Travel

New Zealand operators including Southern Discoveries are off to the United Kingdom and Europe for the Great Kiwi Road Trip.

More than 80% of NZers are changing their plans to cope with increasing living costs.

NZ travellers expect emerging tech to become a key part of the experience over the next decade, according to a new study by the travel technology company.

The New Zealand passport has been ranked as one of the seventh most powerful passports in the world by the 2023 Henley Passport Index.

APEC has launched a new portal that provides high-level information summaries of information on international travel.

Air New Zealand is heading into the busy July school holiday period amid potential disruption as staff illness and winter weather put pressure on the airline’s network.

More than 47,000 people travelled to Fiji in May 2022, including 10,000 New Zealanders.

Kiwis are embracing spontaneous travel plans and booking flights less than a month before their intended travel date, according to Jetstar.

The Department of Internal Affairs has increased the cost of New Zealand passports to cover costs associated with a drop in revenue during the Covid pandemic.

Some 50,000 Kiwis could choose to emigrate over the next year as borders reopen, according to a report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The slowest region to recover will be Asia Pacific, with around 80% of experts surveyed saying it will not return to pre-Covid levels until at least 2024.

The number of people planning to spend more on a domestic holiday in the next three to six months has risen to around 25% in November.

Two-way quarantine-free travel with the Cook Islands will probably only resume once New Zealand is back at Covid-19 alert level 1, says Cook Islands Tourism Corporation.

Helloworld’s New Zealand business saw revenue plummet 83.5% to A$7.8m in the year to June 2021, compared with A$47.3m posted in FY20.

Demand for both international and domestic travel in July remains far below pre-Covid levels but had improved on June, says IATA.

Changes to the government’s Covid-19 Consumer Travel Reimbursement Scheme must be made to recover $500m of international travel bookings.

Large-scale international travel may not return to pre-Covid levels because of a distrust in flying and in-person meetings no longer being considered necessary, according to a new report.

The $47m scheme was previously due to end on 30 June.

The Department of Internal Affairs says they have updated New Zealand passports with enhanced security features.

About 60% of Kiwis say they will be comfortable travelling internationally after they get the Covid-19 vaccine, according to a Booking.com survey.

Over 400,000 New Zealand passports expired as people have no place to go.

The government’s Consumer Travel Reimbursement Scheme has returned more than $300m to New Zealanders who had overseas travel cancelled due to Covid-19.

The tool is designed to activate domestic tourism and incentivise Kiwis to try new things and share their experiences on social channels.

Travel-related complaints include those about airlines, booking agents, motor vehicle rentals and accommodation.

Around $690m of NZers’ money is believed to be locked up from cancelled overseas travel.

The new support will help travel agents recover tourist funds locked up overseas.

There is a “clear lack of empathy, concern or understanding” for the travel industry, says Helloworld’s former cruise marketing manager.

Australian-based international travel giant Flight Centre says it has laid off 70% of its 22,000 workforce globally and has posted a A$662m bottom line loss.

The collapse of international company STA Travel is a warning to customers and companies that buy travel products to seek suppliers with consumer protection.

Jacinda Ardern says the Govt is close to reaching agreement on an air corridor to the islands.

People will be allowed to travel for tourism and operators such as ski fields could be open.

New Zealanders are curtailing their travel plans but some overseas destinations are holding up.

Record numbers of New Zealanders are visiting Brisbane, with figures at an all-time high.

The top five overseas holiday destinations for Kiwi families have been revealed.

Airbnb is bringing its global push into the business travel market to New Zealand having teamed up with New Zealand travel management company, Orbit World travel.

Australian stock exchange listed travel giant Helloworld Travel has added another string to New Zealand business with the purchase of sports travel specialist The Williment Travel Group.

The fast-growing OTA is set to launch in NZ this month.

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