The Dreamliner has been scheduled to fly Melbourne-Auckland and Auckland-Sydney every Monday for seven weeks.

A heavyweight travel industry coalition is calling for the Government to rethink its proposed border tax.

Macquarie says Jetstar will have a big fight on its hands to make money from its planned new regional operations.

Tourism New Zealand has launched a new campaign in partnership with Facebook: The Kombi Diaries.

This is the ultimate rugby fan's dream - a chance to win a sleepover in a renovated corporate box at Eden Park on the eve of next month's Bledisloe test.

Talk show star Oprah Winfrey says she's excited to visit New Zealand for the first time when her multi-city tour, "An Evening with Oprah" comes to Auckland in December.

A global airline organisation says the looming travel tax could cost jobs and is a breach of aviation principles.

A tourism leader has branded the Government's new travel tax as ludicrous and hypocrisy.

The boost was fuelled by a rebound in both domestic and international travellers and a lift in South Island and hotel park stays.

A new exhibition of tourism posters in Rotorua shows how New Zealand has changed - and not changed - the way we sell ourselves to the world.

Flight Centre says it has been contacted by Kiwis customers worried about access to cash while holidaying in Greece.

China Eastern says it'll soon start flying between Auckland and Shanghai year-round - and travellers are the winners.

The country's tourism cheerleader is at odds with hoteliers over how to view the popular Airbnb lodging website.

Airbnb has doubled the number of private accommodation places it has listed in New Zealand during the past year and is opening an office here to help service rapid growth.

A sagging New Zealand dollar will provide an extra boost to the tourism industry, still glowing from a record summer season.

NZ has had a net gain of 57,800 migrants in the year through May - the 10th consecutive record-breaking month.

A regional air fare war is looming as Jetstar starts services to provincial cities where Air New Zealand has had a stranglehold.

Jetstar plans to start flights to new regional destinations later this year in what will be a major shake-up for domestic air travel.

The $1.3b megaship Ovation of the Seas has been confirmed to visit next year but in Auckland passengers may have to be ferried from the ship to shore in small boats.

Qantas and American Airlines have announced a significant expansion of flying across the Pacific - opening up the possibility of new flights.

American football is coming to New Zealand for the "Southern Bowl", which is tipped to inject millions into the economies of Auckland and Wellington.

A Japanese tourist who missed her bus outside a rural New Zealand cave attraction is overwhelmed by the kindness of local people who came to her aid.

The revamped design of the SkyCity convention centre has divided critics, with one urban design expert saying it looks like "a ship beached up on Nelson St".

Final designs unveiled following months of negotiations. And it still costs more than the original deal between SkyCity and the Government.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges takes over as head of the International Transport Forum as the organisation tackles ways to boost global trade and tourism at its annual gathering.

The announcement of plans to impose an "Anti-Travel Tax" came at an unfortunate time for Transport Minister Simon Bridges, writes Grant Bradley.

Crowdfunding platform Equitise is celebrating the success of its second capital raising campaign.

Airlines and tourist businesses are disappointed at a new border levy that will push up the cost of a return flight out of New Zealand by around $22.