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Some clients like to make their own plans every step of the way, others like to sit back, relax and let someone else take care of organising their journey. Whether your clients fit one of these categories, or whether they would like the best of both worlds, New Zealand has an excellent system of coach, rail and ferry operators, many offering pre-packaged tours at a variety of grades.
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Strong visitor arrivals delivered through spring

The tourism industry is gearing up for what looks to be a strong summer season ahead, with international arrivals statistics released today showing strong visitor numbers were maintained throughout spring. Total visitor arrivals for the year ending September 2013 were up 2.9 per cent. Holidaymakers continue to drive the growth in overall numbers, with September [...]

Work on Triple Chair plus terrain improvements promises exciting winter for Mt Hutt

Canterbury’s Mt Hutt ski area is on track for another exciting winter thanks to the re-instatement of a new-look Triple Chair, the introduction of a new terrain park further up the mountain and trail improvements. The second stage concrete pour for the lift foundations was completed by helicopter on Monday in near perfect flying conditions, [...]

Come on a second Great Adventure

Calling adventure and outdoor tourism operators: you’re all invited to attend the Tourism Industry Association’s The Great Adventure 2014, set to be held in Wellington on 19-20 June. Following the success of last year’s inaugural Great Adventure, planning is well underway for this industry event that brings together operators and others from around the adventure [...]

Qualmark confirms star ratings partnership with TripAdvisor

Finding quality accommodation will soon be even easier for travellers thanks to a new industry partnership between Qualmark and TripAdvisor. Beginning in June 2014, any New Zealand accommodation provider with a Qualmark star rating will have this automatically displayed alongside their TripAdvisor traveller rating. Tim Keeling, General Manager Qualmark New Zealand says the partnership between [...]

100% Middle-earth, 100% Pure New Zealand wins prestigious PATA Gold Award 2014

Tourism New Zealand’s” 100% Middle-earth, 100% Pure New Zealand” campaign has been recognised on the world stage again, with its latest win being the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Grand Award, Marketing. “As an international marketing body it is incredibly encouraging to receive acknowledgement of our campaign activity from fellow international tourism bodies and [...]

International arrivals to NZ solid in past year

Arrivals from key international visitor market for the year ending in June have shown stellar performances, says Tourism New Zealand, with a total annual arrival growth of 5.7 per cent equating to 150,000 extra visitors compared to the same period previously. “The last 12 months have delivered some fantastic arrivals to New Zealand – with [...]

Air Force Museum Venue Becomes Champion Canterbury Business Awards Finalist

The New Zealand Air Force Museum, together with its partner Vbase, has been recognised as a Tourism/Hospitality Finalist in the 2014 Champion Canterbury Business Awards. The partnership between the popular, award-winning miliraty museum and tourism attraction and Christchurch’s venue management organisation was designed to rejuvenate the business tourism and hospitality sector. The 1500sqm of new [...]

New Zealand achieves unprecedented profile in Chinese reality TV show

More than 400 million viewers across China have been glued to season two of Chinese reality show Dad, where are we going?, which featured 217 minutes of celebrities travelling around New Zealand. Tourism New Zealand and Air New Zealand pitched for the rights to host the production in September, with New Zealand becoming the first international [...]

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