The boost was fuelled by a rebound in both domestic and international travellers and a lift in South Island and hotel park stays.

A new duty-free operator at Auckland International Airport is promising a little less of the hard sell that annoyed travellers.

The average price for a San Francisco hotel room has jumped 88 per cent in the past year to US$397 a night.

Flight Centre says it has been contacted by Kiwis customers worried about access to cash while holidaying in Greece.

China Eastern says it'll soon start flying between Auckland and Shanghai year-round - and travellers are the winners.

The country's tourism cheerleader is at odds with hoteliers over how to view the popular Airbnb lodging website.

A sagging New Zealand dollar will provide an extra boost to the tourism industry, still glowing from a record summer season.

Airbnb has doubled the number of private accommodation places it has listed in New Zealand during the past year and is opening an office here to help service rapid growth.

NZ has had a net gain of 57,800 migrants in the year through May - the 10th consecutive record-breaking month.

The national carrier's shares dropped 10 per cent ahead of an impending Jetstar announcement.

Jetstar is about to make a significant announcement on the expansion of its domestic operations.

The $1.3b megaship Ovation of the Seas has been confirmed to visit next year but in Auckland passengers may have to be ferried from the ship to shore in small boats.

Qantas and American Airlines have announced a significant expansion of flying across the Pacific - opening up the possibility of new flights.

The revamped design of the SkyCity convention centre has divided critics, with one urban design expert saying it looks like "a ship beached up on Nelson St".

Final designs unveiled following months of negotiations. And it still costs more than the original deal between SkyCity and the Government.

The announcement of plans to impose an "Anti-Travel Tax" came at an unfortunate time for Transport Minister Simon Bridges, writes Grant Bradley.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges takes over as head of the International Transport Forum as the organisation tackles ways to boost global trade and tourism at its annual gathering.

Chinese tourists visiting NZ rose to an annual record in April, helping push total visitor arrivals to a new high.

Migration rose to a new annual record in April, as more students arrived from India and China and fewer locals left.

Philippine Airlines will launch services to Auckland from Manila later this year. It will be the first time the airline has ever operated in New Zealand.

The Blenheim centre holding Sir Peter Jackson’s WWI planes will get a $1.5m boost in funding from the Govt.

A tourist industry group wants more thought given to where Budget funding is spent rather than wanting more direct cash.

Chinese tourists are now more likely to be 'free independent travellers' rather than organised into package tours.

If visitor numbers from China continue at current rates, we'll be earning more tourist dollars from the Chinese than the Australians.

The Green Party has urged New Zealanders to take action to clean up the environment following the revamp of Tourism New Zealand’s advertising campaign.

Tourism New Zealand is moving away from Middle Earth to promote our country overseas.

New Zealand has slipped in an international measure of travel and tourism competitiveness on a range of measures, especially the cost to visit here.

Statistics New Zealand figures out today show national guest nights have risen every month for the past year.