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.

The Buller District Council has delayed until next year a decision on whether to ban freedom camping at Punakaiki.

Jetstar's New Zealand staff are being given extra training to deal with problems they face dealing with customers.

Jetstar's regional operations could boost the economy of four centres it serves by about $40 million a year, according to Infometrics

A Kaikoura motel owner said he had to kick two tourists out for overstaying their welcome and exacerbating the stressful situation, following Monday's quake.

Quake-hit South Island businesses which are facing a tourist season without highway access say a Government relief package is a good start.

Whale Watch Kaikoura is overwhelmed by the support they have received following a temporary closure after Monday's quake.

Kaikoura's surfers are anxiously waiting for a swell to see what the weekend's earthquake means for the region's famous surf breaks.

Port of Malborough expects to find out today whether the ferry terminal building at Picton is structurally sound.

Join NZ Herald Property Editor Anne Gibson as she talks to Ollie Wall from Graham Wall Real Estate on Americans buying up large in New Zealand, both in residential and commercial property.

Tourists are heading to the South Island's West Coast in their droves after the devastating east coast earthquake.

Tourism operators say there have been no reports of cancellations following the earthquakes but the industry is in damage control because of potential damage to NZ's image.

Steven Joyce has been charged with putting together a "business continuity package" for Kaikoura.

Tourism leaders fear the image of New Zealand as a destination will be harmed by the earthquakes.

For the fourth year in a row, Air New Zealand has been named the best way to fly.

The earthquake will put pressure on the construction sector and could bring further interest rate cuts, says the ASB.

BIG READ: Ed Sims has been in control at Airways for five years and has spent up on technology to cope with changes.

Auckland economic update shows the city's extremely strong performance

Kiwis are less interested in travelling to the US despite the weakening of the greenback, while Americans are interested in one-way flights out.

Hotel accommodation is being squeezed hard by record tourism levels with guest night records continuing to be broken.

Passengers travelling to and from Rotorua Airport are set to arrive at a fully refurbished terminal.

The tourism spend for Auckland is estimated at $7.4 billion for the year to September 2016 - a 9 per cent increase on last year.

Competition on the Auckland-Hong Kong route will heat up with the arrival of Hong Kong Airlines later this week.

This month marks a decade since icebergs thrust Otago into the world spotlight, ODT illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery recalls how it played out.

Tourist drank a bottle of vodka before throwing punches, biting a man and abusing and assaulting police in eight-hour Queenstown rampage.