13th December 2023 Australia / LyLoThe Auckland-based operator is launching its premium backpacking experience in Australia, with its first property opening early next year.
18th April 2023 Australia / GovernmentPrime Minister Chris Hipkins is travelling to Australia and the United Kingdom on trade missions and King Charles’ Coronation over the next two weeks.
29th March 2023 Australia / GovernmentThe importance of Australia as a trade partner for New Zealand’s tourism and other industries has been recognised as part of the 40th anniversary of the Closer Economic Relations free trade agreement between the two countries.
24th March 2023 AustraliaKey visitor experiences in Dunedin and Clutha will take the spotlight in an episode of Australian television road trip series Roads Less Travelled.
10th March 2023 Air NZ / AustraliaAir New Zealand is restarting its flights between Australia’s Sunshine Coast and Auckland on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 25 June.
31st October 2022 Australia / T&H MinisterNew Zealand and Australian trade and tourism ministers have reaffirmed their commitment to boosting trans-Tasman cooperation.
20th October 2022 Australia / CampaignsTourism Australia has launched its first global campaign since 2016 with a new 9-minute hero film, Come and Say G’day.
24th August 2022 Australia / EmploymentKiwi tourists are not the only ones being lured across the ditch, with tourism and hospo staff sought to plug Australian labour gaps.
2nd August 2022 Australia / ResearchThe sector has an opportunity to cultivate a fresh NZ story to attract Australians across the ditch.
14th July 2022 Australia / CIALThe two airports have agreed to work together to convince airlines to fly direct.
8th July 2022 Australia / TIAThe CEO’s first trip out of the country in three years aims to push NZ to the top of the Australian travel agenda.
7th July 2022 Australia / RecoveryReconnecting through travel and tourism will be discussed at the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum in Sydney today.
5th July 2022 Australia / RecoveryA trade delegation will highlight NZ tourism and goods in Melbourne and Sydney.
5th July 2022 Australia / SkyCitySouth Australian gaming regulator Consumer and Business Services has launched a review of SkyCity Adelaide’s casino operations.
10th June 2022 Australia / CIALInternational services at Christchurch Airport will get a boost later this month with Jetstar restarting its flights from the Gold Coast on 25 June, and from Melbourne a day earlier on 24 June.
9th June 2022 Australia / GovernmentPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet with new Australian PM Anthony Albanese in Sydney.
5th May 2022 Australia / T&H MinisterThe tourism minister will attend TNZ’s Regional Showcase in Sydney to spread the message that NZ is open for business.
13th April 2022 Australia / BordersThousands of visitors from Australia will arrive today, marking the restart of isolation-free trans-Tasman travel.
16th March 2022 Australia / BordersThe government brings forward border reopenings for visitors from Australia and visa waiver countries like the US and UK.
16th March 2022 Australia / CampaignsA new campaign to attract Australians to New Zealand will start this week, says Tourism Minister Stuart Nash.
16th March 2022 Australia / BordersFully vaccinated visitors from Australia will be allowed into New Zealand at 11.59pm on 12 April, the newspaper is reporting.
15th March 2022 Australia / BordersJacinda Ardern says the govt has taken into account peak visitor times for markets like Australia, raising hopes of an imminent reopening.
21st February 2022 Australia / BordersFully vaccinated international visitors can now skip managed isolation and quarantine.
9th February 2022 Australia / BordersNew Zealand’s tourism industry needs a clear timeline from the Government on when the country’s border will open, says National’s tourism spokesperson Todd McClay.
8th February 2022 Australia / BordersAustralia’s re-opening to international visitors in two weeks could see NZ lose market share.
25th November 2021 Air NZ / AustraliaAir New Zealand will cancel ‘green’ flights from Australia and prepare for managed isolation and quarantine-free trans-Tasman travel from mid-January.
5th November 2021 Australia / DataA data tool for Australians considering travelling abroad ranks New Zealand as one of the ‘safest bets’ for in terms of getting past the custom gates and experiencing a level of relative freedom once there without significant exposure to Covid-19.
1st November 2021 Australia / BordersQuarantine-free travel from New Zealand to the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria resumes today, Monday 1 November.
29th September 2021 Air NZ / AustraliaAir New Zealand has added 31 ‘red’ flights to its December schedule for customers wanting to return from Australia before the end of the year.
23rd September 2021 Australia / Borders“People will be able to freely travel outside of Australia, with no restrictions,” says Australian tourism minister Dan Tehan.
21st September 2021 Air NZ / AustraliaAir New Zealand’s quarantine flights to Australia sold out within three minutes of going on sale.
17th September 2021 Australia / BordersAnd it’s “somewhat unlikely” quarantine-free travel will resume then, says finance minister Grant Robertson.
9th September 2021 Air NZ / AustraliaAir New Zealand will operate a second red flight from Sydney to Auckland next Wednesday 15 September.
31st August 2021 Australia / HotelsNew Zealand was a drag on earnings for a number of large Australian-based tourism and travel firms, and returning to growth will depend on the effectiveness of the vaccination programme here.
6th August 2021 Australia / SerkoTrading conditions remain volatile due to the global impacts of Covid-19 and ongoing travel restrictions, particularly in the Australian market, says Serko.
4th August 2021 Air NZ / AustraliaThe airline says demand may be slower to recover once trans-Tasman travel restarts.
30th July 2021 Australia / BordersThe trans-Tasman travel bubble with all of Australia will close completely at midnight tonight.
26th July 2021 Australia / BordersThe eight-week suspension of the trans-Tasman travel bubble had an immediate impact on operators.
23rd July 2021 Australia / Ski FieldsFrom high hopes to cruel reality, operators are forced to adjust again to life under Covid.
23rd July 2021 Australia / BordersQuarantine-free travel from all of Australia will stop for eight weeks.
21st July 2021 Australia / SkyCitySkyCity closes its Adelaide casino as the city moves into a week-long lockdown.
20th July 2021 Australia / BordersIt will be the latest state in Australia to move into lockdown today after new community cases of Covid.
16th July 2021 Australia / BordersAir NZ has cancelled flights from Melbourne but is continuing to fly from NZ to the city to return visitors already here.
15th July 2021 Australia / BordersThe travel bubble with the Australian state could pause again because of new community cases there.
9th July 2021 Australia / BordersReturnees will also have to go into MIQ for 14 days when the flights start on Tuesday.
8th July 2021 Australia / BordersThe pause in quarantine-free travel from New South Wales and Queensland will continue for the time being.
6th July 2021 Australia / BordersBut there is “no clear date” for quarantine-free travel from NSW, says Jacinda Ardern.
5th July 2021 Australia / BordersBut quarantine-free travel from the major visitor source market of New South Wales remains suspended.
2nd July 2021 Australia / TECTSAustralian spend quadrupled in Queenstown and more than doubled in Auckland and Christchurch from April to May.
30th June 2021 Australia / BordersNot acting would risk the domestic tourism market as well, says Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins.
