After living 33 years in France, Forgotten World Adventures’ owner says NZ can take lessons from that country’s commitment to tourism investment.
France is expected to remain the world’s most popular destination for international arrivals in 2024.
New Zealand operators including Southern Discoveries are off to the United Kingdom and Europe for the Great Kiwi Road Trip.
Wētā Workshop is to open its $15m World War I art and visitor experience in Le Quesnoy, France, next week.
Tough economic conditions are not deterring travel, but fewer in the UK and Germany are considering NZ.
The British now have a stronger awareness of New Zealand’s cultural experiences and attractions thanks to an advertising push by Tourism New Zealand and former English international footballer Hope Powell.
The new king highlights royalty’s attraction to visitors but how valuable is it to UK tourism?
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is travelling to Australia and the United Kingdom on trade missions and King Charles’ Coronation over the next two weeks.
Paris has been named the world’s most powerful city destination with a travel and tourism sector worth almost US$36.65bn in 2022 – but it may not hold that position for long.
THL bought a 49% stake in the business in 2015 for £1.74m (NZ$3.96m) when the company had 130 motorhomes.
The Queen may have passed but royalty’s influence on British tourism remains undimmed, or so a column written in 2017 for The Conversation argues.
Kiwi Link North America 2022 has wrapped up in Los Angeles, marking a successful end to the first Tourism New Zealand trade event in the United States since the pandemic.
The government has expanded its Working Holiday Visa programme with Spain, enabling more young people to come to the country and work for longer.
Jacinda Ardern will leave this weekend to tout tourism and trade as NZ seeks to reconnect with overseas markets.
NZ’s travel recovery may take a little longer than overseas but it can still be quick, says the online travel booking firm’s CEO, Darrin Grafton.
A full recovery of annual international visitor numbers into New Zealand is now not expected until sometime after May 2025, according to an updated forecast from Tourism Export Council of New Zealand.
The slowest region to recover will be Asia Pacific, with around 80% of experts surveyed saying it will not return to pre-Covid levels until at least 2024.
A declaration to tackle climate action will be signed by global tourism stakeholders in Glasgow as part of COP26.
The New Zealand and UK governments have committed to enhancing their working holiday agreement.
Recovery in the North American and European visitor markets will likely be faster than from Asia, says TECNZ.
NZ has maintained strong appeal among British and German travellers despite closed borders, says Tourism New Zealand.
It’s business as usual for New Zealand’s biggest travel and trade industry events, despite the cancellations of several big-name international trade shows over coronavirus fears.
NZ will miss out on an important marketing and networking opportunity after the world’s largest tourism trade fair was cancelled.
New Zealand’s tourism industry must keep “inventing, adapting and surprising” to manage the challenges present in the $38bn sector according to a Switzerland tourism boss.
Tourism New Zealand’s general manager of Americas and Europe is returning to New Zealand opening up one of the most important roles in the country’s tourism industry.
The operator says the popularity of its overseas luge business is attracting ‘generic copy’ challengers.
