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

WATCH: One of the world's biggest cruise ships - which arrives in NZ next week - will be the star of cruise season.

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

The growth in new air routes is stoking travel by New Zealanders to new destinations, according to a House of Travel survey.

In the lead up to Christmas one of the world’s top airlines has announced record low fares to London, following a growing trend among carriers eager to outdo the competition. Joining Laura McGoldrick is NZ Herald aviation writer Grant Bradley to discuss what this means for kiwis.

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

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.

Industry bosses say Govt levy needed to pay for improved travel facilities.

Auckland Airport says the summer peak will be busier than ever and is taking steps to make it as easy as possible.

Tourists will soon be soaring high over Rotorua on the Orbserver - a helium balloon which can carry up to 20 passengers 150m above the tourist mecca.

Responsible visitors such as those travelling in certified self-contained motorhomes should "not have the door slammed in their face", says the NZ Motorcaravan Association.

The government has welcomed a report from New Zealand's key tourism leaders who have called for a nationwide bed levy and a boost to departure taxes to fund small centre infrastrucuture.

A US start-up is working to make supersonic speed mainstream, with a passenger jet that travels more than two times the speed of sound.

Airlines are finding more ways to charge for extras like baggage fees and on-board food.

Noumea-based Aircalin is upgrading its fleet, opting for Airbus A320s and A330s

Rangatira Investments operating profit rises by almost a third, Polynesian Spa benefits from tourism boom.

Auckland would be joining a global trend if it started charging a levy to tourists staying in the city.

COMMENT: I think what Phil Goff is doing is absolutely right - a visitor levy is a good way to generate income, but it needs to go beyond Auckland.

Rental car companies are exploring the possibility of moving some 250 vehicles stranded in Kaikoura out by sea.