool. 49 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 2: They want to Absolutely, people still want to right, we 50 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 2: have still got a COVID hangover where we're not even 51 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 2: back to one hundred percent of the visitor numbers that 52 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 2: we had pre COVID. We will get there. It's a 53 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: growth opportunity for the economy. 54 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: Good stuff, Grump, Nice to have you on the programs 55 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: always Grunt Webster Tourism holdings with us this morning. 56 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 57 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 58 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 2: the podcast on iHeartRadio.