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April holiday arrivals spell good news, says Tourism New Zealand

Tourism New Zealand chief executive Kevin Bowler says recently collated international visitor arrival figures for April show steady growth from core markets and some fantastic holiday arrival numbers. “Our strong summer visitor arrivals have continued into autumn, meaning April’s arrival figures are the highest ever for an April month, up 2.5 per cent on 2012. [...]

Qualmark looked for at TRENZ 2013

International buyers at TRENZ 2013 have a Qualmark endorsement top of mind when seeking out and promoting quality businesses, says Cameron Lawrence, Qualmark New Zealand’s Service & Account’s Manager.  Qualmark recently attended TRENZ (in April) alongside around 250 New Zealand tourism operators and 290 invited international travel and tourism buyers.  Cameron says more than 85 [...]

TNZ appoint working group to develop golf tourism

Tourism New Zealand has announced this week that they have appointed a working group tasked with developing a long-term strategy for golf tourism in New Zealand. The working group will undertake a comprehensive review of golf-specific tourism in key in-bound markets over the next eight weeks, and will examine such associated issues as the potential [...]

Tourism Industry Association Hails Convention Centre Announcement

The Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand (TIA) has welcomed today’s announcement from the government that an international-scale convention centre will be constructed in Auckland, believing that it will create substantial economic benefits for the whole country. TIA Chief Executive Martin Snedden says that the new international-scale convention centre will benefit both the tourism industry [...]

Record Numbers For Rotorua Accommodation Industry

A number of large, successful events in the area over summer resulted in Rotorua’s highest ever volume of domestic visitor nights in commercial accommodation for a February month. In contrast to the national figures, the Central North Island had very good growth in domestic visitor nights during February. Visitor nights rose 19.2 per cent to 80,500 [...]

New Zealand Trade Manual 2013 Launched on CD

A digital version of New Zealand Trade Manual 2013 was launched at Tourism Industry Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ) in Auckland this week, with CDs in the buyers’ satchels delivering the ‘ultimate guide to selling New Zealand’ directly into the hands of travel buyers from all over the globe. This is a brand-new initiative from the [...]

Wai Ora Spa @ Wai Ora lakeside Spa Resort

Wai Ora Spa is Rotorua’s only internationally acclaimed award-winning spa – winner of three World Luxury Spa Awards for 2012. Wai Ora offers traditional Miri Miri Massage and incorporates New Zealand’s cultural spa regime and a range of geothermal mud therapies as well as a full range of beauty treatments. Discount offered for in-house guests. [...]

Taupo Tandem Skydiving

Journey high above Lake Taupo with views of volcanoes and coastline. Skydive from 15,000 feet with over one minute in freefall! Experience the adventure with New Zealand’s original tandem skydiving company, operating since 1992. With the largest range of camera options, multi-lingual staff and Qualmark endorsement, your skydive will be unforgettable. Open: All year except [...]

Albatross Encounter

Albatross Encounter is a bird-watching tour by boat, offering the opportunity to get ‘up close and personal’ with magnificent albatrosses off the beautiful Kaikoura Coast. Kaikoura offers the unique opportunity of seeing the largest number of species of ocean going (pelagic) bird for any coastal area of similar size in the world. Expert commentary is [...]

Christchurch Puts the Welcome Mat Out to Australians

Christchurch & Canterbury Tourism, in association with the Canterbury Tourism Partnership, have launched a new campaign aimed at drawing Australian visitors to Christchurch. Also strongly supported by Christchurch Airport, the campaign is called Christchurch Reimagined and is aimed at challenging Australians’ perceptions of Christchurch by demonstrating how the South Island’s gateway city has changed since [...]

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• April holiday arrivals spell good news, says Tourism New Zealand
  

  Tourism New Zealand chief executive Kevin Bowler says recently collated international ... Read More

• Qualmark looked for at TRENZ 2013
  

  International buyers at TRENZ 2013 have a Qualmark endorsement top of ... Read More

• TNZ appoint working group to develop golf tourism
  

  Tourism New Zealand has announced this week that they have appointed ... Read More