A study has found 53 per cent of New Zealanders belong to at least one travel loyalty programme.

Shares in Qantas surged to their highest level in more than six years after it said the global drop in oil prices would help cut its fuel bill by A$550 million ($593 million) this year.

New Zealand has slipped in an international measure of travel and tourism competitiveness on a range of measures, especially the cost to visit here.

Chris Greive's history with the Flight Centre goes back to its Top Deck roots in early 1980s London.

Air New Zealand's chief of sales and revenue Cam Wallace has a big challenge ahead - hundreds of thousands of extra seats to fill.

Airbus forecasts the volume of traffic through New Zealand's top three airports will almost double to 45 million passengers a year within the next 20 years.

Competition for new flight attendants is heating up with Emirates on a recruiting drive in New Zealand.

Emirates Airline has topped two customer surveys in the last week including the Roy Morgan Research award as the best international airline for customer satisfaction in New Zealand for the third year....

Intense competition and more airline services have led to sharp falls in prices that are now being reflected in the latest consumer price index.

Air New Zealand and a global aircraft parts supplier AJW Group have done a deal to service components of Tigerair Australia planes.

With less than six months to go to the kickoff of the Rugby World Cup the official agent for tours from New Zealand says it has a fifth of its allotted packages to sell.

New Zealand travellers joined the jet age 50 years ago today when Qantas began Boeing 707 flights to Christchurch.

Air NZ has implemented new rules requiring two people, including at least one pilot, to be in the cockpit at all times.

Flight Centre's currency exchange business is for a limited time offering a parity deal with the Australian dollar.

Blair Haeata says his Maori heritage has helped him fit into marketing roles at a number of Chinese businesses, including his latest job at China Southern Airlines.

The organisation representing tourist operators says that bed taxes can work, but only in some places.

A team is in New Zealand scouting shore experiences for the latest boutique cruise ship operator to arrive in this region.

Cathay Pacific plans to fly the latest widebody plane from Hong Kong to Auckland later next year.

Airlines have welcomed plans to build a third runway at Hong Kong Airport but are worried about how it will be paid for.

Amazing Race host Phil Keoghan is the face of a new campaign to attract United States cycle tourists to New Zealand.

High demand is driving up hotel prices in New Zealand but for Kiwis travelling overseas, Asia is offering the best bargains and Australian hotels are more affordable.

A new booking app for travellers who need a hotel in a hurry and want to be guided straight there is being introduced to New Zealand.

Boeing has lined up buyers for 10 of the early, overweight 787 Dreamliners whose years in storage made them emblems of the jet's factory woes and a drag on profit.

Falling fuel prices are causing a headwind for Hawaiian Airlines as lower oil costs impact on carriers differently.

Businesses are being warned of tougher rules covering staff safety when they're travelling on business.

Hawaiian Airlines has had a relationship with TV programme Hawaii Five-0 for the past five years.

The head of one of the world's top luxury travel networks says New Zealand is leading the way in appealing to high-end travellers who are flocking to this country.

Airbus' plan to sell an A380 superjumbo fitted out as a "flying palace" has evaporated after the deal was discreetly cancelled.

Virgin Australia is tipped to benefit more from fuel savings in the year's second half after reporting a sharp upturn in its latest trading update.