Press Release – Swordfox

Queenstown-based design, branding and web agency Swordfox has launched itself into the international spotlight with its redesign of the global web and social media presence for AJ Hackett International. Read more »

Press Release – Rainbow Springs

The 2012/13 kiwi hatching season is drawing to a close for the Kiwi Encounter team at Rotorua’s Rainbow Springs, marked by the arrival of an unexpected chick from the wild. Read more »

Press Release – Destination Queenstown

Queenstown has been named one of the worlds Top 25 Travellers Choice Destinations by TripAdvisor, the worlds largest online travel community. As well as rising to 25th place on the international list, the four season lake and alpine resort was … Read more »

Press Release – Real Journeys

Doubtful Sound is open for business, thats the message tourism operator Real Journeys is pushing in light of the NZ Transport Agencys announcement to close the Milford Road for works for 10-14 working days commencing Thursday 23rd May. Read more »

Press Release – Auckland International Airport

0.5% International passenger volumes (excluding transit passengers) at Auckland Airport were up 0.5% versus April 2012. The increase was despite the earlier timing of Easter and the later timing of school holidays in 2013. In 2012, Easter started … Read more »

Press Release – Accor Hotels and Resorts

Accors four hotels in Queenstown Sofitel Queenstown Hotel & Spa, Hotel St Moritz MGallery Collection, Novotel Queenstown Lakeside and Mercure Queenstown Resort have become the official accommodation providers of Winter Games NZ 2013. Read more »

Press Release – Tourism New Zealand

Tourism New Zealand chief executive Kevin Bowler says the international visitor arrival figures for April show steady growth from the sectors core markets and some fantastic holiday arrival numbers. Our strong summer visitor arrivals have continued into … Read more »

Press Release – Cheapflights

The opening, this month, of the Abba museum in Stockholm has sent Abba fans around the world into a frenzy of skintight catsuits, maxi dresses and sequin-encrusted satin. This inspired the team at the travel information, comparison and deals website, … Read more »

Press Release – Tourism Bay of Plenty

Tourism Bay of Plenty general manager Rhys Arrowsmith unveiled plans for promoting the Bay of Plenty at a tourism operator event on Monday night. Read more »

Press Release – Tempo Holidays

Delve into Turkeys past on an affordable 8-day tour through historic old cities to the exotic Turquoise Coast with Tempo Holidays. Read more »

Press Release – Statistics New Zealand

Visitor arrivals in April 2013 (200,600) were up 3 percent from April 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was the highest ever for an April month, surpassing the previous high recorded in April 2011 (197,800). Read more »

Press Release – Holiday Parks Association

Holiday park owners confidence has fallen slightly as winter approaches, the latest Holiday Parks Business Confidence Monitor has found. Read more »

Press Release – Smartpay NZ Ltd

Kiwi retailers are being urged to adopt the Chinese card payment system called UnionPay to ensure their businesses are attractive to Chinese tourists. Read more »

Press Release – Stray

Laos has been named the Worlds Best Tourism Destination 2013 by the European Council on Tourism and Trade (ECTT) for its perfect record of promoting clean, ecological and social orientated tourism. Read more »

Press Release – Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers advocacy has secured an exemption from Road User Charges (RUC) for light diesel vehicles of less than 3,500kg, which are used almost exclusively off-road. This will benefit the primary industries and potentially groups from tourism … Read more »

Press Release – Auckland Airport

Auckland Airport has announced it is hosting a week of workshops for airport staff to learn more about our Chinese visitors Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce today announced $2 million in new funding to launch the New Zealand Story project an initiative to help New Zealand companies gain a competitive advantage from the use of the New Zealand brand in international … Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Associate Tourism Minister Chris Tremain has praised the efforts of the Waka Tapu crew for successfully completing a return voyage to Rapanui (Easter Island). Read more »

Press Release – New Zealand Government

Trade Minister Tim Groser will travel to Washington tomorrow for the fifth US-NZ Partnership Forum next week. Read more »

Press Release – Destination Rotorua Marketing

Rotorua had another bumper month for visitation in March after posting a record result for February, with Chinese visits to Rotorua attractions and activities almost trebling since the last time Easter fell in March back in 2008. Read more »