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Auckland heliport closure blow to premium market – operators 23rd January 2020 /

Auckland heliport closure blow to premium market – operators

Luxury aviation operators say they are being abandoned by Auckland Airport.


Gibbston Valley Lodge & Spa opens 18th December 2019

Gibbston Valley Lodge & Spa opens

Gibbston Valley Winery in Central Otago has opened its new lodge and spa. 


Touch of Spice unveils first “energy positive”  luxury accommodation 7th November 2019 /

Touch of Spice unveils first “energy positive” luxury accommodation

Touch of Spice has unveiled its latest addition of luxury accommodation under its Residence Collection, Dancing on Moonlight in Christchurch.


Scenic Hotel Group launches luxury Legacy Collection 6th November 2019 /

Scenic Hotel Group launches luxury Legacy Collection

Scenic Hotel Group has launched a new Legacy Collection offering for its premium properties.


Exec reshuffle signals further growth at Touch of Spice 30th July 2019 /

Exec reshuffle signals further growth at Touch of Spice

Luxury travel company, Touch of Spice, is positioning itself further growth undertaking an executive reshuffle which sees founder and chief executive, Jacqui Spice, move into a managing director role.


Kaikōura luxury lodge comes to market for $1.65m+ 22nd July 2019

Kaikōura luxury lodge comes to market for $1.65m+

Boutique luxury offering Manakau Lodge in Kaikōura has been placed on the market with an asking price over $1.65m.


Airbnb Luxe launches in NZ with southern luxury offerings 27th June 2019

Airbnb Luxe launches in NZ with southern luxury offerings

Airbnb has launched its luxury offering in New Zealand with 14 properties listed.


SKYCITY gets go-ahead for trophy Queenstown site purchase 7th June 2019 /

SKYCITY gets go-ahead for trophy Queenstown site purchase

The OIO has granted consent for the operator’s $16m acquisition of the lakeside development property.


First Look: Goodbye Aspen Hotel, hello Kamana Lakehouse 28th November 2018 /

First Look: Goodbye Aspen Hotel, hello Kamana Lakehouse

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GSLH launches $1500pp Greenstone Experience 27th November 2018

GSLH launches $1500pp Greenstone Experience

Glacier Southern Lakes Helicopters has launched a premium $1500 per person overnight product at Greenstone Valley, west Otago.


VUW Luxury Symposium: ‘Value’ now central to luxury market 8th November 2018

VUW Luxury Symposium: ‘Value’ now central to luxury market

The concept of value is central to the luxury accommodation market even when customer are spending eye-watering amounts of money, according to Auckland University of Technology senior lecturer Dr Tracy Harkison.


VUW Luxury Symposium: Airbnb challenging hotels on experience design 7th November 2018 /

VUW Luxury Symposium: Airbnb challenging hotels on experience design

Hotels have been slow to pick up on the emerging trend of “experience design” which has resulted in Airbnb stealing a march, according to one of the world’s leading authorities in hotel revenue management.


VUW Luxury Symposium: “Find your truth” in a commoditised market 7th November 2018

VUW Luxury Symposium: “Find your truth” in a commoditised market

The commoditisation of the luxury travel and tourism market presents an opportunity for New Zealand product, according to Tourism Futures expert Dr Ian Yeoman.


Fears fly fishing tour operators risk “annihilation” 17th October 2018 /

Fears fly fishing tour operators risk “annihilation”

The owner of luxury fishing operation Owen River Lodge has said his business and others like it will be “annihilated” if a Green Party bill seeking to better protect indigenous freshwater fish is passed in its current form.


Wednesday Letter: A new era for NZ’s luxury offering 26th September 2018 /

Wednesday Letter: A new era for NZ’s luxury offering

Following its non-appearance at Luxperience, will recent changes at Tourism NZ help or hinder NZ’s premium market?


Luxperience 2018: ‘Uncomfortable luxury’ and other stories 19th September 2018

Luxperience 2018: ‘Uncomfortable luxury’ and other stories

The growing trend for experiential travel has led to the emergence of a new sector.


Luxperience 2018: New buyers to make an impact on NZ market 18th September 2018

Luxperience 2018: New buyers to make an impact on NZ market

Buyers are launching into the NZ luxury market seeking fresh experiences for the growing US market.


Luxperience 2018: Businesses can’t just “greenwash” 18th September 2018

Luxperience 2018: Businesses can’t just “greenwash”

Operators and accommodation providers need to ensure their conservation efforts are more than mere “greenwashing” in the face of increasingly informed travellers.


NZ reps join the ranks as Luxperience 2018 kicks-off 17th September 2018 /

NZ reps join the ranks as Luxperience 2018 kicks-off

A healthy Kiwi contingent is among than 400 international delegates at the luxury tourism showcase.


Luxperience 2018: VR tourism will strengthen the real experience 17th September 2018

Luxperience 2018: VR tourism will strengthen the real experience

VR and its potential applications to the tourism and travel industry should be embraced as an opportunity rather than seen as a threat, according to biomedical engineer and futurist, Dr Jordan Nguyen.


Gallery: Luxperience 2018 17th September 2018

Gallery: Luxperience 2018

Luxperience 2018 launched last night at Sydney’s Merivale, where a strong Kiwi contingent prepared to showcase its wares at the city’s International Convention Centre Sydney this week.


Craggy Range books 2019 luxury expansion 6th September 2018

Craggy Range books 2019 luxury expansion

Hawke’s Bay winery, Craggy Range, is adding two new garden cottages and two new luxury lodges in the latest expansion of its visitor offer.


Julian Robertson to add Waiheke to luxury lodge portfolio 4th September 2018 /

Julian Robertson to add Waiheke to luxury lodge portfolio

The US billionaire has been given the go-ahead to buy waterfront land for $19m.


Eichardt’s adds luxury yacht to Queenstown collection 12th July 2018

Eichardt’s adds luxury yacht to Queenstown collection

Queenstown’s iconic Eichardt’s Private Hotel has added a luxury yacht to its offer with the purchase of the 24 metre Pacific Jemm.