14th November 2019 China / PoliticsKelvin Davis rejects criticism from National that the Govt has been ‘distracted’ over the China-NZ Year of Tourism.
13th November 2019 China / TechAuckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development has launched a destination guide on Chinese social platform WeChat.
13th November 2019 China / MāoriA 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.
13th November 2019 China / PoliticsA ‘distracted’ Government has failed to deliver on China tourism, according to the National Party.
8th November 2019 Campaign / ChinaTourism 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.
6th November 2019 ChinaTourism minister Kelvin Davis will fly to China on Friday for the China-New Zealand Year of Tourism closing ceremony.
5th November 2019 China / GovernmentOperators will find it easier to employ Chinese tour guides under the new free trade agreement, says the govt.
20th June 2019 China / T&H MinisterTourism minister Kelvin Davis is flying to China tomorrow to meet with minister of culture and tourism Luo Shugang, other political leaders and senior tourism officials to discuss future tourism cooperation opportunities.
12th June 2019 Awards / ChinaSKYCITY Entertainment Group has won the Contribution to the Growth of Chinese Tourism in New Zealand accolade at the HSBC New Zealand China Trade Association Awards.
2nd May 2019 ChinaTourism New Zealand has partnered with China’s tech giant Tencent Holdings to keep NZ “top of mind” for high-value Chinese visitors.
29th April 2019 ChinaTourism was on the agenda of last week’s official government visit to China led by the Minister for Trade and Export Growth, David Parker.
12th April 2019 Arrivals / ChinaThe drop contributed to an overall dip in total February arrivals to 417,900, down 1.3% on the same month last year.
2nd April 2019 China / DataChina arrivals to New Zealand during the Chinese New Year Holiday period fell 9% on last year’s record level, according to an analysis by Tourism Industry Aotearoa.
1st April 2019 ChinaJacinda Ardern’s address to the 2019 China-NZ Year of Tourism launch at Te Papa on Saturday.
1st April 2019 ChinaTourism minister Kelvin Davis has rejected any suggestion the delay to the launch event of the 2019 China – NZ Year of Tourism was because of a strained relationship between the two countries.
12th March 2019 ChinaThe postponed event will now be held at Te Papa on 29 March.
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26th February 2019 ChinaThe 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.
22nd February 2019 ChinaNew Zealand tourism operators should continue to have confidence in the Chinese market despite current global geopolitical tension according to former New Zealand prime minister Sir Bill English.
18th February 2019 China / TNZTourism New Zealand chief executive Stephen England Hall said it is too soon to know whether the current uncertainty around government relations with China will affect visitor numbers.
15th February 2019 China / GovernmentThe sector here risks a “large financial loss”, warns a Chinese government-controlled publication.
13th February 2019 China / Wednesday LetterChina has taken a shot across NZ’s economic bow. Industry should prepare for the worst.
13th February 2019 ChinaIndustry has downplayed the postponement of next week’s 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism launch, claiming there are no “shadows in the dark”.
12th February 2019 China / GovernmentIndustry concerns are raised over a cooling relationship following the postponement of the 2019 China-NZ Year of Tourism launch.
12th February 2019 China / T&H MinisterTourism minister Kelvin Davis says he is still excited for the China-New Zealand Year of Tourism despite the postponement of its launch.
12th February 2019 China / GovernmentThe National Party has piled into the postponement of the launch of the China-NZ Year of Tourism claiming the government is putting a vital relationship at risk.
5th February 2019 China / DataThere’s anecdotal evidence of a slowdown in Chinese New Year activity – here’s the first piece of hard data.
5th February 2019 Airlines / ChinaChina Southern Airlines has added sponsorship of New Zealand’s largest showcase of Chinese culture to its portfolio of investments fostering relations between the two countries.
6th December 2018 ChinaGrowth is directly related to China’s economic performance, says a visiting economist.
4th December 2018 ChinaAround 120 tourism professionals, government representatives and academics have converged on Te Papa today for new insight on China’s outbound tourism market.
23rd November 2018 ChinaThe power of connections, social networks and the necessity of WeChat were the top lessons to emerge at Destination Rotorua and the North Asia Centre for Asia Pacific Excellence’s first China-ready workshop.
1st November 2018 China / ConferencesWayfare, Skyline, NZICC and ACB will together target the lucrative Chinese incentives and conference market.
15th October 2018 China / PerspectivesXu Erwen on the potential opportunities ahead in the 2019 China – NZ Year of Tourism.
15th October 2018 China / MuseumsTe Papa will host the official 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism opening ceremony on 20 February next year.
12th October 2018 China / DQDestination Queenstown is gearing up for next week’s inaugural China Tourism Exchange travelling to Shanghai, Hangzhou and Chengdu which comes ahead of next year’s China-New Zealand Year of Tourism.
1st October 2018 ChinaWaitomo Glowworm Caves celebrated New Zealand Chinese Language Week last week by hosting a group of Chinese photographers in a rare photography workshop within Ruakuri Cave.
7th September 2018 China / TNZThe growth of customised tours for Chinese visitors to New Zealand has been given a boost by a new memorandum of understanding between Tourism New Zealand and Ctrip Customized Travel.
5th September 2018 ChinaThe prize is an all-expenses paid visit for five winners to China’s third largest city of Guangzhou.
20th August 2018 China / SkyCityThe Auckland-based operator is looking to boost its Chinese customer experience across its five NZ sites.
17th August 2018 China / DQQueenstown’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.
17th August 2018 ChinaLeading industry players including Auckland Airport, Christchurch Airport and NZ Māori Tourism have stepped up to sponsor New Zealand Chinese Language Week 2018.
1st August 2018 China / Te PapaThe 2,300-year-old Terracotta Warriors are coming to Wellington this summer in a $2.6m exhibition at Te Papa.
19th July 2018 ChinaChinese 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.
19th July 2018 China / WREDAWREDA has ramped up its China marketing effort with its first Mandarin-speaking specialist hire.
16th July 2018 China / WREDAA new ‘Team Wellington’ initiative has provided funding of $2.5m for the promotion of the capital in overseas markets.
13th July 2018 ChinaTNZ has renewed its strategic cooperation agreement with Asian online travel agency Ctrip in the lead-up to 2019 China-New Zealand Year of Tourism.
24th May 2018 China / Incentive7,900 scenic cruises, 6,200 Coronet Peak dinners, 730 bungee jumps and Nevis swings, hundreds of tourist flights – Amway China’s incentive injection.
15th May 2018 ChinaA new partnership aimed at unlocking potential from NZ’s growing Chinese visitor market has been unveiled by Christchurch Airport and Auckland’s regional tourism organisation.
10th May 2018 China / TRENZChristchurch International Airport is deepening its push into the Chinese visitor market using a travel website linked to e-commerce giant Alibaba.
30th January 2018 ChinaThe i-SITE network has released a Chinese version of their popular New Zealand touring map for the first time this month.
