14th July 2021 People / TechQLDC-led project aims to help hospitality and tourism businesses collaborate on technology.
2nd June 2021 Development / TechQueenstown Lakes District Council’s economic development unit is advertising a 12-month tender to develop a hospitality and tourism technology cluster in the district.
17th March 2021 TechGo Local says it now has 175 tourism activities businesses listed on its platform.
29th October 2020 Startup / TechWith concepts ranging from virtual reality experiences to operator-specific sustainability tools, seven teams meet in Wellington today to kick-off Lightning Lab and Tourwriter’s Tourism Design Accelerator.
27th October 2020 Deals / TechThe founders of Everything Travel Group (ETG) and industry stalwart Chris ‘Squid’ Bradley have launched a new deals site, Deal Champ.
3rd September 2020 Famil / TechThe trade partnerships manager on the loss of famils and using virtual technology to bring the international travel trade to New Zealand.
25th August 2020 Awards / TechSerko has been named as the 2020 Hi-Tech Company of the Year as it fights the financial effects of the Covid-19 downturn.
25th August 2020 Startup / TechLightning Lab has teamed up with tourism tech company Tourwriter to revive the planned tourism business accelerator postponed by Covid-19.
19th August 2020 PGF / TechBusinesses in the West Coast and Southland are set to benefit from upgraded communication services with new funding from the Provincial Growth Fund.
28th May 2020 TechAdventure tourism software developer Wherewolf is offering its digital waiver service free to operators.
15th May 2020 TechQueenstown-based tourism technology companies including Loaded, Guest HQ, Wherewolf, First Table and Safer Lines have adapted to solve new challenges faced by the industry in a Covid-19 environment.
14th April 2020 Startup / TechCallaghan Innovation and NZ’s wider startup community has put the call out for individuals keen to generate innovative ideas to support businesses – including tourism and hospitality – and communities in post Covid-19 New Zealand.
6th April 2020 Covid-19 / TechThanks to a capital raising in October 2019 the company’s cash balance is $42m, says the travel management software company.
2nd April 2020 Tech / ZoosAuckland Zoo has tested a new series of live streams that will connect lockdown New Zealand with the attraction.
27th February 2020 Airports / TechAfter a two-year hiatus, NASA is to return to Wanaka Airport in mid-April to launch its super pressure balloon.
20th February 2020 Accommodation / TechYHA New Zealand has chosen the TravelDesk booking platform to streamline travel sales.
19th February 2020 Hotels / TechCloud-based hospitality technology solution provider, STAAH, has struck a partnership with accommodation software provider, ResBook.
17th February 2020 Airports / TechWellington Airport can now access real-time data about runway conditions after installing sensors to monitor runway surface conditions.
30th January 2020 Awards / TechMaverick Digital, Wherewolf, Bookme and First Table have made the Deloitte 2019 Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500.
5th December 2019 Online / TechWellingtonNZ has launched a new website driven by visual and story-telling content that suggests further relevant content as visitors navigate the site.
4th December 2019 Airports / TechWellington Airport and Vodafone have partnered to allow travellers a chance to try 5G for free.
2nd December 2019 Freedom Camping / TechA new app, AI solar-powered cameras, and a new zoning pilot will all be implemented this summer to help manage freedom camping.
18th November 2019 Startup / TechWayfare CEO Richard Lauder and GO Rentals are among the investors in the driver guide platform, now valued at $3m.
13th November 2019 China / TechAuckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development has launched a destination guide on Chinese social platform WeChat.
13th November 2019 RTO / TechTourism Central Otago has partnered with Google New Zealand to capture 360-degree imagery of local Central Otago experiences.
9th May 2019 Hotels / TechCrowne Plaza Auckland has introduced a paperless check-in and check-out system as a sustainable movement to reduce the hotel’s footprint.
9th May 2019 Environment / TechTourism Sustainability Commitment signatory, Breadcrumbs, has launched a new initiative aimed at helping grassroots tree planting efforts as well as giving visitors a chance to give back.
3rd May 2019 Environment / TechA new partnership between Australian carbon offset specialist, TEM, and tourism consultancy Tomahawk opens the door for New Zealand tourism operators “to tackle climate change with every booking”, according to the duo.
1st February 2019 People / Tech / THLOne year after launch, thl’s global digital RV platform, TH2, has a new CEO.
31st January 2019 Campaigns / TechWellington says it is the first city in the world to “gamify” itself with the launch of its WellTown VR experience.
23rd January 2019 Data / TechTourism industry talent keen to tackle the systemic problems handicapping the sector can now apply to take part in the Lightning Lab Tourism business accelerator.
7th December 2018 TechA new virtual reality product that “is set to change the way tourists experience New Zealand” will hit the market next week.
1st November 2018 People / TechA new platform designed to help fill the tourism sector’s skills and talent shortage is being prepared for launch.
16th October 2018 Aviation / TechThe partnership aims to bring the self-piloted electric air taxi Cora to market.
3rd October 2018 Environment / TechReal Journeys chief executive, Richard Lauder, is looking to position the privately-owned tourism company at the forefront of low-emission tourism as a founding member of the New Zealand Hydrogen Association.
9th August 2018 ITO / Tech / TECNZThe tourism industry has been urged to continually adapt to change in the face of technologically advances that are likely to have an enormous impact on their business.
2nd August 2018 Rental / TechThe simulators are designed to help visiting drivers adapt to the country’s roads.
13th July 2018 Air NZ / TechAir New Zealand is to partner with Silicon Valley’s JetBlue Technology Ventures to support innovation in the the travel industry.
10th May 2018 TechAs New Zealand’s largest tourism industry conference takes place in Dunedin this week, new analysis by business software provider MYOB points to the increasing importance of technology for the country’s largest foreign exchange earner.
13th March 2018 Aviation / TechA self-piloted electric air taxi is being tested in Christchurch and hopes to be the first viable craft of its kind in commercial operation.
