TravelItaly: Top hotels willing to strike a good dealEven budget travellers in Italy can afford to factor in some luxury, writes Peter Bills.05 Feb 03:00 PM
WorldHotel industry filthy over website's dirtiest listThe hotel industry is increasingly concerned at the power wielded by internet sites such as TripAdvisor, on which often excoriating - yet anonymous - notices are posted that can destroy an establishment's reputation.01 Feb 03:00 PM
TourismHuka Lodge wins travel awardA New Zealand luxury lodge has been recognised for its consistent high standards by a century-old English high society magazine.26 Jan 01:50 AM
KahuMaori greeters: 100% pure fakeA tour operator is under fire for using fake Maori to attract tourists from cruise ships docking in Tauranga.23 Jan 03:00 PM
Freight and logisticsSnub for squillionaire's superyachtsBig-spending overseas millionaires' superyachts are being turned away from Auckland because of lack of decent berths.23 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandKelly Tarlton's: In at the deep end with scary sharksJaqueline Smith put her hand up for a swim in Kelly Tarlton's Shark Cage and was relieved it wasn't bitten off.22 Jan 03:00 PM
TravelSamoa back in businessAlanah May Eriksen travels to the island nation just a couple of months after the September tsunami which destroyed the southeast coast of Upolu and discovers the tourist industry is in full swing.20 Jan 06:27 PM
New Zealand$1.88m Beckham match 'wrong event, wrong time'A sporting disaster involving football superstar David Beckham was the wrong event at the wrong time and for the wrong price, a review has found.19 Jan 11:42 PM
SportPoker players heading to townA field of local and international card sharps are honing their competitive poker skills for a Auckland’s first big tournament of the year.19 Jan 09:00 PM
TravelTourism vital to Haiti's wrecked economyThe Independent's Simon Calder says it's not too soon for cruise ships to return to the benighted nation.19 Jan 01:50 AM
New ZealandGreat Barrier - island that tough times forgotIt may take effort to get to, and be reminiscent of a gentler age, but Great Barrier Island appears to have survived the recession.17 Jan 03:00 PM
KahuTamaki in tourism fightBishop Brian Tamaki has riled Waitomo locals with his commercialisation plans for Te Kopua marae. 16 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandFrench tourist on bail after fatal collision A French tourist facing charges over a fatal collision with a motorbike in Waikato on Saturday has briefly appeared in court.11 Jan 03:30 AM
BDBDAirlinesAuckland Airport buys stake in Queensland airportsAuckland International Airport says it is spending $166m on a 24.55pc stake in the company that owns two airports in Queensland.10 Jan 10:07 PM
Opinion<i>Al Morrison:</i> Conservation makes good business senseDoC Director-General Al Morrison weighs in the debate surrounding the controversial Cathedral Cove refreshments stall.10 Jan 03:00 PM
TourismMore than a wharf needed to encourage cruise shipsFor 17 days last year, up to 2000 passengers got off their luxury liner and stepped onto a wharf with a tin shed and little in the way of basic services.10 Jan 03:00 PM
New ZealandGreat Barrier wants cycleway linkGreat Barrier Island is emphasising its wealth of natural features and paucity of cars in an application to become part of the New Zealand Cycleway.10 Jan 03:00 PM
