4 Mar 2019

Workers needed for tourism sector

From The Panel, 4:17 pm on 4 March 2019

It's an industry that earns $39 billion a year but the tourism industry is finding it hard employ workers.

MBIE is predicting a 27 percent increase in the number of jobs in the tourism sector in New Zealand in the next 3 years, but it seems the work isn't attractive, especially to young people.

Tourism Industry Aotearoa Chief Executive Chris Roberts explains what the problem is.