More and more Kiwi operators are going virtual to find new markets.
A group of 20 Taranaki food and beverage producers are coming together to showcase their products in Eltham, the home of New Zealand’s first cheese exports.
GO Rentals will offer a 25% discount wants to vaccinated people who rent a car between today and 10 November.
The city beats out such tourism heavyweights as Florence and Dublin to take the publication’s top spot.
WellingtonNZ says it has seen a significant return on its advertising spend with the impact of its Love Local campaign a highlight.
Tourism New Zealand has created its own online hub for operators to offer consumers experiences as gifts.
Tourism Industry Aotearoa has launched its TRENZ Connect online platform, bringing together the international travel trade with market-ready New Zealand operators.
Five free holidays in Taupō are up for grabs for Aucklanders dreaming of a post-lockdown escape.
Wellington social enterprise GOOD Travel has entered into a partnership with GO Rentals to allow touring the South Island in a Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle.
Motorhome sales company SmartRV has rebranded to become Wilderness Motorhome Sales in line with the wider Wilderness brand.
Central Otago local photographer Will Nelson has had his scenic shot of the region selected for the cover of the September edition of Air New Zealand’s inflight magazine Kai Ora.
The OTA is launching a programme to certify accommodation and tourism experiences that are LGBTIQ+ friendly.
Smaller regional tourism organisations are leveraging their weight differently in the post-Covid world.
Tourism Waitaki employees have met with police following abusive comments on social media directed at its foreign-born staff.
Social media spend is the biggest component in a year when the agency marketed mainly at home.
Tourism New Zealand’s latest statement of intent attempts to digest both the implications of dealing with the reality of Covid and any related recovery.
Tourism New Zealand has opened requests for proposals for a global email and direct marketing tender.
The use of personalised virtual assistants and digital tools will grow as more people travel alone in the future, according to research from Venture Taranaki.
Tourism operators in the New Zealand tourism industry are getting a new platform to showcase their wares, connect with buyers abroad, and provide product updates and hold virtual meetings.
The former operator says the biggest priorities for the Regional Tourism Organisation at the moment “are around trying to help businesses in the industry here survive”.
Tourism New Zealand lays out the necessary skills in a request for headhunting services.
Dozens of operators feature in Tourism New Zealand’s new $1.17m summer domestic tourism campaign fronted by comedy duo Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek.
But they do not consider themselves tourists, according to new research.
Government marketing agency said that it is up against a “big fight at the moment” as destinations across the world pour money into campaigns in an attempt to keep their locations top of mind for when international travel restrictions are lifted.
The agency has “gamified” the NZ experience in a new $1.3m campaign to lure Australians, once travel is allowed.
Former ANZ Nature Tours owner Frank Hildebrandt is ramping up his New Zealand Card promotional system, which offers operators an alternative route to reach domestic and, when they return, international independent travellers.
University of Otago professor of tourism, James Higham, argues regional travel bubbles will create a high-value, low-leakage and low-emissions tourism future.
A new tourism industry initiative is aimed at bringing domestic operators together.
The Government has given approval for multiple groups of 100 pax at a single venue.
Tourism New Zealand has released its first international campaign since the Covid-19 pandemic took hold resulting in the shutdown of the international travel market.
RTO campaigns should focus on shared experiences or the nostalgic return to a favourite place, according to new data.
It is the first instalment of the agency’s new domestic work, focused on restarting the country’s tourism sector.
A new recovery framework drawn-up by Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development makes plain the numerous risks and challenges the destination faces as it looks to overcome the impact of Covid-19.
The agency has appointed a long-time staffer as general manager of the newly established team that is leading the restart of domestic tourism.
Tourism minister Kelvin Davis has charged TNZ with creating a new plan for the sector.
The future of voice technology and the emergence of “super-apps” are two trends being closely watched by Tourism New Zealand, as disruption of the global travel sector continues.
