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Auckland Airport has rejected criticism from airlines that increases to its landing charges will significantly impact flights to New Zealand and tourism’s future.

Air New Zealand, Qantas and the Board of Airline Representatives of New Zealand have criticised Auckland Airport’s proposed landing fee increases for putting tourism at risk.

Hotel occupancy across New Zealand’s largest hotel market was steady over May, hovering around 65%, according to figures from STR.

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The Waiheke Island operator on recovering from the pandemic, the state of luxury, and the opportunities ahead.

A claim from Environment Canterbury that cruise is impacting public transport in Christchurch has left the cruise industry bemused.

The airline said today that it expected earnings to be at least $580m, which is above the $510m – $560m range that it forecast in April.

Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre has enjoyed a “stellar” inaugural week following its official opening, says Tākina Events.

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Wages have been the biggest expense and their own bill racks up too as a solution is sought.

NZTA’s public transport manager, Delaney Myers, will lead the association from July.

Development West Coast has pushed into winter with a new light-hearted campaign it hopes will continue the region’s strong recovery from the pandemic.

The Ticker hears from the operator’s new sales and marketing executive, who is also new to tourism and NZ as well.

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An electric hydrofoil venture targeting tourism is one of four new applicants to receive co-funding from the $44m programme.

The former Auckland tourism boss and the chair of BEIA will take over from Julie White.

The chair of Te Matatini and and an Auckland Institute of Studies tourism educator are among those recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours.

Margins are wafer thin, inflation continues, there are labour shortages and cost pressures but airlines are proving resilient.

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Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 2 June.

Bookings for short term rental accommodation appear considerably weaker than the same holiday last year, according to AIC.

Air New Zealand says it is unfair to be accused of greenwashing because of its environmental messaging and that many of its compostable hot beverage cups end up in landfill.

International visitors spent $3.2bn billion in New Zealand in the March 2023 quarter, up from $1.8bn in the December quarter.

Average weekly occupancy across New Zealand’s whole hotel market was relatively stable over May and enters winter at around 60%, according to figures from STR.

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After a fall in student numbers during the pandemic, Queenstown Resort College is seeing a strong recovery.

Former Tourism New Zealand chair Dame Kerry Prendergast has been appointed Tourism Industry Aotearoa chair.

As international tourism recovery returns to an equilibrium Booking.com is lasering in on efforts to support its accommodation partners, corporate customer base and promote sustainable travel.

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Kiwibank co-founder and its former CEO, Paul Brock, will take over from Jamie Tuuta.

Auckland Airport’s decision to close its commercial heliport will impact an expected strong season for luxury tourism and damage ‘brand New Zealand’, say operators.

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It will be a big comeback for the operator, which struggled through the pandemic but is now preparing for significant growth.

Can more employee sharing enhance New Zealand’s tourism workforce?

The government has decided to phase in its new digital travel declarations system across the country’s international airports, as opposed to implementing it all at once as originally planned.

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An estimated $35m from the IVL will also be available for tourism projects.

An accelerator programme, a tech expo, and industry workshops to foster innovation will be among the initiatives funded from $18.22m provided to tourism in Budget 2023.

Seventy years ago today, Kiwi Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mt Everest. Now, mountaineering is hugely popular and commercial but that has come with consequences, write tourism researchers.

Great Walks visitor numbers for the 2022/23 summer jumped by almost a fifth compared to the previous season, driven by the return of internationals.

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Tourism industry appointments and people moves for the week to 26 May.

New Zealand needs biodiversity data to help address tourism’s impact on the environment, says The Aotearoa Circle.

Tourism is expected to be one of the big beneficiaries of Waitaki Whitestone Geopark’s new UNESCO Global Geopark designation.

Queenstown’s hotel market appears to have bottomed out with average weekly occupancy hovering around 56% for the past couple of weeks, according to figures from STR.

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Millennium & Copthorne NZ hopes the purchase will open doors to further deals across the ditch.

A robot concierge, robot vacuums, as well as self-service kiosks for hotels and Sky Tower ticketing are among the automation initiatives under way at SkyCity Entertainment Group.

Tourism giving more than it takes for society, the environment and people is the foundation of Hauraki and Coromandel’s new destination management plan, but funding remains a challenge.