Episode 3: International visitors - time for a new funding model?

In Episode 3 of Checking In, I talk about the significant increase in the International Visitor and Conservation Levy that the New Zealand coalition government has recently announced. This has generated a lot of angry reaction from industry, particularly Tourism Industry Aotearoa, who think it will be bad for business. But it is worth looking at a bit more closely so that we can move beyond political positions on tourism growth and look at the facts dispassionately.