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Road Guru launches Save My Bucket List initiative 20th May 2020 /

Road Guru launches Save My Bucket List initiative

Driver guide platform Road Guru has developed a new website allowing people to buy vouchers from their favourite New Zealand tourism experiences in an effort to support the hard-hit sector.


Old Ghost Road open for virtual tours 8th May 2020 /

Old Ghost Road open for virtual tours

The 85km Old Ghost Road on the South Island’s West Coast has been captured to create an interactive 360-degree virtual tour for Google Earth Voyage.


ATEED launches free digital assessment tool 16th April 2020

ATEED launches free digital assessment tool

A free tool has been launched to help businesses boost their digital know-how, including guidance on remote working, e-commerce, and increasing their online presence.


Air NZ looks at AI to improve performance 23rd January 2020 /

Air NZ looks at AI to improve performance

Air New Zealand is trialling new computer vision artificial intelligence to help improve on-time performance.


Tourism NZ on the rise of voice: “Alexa, I want to go on holiday” 25th November 2019 /

Tourism NZ on the rise of voice: “Alexa, I want to go on holiday”

The future of voice technology and the emergence of “super-apps” are two trends being closely watched by Tourism New Zealand, as disruption of the global travel sector continues.


Fast chargers for Queenstown Lakes 7th October 2019 /

Fast chargers for Queenstown Lakes

Three electric vehicle charging stations are coming to Queenstown Lakes, as the council looks to support the growing use of EVs in the area.


VisitorPoint partners with Adventium Technology 17th September 2019 /

VisitorPoint partners with Adventium Technology

NZ tourism brochure company VisitorPoint has partnered with Adventium Technology to allow seamless ordering from the Australian-based platform’s TravelDesk.


CamperMate pitches in for Lightning Lab’s Lichen 3rd September 2019

CamperMate pitches in for Lightning Lab’s Lichen

GeoZone’s CamperMate has taken over Lightning Lab voluntourism concept, Lichen, in a move that will unlock volunteering opportunities for international visitors to New Zealand.


Tourism Tech Expo 2019: Stage set for bigger 2020 26th August 2019 /

Tourism Tech Expo 2019: Stage set for bigger 2020

The inaugural Tourism Tech Expo at Queenstown attracted around 100 delegates with seven start-ups pitching and presenting to investors and operators.


Tourism Tech Expo 2019: The investor’s view 23rd August 2019 /

Tourism Tech Expo 2019: The investor’s view

New Zealand tourism technology start-ups have great potential to go global, says one of the country’s leading angel investors.


Tourism Tech Expo another path for startups – Wherewolf’s Calder 21st August 2019 /

Tourism Tech Expo another path for startups – Wherewolf’s Calder

Those with the most allies in business win wars, says Wherewolf co-founder Ben Calder 


Cellphone tracking could “revolutionise” tourism data – MBIE 12th August 2019 /

Cellphone tracking could “revolutionise” tourism data – MBIE

The ministry is now testing a new dataset comprised of mobile phone data from the country’s three main networks.


SkyCity launches offshore online gambling site 9th August 2019 /

SkyCity launches offshore online gambling site

SkyCity has launched its offshore online gambling site skycitycasino.com through its Maltese subsidiary, SkyCity Malta Limited.


Q&A with Tourism Tech Expo’s James Burnes 25th July 2019 /

Q&A with Tourism Tech Expo’s James Burnes

The CEO of Startup Queenstown Lakes Trust on a new event for tourism startups, operators and investors.


Betterez enters NZ market with Red Travel bookings revamp 15th April 2019 /

Betterez enters NZ market with Red Travel bookings revamp

Red Travel has brought in Canadian technology company Betterez to modernise its ticketing and reservatiosn system.