Tourism New Zealand - Latest News [Page 21]
Couple Announce Engagement In Mobile Studio
Friday, 30 January 2009, 3:01 pm | Tourism New Zealand
A young British couple on holiday in New Zealand have just used Tourism New Zealand’s ‘Have Your Say’ mobile film studio to announce their engagement to friends and family back home. More >>
Louis Vuitton Pacific Series Showcases New Zealand
Friday, 30 January 2009, 2:59 pm | Tourism New Zealand
The start of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series this weekend will see New Zealand in the spotlight for yachting fans from many of our major tourist markets. More >>
Australia Helps Shore Up Arrivals Figures
Monday, 22 December 2008, 11:13 am | Tourism New Zealand
Australia has again shown its importance to New Zealand's tourism industry, with Australian arrivals helping to hold up declines from other markets. More >>
Tourists Get Chance To “Rave” About New Zealand
Friday, 12 December 2008, 11:13 am | Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand is believed to be leading the world in tourism marketing by using visitors to spread the word to friends and family through social networking. More >>
Giant Rugby Ball Hosts Thousands in London
Wednesday, 3 December 2008, 9:06 am | Tourism New Zealand
Over seven and a half thousand people have visited Tourism New Zealand’s Rugby Ball venue in London and many more have seen New Zealand’s message through media coverage of the event. More >>
Slump Continues To Hit Travel Industry
Friday, 21 November 2008, 12:00 pm | Tourism New Zealand
New visitor arrivals figures have shown a worsening situation for New Zealand’s tourism industry. More >>
NZ Leads The Way In Responsible Tourism
Thursday, 13 November 2008, 12:49 pm | Tourism New Zealand
Just announced in London, New Zealand won the 'Overall Winner' and 'Best Destination' categories in the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards. More >>
Financial Crisis Impacts Visitor Arrivals
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 2:45 pm | Tourism New Zealand
The impact of the global financial crisis is beginning to be felt by the tourism industry, with visitor arrivals to New Zealand down 6.6%, just over 11,000 less people than in September 2007. More >>
World First Green Tourism Scheme A Hit In Japan
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 5:37 pm | Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand's world-leading green tourism verification scheme - Qualmark Green - has been picked up by Japan' and Asia's largest travel agency, JTB. More >>
Olympics Takes A Toll On Visitor Arrivals
Friday, 19 September 2008, 1:31 pm | Tourism New Zealand
A dip in Chinese visitor arrivals in August has demonstrated the importance of this growing market to New Zealand’s tourism industry. The ‘stay at home’ influence of the Olympics and a continued ban on Government travel after the May Sichuan earthquake ... More >>
Tourism NZ Launches Largest Ever Campaign in UK
Friday, 22 August 2008, 9:37 am | Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand is about to launch its largest ever tourism campaign into the United Kingdom. The $7.3 million Tourism New Zealand campaign is based on research that shows that Brits are most likely to make their travel decisions based on talking ... More >>
New Zealand's Cruise Industry Hits New Record High
Friday, 15 August 2008, 11:13 am | Tourism New Zealand
New Zealand’s booming cruise industry hit a record 168,000 passenger and crew arrivals last season, pumping $204 million into local economies from Auckland to Otago. More >>
Tougher Conditions Continue To Bite
Monday, 21 July 2008, 2:38 pm | Tourism New Zealand
An upcoming US election, rising fuel prices and growing global economic concerns have impacted on visitor arrivals in June. Visitor arrivals were down 2.1% to just over 140,000 visitors in June compared to a year earlier. More >>
Tougher Conditions Continue To Bite
Monday, 21 July 2008, 2:29 pm | Tourism New Zealand
An upcoming US election, rising fuel prices and growing global economic concerns have impacted on visitor arrivals in June. More >>
Rugby Ball Kicks Off In London In November
Friday, 4 July 2008, 11:49 am | Tourism New Zealand
The New Zealand giant inflatable rugby ball’s installation in London will be timed to coincide with the All Blacks Rugby Tour and a brand new tourism campaign in the UK – giving New Zealand a huge boost in profile in November. More >>
Economic Woes Dampen Visitor Arrivals
Friday, 20 June 2008, 1:15 pm | Tourism New Zealand
Economic woes are impacting international visitor arrivals, with slightly fewer tourists than normal arriving in New Zealand during May. Visitor arrivals were down 0.2 per cent to about 140,000 visitors, less than 300 fewer than the same month last year. ... More >>
Steady growth for domestic Tourism
Friday, 23 May 2008, 4:29 pm | Tourism New Zealand
Research just released by the Ministry of Tourism shows that New Zealand domestic travellers spent $7.6 billion in the year to December 2007, an increase of 1.6% compared to the same period the previous year. More >>
TRENZ 2008, NZ’s biggest carbon neutral event
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 12:03 am | Tourism New Zealand
The countdown is on to New Zealand’s biggest tourism event, which is also New Zealand’s biggest carbon neutral event – TRENZ 2008 – kicking off in Rotorua on Monday 26 May. More >>
Australians highly satisfied with NZ visit
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 5:19 pm | Tourism New Zealand
Data just released by the Ministry of Tourism shows very high levels of satisfaction amongst Australian visitors to New Zealand’s regions. More >>
New glacier hot pools on track for spring launch
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 2:01 pm | Tourism New Zealand
A multi-million dollar hot pools complex, The Glacier Hot Pools, being built in Franz Josef’s native rainforest by Ngai Tahu Tourism and Joseph Developments Limited is on track to open in spring this year. More >>