Tracey Pettit

• Customer service and excellent interpersonal skills.
• Developed strong relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Organisation and implementation of marketing strategies.
• Business management including accounting and reporting.
• Social media marketing, communications and events.

Returning to Tauranga in 2005, I opened my own interiors retail business in downtown Tauranga. I sold this business in 2010 after having my first child and subsequently enjoyed a few years of focussing on family life and parenting.

• Worked in a small team with Fijian colleagues to market Fiji as a preferred visitor destination to New Zealanders.
• Developed strong relationships with the NZ travel industry and Fijian tourism operators such as accommodation providers, transport services and sightseeing companies.
• Responsible for organising familiarisation tours to Fiji for NZ travel agents and travel wholesalers.
• Organisation of multiple itinerary options, liaising with suppliers and booking logistics.
• Hosting and escorting familiarisation tours to Fiji.
• Organisation of media visits to Fiji by journalists to generate positive exposure for Fiji tourism in NZ media publications.
• Developing strong working relationships with Fijian operators to ensure positive exposure for their business in the NZ market.

• Coordinating and facilitating relationship-building with strategic international cities.
• Enhancing Auckland's standing on the international stage to promote economic development opportunities.
• Organisation of visits to Auckland for international visitors from sister cities and trading partners.
• Coordination of Mayoral functions to receive visiting dignitaries and officials.

• Worked closely with Tourism New Zealand to market the Wellington region as a preferred visitor destination to international and domestic visitors.
• Coordinated visits for travel trade and visiting media to the Wellington area working closely with accommodation and service providers and booking logistics.
• Hosted and escorted travel trade and media to showcase the region.
• Attended overseas Tourism New Zealand marketing roadshows in Japan, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.

• English language teaching at Suma-Higashi Senior High School, Kobe, Japan.
• Delivered instruction in English language working closely with Japanese teachers.
• Ambassador for New Zealand, teaching the students about New Zealand culture, nature and lifestyle.