China keen to link up with Air NZ
The head of China Southern Airlines wants to forge a relationship with Air New Zealand to build on each others' domestic networks.
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Chinese travel agents touch down in NZ
A group of more than 200 top Chinese travel agents have arrived in Auckland on a double-decker Airbus A380 plane.
Happy campers spend freely
A new Government report shows campervan tourists are spending close to $500m a year in New Zealand.
Air NZ's quick benefits from Hobbit
Air New Zealand says it is already benefiting from The Hobbit, even before the movie's wide release.
THL opens surplus RV supermarkets
In a sign of the times motorhome rental operator Tourism Holdings is setting up RV supermarkets in Auckland and Christchurch.
In search of Middle Earth magic
Despite some unfavourable publicity, the tourism industry is anticipating a beneficial Hobbit spin-off.
Fiji revives Bridgecorp's resort
An abandoned Fiji resort that Bridgecorp poured $106 million into is being revived by the island nation's military rulers.
Martin Snedden: Easing visas will unlock Chinese market
This decision was made within the context of a wider Govt strategy designed to better optimise the opportunities presented by our fastest-growing visitor market, writes Martin Snedden.
Fortunes still rising for Queenstown's gondola
It was one of the most innovative ideas in New Zealand tourism but 45 years after the Skyline gondola in Queenstown carried its first passengers to the top of Bob's Peak, the company behind it has achieved more than anyone believed possible.
China Southern super jumbo coming to NZ
China Southern Airlines will be flying its double decker super jumbo to Auckland next month.
Brian Rudman: Bring back Nanny State
Pike River is a Third World scandal we thought could never happen in a modern civilised country such as ours, writes Brian Rudman.
China tourist spend jumps nearly 40pc
Money spent by Chinese visitors to New Zealand has soared nearly 40 per cent in the past year, taking it past the UK as our second biggest source of tourism dollars.
Job losses as Air NZ cuts services
Air New Zealand is pulling out of its Hong Kong to London service from March next year, a move that is expected to shed around 70 London-based jobs.
Air NZ gets the keys to new plane
Air New Zealand has taken delivery of the first of its new ATR 72-600 regional aircraft.
Airlines slash holiday-season fares
Flight prices are being slashed as airlines and travel agents make the most of the holiday season drawing nearer.
Sheep and haka on blacklist
Foreign television shows are to be steered away from filming sheep and Maori culture after complaints from tourism bosses it's a negative image.
Aussies hired to sell NZ
A contract for "the New Zealand Story" - the Government's campaign to promote the country internationally - has been given to a mostly Australian design agency.