Tourism

Michael Hemmingsen is one half of the two person team in the Philosophy programme at the University of Guam. He, wife Mariko and son Aki have lived on the tropical island for two and a half years and… Audio

The Government has announced a $400 million investment in tourism recovery today with a new fund receiving applications from today.  Audio

Waikato business Discover Waitomo is the first to benefit from a government plan to protect so called strategic tourism assets, with a $4 million grant to help it cushion the blow from Covid-19.

The… Video, Audio

Terri Anderson spent her formative years in Queenstown returning a few years ago after over 20 years working overseas. She has some ideas for a Values-based wish-list for Queenstown's reset. Audio

Hopes grow for a Pacific travel bubble, but the challenges are laid out. Audio

With many nations' borders still closed, global tourism is going to be slow to crank up. Who is leading the way and what are countries doing to entice back visitors?  Audio

Chene Wales-Baillie loved her life in New Zealand, and her family remain here to this day, but there was something about the animals and wildlife of the big game parks that ultimately drew her back to… Audio, Gallery

With international tourism at a standstill, competition is fierce as the regions all vie for the domestic tourist dollar.Tourism operators from regions which normally have international visitors in… Audio

There's a call for expensive tourist attractions to lower their prices to make them affordable for domestic visitors in the coming months. Tourism Industry Association Aotearoa's Chief executive… Audio

We speak to Professor Simon Milne, Director of the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute based at AUT. Audio

Rotorua tourism leaders have met with the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, to discuss the challenges faced by the city.

Ms Ardern, the Minister for Maori Development, Nanaia Mahuta and Toruism… Audio

A look at Queenstown’s economic coronavirus bloodbath - and what it will take to recover.  Audio

Many airlines grounded their fleets in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, while most others were forced to cancel the majority of their flights. Ian Petchenik is a spokesperson Flightradar24, a global… Audio

Amid the upcoming shift to level 2, there is a renewed call for a review of the country's tourism industry, including looking at capping visitor numbers.  Audio

The New Zealand tourism operator Skyline Enterprisesannounced it was making half of its 12-hundred staff redundant across its New Zealand and international sites earlier in the week.

The chief… Audio

Domestic travel could begin as soon as mid-May. What will it mean for our crippled tourism industry, and regions facing soaring unemployment? And what will air travel look like once it resumes… Audio

Thousands of tourism workers have been made redundant as businesses scramble for capital and cut their size.

Many are entering hibernation. This is an industry that previously supported close to… Audio