21st February 2024 EV / THLTourism Holdings is resuming trials of electric motorhomes with new Ford EVs about to hit the road.
20th February 2024 Discover Waitomo / THLThe Women’s FIFA World Cup and a faster-than-expected recovery in the Chinese market has driven revenue at the operator’s tourism division.
23rd January 2024 M&A / THLTHL has signed an agreement to acquire Australian RV sales dealership Camperagent RV Centre for A$11.9m (NZ$12.87m).
29th November 2023 THLTourism Holdings has reiterated its target of making $100m in net profit after tax for its 2026 fiscal year.
13th November 2023 THLTHL has paid $660,736 for bonus payments to its permanent staff.
2nd November 2023 Awards / THLTourism Holdings has been shortlisted for Company of the Year in the Deloitte Top 200 Awards.
20th October 2023 THLTourism Holdings has set a $100m target for its net profit for its 2026 fiscal year.
18th October 2023 People / THLTourism Holdings chief financial officer Nick Judd has resigned after three years in the role.
6th October 2023 Climate / THLTourism Holdings, the New Zealand Airports Association, KiwiRail, and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency are among the members of a new working group to understand the impacts of climate change on the transport sector.
8th September 2023 THLTHL will soon open a new permanent branch at Auckland’s Māngere at a site currently occupied by Villa Maria’s Auckland operations.
5th September 2023 Discover Waitomo / THLThe operator will not allow large tour groups to return to its popular glowworm caves attraction.
29th August 2023 THLAround 1,800 staff will receive $1,000 worth of shares or equivalent as the operator returns to profitability.
26th July 2023 The Interview / THLTourism Holdings Limited’s chief executive and managing director, Grant Webster, on the value of having an employer brand strategy for the global RV rental and tourism operator.
29th May 2023 Air NZ / THLTourism Holdings Limited and its financial advisor on its Apollo Tourism & Leisure takeover, Jarden, have won the M&A Transaction of the Year accolade at the Institute of Finance Professionals in New Zealand Awards.
1st May 2023 M&A / THLTHL-owned Action Manufacturing has purchased transport refrigeration company Transcold for $5.4m.
28th February 2023 Awards / THLDiscover Waitomo has been recognised at the New Zealand Outdoor Awards for the second year running.
23rd February 2023 Recovery / THLKPMG was engaged to scope interest in the youth and adventure-focused coach business.
15th February 2023 Apollo / THLTourism Holdings Limited expects an underlying net profit after tax to exceed $75m for FY23.
16th January 2023 THLTHL has completed the sale and leaseback of Apollo’s properties in Canada for a total purchase price of CAD$51m (NZ$59.7m).
7th December 2022 Apollo / THLThe deal marked a number of firsts for takeovers, according to THL’s legal advisers.
1st December 2022 Apollo / THLTHL and its controlled entities now hold all of Apollo’s shares, and it has also completed the divestment of assets to Jucy, required under the deal.
29th November 2022 Apollo / THLBoth THL and Apollo’s executives have all been retained in the new merged entity, albeit some with changed roles or reporting lines.
24th November 2022 Apollo / THLApollo’s CEO will be in charge of finding further M&A, as THL casts an eye over executive role duplication.
18th November 2022 Apollo / THLTourism Holdings Limited and Apollo Tourism & Leisure have secured the last legal approval required for their merger.
14th November 2022 Apollo / THLApollo Tourism & Leisure’s shareholders have voted in favour of Tourism Holdings’ takeover.
2nd November 2022 THL / WaitomoTourism Holdings Limited expects its New Zealand tourism division to return positive earnings this fiscal year after two years of losses.
12th October 2022 THLEarlier guidance from August 2022 expected net profit to range between $17m – $30.2m.
6th October 2022 M&A / THLTHL bought a 49% stake in the business in 2015 for £1.74m (NZ$3.96m) when the company had 130 motorhomes.
30th September 2022 Jucy / THLThe campervan company says the deal will lead to new jobs and increase its locations across Australasia.
29th September 2022 Apollo / THL“We now have much greater confidence that the merger will proceed,” says Tourism Holdings chair Cathy Quin.
28th September 2022 M&A / THLThursday’s decision from Australia’s competition watchdog could mark the start of a new phase for the operator.
23rd September 2022 Apollo / THLTourism Holdings and Apollo clear the first of two competition hurdles with the deal now dependent largely on Australia’s watchdog.
23rd September 2022 M&A / THLThe operators will sell 310 of Apollo’s motorhomes in NZ and Australia to secure merger approval, with a ComCom decision expected today.
7th September 2022 M&A / THLTourism Holdings and Apollo Tourism & Leisure have offered a court-enforceable undertaking to sell most of the latter’s Australian fleet, says the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
6th September 2022 DOC / THLWaitomo Glowworm Caves visitor centre will host seven workshops as part of Conservation Week, run by Tourism Holdings staff employed through the government’s Jobs for Nature programme.
26th August 2022 Kiwi Experience / THLCEO Grant Webster calls on the government to invest more in Tourism New Zealand.
29th July 2022 Acquisitions / THLTourism Holdings Limited and Apollo Tourism & Leisure have agreed to extend the final date for a proposed merger deal to 15 October.
1st July 2022 ComCom / THLAustralian PE firms Next Capital and H&G are being lined up in a deal, which will see Jucy Rentals re-enter the motorhome market.
13th June 2022 People / THLTourism Holdings Limited’s long-serving director and chair, Rob Campbell, has resigned from the board.
23rd May 2022 Kiwi Experience / THLThe operator has engaged KPMG to gauge interest in the business.
29th April 2022 ComCom / THLNZ’s competition watchdog says it still has concerns, following on from Australian misgivings released Thursday.
28th April 2022 ComCom / THLThe Australian watchdog’s concerns come on the eve of a decision on the deal from the Commerce Commission.
11th April 2022 ComCom / THLThe Commerce Commission has pushed out its decision on Tourism Holdings’ proposed acquisition of Apollo Tourism & Leisure to 28 April 2022.
1st April 2022 THLThe Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has delayed its decision regarding the proposed merger between Tourism Holdings Limited and Apollo Tourism & Leisure.
25th March 2022 Acquisitions / THLThe Commerce Commission has cleared Australia’s Camplify to acquire Tourism Holdings Limited’s peer-to-peer motorhome and campervan rental platforms, Mighway and SHAREaCAMPER.
17th March 2022 THLTourism Holdings Limited has sold its Roadpass digital shareholding for approximately NZ$23.9m to joint venture partner THOR Industries.
11th March 2022 ComCom / THLThe competition regulator says other campervan and motorhome rental operators will be a “weak constraint” on the proposed merged entity.
3rd March 2022 Awards / THLThe operator’s chief commercial and customer officer beat three other top contenders to the prestigious accolade on Wednesday evening.
2nd March 2022 Apollo / THLThe Commerce Commission has delayed its decision on Tourism Holdings’ proposed acquistion of Apollo Tourism & Leisure to 14 April 2022.
25th February 2022 THL / WaitomoThe ending of STAPP support for the glowworm experiences has seen revenue dry up.
