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![Christchurch Airport to get new Novotel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Christchurch Airport to get new Novotel
Novotel says it is building a new 200-room hotel at Christchurch Airport.
![NZ to US air fares plunge - $699 return](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
NZ to US air fares plunge - $699 return
The Auckland-Los Angeles fare frenzy gets better for Kiwi travelers with prices hitting a new low of $699 return through travel agent Helloworld.
![AirAsia X touches down in Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
AirAsia X touches down in Auckland
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X has joined a growing number of airlines serving New Zealand as Kiwis travel in record numbers and tourism booms.
![Airlines step up warnings over Easter disruption](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Airlines step up warnings over Easter disruption
Are you travelling to Australia over Easter? Expect delays.
![Airbnb to let neighbours give feedback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Airbnb to let neighbours give feedback
Airbnb will soon give landlords a better way to find out how the strangers showing up at their properties are behaving.
![Qatar Airways coming to NZ - confirmed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Qatar Airways coming to NZ - confirmed
This will be the new longest flight in the world - more than 18 hours flight time between Doha and Auckland.
![Tourists flexed credit cards more in NZ last month](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Tourists flexed credit cards more in NZ last month
Tourists appear to be spending more on their credit cards in New Zealand, led by visitors from Australia and the UK.
![New $200m waterfront hotel for 2018](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New $200m waterfront hotel for 2018
PM says one million Chinese visitors will soon be coming to New Zealand every year.
![Where Kiwis can bag a hotel room bargain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Where Kiwis can bag a hotel room bargain
NZ hotel prices are surging but there are still some bargains for Kiwi travellers in holiday hotspots
![Air New Zealand resumes flights to Osaka](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Air New Zealand resumes flights to Osaka
The service between Auckland and Osaka was suspended in 2013.
![Super-jumbo upgrade for longest flight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Super-jumbo upgrade for longest flight
Emirates has announced that an Airbus A380 super-jumbo will be used on the airline's first direct services between Dubai and Auckland as a one-off special.
![Thousands of 'missing' cruise passengers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Thousands of 'missing' cruise passengers
Even though tens of thousands of cruise ship passengers visit ports they are not recorded in official tourism statistics.
![Cabin crew secrets from longest flight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Cabin crew secrets from longest flight
Kiwi flight attendant Kaytlin Motion describes her job on the ultra long haul service between Dubai and Auckland.
![The man who sold New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
The man who sold New Zealand
Successful Tourism NZ boss Kevin Bowler tells Grant Bradley how he does it.
![Airport boss confident NZ can sustain tourism growth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Airport boss confident NZ can sustain tourism growth
Auckland International Airport CEO Adrian Littlewood says New Zealand has plenty of capacity to grow tourism from its record levels.
![Editorial: Hostels barring Kiwis in grey legal territory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Editorial: Hostels barring Kiwis in grey legal territory
When Ryan Turney's mother, Gerardine, learned her son had been told he could not stay at a Blenheim backpackers she hit the roof.
![Moody's gives NZ big tick](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Moody's gives NZ big tick
Moody's Investors Service is comfortable with its Aaa credit rating on New Zealand with a stable outlook, as it anticipates the impact from lower commodity prices will be offset by strength in areas of the economy such as tourism and education services.
![Chinese buy New Zealand's oldest castle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Chinese buy New Zealand's oldest castle
Chinese interests have bought their very own "castle" on a chunk of the Waitaki Valley, and have big plans.
![Fares to US dip below $400](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fares to US dip below $400
Hot competition has pushed air fares to the United States down to the lowest ever offered.
![Newest airliner heading for Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Newest airliner heading for Auckland
Cathay Pacific is on track to be the first airline to fly the world's newest widebody aircraft on scheduled services to New Zealand.
![Christopher Luxon: 'I'm supporting flag change'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Christopher Luxon: 'I'm supporting flag change'
Air NZ CEO Christopher Luxon shares his views on the flag referendum and whether he is supporting a change.
![Air fare bonanza to stay - Jetstar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Air fare bonanza to stay - Jetstar
David Hall, Jetstar chief executive of Australia and New Zealand, said his airline's operating model and competition would keep fares low.
![Bargain air fares tipped for another year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Bargain air fares tipped for another year
Expect lower international airfares to stick around for a while, House of Travel director says.