Around the world, YHA has not kept up with the times and faces considerable pressure.
Chinese homeowners are being burdened with shrinking wealth, which is causing flow-on effects for spending and the global travel sector.
The MD on an app-based approach to promoting NZ and a capital raise for a big push into Australia.
There’s no need for a fourth international airport in the South Island, writes Queenstown Airport CEO Glen Sowry.
Growing demands for sustainability disclosures present challenges for tourism, write Christopher Imbsen from the World Travel & Tourism Council and Dan Darcy from management consultancy Oliver Wyman.
As NZ considers charging for Milford Sound, Venice is applying a tourist tax but do they really help address tourism pressure?
A new concept fusing conservation, accommodation and tours is on offer from The Catlins operator.
Skiing and snowboarding have long been privileged activities but it is time to recognise Mt Ruapehu as a place of cultural and geological wonder.
NZ must invest more in large events or it will miss out on their big benefits.
NSW plans to raise $75m a year from a new levy on platforms like Airbnb.
A sustained focus on building value, conservation and sustainability are top of the agenda for the owner of The Landing and Hotel Britomart.
Making inroads toward sustainable tourism is possible but will require enormous global effort to make it happen at scale.
BEIA’s Lisa Hopkins on the development of a new national strategy for NZ’s business events industry.
Travellers could adjust how, when and where they vacation to cope with climate impacts.
Events have made a strong recovery but it’s been a battle for the business, which saw off Covid and then fought in court to save an Auckland icon.
As tourism seeks to become more regenerative, it is equally crucial visitors follow suit.
Where there are issues, it is not often tourism itself but the management of it that needs to be addressed.
The MD on what owner Brook Serene is investing in and its priorities in the recovery.
Tourism needs investment to sustain its economic contribution and social, cultural, and environmental goals – not govt cuts – writes TIA’s Rebecca Ingram.
The country’s major political parties are making ambiguous tourism promises but Labour’s fixation on ‘high value’ could be detrimental to the youth and hostel sector, writes BYATA chair Haydn Marriner.
NZ needs to invest properly in tourism and not de-fund agencies like Tourism NZ.
Festival organisers need to be able to manage their response to extreme weather events as summers are increasingly plagued by flooding and heatwaves.
The operator on the state of the luxury market, taking the long view, and its new conservation credit programme.
The marine operator on his best year yet, controlling costs and pricing, the challenge of finding female guides, and the impact of the World Cup.
Co-owner and skipper Dave Nesbitt on the operator’s recovery from the pandemic and how the addition of a significant new asset will help.
Tourism is crucial to many economies but climate change is putting parts of the industry at risk.
The NZ and US operator’s CEO on recovery, business priorities, M&A and the Queenstown-based company’s global opportunity.
Despite the terrible toll and severe damage, people’s livelihoods can be restored.
The pandemic may be in the rearview mirror but for many in tourism challenges remain, says Tourism Export Council of New Zealand chair Scott Mehrtens.
The CEO on the company’s biggest season ever, expansion, Covid’s lingering impact and agritourism opportunities.
Empowering hospitality entrepreneurs to pursue sustainable practices can help reshape tourism.
The attraction’s MD on the neverending work at the “big maintenance project”, new product, and frustration over DMPs and governance.
The nature cruise operator on its “fantastic” post-Covid recovery despite staffing and promotional challenges at the small town.
The GM on the operator’s best year ever for revenue, managing pricing and costs, and what he wants to get off his chest.
The sector will only be able to add around 15k vehicles this year, leaving many unable to rent the car they want.
After nearly seven years leading NZCA, the former CEO hands out brickbats and bouquets after departing on Friday.
Universities help build future leaders and bring global perspectives and new thinking to tourism.
The Titan submersible disaster demonstrates the unpredictability of frontier tourism and its unintended consequences, as well as what could happen if industry does not respond in the right way.
Margins are wafer thin, inflation continues, there are labour shortages and cost pressures but airlines are proving resilient.
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.
A full-programme TRENZ makes a welcome return but there’s a glaring omission, writes the Ticker’s Paul Yandall.
How will aviation continue to grow while doing its fair share on climate change?
Industry leaders lay out their wish lists for today’s announcement.
Investment in hospitality upskilling, infrastructure development, and the removal of GST on food would be a welcome boost for the sector, says Restaurant Association chief executive Marisa Bidois.
Workforce boosts for critical aviation agencies, airport investment and improved fuel infrastructure are important for the future of aviation, writes BARNZ executive director Cath O’Brien.
Budget 2023 should include a stronger focus on business events and funding for Tourism New Zealand, says BEIA’s Lisa Hopkins.
Why the sector needs to be reviewed with new governance and a sustainable funding model developed.
The new king highlights royalty’s attraction to visitors but how valuable is it to UK tourism?
Qualmark’s Steven Dixon outlines the benefits of accreditation and acknowledges it is not as easy for smaller operators but there is value in membership.
Quieter boats could help to deliver more enjoyable guest experience for whale-watching operators, their guests, and the whales themselves.
