Hotels
The travel world through Anthony Bourdain's eyes
Laurie Woolever met Anthony Bourdain in 2002, when she was hired to edit and test the recipes for his Les Halles Cookbook. In 2017 the pair discussed writing a travel guide. After his untimely death… Audio
Michael Baker: 'We need rules around the use of masks'
Public Health Expert Michael Baker believes having clear rules around the use of masks will help dampen down the threat of community transmission and avoid another lockdown. Professor Baker joins the… Audio
Fiji grapples with fallout of Covid-19
New Zealander Andrew Rhodes runs a yacht charter business out of Denarau in Fiji. He joins the show to discuss how things have changed in the past week after the country confirmed five Covid-19 cases.
…New Zealander in China: 'Life is back to normal here'
We spoke with New Zealander Lew Dagger a few weeks back ago when China was in lockdown, but now he says life is pretty much back to normal. In fact, he has even managed a sit-down meal in a… Audio
A man alone: Travelling the world solo by motorcycle
Chris Eden was diagnosed with incurable lymphatic cancer in 2005. Then he came up with a simple(ish) plan: ride a motorcycle solo across, round or through every continent in the world. So far he's… Audio, Gallery
Call for immediate probe of Trivago website
NZ consumers are being misled about hotel prices just as Australians were, TAANZ boss says. Audio
APEC 2021 needs 'every hotel bed' in Auckland
The tourism sector is warning Auckland may run out of hotel rooms if big-name accommodation developments falter or fail.
APEC 2021 needs 'every hotel bed' in Auckland
The tourism sector is warning Auckland may run out of hotel rooms if big-name developments falter or fail. Both the America's Cup and the APEC summit are expected to bring in tens of thousands of… Audio
Multi-million dollar luxury floating hotel mooted for Oamaru
Oamaru could be the site of a new multi-million dollar floating hotel, the first of its kind in the country. But some locals are worried about the impact such a building would have on rare local… Video, Audio
Akl to get NZ's first EVEN hotel
A new "healthy" hotel is to be built in Auckland's CBD. Audio
Hotel Industry insiders discuss the controversial "bed tax"
The Auckland Council's controversial new bed tax was one of the issues discussed at this week's Hotel Industry Conference. Audio
Akld hotels, motels consider legal action over targeted rate
Accommodation providers vow to fight back against Auckland council's targetted rate. But they say they can't afford the rate, but neither can they afford to take the council to court. Audio
Looming hotels crisis?
David Simons of Lincoln University discusses a room tax and the state of the hotel industry in Auckland. Audio
More hotel rooms need to be built - Colliers
More hotels need to be built to meet growing demand, especially in Auckland and Queenstown, or the tourism industry will suffer. Audio
Hotel rates rise with tourism boom
A survey says foreign tourists paid 176 dollars a night on average to stay in a New Zealand hotel last year. Audio
Hotels angry at restrictions on cheap online rates
A Queenstown hotelier wants an urgent review of a deal that stops local operators from advertising cheaper rates online than the big travel agents Expedia and Booking.com. Audio
Christchurch hotels Ibis and Novotel sell to foreign buyer for $43m
Two of Christchurch's largest hotels have been sold as their American owners have quit the country.
Wagner and Hotels - Stuttgart
In Stuttgart, Wagner's debts were catching up with him. Audio
Wagner and Hotels - La Spezia
In La Spezia a walk by the harbour may have inspired the opening of the Ring Cycle Audio
Wagner and Hotels - Chemnitz
In Chemnitz the composer narrowly avoids arrest after his involvement in the Dresden Uprising Audio