Shane Vuletich

Shane Vuletich has eleven years experience as a consulting economist. His main areas of expertise are tourism, events, economic modelling, forecasting and the design of industry research programmes.

He has completed major projects for several large organisations including New Zealand Post, Air New Zealand, the Ministry of Tourism, Auckland International Airport, the New Zealand Hotel Council, Auckland City Council, AucklandPlus, UBS New Zealand and Queensland Airports Limited. Shane’s work is characterised by thoughtful design, the use of innovative research techniques and clear, concise communication.

Contact Details

Phone:

+64 9 916 1961

Mobile:

+64 21 346 552

Email:

shane [dot] vuletich [at] covec [dot] co [dot] nz

Qualifications & Experience:

BCom 1st Class Hons (economics), University of Auckland

Expertise

aviation & surface transport

local government

tourism & events

economic & social development

economic modelling & analysis

forecasting & projections

research programmes & data collection

Recent Work

Bringing the world to Auckland – A visitor plan for the Auckland Region

AucklandPlus

Covec was commissioned by AucklandPlus to prepare a strategic roadmap for the Auckland region outlining the key steps required to transform Auckland into a world class visitor destination. Many of our recommendations are already being acted upon by various local and central government agencies.

BringingTheWorldToAuckland Summary.pdf

Design & implementation of the tourism flows model

Ministry of Tourism (NZ)

Covec developed the Tourism Flows Model for the Ministry of Tourism. The model allows users to view the spatial flows of domestic and international tourists through a custom-built GIS software application, and can now be used online at http://tourism.maphost.co.nz/.

Design & management of the tourism industry monitor

Ministry of Tourism (NZ)

The Tourism Industry Monitor (TIM) is an ongoing research programme developed specifically for the tourism industry by Covec. The TIM is informed by a monthly online survey of tourism businesses and is designed to monitor the performance, confidence and outlook for tourism businesses in New Zealand. Covec designed and implemented the online survey and manages the entire research process.

Economic impact of the DHL Lions Series 2005

Auckland City Council

Ministry of Tourism (NZ)

Tourism Auckland

Tourism Dunedin

This project was jointly funded by the Ministry of Tourism, Tourism Auckland, Auckland City Council and Tourism Dunedin. Our assessment was based on a post-event online survey of around 4,000 spectators whose email addresses were harvested from three separate matches. Covec completed all aspects of this project - the collection of email addresses at each game, developing and deploying the online survey, processing the data, estimating the economic impact and presenting the results.

Economic Impact DHL Lions Series.pdf

Tourism forecasting programme 2002-2009

Ministry of Tourism (NZ)

Covec has managed the Ministry of Tourism’s forecasting programme since 2002. The outputs from this programme include detailed forecasts of international visits, nights and expenditure segmented by purpose of travel and origin, as well as forecasts of domestic visits, nights and expenditure segmented by purpose of travel and type of trip (day vs. overnight). Covec has played a key role in planning and managing the ongoing development of this programme.