Summer Roundup: Monday 11 January

11 Jan 2021  By Staff Reporter | news@tourismticker.com | @tourismticker

Whale watching with Whale Watch Kaikōura. Image: TT

The Ticker resumes publishing articles again on its website on Monday 11 January and its daily Morning Bulletin industry newsletter for tourism professionals returns on Monday 18 January.

National

Hotels used for quarantine may suffer
ODT

Abel Tasman tourist influx buoys operators but clouds on horizon
Stuff

Kiwi-laden campsites forced to hang ‘no vacancy’ signs in Marlborough
Stuff

Fresh calls to shake up New Zealand’s struggling tourism industry
TVNZ

Boult: ‘We have survived pretty well’
ODT

Expedition cruise organised ‘especially’ for southerners
Stuff

Coromandel beach closes to swimmers after ‘continuous shark sightings’
Stuff

Fires lit under occupied campervans in Greymouth
RNZ

Northland’s Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary to limit visitor numbers in reopening
Northern Advocate

Omanawa Falls ‘never been open to public’. Yet people keep taking the risk
NZ Herald (sub)

Passengers stuck in South Island after Bluebridge ferry suffers technical issues
Stuff

Are Kiwi holiday parks next in developers’ sights?
OneRoof

Christchurch holiday sites sold as developer plans new housing
Stuff

Ambitious refurbishment of 115-year-old Wellington ‘eyesore’ forges ahead despite setback
Stuff

Heartfelt ceremony farewells rare white kiwi Manukura after death
TVNZ

Growing calls for all cellar doors to be able to charge for wine tastings
TVNZ

International bike festival planned
ODT

Hawaiian Airlines confident it can return to New Zealand and Australia
NZ Herald (sub)

Train trips attracting plenty of patronage
ODT

New water park pulling crowds
ODT

Work on hotel set to move indoors
ODT

Invercargill holiday park residents in for long haul
Stuff

The cost of playing golf in NZ – and what exclusive courses charge
NZ Herald (sub)

Rare and infamously stinky ‘corpse flower’ to bloom in Dunedin, crowds expected
TVNZ

Hotel Fitzroy – the boutique Ponsonby hotel Taika Waititi called home (for a week)
Stuff

At Waikanae Top 10 Holiday Park
Gisborne Herald

All fired up and bent out of shape – performers hit the streets
Nelson Mail

International

Indonesia Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 ‘black boxes’ located
BBC

Indonesia’s Air Safety Record Faces New Scrutiny After Sriwijaya Air Crash
Reuters

Boeing to pay US$2.5bn over 737 Max conspiracy
BBC

Brisbane lockdown another blow for struggling clubs, hotels and tourism operators
News.com.au

China to continue suspending flights to and from Britain
Reuters

Dubai Sees 2020 Airport Passenger Numbers Slump 64%
Bloomberg

Delta Will Kick Off Airline Earnings But All Eyes Are On American
Forbes

Amsterdam Wants to Restrict Tourists From Its Marijuana Shops
Bloomberg

French ski resorts’ reopening hinges on COVID situation by Jan. 20 – minister
Reuters

U.S. Hotel Industry Unemployment Rate Dips Below 20% for First Time Since March
Skift

Motorhomes ‘missing’ after rental firm collapsed
BBC

Post-holiday coronavirus surge pushes Spain’s regions to tighten restrictions
Reuters

‘Hard to see a safe corridor’: NSW shelves plan for return of international students
SMH

Qatar and Saudi Arabia to resume direct flights
Reuters

Cuban Tourism Expands from Beaches to Cities After Some Covid-Controlling Success
Reuters

Welcome to the Hot 25 Startups for 2021
PhocusWire

Rebound Travel has a cash-retention solution for travel suppliers
PhocusWire

Greener planes of the future… or just pretty plans?
BBC

Cruise industry tries to rebuild after coronavirus shutdowns
Deutsche Welle

Can onboard rollercoasters save the cruise industry?
BBC