Mediocre weather means more Kiwis than usual have been planning overseas trips and low fares out today will see those numbers increase, says an agent.

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The $10 billion spend-up on overseas travel is forecast continue but rising oil prices and slowing house price rises could dent demand.

The largest cruise ship to traverse New Zealand's waters, with nearly 6500 passengers and crew members, made its debut in Auckland this morning.

On a good day, you can't beat Mt Ruapehu. But for the skifield company, it isn't all blue skies.

The arrival of the Ovation of the Seas should provide some relief to Wellington businesses that had been hit hard by the November 14 earthquake.

The latest Chinese airline to fly to Auckland has landed as passenger numbers leap past 18 million a year.

Napier has been titled a must-see destination by The Telegraph this week.

New Zealand's booming migration and tourism set new records in November, with arrivals continuing to increase and departures steadily lower.

The biggest cruise ship to visit New Zealand has arrived in picturesque Milford Sound.

We're known for our picturesque beaches, mountains and glaciers, so is this attraction really the best?

The super-rich are booking into this just-opened lakefront penthouse.

Fly Buys chief Stephen England-Hall has been appointed Tourism NZ leader as the visitor industry booms.

Lack of port facilities contributed to P&O ditching plans to bring a 4200-passenger ship to this market, which an industry group says is a wake-up call.

National Party cabinet reshuffle- Rotorua MP Todd McClay remains Minister of Trade and Minister for State Owned Enterprises- He moves

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From taxing ghost profits to the implosion of Pumpkin Patch, these are the biggest stories from the business year.

Some fares to London aboard one of the world's top airlines have dropped to equal a record low.

Tristram Clayton embarks on an unforgettable tour of the Celebrity Solstice while it visits Auckland.

An activist investor has declared war on Walt Disney, vowing to claw back almost €1bn in "egregious fees" levelled against its struggling French offshoot.

The Govtt will re-double its promotion of the "Alpine Pacific Triangle" to get tourists back to quake-hit Kaikoura, Hanmer and Christchurch.

Air fares around the world are forecast to fall further in 2017 and the industry will continue to make big profits.

Increasing numbers of New Zealanders are worried about the pressure overseas tourists are putting on the country.

Traffic chaos around Auckland Airport meant some passengers missed flights and its set to get worse over summer.

Leveraging Middle Earth has boosted tourism to New Zealand during the past 15 years and will continue in the future, says Tourism New Zealand.

The Labour Inspectorate is cracking down on business disguising employees as 'volunteers'.

New Zealand's spending on infrastructure needs to increase and it isn't realistic to expect ratepayers to foot the bill, leaders say.

Outgoing prime minister John Key also held the tourism portfolio which industry leaders say gave it a high profile.

A Lake Tekapo kayak hire boss charged over the deaths of two tourists in New Zealand on a "holiday of a lifetime" has pleaded guilty today.