Skydive | Tourism Ticker https://www.tourismticker.com/tag/skydive/ The Business of Tourism Mon, 04 Mar 2024 22:18:28 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 212885728 Chinese visitors driving faster NZ skydive recovery for Experience Co https://www.tourismticker.com/2024/03/05/chinese-visitors-driving-faster-nz-skydive-recovery-for-experience-co/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2024/03/05/chinese-visitors-driving-faster-nz-skydive-recovery-for-experience-co/#respond Mon, 04 Mar 2024 18:40:00 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=129938 The Australasian adventure operator says it saw the most pronounced recovery in Queenstown during the Chinese New Year at its NZONE skydive business.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2024/03/05/chinese-visitors-driving-faster-nz-skydive-recovery-for-experience-co/feed/ 0 129938 Skydive Mt Cook employee who died following accident named https://www.tourismticker.com/2023/10/27/skydive-mt-cook-employee-who-died-in-accident-named/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2023/10/27/skydive-mt-cook-employee-who-died-in-accident-named/#respond Thu, 26 Oct 2023 18:50:00 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=124594 Police have named 43-year-old Carlos Gabriel Obaid Haddad as the skydive cameraman who died in an accident near Aoraki Mt Cook.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2023/10/27/skydive-mt-cook-employee-who-died-in-accident-named/feed/ 0 124594 Skydive Queenstown appoints national sales manager https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/05/18/skydive-queenstown-appoints-national-sales-manager/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/05/18/skydive-queenstown-appoints-national-sales-manager/#respond Tue, 17 May 2022 18:58:00 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=95339 Skydive Queenstown has appointed Martin Langford to the role of national sales manager.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/05/18/skydive-queenstown-appoints-national-sales-manager/feed/ 0 95339 Fatality has “significant impact on our skydiving family” – Skydive Auckland https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/03/11/fatality-has-had-significant-impact-on-our-skydiving-family-skydive-auckland/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/03/11/fatality-has-had-significant-impact-on-our-skydiving-family-skydive-auckland/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:54:00 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=91185 Skydive Auckland says it is "deeply saddened" by the loss of a skydiver, who died on Thursday evening.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2022/03/11/fatality-has-had-significant-impact-on-our-skydiving-family-skydive-auckland/feed/ 0 91185 NZONE: “Full confidence” in safety procedures following fatality report https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/06/11/nzone-full-confidence-in-safety-procedures-following-fatality-report/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/06/11/nzone-full-confidence-in-safety-procedures-following-fatality-report/#respond Thu, 10 Jun 2021 19:54:03 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=76006 The TAIC releases its report into the fatal skydive accident that killed American tourist Tyler Nii.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/06/11/nzone-full-confidence-in-safety-procedures-following-fatality-report/feed/ 0 76006 Skydive Auckland to host 2021 national comp https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/03/24/skydive-auckland-to-host-2021-national-comp/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/03/24/skydive-auckland-to-host-2021-national-comp/#respond Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:20:43 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=70802 The New Zealand Parachute Federation National Competition will take place at Skydive Auckland this month.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/03/24/skydive-auckland-to-host-2021-national-comp/feed/ 0 70802 Tauranga Skydive staffer dies after skydiving accident https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/03/22/tauranga-skydive-staffer-dies-after-skydiving-accident/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/03/22/tauranga-skydive-staffer-dies-after-skydiving-accident/#respond Sun, 21 Mar 2021 17:30:07 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=70645 Man dies after a skydiving accident in Mount Maunganui on Saturday 21 March.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/03/22/tauranga-skydive-staffer-dies-after-skydiving-accident/feed/ 0 70645 Experience Co: Queenstown tourism business hardest hit https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/02/23/experience-cos-queenstown-business-worst-affected-by-covid/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2021/02/23/experience-cos-queenstown-business-worst-affected-by-covid/#respond Mon, 22 Feb 2021 18:20:06 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=68940 The Australasian operator's New Zealand skydiving business was among its worst performers, according to the company's half-year report.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2020/06/04/skydiving-operator-experience-co-partners-with-ibis-to-overhaul-systems/feed/ 0 51054 GCH Aviation, Skydiving Kiwis partner in jump site expansion https://www.tourismticker.com/2020/05/15/gch-aviation-and-skydiving-kiwis-target-sumner-beach-for-skydiving/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2020/05/15/gch-aviation-and-skydiving-kiwis-target-sumner-beach-for-skydiving/#respond Thu, 14 May 2020 19:09:54 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=49709 Ashburton-based Skydiving Kiwis is set to expand its operations to two new Canterbury jump sites comprising Sumner Beach and Hanmer Springs.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2020/02/21/experience-co-interims-nz-operations-take-weather-hit/feed/ 0 42949 Skydive Tauranga commits to carbon neutrality by 2025 https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/29/skydive-tauranga-commits-to-carbon-neutrality-by-2025/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/29/skydive-tauranga-commits-to-carbon-neutrality-by-2025/#respond Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:33:59 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=36243 Skydive Tauranga entered into a partnership agreement with conservation charity Trees that Count, as it commits to becoming carbon neutral by 2025.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/29/skydive-tauranga-commits-to-carbon-neutrality-by-2025/feed/ 0 36243 INFLITE secures Pukaki skydiving approval https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/18/inflite-gets-pukaki-skydiving-approval/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/18/inflite-gets-pukaki-skydiving-approval/#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:13:39 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=35613 INFLITE has been given the go-ahead for its Skydive Mt Cook operation at Pukaki Airport but had to apply for resource consent to land its parachutes.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/18/inflite-gets-pukaki-skydiving-approval/feed/ 0 35613 INFLITE CEO: We could start skydive operations without council approval https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/04/inflite-we-could-start-skydive-operations-without-council-approval/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/04/inflite-we-could-start-skydive-operations-without-council-approval/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2019 20:07:57 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=34790 Proceeding with skydive operations without council approval or getting the case heard in court are options being considered by INFLITE after it delayed the launch of the country's newest skydive operation.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/10/03/skydivers-scramble-after-definition-of-parachute-stops-jump-site/feed/ 0 34708 INFLITE snaps up Skydive Fox Glacier  https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/09/10/inflite-expands-again-snaps-up-skydive-fox-glacier/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/09/10/inflite-expands-again-snaps-up-skydive-fox-glacier/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2019 22:50:38 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=33380 The deal sees the operator control the most jump sites in NZ after entering the skydive market only last year.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/09/10/inflite-expands-again-snaps-up-skydive-fox-glacier/feed/ 0 33380 INFLITE snaps up jump sites, operators in southern spree https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/05/10/inflite-snaps-up-skydive-sites-scenic-operator-in-buying-spree/ https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/05/10/inflite-snaps-up-skydive-sites-scenic-operator-in-buying-spree/#respond Thu, 09 May 2019 22:25:05 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=27945 More staff and aircraft planned as the Auckland-based business expands its skydiving and scenic flight interests.

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]]> https://www.tourismticker.com/2019/05/10/inflite-snaps-up-skydive-sites-scenic-operator-in-buying-spree/feed/ 0 27945 INFLITE jumps into skydiving with multi-million dollar acquisition https://www.tourismticker.com/2018/04/23/inflite-jumps-into-skydiving-with-multi-million-dollar-acquisition/ Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:48:21 +0000 https://www.tourismticker.com/?p=8701 Aviation tourism operator INFLITE has entered the New Zealand skydive sector with a multi-million dollar purchase of Skydive Franz Josef Glacier.

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