7,900 scenic cruises, 6,200 Coronet Peak dinners, 730 bungee jumps and Nevis swings, hundreds of tourist flights – Amway China’s incentive injection.
With a cumulative count of 636 million foreign arrivals into the region in 2017, Asia Pacific sets a new record.
Tourism New Zealand and Immigration NZ have signed a raft of MOUs in India that will reduce visitor visa wait times there from 15 days to just three for those wanting to come here.
New Zealand’s landscapes, record weight fish, and a hip hop music backing track made for thrilling television in South Korea recently.
The latest Kiwi Link Korea and Japan trade events have helped Kiwi operators connect with buyers to promote their products and the broader New Zealand experience.
Emirates has announced its plan to launch a new daily service from Auckland to Dubai via the tropical island of Bali, Indonesia, starting from 14 June 2018.
Seven episodes featuring multiple New Zealand locations have aired on a popular Indonesian travel show to an average audience of 1.6 million.
The Taupō and Hawke’s Bay regions have been showcased to more than 33.5 million Chinese viewers in a Chef Nic episode launched this month.
The number of Japanese travel agents engaged in Tourism New Zealand’s 100% Pure New Zealand Specialist Programme has more than tripled since improvements were made to the programme in June 2017.
The i-SITE network has released a Chinese version of their popular New Zealand touring map for the first time this month.
Air New Zealand and Singapore Airlines have announced they will jointly launch a third daily flight between Auckland and Singapore from 28 October 2018, boosting capacity on the route by up to 40 percent and adding more than 165,000 seats annually between the two cities.
Thai Airways has launched daily Dreamliner flights between Auckland and Bangkok, giving New Zealand extra capacity to take advantage of fast-growing ties with Thailand.
New Zealand is becoming increasingly popular among Filipino travellers and visitor numbers are set to grow following the launch of several Tourism New Zealand ventures.
Japanese travel specialists have experienced New Zealand springtime first-hand this year, with three famil groups visiting picturesque North and South Island regions since September.
World-leading Kiwi adventure tourism pioneer AJ Hackett has opened a major tourism venture in Singapore’s Sentosa Island.
Model Kazumi Yamamoto has visited New Zealand for a six-page spread with Japanese lifestyle and fashion magazine Liniere.
Northland Inc’s trade marketing manager, Karly Bent, represented the region at Tourism New Zealand’s annual trade event, Kiwi Link India, recently in the country’s national capital New Delhi.
The partnership between Christchurch Airport and China Southern Airlines is going from strength to strength and helping boost tourism and trade for the South Island.
China is set to overtake New Zealand as Australia’s biggest source of international visitors within months if current trends continue.
Indonesians can’t get enough of New Zealand with a popular adventure travel programme returning to the country after first visiting last year.
