Cruise ships set to return
Cruise ships will be sailing back into Otago’s waters this summer.
Tourism
NZ guest nights rise to record for May
NZ guest nights rise to record for May
New Zealand guest nights rose in May to a reach a record level for the month, driven by higher local stays across the country and more international tourists in the South Island.
Call for greater Maori input into business tourism
Call for greater Maori input into business tourism
Maori input into the likes of conferences and events needs to go beyond "haka, hongi, hangi and pukana''.
High cost of visiting New Zealand
High cost of visiting New Zealand
The tourist boom of the past few years has helped underpin growth and prosperity in New Zealand.
Tourist border tax planned
Tourist border tax planned
Taxing tourists at the border remains on the Labour-led Government's to-do list, Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis says.
Trust appoints new marketing manager
Trust appoints new marketing manager
The Otago Peninsula Trust has appointed Sophie Barker as its new marketing manager.
Action on tourist driver crashes coming
Action on tourist driver crashes coming
A collaboration between the New Zealand Transport Agency and southern organisations is aimed at reducing the high rate of death and injury road crashes in the South caused by overseas drivers.
Virgin axes Australia flights
Virgin axes Australia flights
In a blow to Dunedin's travel and tourism industry, direct flights to and from Sydney and Melbourne this summer have been dropped.
Betterways' appeal withdrawn
Betterways' appeal withdrawn
Betterways Advisory Ltd has hammered another nail into the coffin of its Dunedin waterfront hotel project by withdrawing an appeal to the Environment Court.
Agency given a name
Agency given a name
The new Dunedin marketing agency to co-ordinate tourism, events, investment, skills and migrant promotion efforts for the city will be known as Enterprise Dunedin.
DVML's new head seeks iconic events
DVML's new head seeks iconic events
The new broom in charge of Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium says the venue can still find success by attracting more big concerts and creating ''iconic'' events.
Tourism operators fear impact of council marketing move
Tourism operators fear impact of council marketing move
Dunedin tourism operators are apprehensive about changes to the city's marketing agency.
NZ's adventure-tourism industry perceived as safe
NZ's adventure-tourism industry perceived as safe
New Zealand's reputation as a safe adventure-tourism destination remains untarnished, despite accidents involving death and injury, an industry advocate says.
MP sees tourist opportunity
MP sees tourist opportunity
Parts of Otago could be ''on the cusp'' of an Asian tourist influx, Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean believes.
Chinese tourism focus
Chinese tourism focus
Ngai Tahu kaumatua Sir Tipene O'Regan will headline a cultural symposium in Dunedin today, focused on the significance of Maori and Chinese in the tourism industry.
Bid to attract Chinese
Bid to attract Chinese
Tourism Dunedin is sending a staff member to China for two trade training courses to attract more Chinese visitors in the city.
Overseas arrivals increase nearly 50%
Overseas arrivals increase nearly 50%
The number of international passengers to Queenstown Airport in June shot up by almost half as many as in the same month last year but domestic passenger numbers in June fell sharply, compared to the month in 2012.
Be ready, tourism bodies told
Be ready, tourism bodies told
Convention centres in Queenstown, Christchurch and Auckland could be open for business by 2019, with a total capacity increase of 6000 delegates.
Otago attractions on top 10 list
Otago attractions on top 10 list
Three Otago landmarks have been included in a New Zealand top 10 compiled by an international tourism website.
Targeting a million guest nights a year
Targeting a million guest nights a year
Lake Wanaka Tourism (LWT) has unveiled an ambitious plan to achieve a target of more than one million guest nights a year for the resort by 2022.