Jacinda Ardern says including a third country like Singapore means “having to reconfigure our entire formulation”.
The National Party has launched a petition calling on the Government to get a move on with the trans-Tasman travel bubble.
New Zealand has opened quarantine-free travel for people travelling from Niue.
A change to visa categories should make it easier for tourism operators to plug Chinese language skills gaps.
National’s Chris Bishop said a Cook Islands bubble was taking far too long.
Auckland revenue per available hotel room in October outperformed other main Asia Pacific markets, according to agent CBRE.
New Zealand Hotel Holdings Asset LP is up for a major award at the The Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific awards.
Countries in the Asia Pacific region including New Zealand have all focused on domestic tourism campaigns to shore up the sector.
Convincing potential Chinese travellers they will not be discriminated against when they land in New Zealand is a key issue for Tourism New Zealand.
At a time when competition for brand and share of voice was increasing, it was crucial the brand was kept front and centre amongst travel sellers.
Christchurch Airport will suspend dividend payments until it complies with renegotiated bank covenants.
The Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting began yesterday with a focus on the major economic and social impacts of Covid-19 on the Pacific region.
Jacinda Ardern says the Govt is close to reaching agreement on an air corridor to the islands.
Singapore Airlines will start flying return services from Singapore to Auckland and Christchurch.
Air New Zealand will resume passenger flights between Auckland and Shanghai next week.
The New Zealand Fiji Business Council is urging the Government to review its stance that travel between New Zealand and the Pacific Island will not be considered until after the trans-Tasman bubble is in place.
Air New Zealand will restart scheduled international passenger flights with one return service a week to Narita Airport, Tokyo, on 25 June.
Jobs will be lost across all of the group, says the company.
Skyline Enterprises’ gondola, luge, and restaurant operations in Queenstown and Rotorua have seen a 12-15% drop in numbers as a result of Coronavirus, while its Sentosa Luge in Singapore is down 50-60%.
A continuing drop in the China market could see the country miss out on half-a-billion dollars over the next two years.
The airline is focused on the Chinese city following a “challenging” 2019.
The first of the gifts that are the heart of the Amazing China-Hastings Year of Tourism secondary school competition have arrived.
Minister for trade and export growth David Parker has headed to Korea on Air New Zealand’s inaugural flight from Auckland to Seoul.
Air New Zealand’s inaugural flight between Auckland and Seoul took off from Auckland International Airport on Saturday.
A kapa haka performance and special carving have been given by Te Puia | New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute in the official China-New Zealand Year of Tourism closing ceremony.
Tourism New Zealand has spent $327k on a campaign to run during China’s one-day shopping extravaganza, Singles Day, in a bid to promote New Zealand as a holiday destination.
Operators will find it easier to employ Chinese tour guides under the new free trade agreement, says the govt.
Let’s show how welcoming NZ is, writes Tourism New Zealand’s chief executive.
The government and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have begun talks on a unified air services agreement in a move the government said could create new growth opportunities for inbound travel.
Minister of transport Phil Twyford has re-authorised Air New Zealand’s and Cathay Pacific’s joint venture alliance for another five years.
Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines will boost capacity between Auckland and Singapore with an additional 35,000 seats.
Visitor arrivals to the South Pacific region hit 3.16 million last year contributing circa US$3.8 billion or 11.1% to the region’s GDP, according to the South Pacific Tourism Organisation.
TNZ’s CEO says the problem is affecting holiday arrivals from the subcontinent.
Tourism was on the agenda of last week’s official government visit to China led by the Minister for Trade and Export Growth, David Parker.
The introduction of direct flights to Seoul by Air New Zealand could prove a fillip for visitation from South Korea, according to Tourism New Zealand.
Tourism New Zealand’s latest $100,000 regional campaign has been designed to tap into a growing preference from Singaporeans to travel to “new” parts of Aotearoa.
A number of New Zealand tourism businesses are this week playing host to an industry delegation from Laos as part of a research expedition on best practice.
The China New Zealand Year of Tourism will help raise awareness of Aotearoa as a destination in second-tier Chinese cities, but expectations should not be for an immediate flood of visitors according to an expert on China travel.
Industry concerns are raised over a cooling relationship following the postponement of the 2019 China-NZ Year of Tourism launch.
There’s anecdotal evidence of a slowdown in Chinese New Year activity – here’s the first piece of hard data.
Tourism New Zealand has expanded its relationship with Digitas, appointing the company its digital integrated agency for Singapore and Indonesia.
Air New Zealand is to boost its service between Christchurch and Singapore introducing new seasonal flights for the peak summer travel period next year.
Growth is directly related to China’s economic performance, says a visiting economist.
Destination Canada’s CEO has lessons to share with NZ from that country’s own Year of Tourism with China.
NZ’s fastest growing source region over recent years has suffered an unexpected dip.
Queenstown’s Regional Tourism Organisation is to lead a delegation of local tourism businesses and officials to China in an inaugural event ahead of next year’s China-New Zealand Year of Tourism.
The operator says the popularity of its overseas luge business is attracting ‘generic copy’ challengers.
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Chinese travellers rank New Zealand as one of the top destinations they would love to visit in the next 12 months according to a new survey from Hotels.com.
TNZ has renewed its strategic cooperation agreement with Asian online travel agency Ctrip in the lead-up to 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism.
