Small BusinessSummer accommodation numbers start to look upNew accommodation stats show total guest nights for 2009 were down one per cent from the year before, but there was a 4 per cent rise in December.11 Feb 12:30 AM
WorldBeheadings, shootings, yet violent death rate droppingDecapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police are all part and parcel of life in Mexico.08 Feb 03:00 PM
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
