New Zealand
By Meagan Drillinger
For the second year in a row, New Zealand has clinched top spots at the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards.
Less Paperwork
By Maurice Williamson
"New Zealanders traveling on selected Air New Zealand flights to Los Angeles will shortly have an improved travel experience as a result of a joint project between US Customs and Border ...
New Zealand
Tourism is getting an extra $20 million, bringing annual funding to $89m, Prime Minister John Key says.
Samoa Tourism Campaign
WELLINGTON - Samoa has launched new campaigns in New Zealand and Australia to attract tourists back after last month's tsunami.
Key Woos Japanese Tourists
Prime Minister John Key donned his tourism minister's hat in central Tokyo yesterday to promote the rugby World Cup and try to boost flagging numbers of Japanese visitors to New Zealand.
New Zealand Medical Tourism
By GRAHAME ARMSTRONG
Private hospitals may soon have to pay a levy to cover risks associated with New Zealand's growing "medical tourism" industry.
Tourist Died While Swimming With Dolphins
Desperate attempts to revive an American tourist proved fruitless after she was found floating lifelessly while swimming with dolphins in the Marlborough Sounds.
New Zealand's Cruise Season
Dunedin is set to experience an influx of tourists during cruise ship season, which opens tomorrow.
Australian Visitors Top The Statistics
A bumper ski season, early spring weather, and strong destination marketing has seen Canterbury’s tourism sector reach record numbers again in August.
NZ Cruise Season
This Friday's visit of Star Princess to Auckland will mark the opening of a bumper New Zealand cruise season, with a record 52,000 passengers sailing on ships operated by Carnival New Zealand, the ...
Better Use Of Internet Technology
By Tamsyn Parker
Philip Wolf, chief executive of PhoCusWright and a specialist in travel distribution strategy and technology said New Zealand could be attracting half a million more visitors a year by better ...
Hotel Distribution Technology
By eTN Staff Writer
Agoda.com, a leading, Asian-based, online hotel reservation service and a part of Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), today announced plans to distribute properties of the Mantra Group, the second ...
Will Serve New Zealand-Australia Route
By eTN Staff Writer
Australian airline, Qantas, celebrated the delivery of their 75th Boeing 737 in Auckland, New Zealand today, arriving adorned with a special decal to commemorate the milestone.
Unsafe Adventure Tourism Operators Will Be Shut Down
Unsafe adventure tourism operators will be shut down after the Government has completed a review of the multimillion- dollar industry.
Investing In Tourism's Future
A significant research investment will help tourism keep ahead of fast-changing consumer demands and grow its position as one of the country’s biggest export earners.
Tourism Holdings profit down 80%
WELLINGTON - New Zealand tourism operator Tourism Holdings Ltd. reported a 80 percent fall in full year profit on Wednesday as the global recession hit the tourist industry.
Extreme Sports Company Fined
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand court fined an adventure tourism company Tuesday and ordered it to pay reparations to the family of an English woman who drowned while river boarding.
New Zealand Tourism
An ongoing surge in Australian tourist numbers caused visitor arrivals to increase slightly in July but visitor numbers from Asia are still well down, according to Statistics New Zealand data.
New Zealand-Canada Agreement
WELLINGTON – New Zealand and Canada have signed a new air transport agreement to allow more flights between the two countries, New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said Wednesday.
Ads Planned For Japan's Commuter Trains
By Robbie Dingeman, honoluluadvertiser.com
The state Tourism Authority yesterday approved US$3.4 million for marketing the islands of Hawaii in Japan, North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
Electronic System For Travel Authorization
By eTN Staff Writer
With the holiday season upon us, Cheapflights.com.au, the Australian site of the international travel online price comparison company, suggests that before visiting the USA it pays to check that ...
New Zealand
TE ANA, New Zealand - Police in New Zealand said a Scottish tourist's passport was stolen by a kea, a large wild parrot, during a bus tour in the Fiordland region.
Asia and the Pacific Hotel Industry Trend
By Luc Citrinot,eTN Staff Writer
Accor is Asia and the Pacific region’s largest hotel group with a portfolio of 374 hotels and 72,431 rooms in 16 countries.
Swine Flu
By Nelson Alcantara
The growing number of swine-flu cases in the United States and Mexico has caused some governments to issue a travel warning against travel to affected areas in Mexico and the US, adding more ...
Tourism Marketing
By Jeff Wilks
Taiwan recently announced in the trade media that it was a safe tourist destination.
Stopping Human Trafficking
By Balidiscovery.com
Representatives from more than 60 countries participated in a meeting with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and the International Organization for Migration at Bali's Nusa Dua.
Tourism and Politics
By David Beirman, eTN Special Correspondent
Over the past week, travel professionals have encountered serious challenges to the viability of the tourism industry in Thailand and Fiji, two countries far apart in distance but facing a common ...
New Zealand
By bloomberg.com
New Zealand may turn to pedal power to revive its sinking economy.
New Zealand
By stuff.co.nz
New Zealand needs to be careful with "dangerous" promises in tourism marketing campaigns, eco-travel experts warn.
US Inbound Tourism
By Yusof Sulaiman, eTN Staff Writer
There must be now high hopes from leisure and business travelers from among the 50 or so countries in Asia Pacific that Barack Obama's administration rapprochement policy will include abolition of ...
