Travel and Tourism Industry News

Opening up the conservation estate to mining interests could put New Zealand’s 20.1 billion NZ dollars (13.8 billion US dollars) tourism industry at risk, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) warned on Friday. “New Zealand’s natural scenery and landscapes are the main reason international visitors come here. Our national parks and reserves are also [...]

Zest Airways (ZestAir) of the Philippines has placed a firm order with Airbus for its first brand new single aisle A320. The aircraft will join an existing fleet of two A320s that the airline purchased in the open market in 2008. Ambassador Alfredo M. Yao, President and CEO ZestAir said, “With our plans to expand [...]

Australia has again shown its importance to New Zealand’s tourism industry, with Australian arrivals helping to hold up declines from other markets. Statistics from Tourism New Zealand show visitor arrivals dropped 4.2% in November 2008 compared with the same month last year. Arrivals from Australia rose 1.8% in November, offsetting sharp declines in arrivals from [...]

Air New Zealand airfares across many routes will increase from 17 July in response to continued high jet fuel prices. Airfares sold in New Zealand for Tasman and domestic flights will rise by an average 3% while fares to North America, Asia and United Kingdom will rise by an average 5%. “Air New Zealand regrets [...]

Paul Bingham, one of New Zealand’s top tourism operators, has been appointed to the Air New Zealand Board as an additional non executive Director. Mr Bingham, 39, is the Managing Director of Black Cat Cruises, the award-winning cruise operator based at Banks Peninsula, near Christchurch. He is also a Board member of Tourism New Zealand [...]

Intelligent Spas has released its New Zealand Spa Benchmark Report 2002-2010 which shows that total spa industry revenue in New Zealand has grown 72% over the last five years. The New Zealand Spa Benchmark Report 2002-2010 includes updated financial benchmarks for revenue and employment plus valuable benchmark ratios such as daily revenue per spa, revenue [...]

New Zealand is known as the beautiful land of the Kiwis and Kangaroos. New Zealand is a beautiful country full of lush forests, stunning beaches and amazing mountain peaks. It also is full of wildlife and the pleasant climate makes it an ideal place to visit and unwind. It is growing in popularity with tourists [...]