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Destination Queenstown
Destination Queenstown is the regional tourism organisation, representing Queenstown in New Zealand and around the world.
Destination Queenstown (DQ) is the Regional Tourism Organisation (RTO) responsible for the marketing of Queenstown as the Southern Hemisphere's premier four season lake and alpine resort. As the neutral tourism contact point for the resort, we work with local businesses, including tourism operators, the hospitality industry, accommodation providers, retailers, and service sectors to promote Queenstown as a unique destination that offers visitors truly memorable experiences. Our role is to co-ordinate, facilitate, motivate and develop the marketing of Queenstown.
Destination Queenstown - Latest News [Page 4]
Queenstown’s international visitor spend surges 25% in 2015
Wednesday, 25 November 2015, 3:21 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown’s international visitor spend surges 25% in 2015 Queenstown, New Zealand (25 November 2015) –Queenstown is again the number one regional centre in New Zealand for international visitor expenditure, retaining its 14% market share of all international ... More >>
Destination Queenstown Appoints Marketing Director
Tuesday, 3 November 2015, 9:12 am | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (3 November 2015) – Destination Queenstown (DQ) is pleased to announce the promotion of communications and sector Strategy Manager Sarah Stacey to the new position of marketing and communications director, effective from November ... More >>
Destination Queenstown celebrates 30 years!
Thursday, 8 October 2015, 10:40 am | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (8 October 2015) – Queenstown’s regional tourism organisation, Destination Queenstown, is celebrating 30 years of promoting New Zealand’s premier four-season destination in 2015. More >>
Queenstown blanketed in snow ahead of ski season
Monday, 25 May 2015, 1:22 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (25 May 2015) – Queenstown and the surrounding region has been covered in snow this morning giving the local ski areas a good boost before their scheduled opening days in a few weeks’ time. More >>
Queenstown’s record first quarter
Tuesday, 12 May 2015, 3:41 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (12 May, 2015) - Queenstown has hit record guest nights for the first quarter of 2015 with a total of 919,103 guest nights for the period January – March 2015, according to the Statistics New Zealand’s Commercial Accommodation ... More >>
Queenstown voted top destination in NZ and the South Pacific
Wednesday, 25 March 2015, 4:31 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (25 March 2015) - Queenstown has been named the number one destination in both New Zealand and the South Pacific in TripAdvisor’s 2015 Travellers’ Choice Awards. More >>
Queenstown secures its place on the global Monopoly Board!
Thursday, 19 March 2015, 5:00 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (19 March 2015) – Queenstown has successfully competed against some of the world’s top destinations to secure its position on the global Monopoly Here and Now: World Edition board game. More >>
Monopoly: 96 hours to go to keep Queenstown on top!
Friday, 27 February 2015, 4:27 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (27 February 2015) – As of today, Queenstown is sitting in the top 15 of 80 cities around the world all competing for a spot on the global Monopoly Here & Now: World Edition game board. And there’s only 96 hours left ... More >>
Queenstown’s international visitor spend tops $1 billion
Friday, 28 November 2014, 1:06 pm | Destination Queenstown
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has today released its annual Regional Tourism Estimates showing Queenstown is the number one regional centre in New Zealand for international visitor expenditure, making up 14% of all international ... More >>
Queenstown experiences record guest nights for winter 2014
Thursday, 13 November 2014, 5:26 pm | Destination Queenstown
Statistics New Zealand’s Commercial Accommodation Monitor (CAM) figures released yesterday show Queenstown has recorded its highest ever guest nights for the winter ski season. For the July – September period total Queenstown guest nights were ... More >>
Destination Queenstown partners with Tourism New Zealand
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 9:26 am | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (10 November 2014) :Destination Queenstown and Tourism New Zealand have partnered to deliver a marketing campaign that encourages more Australian’s to visit New Zealand’s leading four season resort over summer. More >>
Queenstown voted Australasia’s Leading Destination
Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 12:16 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (14 October 2014) - Queenstown has been named Australasia’s Leading Destination at the 2014 World Travel Awards. More >>
Queenstown hits record annual guest nights
Wednesday, 13 August 2014, 4:13 pm | Destination Queenstown
Statistics New Zealand’s Commercial Accommodation Monitor (CAM) figures released yesterday showed that Queenstown has recorded its highest ever guest nights for a 12 month period. For the year end June 2014 total Queenstown guest nights were up ... More >>
Queenstown business community calls on councillors
Wednesday, 25 June 2014, 2:13 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (25 June 2014) - Destination Queenstown and the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce are today urging Queenstown Lakes District councillors to vote in favour of the recommendation that the council approve the next steps in the development ... More >>
New International Markets Manager for Destination Queenstown
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 4:28 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (11 June 2014) – Destination Queenstown (DQ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jiaming (Ella) Zhang to the position of International Markets Manager – Asia. More >>
Queenstown Winter Key Event Listings
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 12:59 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown Winter Key Event Listings (June – August 2014) With the days getting colder and shorter in the south, Queenstown is gearing up for an action-packed winter - kicking off with the 40th anniversay American Express Queenstown Winter Festival. ... More >>
Queenstown hits record first quarter guest nights
Monday, 12 May 2014, 5:03 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown has hit record guest nights for the first three months of the year, with a total of 877,416 guest nights for the period January – March 2014, according to the Statistics New Zealand’s Commercial Accommodation Monitor (CAM) released ... More >>
Destination Queenstown welcomes evening flights announcement
Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 3:22 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (06 May 2014) - Destination Queenstown has welcomed the announcement today from aviation authorities that the foundation safety case for after dark flights into Queenstown has been approved. More >>
Queenstown voted NZ’s top destination on Trip Advisor
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 2:05 pm | Destination Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand (09 April 2014) - Queenstown has again been named New Zealand’s number one destination in the 2014 Travellers’ Choice Destinations by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest online travel community. More >>
Queenstown wineries ‘pop up’ in Sydney
Wednesday, 2 April 2014, 12:52 pm | Destination Queenstown
Destination Queenstown has teamed up with The Winery Surry Hills to host ‘Urban Vineyard,’ a week-long celebration showcasing Queenstown as a world-class wine and food destination. More >>
