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Budget 2022: Unspent tourism funds for $54m 'innovation programme'

Sector group frustrated by lack of detail on which firms will qualify

Airbnb reveals what new Kiwi hosts are earning and where Kiwis want to stay

Firm benefitting from the digital nomad trend and Kiwis want to climb on board.

Roger Partridge: Border announcements a mix of half-measures, muddled thinking

OPINION: NZ's border settings continue to confound, NZ Initiative chairman writes.

Why not all Auckland Airport retailers are open - or expect to open - anytime soon

Auckland Airport unsure if all terminal retailers will be open by the end of the year.

Editorial: Back to the brain drain as world beckons our best

EDITORIAL: Fully open border means NZ back competing for workers, students and tourists.

From MIQ to Mövenpick: Grand Mercure rebrand aims at the sweet spot

The chain draws on its 74 years of Swiss heritage - and offers free icecream for kids

Focus Morning Bulletin: 12 May, 2022

The Government introduces a raft of immigration changes, Aussie deputy Prime Minister’s awkward on-stage moment and details of a deal being made between the UK, Sweden and Finland in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald

Five-star feud: Owners v owners in waterfront hotel dispute

In a clear display of neighbours at war, Sofitel and Marsden operate in the same hotel.

Travel boost: Pre-departure tests on way out, cruise ships return

Airlines say the pre-departure tests need to go straight away.

Open borders: How long it could take a $42 billion industry to recover

Today is a milestone, but the recovery of the $42 billion industry is going to take time.

244-room Auckland hotel hits market

The building stands on a leasehold site owned by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa.

New Virgin cruise ship to call NZ and Australia home

Virgin's anticipated Cruise debut sailed straight into the headwinds of a global pandemic.

Tourism Export Council says NZ risks being left behind by testing rules

As NZ drops some entry requirements a tourist group says there's still a long way to go.

Flight Centre to Govt: Time to start trusting the experts

Opinion: The travel industry was better placed to handle MIQ booking systems than MBIE.

Without stricter conditions, NZ should be in no hurry to reopen its border to cruise ships

COMMENT: Should New Zealand rush to welcome back cruise ships? Experts disagree.

Could $120m+ Queenstown case top NZ's largest leaky claim?

Oaks operates the Auckland and Queenstown buildings that have major leaks, fire defects.

Waiwera's derelict and abandoned hot pools: New hope for a thriving future

Pools and a bottling plant were once owned by Russian Mikhail Khimich, who has died.

'Busier than Xmas': Bach bookings full for long weekend

Holiday letting companies reported they were 97 per cent booked across the country.