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Global tourism deals soar
Global mergers and acquisitions in tourism more than doubled in value last year as low borrowing costs and competition fuelled the busiest year in seven for deals in the industry.
Global mergers and acquisitions in tourism more than doubled in value last year as low borrowing costs and competition fuelled the busiest year in seven for deals in the industry.
Auckland councillors will make a huge call behind closed doors on Thursday on whether to stand firm against further reclamation of the Waitemata Harbour for port use.
The falling New Zealand dollar will boost tourism and could enable hotel operators to increase prices.
The biggest superyacht to visit New Zealand has berthed at Auckland's Wynyard Wharf because it is too big for the dedicated big boat marina.
We show you how SkyCity's new convention centre would look in central Auckland, as details are revealed for the first time in its resource consent applications.
About this time last year I generously put together a compendium of advice for international visitors.
City comes out swinging over Government suggestion that ratepayer cash be used to prop up SkyCity's international convention centre.
It has housed the world's largest water chute, welcomed the Empire of India exhibition and hosted David Bowie and the most disastrous concert of his career.
New Zealand has been named ‘best country’ at the 2014 Daily Telegraph Travel Awards for the third year in a row.
Auckland is growing its reputation as a travellers' mecca, writes Alexander Speirs.
US hotel chain the new operator of a luxury $200 million Auckland waterfront hotel to be developed by a Chinese property group.
The focus will go on plans for Auckland's new $200 million luxury waterfront hotel tomorrow when China's President, Xi Jinping, and Prime Minister John Key announce new details of the Wynyard Quarter deal.
A Chinese billionaire behind the controversial buy-up of the Crafar dairy farms and Lochinver Station says New Zealanders have nothing to fear from his investments in the country.
Ahead of his third visit to New Zealand tonight, China's President Xi Jinping has penned this letter to New Zealanders.
The Chinese President's state visit is a massive marketing opportunity for NZ, with a large contingent of Chinese media set to arrive this week.
Long ago Waitomo Caves staff named two eels living in the cave system "Smeagol" and "Gollum".
A failed Fiji resort development that Bridgecorp directors poured $106 million has today been officially restarted by the island's nation's prime minister.
New Zealand guest nights rose 1.1 percent to a record for a September month, driven by a rebound in international traveller numbers
Prime Minister John Key says plans to scrap some regional flights around the country is generally good news, a point many of the affected communities dispute.
Having a name which has overtones of the proletariat, it was perhaps destiny that diplomat Carl Worker should end up in China.
Tourist operators say a chronic labour shortage because of problems hiring overseas workers could choke the booming tourism sector.
Aviation Security staff are on heightened alert following the raised terror threat level and on the lookout for a range of new risks.
Millions of departing travellers could be spared the chore filling in departure cards following work done by Customs and Statistics New Zealand.
Skyline Queenstown has won a top tourist industry accolade, taking out the inaugural ServiceIQ Visitor Experience Award.
Spending by domestic tourists is falling short of targets but an industry body says New Zealand tourism has made a promising start to nearly doubling spending in just over a decade.
'I'm deadly serious, I will close you down'. The Prime Minister has issued a stern warning to adventure tourism operators over safety breaches.