growing Tourism + hospitality technology

From Queenstown lakes To the world ⛰️ 🚀 🌎

Host-Tech is a technology cluster focused on the tourism and hospitality industries.

Together, we’re pioneering innovative solutions, driving economic growth and fostering productive collaboration.

what we do

  • Support

    A strong tech ecosystem is vital to Queenstown Lakes’ economic future. Host-tech is committed to supporting this growth by providing resources, fostering innovation, and connecting businesses with opportunities to thrive.

  • Event

    Throughout the year, we host a series of events designed to showcase the latest in tourism and hospitality technology. Our flagship event, Host-tech in May, brings together industry leaders to share insights, innovations, and solutions.

  • Collaborate

    Host-tech brings together forward-thinking organisations to tackle real-world challenges. By fostering collaboration, we accelerate growth and create impactful solutions for the evolving tech landscape in tourism and hospitality.

  • Career

    We actively collaborate with local education providers to create pathways for students, connecting them with real-world opportunities in the tech sector. By linking businesses with emerging talent, we help develop a much needed and highly skilled workforce.

The Story

New Zealand enjoys a thriving tourism economy with world-class hospitality. The Queenstown Lakes District has enjoyed contributing to the growth of the industry where it has been a focus of the local economy.

While this has driven a lot of development, this has led to a lack of diversification and limited opportunities for different types of growth.

While the district has a world-class tourism offering, there is potential for greater innovation in the sector to leverage new technology and improve productivity at a regional and national level.

This is not just for the benefit of Queenstown Lakes but the whole of New Zealand and the world.

The good news - it’s already happening.

The leaders of this are local tech entrepreneurs who are forging new paths with niche hospitality and tourism technology solutions.

By leveraging the strengths of these businesses, we aim to collaboratively build a resilient economy that offers meaningful career and business opportunities.

The Host-tech cluster seeks to support these efforts, attract new businesses and talent to the area, and create a balanced mix of startups, growing companies, and established firms.