Tourism Insights Users Group (TIUG)
What is the TIUG?
The Tourism Insights Users Group (TIUG) is a quarterly hui that brings together practitioners, researchers, regional tourism organisations, central agencies, and industry bodies to discuss the latest developments in tourism research, data, and analytics.
The initiative was MBIE’s response to the sector’s demand for accessible data and insights, as identified during the 2019 Tourism Information and Data Hui. The TIUG officially came into being in 2022, shortly after the formal establishment of a tourism data team at MBIE.
MBIE holds a quarterly TIUG hui which offers:
- Updates on major tourism datasets, research, and analytical tools
- Presentations from across the tourism sector
- Opportunities to ask questions and discuss emerging insights
- A regular space for collaboration between government, academia, and industry
How can I join the TIUG?
Hui invitations, recordings, and other updates are sent via the mailing list.
We welcome your presentations; get in touch if you can contribute.
Upcoming Hui
Tourism Insights Users Group (TIUG) Hui
Date: 17 September 2026
Time: 10:00am – 11:30am (NZST)
Agenda
| Time | Session | Speaker | Organisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Opening karakia & introductions | Mike Webster | MBIE |
| 10:05 | Beyond visitor numbers: why social licence underpins a sustainable tourism future | Cristine Angus | Angus & Associates |
| 10:20 | Accommodation Data Programme | Shane Vuletich | FreshInfo |
| 10:35 | Tourism Volumes & Flows: Getting the most from the updated series | Tristan Adams | Vistr |
| 10:50 | Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates: recent changes and updates following the working group | Mike Webster | MBIE |
| 11:05 | Tourism data and insights team updates | Mike Webster | MBIE |
| 11:25 | Closing karakia | Mike Webster | MBIE |
| 11:30 | Hui concludes |
Questions and recording
Participants attending online can use the Microsoft Teams Q&A feature to submit questions and react to questions from other attendees. This helps presenters manage questions from both online and in-person participants.
MBIE intends to record the hui and make the recording available as an unlisted video on MBIE’s YouTube channel, subject to presenter agreement and recording availability. A link will be shared with the TIUG mailing list following the hui.