Getting to know Tony Laskey - and industry training and qualifications

Attracting and retaining talent back to the tourism industry is a hot topic in every meeting room around our industry right now, so we thought it would be great to get our industry training organisation onto the show to discuss how they can help you do this. 

We're joined by General Manager Industry Engagement at Service IQ, Tony Laskey.

Tony is a sales and marketing professional with extensive experience in the travel and tourism sectors. Having worked in inbound and outbound travel both here and overseas, Tony has experienced all aspects of the industry from being a tour guide, through to leading the sales, marketing and communication activities for Contiki in New Zealand and Asia. Tony was also Director of Marketing and Communications at The Travel Corporation (NZ) before, in 2019, moving into the education sector as General Manager – Industry Engagement at ServiceIQ. ServiceIQ is the industry training organisation (ITO) for the aviation, hospitality, retail, travel, tourism and museums. Outside of work Tony and his wife, Catherine, have two young sons who share their parents passion for travel.

We discuss the benefits of offering training linked to a qualification in your business, and how to go about doing it. HINT> It's really easy!

If you're interested in finding out more, drop Tony a line at intel@serviceiq.org.nz or via the website https://www.serviceiq.org.nz/

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