Budget
By piloting CTNZ within NBAM it has been possible to attract some grants and sponsorship.
Industry New Zealand, the Community Trust and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology have all contributed.
These funds, together with subscriptions from Members and recommended accommodation providers are now approaching NZ$20,000. They have covered the costs of the website development and maintenance, initial print and NBAM's staff time.
However, no paid advertising can yet be afforded and I am leading the project on a voluntary basis for the time being.
And then What?
The pilot period will run until Easter 2004.
If all has gone well and sufficient creative tourists have participated in our Members' workshops for us to be confident of developing a sustainable organisation, CTNZ will build on what it has learnt and expand to offer workshops throughout the country.
A decision will then be made about the most appropriate legal structure for the organisation: the options are staying within NBAM, becoming a separate not-forprofit or becoming a commercial business.
If all continues to go well, then it could eventually be exciting to help set up
Creative Tourism networks in other countries and share what has been learnt in
New Zealand. Every country and region has skills and traditions that are of potential interest to the creative tourist.
The list of possible experiences is as long as the list of abilities that mankind has developed in the different environments in which he lives.
Creative Tourism has enormous potential but the speed with which this can be realised is still uncertain.
The possibility, however, that New Zealand could one day be known as the home of Creative Tourism in the same way as it is
recognised as a primary destination for Adventure Tourism is a stimulating one.