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.

Commonwealth Bank economist Gareth Aird says the weak Australian currency is enticing tourists from home and abroad, helping the economy to rebalance and stimulate growth.

New Zealand guest nights fell in June as overnight stays in the North Island declined, snapping five months of gains in the island.

Guest nights fell across all accommodation sectors except backpacker stays.

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.

A global airline organisation says the looming travel tax could cost jobs and is a breach of aviation principles.

A tourism leader has branded the Government's new travel tax as ludicrous and hypocrisy.

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 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.

The national carrier's shares dropped 10 per cent ahead of an impending Jetstar announcement.

Jetstar is about to make a significant announcement on the expansion of its domestic operations.

The $1.3b megaship Ovation of the Seas has been confirmed to visit next year but in Auckland passengers may have to be ferried from the ship to shore in small boats.