New Zealand-bound Lions fans are facing huge surges in accommodation prices.

Home coffee-brewing classes and a tour of a private winery are among the NZ adventures.

Local commentators apportion much of the blame to the rise of Airbnb.

The hotel would accommodate up to 450 guests in two wings of three and four levels.

It's one of Australia's most iconic tourist destinations and it's been devastated.

Queenstown space so tight that tenants now being offered bunks and 'kind of' single rooms.

Auckland accommodation firms want more facts about the body they may have to fund.

Chinese visitors see more of the country after Air NZ switched its tourism strategy.

Chinese tourists are spreading to more parts of New Zealand and spending more.

Flight Centre says restrictions on equipment on planes pose challenges for travellers.

There has been a "monster" increase in visitors at Franz Josef Glacier.

After many years without a Sheraton hotel, Auckland is about to get the brand back.

COMMENT: Guess who pays bill if wharf plan proceeds?

The accommodation sector has told Auckland City that a proposed targeted rate is unfair and will harm businesses.

National guest nights increased 1.1 per cent to 4.9 million in January compared with the same month a year earlier.

Organisers of the upcoming mountain biking festival hope it will crack the $10 million mark for the country's economy.

The lodge is expected to have spin-offs for tourism in the Rotorua and Taupo districts.

The French Embassy has asked tourists to "display good manners'' while touring NZ.

A visitor tax is suggested as the fairest way to ensure tourists contribute to cover their costs.

Local Govt NZ estimates the country needs to plan for $1.38b of new facilities for tourists.

A new 250-room Pullman Auckland Airport will be located next to AccorHotels' Novotel hotel.

The country saw 92,000 visitors from Germany and 215,000 from Britain last year.

"What I saw was beyond a joke. I ran out on to the road waving my arms and yelling, trying to get them to stop."

Auckland's shrinking supply of hotel rooms is putting NZ's tourism growth at risk, says Colliers International.

Airbnb is open to paying bed taxes here if required, and already does so in other parts of the world.

Rise follows another record-breaking year, with overseas visitors nearing 3.5m.

COMMENT: The Mayor's proposed way to pay for Auckland's tourism promo is a knee-jerk response that will not deliver positive benefits to the city.

Higher spending by tourists continued to bolster retailers last month. Figures from Paymark show February spending was up 2.2 per

National guest nights continued to push higher in December, driven by an ongoing increase in international guest nights.

A battle is brewing between Auckland accommodation providers and the city's mayor over who will pay for tourism promotion.