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 With new figures showing New Zealand cruise passenger numbers at record highs, the International Cruise Council Australasia (ICCA) has launched two new training modules to help travel agents
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 A group of top selling Kiwi travel agents recently returned to New Zealand after Rocking Around the World with their counterparts from Contiki’s other worldwide selling regions. Participants hit up the three-day Coachella festival, before travelling through San Francisco, Lake Tahoe, Paso Robles, ending up in Las Vegas for a Contiki celebration weekend. Read More... |
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 More travellers are seeking volunteer-type experiences, but are not prepared to give up their traditional flop and drop holiday abroad, so they are doing both in one trip. Student Flights area leader, Heidi Janssen, said social media was increasingly playing a part in influencing people’s travel decisions and had led to the new style of travel, known as voluntourism. Read More... |
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 Destination Queenstown’s current general manager of marketing Graham Budd was recently appointed the new chief executive of the regional tourism organisation. Read More... |
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 Qantas (QF) and Tourism New Zealand (TNZ) have announced a new marketing partnership worth $4 million over two years, aimed at boosting visitor arrivals into New Zealand on QF flights. Read More... |
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 Plans for a five-star, 28-storey hotel to be built on Dunedin’s waterfront were revealed recently, destined for completion by 2015. The proposed hotel will be the tallest building in Dunedin and will comprise both hotel and apartment accommodation, a swimming pool, a rooftop restaurant, car parks and a penthouse presidential suite. Read More... |
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 Fiji’s national carrier Air Pacific has revealed it will return to its 1958 name of Fiji Airways, and has named three strategic partnerships. The change is part of a phase of activities designed to return the airline to sustainable profitability. Read More... |
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 New convention centres in three New Zealand hubs will benefit the national economy but will receive minimal government input, according to Prime Minister and Tourism Minister John Key. Speaking at TRENZ, Key also said detractors protesting the proposed SkyCity national convention centre for a pokie machines deal were simply raising a red herring. Read More... |
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