23rd April 2026 Australia / China / CTSAfter a strong peak season, there are worries Middle East tensions could slow one of NZ’s most valuable markets.
8th December 2025 AIAL / China Eastern / CTSCTS hopes Chinese travellers on the new route between Shanghai and Buenos Aires will eventually be allowed to visit NZ visa free.
10th October 2025 Awards / CTSChina Travel Service (NZ) managing director Lisa Li has been presented her Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit award by Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro at Government House in Auckland.
8th October 2025 CTS / INZCTS’ Lisa Li expects an uptick in business due to a new Australian visa pathway and recent tourism trade missions and events.
17th June 2025 China / CTS / VisasChina Travel Service New Zealand managing director Lisa Li says a visa waiver trial for Chinese who travel here from Australia is positive but there could be fish hooks.
8th May 2025 CTS / T&H Minister / TRENZThe dropping of a translation requirement for visitor visas is expected to attract more non-English speaking tourists to our shores, especially from China.
30th January 2025 CTS / Master TravelChina market inbounders are busy this Lunar New Year but say the $100 International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy, expensive visas, and long processing times are keeping some people away.
13th February 2024 China / CTSCTS’ Lisa Li highlights new trends emerging out of the Chinese visitor recovery.
15th May 2023 China / CTSVisitor numbers from China are expected to pick up over winter, with good growth to be seen by summer.
28th February 2023 China / CTSTour groups will soon start arriving in volume but is the country ready to welcome back one of its most important source markets?
23rd January 2023 China / CTSCTS’ Lisa Li says the first significant tranche of visitors will arrive for Easter but NZ must become more efficient at processing visas.
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