DAVE ALEX CAMPBELL BAMFORD
Consultant in Tourism and Protected Area Management
TOURISM RESOURCE CONSULTANTS
SPECIALISATIONS:
Tourism as a Development Tool
Small Tourism Business Development
Ecotourism Planning and Development
Parks and Recreation Planning and Management
Team Leadership and Management
Strategic Planning and Review
Expert Witness for NZRMA processes.
KEY EXPERIENCE:
Mr Bamford had 12 years experience as a park ranger in New Zealand’s national parks service before 1986. In 1986 he became a partner and co-founder of the private firm, Tourism Resource Consultants that he has jointly managed, successfully, for 20 years.
His early experience in national parks covered the full range of field management and field assessment work including scientific monitoring, park interpretation, backcountry tourism operations and safety services. Later, he held a senior supervisory role in the Department of Lands and Survey Head Office with oversight of all field operations, staff management, recruitment, training and promotion. During this time (six years), he also initiated New Zealand’s international short course for national parks and protected area managers.
As a private consultant Mr Bamford now runs, with his two business partners and staff, a firm called Tourism Resource Consultants, which specialises in tourism, national parks and recreation planning. Mr Bamford’s projects
usually have very strong links with protected area management, business and visitor use.
Mr Bamford has worked extensively throughout Asia, the Pacific, and New
Zealand over the last 20 years. In Samoa, Mr Bamford has worked with the
Samoan tourism industry as a tourism consultant since 1991. During 1992 and 1993, he worked in Sarawak (Malaysia) as Project Manager and was the National Park Specialist for the second Sarawak Tourism Masterplan, (duration nine months). Mr Bamford was the Tourism Resource Analyst for the Sabah Tourism Masterplan (1995). He was a team member and Project Manager for the Visitor Management Strategy for Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park (Ayers Rock) in Australia. He has been project manager/director for several large NZAID projects in the Pacific including the NZAID Samoa Tourism Programme 1994–2003, the NZAID Fiji Ecotourism Programme 1997–2003 and the NZAID Tonga Nature Tourism Programme 1997–2004. He has been involved in a wide range of tourism projects in China, Mongolia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos PDR, Myanmar, New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific.
Mr Bamford has had thirty years developing and managing teams, both small and large. These include professional, inter-disciplinary planning teams such as the NZAID (NZODA) Fiji Ecotourism, Tonga, Samoa, Lake Khanas (China), Mongolia and Aid Programmes.
Mr Bamford has helped establish several offices offshore, examples include in Sarawak and in Sabah, Malaysia. Mr Bamford has extensive experience in the assessment, development and management of mountain, river and marine tourism products.
Mr Bamford has initiated and managed major adventure events in the backcountry of New Zealand and Asia. These include the New Zealand 1994
Raid Gauloises, The Grand Traverse, the New Zealand Mountains to Sea 1987- 1994, the Malaysian Raid Gauloises and the New Zealand Big Coast 1990-1996. He has an extensive understanding of all aspects of adventure/multi-sports event management.
Mr Bamford has over 15 years of active involvement in tourism business
development and training in the Pacific and Asia.
In 2004 and 2005 Mr Bamford was the livelihoods specialist on the ADB’s Greater Mekong Subregion Tourism Strategy 2006-2015. Mr Bamford provided the propoor tourism input into this important project. In doing so he reviewed the six countries’ propoor tourism policies, plans and initiatives and, after extensive consultation, prepared a sector report for the final ADB GMS Tourism Strategy
2006-2015. The study had a major focus on poverty reduction.
Mr Bamford has, in 2005-2006, been involved in poverty alleviation work in
Papua New Guinea that focussed initially on providing training for Papua New Guinea tourism operators. These included running multi-day tourism business training courses in Madang (2005) and Rabaul (2006). He is now helping prepare a major strategy for the IFC to assist a wide range of rural communities develop livelihood opportunities in and around the well known Kokoda Trail.
In late 2006, Mr Bamford was the team leader for a review of the UNDP-funded Nepal Tourism for Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme. This was a major 5- year, US $5 million donor programme assisting with a wide range of rural tourism development initiatives – from policy to project implementation.
In 2007, Bamford led a New Zealand Tourism Investment of opportunities in Viet Nam and is a team member of a Sarawak Inland Waterways Study for UNDP.
Mr Bamford has an extensive background in New Zealand tourism and recreation management including strategic input into a range of National Park and Conservation management plans, recreation impact assessments for development projects. He is actively involved in reviews of recreation and
tourism opportunities for private clients in the North and South Islands including development projects requiring Resource Management Consents. He regularly works with Maori communities in assessing and developing tourism businesses that will benefit their communities.
Mr Bamford has considerable experience in small tourism business development in New Zealand and the Pacific. He has initiated and developed three successful tourism businesses and subsequently managed the sale of these businesses (New Zealand Alpine Calendars, The Mountains to Sea and The Big Coast).
Dave has been an advisor to many tourism businesses in New Zealand, the
Pacific and Asia that are now successfully established. Mr Bamford is currently involved in a range of New Zealand business feasibility studies for a range of clients.
He has a thorough understanding of the challenges and opportunities for Pacific tourism business owners.
Mr Bamford has extensive expedition experience in remote places such as:
Antarctica, Sub Antarctic Islands, Patagonia, Peruvian Andes, Karakorum,
Himalaya, Central Asia, Mongolia, Borneo, and the Pacific.
Mr Bamford is a trustee of the Rainbow Warrior Trust (Pacific Development and Conservation Trust), an advisor to the NZ Government’s Sir Edmund Hillary Expedition Grants Committee, an approved business advisor for Te Puni Kokiri (NZ Ministry of Maori Development) and was the President of the New Zealand Alpine Club, 2003-2005.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1986 - Present Partner and co-founder of Tourism Resource Consultants (1986–2004). Director of Tourism Resource Consultants Ltd (2004–current).
Projects include:
Sarawak, Malaysia, 2007-ongoing – Tourism advisor (and poverty alleviation
advisor) to the Sarawak Inland Water Transport Study. (Client: UNDP & Sarawak River Board).
Viet Nam, 2007 – Review of tourism investment opportunities in Viet Nam –
Team leader. (Client: NZTE).
West Coast, New Zealand, 2007-ongoing –
• Glaciers planning study as a basis for a destination management plan
• South Westland Heritage planning study as a basis for a destination
management plan
• West Coast Tracks Management Plan
• West Coast Water Acitivities study Project Director for all projects, and consultant for the two planning studies. (Client: West Coast Development Trust).
Northland, 2006-ongoing – Review of multi-day commercial walking opportunities in Northland, (Client: Enterprise Northland).
Nepal, 2006 – Team Leader for the Final evaluation of the Tourism for Rural
Poverty Alleviation Programme, (Client: UNDP).
Rotorua Lakes – Tarawera, 2006-ongoing – Walking Trail Business
Opportunities Study (Rotomahana Parekarangi Trust)
Taupo Tourism Opportunities, 2006-ongoing – Assessing tourism options for two subtribes in expanding their business options (Client: Trusts of the
Tuwharetoa tribe).
Papua New Guinea Kokoda Trail Project Development, 2006-ongoing -
Assessing the options and preparing the Terms of Reference for a major
livelihoods project based on creating livelihoods for those living in or near the Kokoda Trail (Client: IFC).
Brunei Temburong District Plan, 2006-ongoing – Providing tourism
development input into a comprehensive district plan with a focus on rural
livelihoods (Client: Connell Wagner).
Mekong Tourism Strategy, 2004-2005: Pro-poor Tourism Advisor for the APPI
Consultancy team which prepared a Ten Year Strategic Plan for the Asian
Development Bank, for the Six Countries of the Mekong: Cambodia, China-
Yunnan, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. (Client: Asian Development Bank).
Papua New Guinea Small Tourism Business Workshop, Madang
2005/Rabaul 2006. Facilitated two 3 day business workshops for the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotions Authority and funded by NZAID.
Makara Wind Farm, Wellington, 2004 - Ongoing: Providing tourism and
recreation evidence for Meridian Energy’s Resource Consent process to develop a large wind farm for Wellington.
North Island Transmission Line Corridor, 2005 - Ongoing: Providing tourism
and recreation advice to MWH who is coordinating technical inputs for
Transpower’s Transmission line upgrade.
Chilean Scenic Highway Study Tour to NZ, 2005: Providing development,
conservation, tourism & NZ experience to this NZAID supported study tour.
Pitcairn Island Tourism Development Feasibility Study, 2005: Tourism
Planner and Business Advisor for the Pitcairn Tourism Development Plan for the British High Commission in Wellington. (Client: Foreign and Commonwealth Office).
The NZ Regional Tourism Planning 2004-2006: Tourism and Recreation
Strategic Advisor to several recent NZ Planning Studies including: The Lake
Taupo Tourism Strategy (2005); The Southland Tourism Strategy (2004 2005); The Lake Wakitipu Trails Study (2003-2004); and The Environmental Tourism Assessment of the Maori Art’s and Craft’s Institute (Te Puhia).
NZ Small Tourism Businesses: Ongoing business advice to several NZ tourism operators including: commercial trekking in several New Zealand locations; Wellington harbour ferries; trout fishing; mountain guiding; whale watching operations; helicopter operators; and outbound and inbound adventure tourism operators.
New Zealand Recreation Advice – ongoing: Strategic advice (for the last 25
years) into a wide range of recreation and tourism projects throughout New
Zealand. These include an extensive range of projects including river
management projects (e.g.: Mohaka, Tongariro, Hutt, Lake Wakatipu Tributaries).
Pacific Enterprise Development Facility (International Finance Corporation),
2003–2004: Business advice on behalf of the International Finance Corporation to tourism operators in Fiji. These projects involve working closely with business operators to develop, or re-position, tourism businesses.
NZAID Fiji Ecotourism Programme, 2002–2004: Team leader and consultant
for two Protected Area Park Management projects, Bouma and Koroyanitu, in Fiji.
The focus was on the sustainability of the 12 small ecotourism businesses.
(Client: NZAID New Zealand).
Samoa Tourism Development Plan Implementation, 2002–2006: Team
member of the Implementation Team. (Client: Government of Samoa).
Mongolia AsiaDAF Altai Tavan Bogd National Park Project, 2001-2002:
Project leader and consultant for an international team of consultants assisting with National Park management and poverty alleviation in Western Mongolia. (Client: AsiaDAF New Zealand).
Samoa Tourism Development Plan 2002-2006 & 2001-2002: Project Manager and Tourism Consultant for the team who prepared Samoa’s third Tourism Development Plan. (Client: Government of Samoa).
Tonga NZODA Nature Tourism Programme, 2001 - ongoing: Management
Services Consultant and technical advisor for the NZAID Programme which is assisting poverty alleviation, though nature tourism in Vava’u and ‘Eua. (Client: NZODA, New Zealand).
Eco Challenge NZ 2001: Event Advisor to the international Eco Challenge
adventure race held in New Zealand in October 2001. Input included:
• Assisting with the New Zealand consortium in bidding and hosting the
event reconnaissance team; and
• Assessing the environmental and social impacts of the event.
Review of Tourism Delivery (Marketing) Lake Taupo region, 2003–04:
Facilitated a review of a Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO) and its marketing functions. This involved careful negotiation between the RTO, Taupo District Council and members of the industry. (Client: Destination Lake Taupo).
NZ Ecotourism Lodges – private clients, 2000 - ongoing: Strategic advice and scoping studies for several ecotourism lodges (West Coast, Horowhenua, Northland) and three mountain huts.
Mongolian Protected Areas Study Tour to NZ, 2001: Facilitator and parks
consultant for German Technical Corporate Study Tour to NZ by 11 Mongolian park officials. (Client: German Technical Corporation).
Adventure Tourism in Tasmania, 2000: Business and conservation advisor to a European adventure tourism operator. Assessment of event opportunities in Tasmania.
Samoa NZODA Tourism Programme, 1995 - 2001: Facilitator and tourism
consultant for the NZODA Tourism Programme. Involved in a wide range of
projects concerned with implementing the Samoa Tourism Development Plan,
1992 - 2001. (Client: NZODA) Including consultancy input into:
• The mid term review of the Samoa Tourism Development Plan 1998;
• The development of the T.O.R for the Samoa Tourism Development Plan
2002-2006;
• Research projects including: VFR markets to Samoa, New Zealand market
for Samoa, Marine Tourism in Samoa;
• Capacity building for all sectors of the Tourism industry especially:
- Beach Fale operators
- Scenic Site operators
- Guides
- Marine tourism operators
- Staff of the Samoa Visitors Bureau
- Scenic site development including Lake Lano’oto & Malolololei;
• Organisational Reviews of the Samoa Visitors Bureau, The Samoa
Visitors Association, the Regional Offices (Auckland & Sydney) of the
Samoa Visitors Bureau and strengthening the Guiding & Marine tourism
operators;
• The development of the NZODA Samoa Tourism Development Fund
(1998 – ongoing); and
• Business advice for a wide range of tourism operators, from resorts to
marine tourism operators.
Review of Fiji Ecotourism Opportunities, 1999: Team Leader of a mission to
assess opportunities for NZAID to assist ecotourism in Fiji. (Client: NZAID New Zealand).
NZODA Fiji Ecotourism Programme, 1997 - 2001: Programme Team Leader
and consultant for two Protected Area Park Management projects, Bouma and Koroyanitu, in Fiji. A large long-term programme involving technical services.
(Client: NZODA) Including consultancy input into:
• Tourism marketing plan for Bouma National Heritage Park
• Product development of the:
• Vidawa Forest Trek
• Waitabu Marine Park
• Lavena Coastal Walk & Lodge
• Batilamu Trek
NB: The Bouma National Heritage Park won the British Airways Tourism Award
2002 for the best Protected Area for the National Parks and Protected Area
category.
Review of UNDP Nuie Tourism Programme 1999: An assessment of UNDP’s support to Niue’s Tourism Programme client UNDP.
Helicopter Tourism Business - NZ Southern Alps, 1998-99: Business advisor for a client who wished to expand his business operations. (Client: Private sector)
Fiji Ecotourism Feasibility and Design Study for NZODA, 1998-1999: Team
leader for a review of opportunities for NZODA to assist Fiji’s ecotourism industry. (Client: NZODA)
Vava’u and ‘Eua Tourism Projects, Kingdom of Tonga, 1999: Team leader for project design studies for NZODA. (Client: NZODA)
Bay of Islands Fishing Lodge, 1998 - 1999: Expert witness on the social and
environmental impacts of a proposed tourism lodge. (Client: Private sector)
Lake Rotoiti Mainland Island Recovery Project, 1998: Advisory input into the
concept plan for visitor services, Nelson Lakes National Park. (Client: Department of Conservation) Stewart Island, Strategic Review of Recreation Facilities, 1998: Advisory input into a strategic study for visitor facilities on Stewart Island. (Client: Department of Conservation)
Pacific Ecotourism Workshop 1998: Project Manager for an international
workshop for donor’s, recipients and NGOs held in Fiji. (Client: NZODA)
Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga, 1998: Tourism consultant to the private sector of
Vava’u, providing strategic and business advice. (Client: NZODA)
SPREP Ecotourism Workshop, Vanuatu, 1998: Input (business) into the
SPREP Ecotourism Workshop for Pacific Island protected area managers.
(Client: SPREP)
Khon Khaen University, Thailand, 1998: Lecturer at the ASEAN Ecotourism
Workshop for 20 ASEAN ecotourism managers. (Client: NZODA)
Review of Samoa AusAID Tourism Development Programme, 1998:
Consultancy reviewing AusAID’s Samoa Tourism Programme. (Client: AusAID)
Laos PDR Conservation Study Tour of New Zealand, 1998: Project Director
for the FOMACOP Conservation Study Tour to New Zealand. (Client: World
Bank)
West Coast Coal Terminal Project Planning Hearing, 1997 - 1998: Expert
witness on the impact of the proposed terminal on tourism. (Client: Solid Energy)
SPREP Ecotourism Workshop Kosrae, Micronesia, 1997: Input (business) into the SPREP Ecotourism Workshop for Pacific Island protected area managers. (Client: SPREP)
Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park (Ayers Rock) Visitor Management Strategy,
1997: Project Manager and team member. (Client: Parks Australia)
Clifford Bay Planning Tribunal Hearing, 1997: Expert witness on back country
tourism in the Marlborough Sounds. (Client: TranzRail Ltd)
China (Khanas) National Park and Tourism Management Study Tour of New
Zealand, 1997: Programme Coordinator and Study Tour Manager. (Client:
NZODA)
NZODA Pacific Island Projects, 1996 - ongoing: Input into a range of tourism
projects involving TRC consultants working in the Pacific, e.g. Vanuatu, Kosrae, Cook Islands and Fiji. (Client: NZODA)
Niue Tourism, 1996, 1997: Training of Niue ecotourism personnel and
developing new tourism products. (Client: NZODA)
Visitor Safety, 1996, 1997: Reviewing visitor safety strategies for New Zealand’s Department of Conservation. (Client: Department of Conservation)
Wellington Cable Car Winding Room Study, 1996: Project Manager and
consultant for an options study into the future use of the Winding Room. (Client: Wellington City Council)
Mt. Cook Village Planning Study, 1996: Environmental Tourism Consultant for the planning team. (Client: Mt. Cook Village Development Steering Group)
Ecotourism planning in China, 1996: Team Leader for an ecotourism planning study for the Lake Khanas Nature Reserve, Xinjiang Province. (Client: NZODA)
Sabah Tourism Masterplan, 1995: Tourism Resource Analyst. (Client: Sabah
Government)
Niue Tourism, Development, Planning and Marketing, 1995: A review of
Niue’s tourism and a strategic plan for NZODA. (Client: NZODA)
Nature Tourism Planning on Kapiti Island (Nature Resource), 1995: Team
member of a feasibility study for a nature tourism venture for Kapiti Island. (Client: Private sector)
Nature Tourism Planning in Viet Nam, 1995: Team member for a National Park Tourism Study. (Client: NZODA)
Samoa NZODA Tourism Programme, 1994: Development of an integrated
programme of tourism projects for assistance by NZODA. (Client: NZODA)
Project Manager for the Raid Gauloises Malaysia, 1993-1994: In-country
Manager for a major multi-million dollar adventure event. (Client: Gerard Fusil Management (GFM, France) 1993-94)
Tourism Masterplan of Sarawak, 1992 - 1993: Project Manager of a multidisciplinary NZ team undertaking the second Sarawak Tourism Masterplan.
(Client: State Government of Sarawak)
Review of water-based tourism in the Queenstown area, 1991-92: An
independent report on commercial recreation involving assessing current
recreation use of rivers and lakes and future tourist demand. (Client: Department of Conservation)
Environmental Tourism Potential, Samoa, 1991: An investigation of the
potential for environmental tourism development project within the national parks and protected areas of Samoa. (Client: New Zealand Ministry of External Relations and Trade)
Feasibility studies involving tourism products: Studies for new commercial
tourism operations associated with backcountry tracks, historic sites and scenic natural settings. (Clients: Kaikoura Tours Ltd, Masterton District Council, Nelson Historic Places Trust, Pu Pu Dive Adventures)
Review of Tasman Forestry’s Recreational Forestry opportunities, 1989: -
Analysis of a range of recreational planning opportunities as part of Fletcher’s contribution to the 1990 Celebrations and the Tasman Accord Project. (Client: Fletcher Challenge NZ)
Review of the financing and operations of the QEII National Trust, 1989: - A
review to establish clear recommendations on how to balance the Trust’s income with expenditure. (Clients: The Minister of Conservation and the Chairman of the QEII Trust)
Nature Tourism Potential, Southern China, 1988: - An assessment of the
potential for nature tourism within Xishuangbanna Reserves in the Yunnan
province of Southern China. (Client: World Wide Fund for Nature)
Special Event Management: - The initiation and development or advice to a
wide range of events in New Zealand including: Ecochallenge 2001, The Grand Traverse, The Tuatapere Wild Challenge 1990-2001, The Mountains to Sea
1987-1994, The World Triathlon Championships 1994, The Big Coast -
Wellington and Auckland 1992-1997. In-country manager for the Malaysian Raid Gauloises (1994) and input into several international events. (Clients include:
New Zealand National Parks Centennial Commission, GFM (France), NZ 1990
Commission, Tuatapere Promotions Association, The Hillary Commission,
Tourism Council of the South Pacific, the Department of Conservation)
Tourism Marketing: - Development and implementation of a wide range of
tourism marketing projects including: the New Zealand Tourism Departments presentation to PATA, Bali ‘91, marketing plans and implementation for special
events, tourism product launches (whale watching, Routeburn Winter Classic).
The conceptual development and production of books, calendars, posters, press releases, newsletters and launches since 1970.
Organisational Establishment and Reviews: Assisting organisations to
restructure or establish new organisations including: New Zealand Maori Tourism, New Zealand Rafting Association, Department of Conservation and Samoan surf operators. (Clients include: Department of Conservation, Department of Tourism, New Zealand Mountain Safety Council, Department of Lands and Survey, Hillary Commission for Sport, Fitness and Leisure)
Human Resource Development: Extensive experience with staff selection,
management and human resource development. Dave was the national park liaison officer for the Department of Lands and Survey with international national park projects and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Involved with a range of projects including: GTZ Mongolian Protected Areas
Study Tour to New Zealand 2001, Laos NZ Study Tour 1998, ASEAN Ecotourism Workshop 1998, SPREP Ecotourism Workshop 1997, input into national park and tourism conferences.
1986
Acting Supervising Ranger, Head Office (Department of Lands and Survey,
Wellington).
1982 - 85
Assistant Supervising Ranger (Department of Lands and Survey).
1979 - 81
National Park Ranger, Tongariro National Park (Department of Lands and
Survey).
1976 - 79
National Park Ranger, Westland National Park (Department of Lands and
Survey).
1971 - 72
Mountain Field Assistant, NZ Antarctic Research Programme.
COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE:
Antarctica, Australia, Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, Fiji, Laos, Malaysia,
Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea,
Pitcairn, Samoa, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Viet Nam.
EDUCATION:
Diploma in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, Lincoln University
College, 1984. Winston Churchill Fellowship to study park management in USA, 1981. B. Sc. Victoria University, Wellington, 1975 (Geology, Geography, Zoology, Botany, Sociology, Cartography).
PUBLICATIONS:
A range of publications including articles on: Ecotourism - Its Potential and
Pitfalls, Interpretation in New Zealand’s National Parks and Reserves, Antarctica Tourism, Adventure Tourism and Cave Tourism, Marketing Recreation, The History of Winter Sports on Tongariro National Park plus various mountaineering articles and historic reviews including a paper on managing grief for mountaineers and protected area land managers.
• Assisted in the preparation of briefs for several national park handbooks
and outdoor publications.
• Involved with the research, development and production of a range of
television programmes relating to the outdoors.
MEMBERSHIP:
• Advisor Sir Edmund Hillary Expedition Grants Committee
• Trustee – Pacific Development and Conservation Trust (“Rainbow Warrior
Fund”) 2004–ongoing
• Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (IUCN)
• NZ Tourism Industry Association
• NZ Alpine Club - National President 2003-2005
• NZ Parks and Recreation Institute
• Tourism Wellington
• Certified: Hospital Emergency Technician (1998)
• Padi Diver
AWARDS:
• Tourism Resource Consultants was a finalist in the 2005 Wellington Gold
Awards for business excellence in the “Emerging Gold” Category.
• Project leader for the British Airways Award winning Bouma National
Heritage Tourism Project Fiji, 2002.
• Asia 2000 Business Fellowship for language training in Malaysia, 1994.
• The New Zealand Commemoration medal awarded by HM The Queen for
services to NZ Tourism, 1990.
• A joint recipient with Les Clark for a New Zealand Trade Development
Board Commendation in recognition for Tourism Resource Consultants’
contribution to the development of New Zealand’s foreign exchange
earnings, 1989.
• A NZ Mountain Safety Council Award, 1988.