Tourism stories
Social media and AI to reveal international visitors' thoughts on sustainable tourism in New Zealand. Canterbury research group aims to gain insights.
Visa has released a report showing that tourist spend in NZ is growing and they want to use contactless payment systems.
BNZ is the first Kiwi bank to offer the option to accept Alipay which should roll out in July following the trial currently underway.
More than EUR €1 billion in pledges has already fuelled a global race to shape Notre-Dame’s post-fire future.
Reopening of the Main North Line helped lift KiwiRail's half-year revenue 12% to GBP £328.8 million and surplus to GBP £16.3 million.
Visitors can now stay in a hotel carved into an abandoned Shanghai quarry, after decade-long construction overcame engineering setbacks.
There's no doubt that we live in a beautiful country and New Zealand Geographic's new virtual reality project certainly proves it.
The 48-level tower will add 226 apartments and a 233-room hotel, with a public market at street level and a roof garden above.
The upgrade gives airport staff faster, more reliable links to co-ordinate passengers safely as annual throughput heads towards 8.5 million by 2025.
The government's new R&D Tax Incentive could be a breakthrough for the tourism sector's ability to innovate, adapt and change.
Auckland’s skyline could gain a landmark tower in October, with the winning Federal St design set to reshape inner-city living and streetscape.
Kiwis can now share unique local activities with Airbnb's 300 million global travellers through the expanding Experiences platform.
Auckland’s skyline could change as five architecture firms vie to design a Federal Street tower and hotel under tougher planning rules.
Rapid technological advancements are forcing the tourism industry to adapt and future-proof its business practices.
Bungy jumping from an airship over Queenstown could soon be a thrilling reality as airships are set for a revival in New Zealand tourism.
Tourism and local jobs are set to get a lift as Kaikoura rebuilds, with a NZD $30 million hotel approved after the quake.
A 30-year lease deal clears the way for Gisborne Airport’s long-planned upgrade, with the ageing 1960s terminal due to be expanded and strengthened.
New analysis by MYOB shows that technology will significantly change the way New Zealand's tourism businesses operate in the next decade.
One grant of $100,000 will be awarded to support the development of a strategy that uses 'out of the ordinary' thinking to promote NZ.
A landmark report warns New Zealand could miss out on NZD $53 billion in GDP gains by 2035 unless firms act on AI now.
