Qatar Airways will start flying next year and is offering fares as low as $1455 from Auckland to Europe return.

Kiwis spend an estimated $43 million on pre-flight drinks at airports every year.

Young elephant Kham Lha reaches out with her trunk to save the trainer who rescued her as a baby.

The tourism industry and other groups are tackling freedom campers messing up popular tourism spots

Queenstown has been named the top destination in Australasia and Air New Zealand named the best way of getting there in global travel awards.

Cheap fuel isn't always a good thing for airlines, a leading analyst says.

Amazing footage has emerged of a helicopter landing on billionaire Graeme Hart's 107 metre-long superyacht Ulysses.

The company that owns Chateau Tongariro is expecting to produce a profit for the first time in five years.

New Zealand accommodation providers saw record highs for an August month this year, driven by a surge in international visitors.

WATCH: Here's how an ugly duckling carpark transformed into a luxury hotel.

COMMENT: Making great memories might be well worth the money.

The days of holding on to the same job for life may be almost gone, but, a lot can be said for staying within the one organisation

WATCH NZH FOCUS: The plunge in air fares to Europe has extended to the premium cabin with Cathay Pacific business class fares falling to as low as 3399.

Air New Zealand is launching a raid into its Australian rivals' home patch targeting the long haul market across the Pacific.

Global hotel chain The Ritz-Carlton is eyeing New Zealand and Auckland has been tipped to be the first place it might open.

Watch The Economy Hub: Tourism boss Grant Webster says the industry is far more resilient than it used to be and is able to withstand global shocks.

On this week's episode of The Economy Hub NZME head of business Fran O'Sullivan and business editor Grant Bradley talk to Tourism Holdings chief Grant Webster about the tourism industry's new "new paradigm".

Jucy's Christchurch-based pod-style hotel is in demand ahead of its November opening.

An 18-storey five-star hotel in the heart of Dunedin is a step closer to reality following the signing of an exclusive deal.

Ateed warns of a decline in visits unless these ships can be accommodated. It must be possible, without further compromising Auckland's prime attraction.

China's fourth biggest carrier Hainan Airlines will start flying to New Zealand early next year, the latest in a wave of Chinese airlines coming to this country.

The biggest cruise liner to visit New Zealand is headlining a record number of ships to come here during summer.

Just days after the unexplained deaths of American sisters Robin and Annie Korkki at their luxury Seychelles resort, two more tourists have died.

New Zealand's most expensive new residential lodge will open its doors to guests from the start of next month.

A four-year-old adventure business with a big conservation programme has taken the supreme tourism award.

The new tourism venture, which aims to attract 180,000 visitors a year, will showcase the story of manuka honey.

A summit is being held to help New Zealand businesses better capitalise on burgeoning growth in the Chinese tourism market.

New Zealand's net migration rose in the year through August, returning to the record set in the June year.

Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy today released a detailed report on the Coast's economy.

Lifetime Mt Ruapehu lift passes are being offered for the first time in a decade as part of a $100m infrastructure programme.