Lonely Planet described the winning region as having a 'deliciously offbeat new gallery' and being home to 'a magnificent hiking trail'.

American Airlines has launched a sale offering fares of less than $1100 with bonus flights around its network.

The size of AJ Hackett International will double within the next three years as the company looks to forge new territory overseas.

The country's most exclusive luxury lodge that features 3km of pristine coastline, four private beaches and many intimate coves opens today.

Allan Dixon is parlaying a childhood spent taking videos and photos into a way of life.

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

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.

Cruise ships coming to Napier Port are on the up, with 10 more expected this season. Local businesses are expected to reap the benefits with nearly 100,000 passengers expected to visit. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Taiwanese tribal woman Jouan Pan is in New Zealand with a mission - to get her "long lost cuzzies" to visit "home".

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.

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.

A report has investigated the tourism potential of Rocket Lab launching rockets to space from the Hawke's Bay.

Rotorua Canopy Tours won the tourism industry's highest accolade at the Tourism Industry Awards.

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.