The number of tourists visiting Cuba has risen 17 per cent since the restoration of diplomatic ties between Washington and Havana after a 50-year hiatus.

Australians are being encouraged by Queenstown's tourism body to pull a sickie and fly to the resort for a long weekend.

Hotel on Auckland's waterfront will start next year and is one of the largest Chinese investments in New Zealand.

New Zealand will welcome a record number of cruise ships this summer, including an unprecedented six vessels making their inaugural visits to the country.

A New Zealand tourism operator has created designer itineraries to entice more Chinese visitors in off-peak seasons.

Campervan rental company Tourism Holdings has boosted annual profit 81 per cent after strengthening its balance sheet and improving margins.

Rapid increase in visitors who are spending more suggests country offering good value for money.

New Zealand has cracked a milestone, with a record-breaking 3,002,982 visitors for the year to July.

Guest nights fell across all accommodation sectors except backpacker stays.

New Zealand's listed companies are expected to present solid results to the market in the coming months but analysts are predicting cautious outlooks.

New Zealand's tourism sector is on track to overtake dairy as New Zealand's biggest export earner and the country will soon crack three million visitors a year.

The Dreamliner has been scheduled to fly Melbourne-Auckland and Auckland-Sydney every Monday for seven weeks.

A heavyweight travel industry coalition is calling for the Government to rethink its proposed border tax.

Macquarie says Jetstar will have a big fight on its hands to make money from its planned new regional operations.

Tourism New Zealand has launched a new campaign in partnership with Facebook: The Kombi Diaries.

This is the ultimate rugby fan's dream - a chance to win a sleepover in a renovated corporate box at Eden Park on the eve of next month's Bledisloe test.

Talk show star Oprah Winfrey says she's excited to visit New Zealand for the first time when her multi-city tour, "An Evening with Oprah" comes to Auckland in December.

The boost was fuelled by a rebound in both domestic and international travellers and a lift in South Island and hotel park stays.

A new duty-free operator at Auckland International Airport is promising a little less of the hard sell that annoyed travellers.

The average price for a San Francisco hotel room has jumped 88 per cent in the past year to US$397 a night.

A new exhibition of tourism posters in Rotorua shows how New Zealand has changed - and not changed - the way we sell ourselves to the world.

Flight Centre says it has been contacted by Kiwis customers worried about access to cash while holidaying in Greece.

China Eastern says it'll soon start flying between Auckland and Shanghai year-round - and travellers are the winners.

The country's tourism cheerleader is at odds with hoteliers over how to view the popular Airbnb lodging website.

Airbnb has doubled the number of private accommodation places it has listed in New Zealand during the past year and is opening an office here to help service rapid growth.

A sagging New Zealand dollar will provide an extra boost to the tourism industry, still glowing from a record summer season.

NZ has had a net gain of 57,800 migrants in the year through May - the 10th consecutive record-breaking month.

A regional air fare war is looming as Jetstar starts services to provincial cities where Air New Zealand has had a stranglehold.

Jetstar plans to start flights to new regional destinations later this year in what will be a major shake-up for domestic air travel.