New Zealand’s popularity is growing as an international conference hosting destination. New data from the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) ranks New Zealand 46th in the world as a conference destination, up five places on 2017, and 12th in Asia Pacific.
Refurbishment underway at Wellington's James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor
Wellington’s iconic James Cook Hotel Grand Chancellor’s multimillion refurbishment is running to schedule, with the Club Rooms and Lounge due to open in late June 2019, followed by Executive Rooms in July 2019.
Queenstown hotel included in Expedia’s ‘Top 10 Eco-Friendly Stays’
New Zealand’s Sherwood hotel has been included in leading travel platform Expedia’s ‘Top 10 Eco-Friendly Stays’, and is the only inclusion from the Pacific region.
Tourism is the beating heart of New Zealand’s economy
“As New Zealand’s top export earner, tourism is the beating heart of New Zealand’s economy and we all have a role to keep it that way,” Tourism New Zealand Chief Executive Stephen England-Hall said at TRENZ today.
Seven exceptional visitor experience operators have been celebrated at the inaugural Qualmark 100% Pure New Zealand Experience Awards. The Awards recognise excellence in sustainable visitor experiences and were presented at Parliament tonight by Minister of Tourism, Hon. Kelvin Davis.
Napier Art Deco Festival 2019 attracts international attention
Napier Art Deco Festival 2019 has shaped up to be the biggest yet with more than 40,000 people participating in over 300 events at the five-day celebration.
New Zealand records most popular international visitor numbers ever throughout Spring
The latest international visitor arrival figures show that 2018 was New Zealand's most popular Spring season yet, attracting 927,512 visitors – up 5.0 percent on 2017 and outpacing annual visitor arrival growth of 3.6 percent.