Expo 2020: New Zealand pavilion nearly finished in Dubai
New Zealand's $54m international push at the delayed Dubai Expo is on track with 95 per cent of its pavilion finished.Expo 2020 was scheduled for October this year but the Covid-19 pandemic forced its delay for 12 months.New...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 1 Dec 2020 | 3:28 pm
New direction: Travel Managers Group switches to financial advice
The Government has stepped in to help fund Flight Centre travel brokers to be retrained to provide financial advice.The Ministry of Social Development is funding 12 weeks' initial training, registration and certification for the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 1 Dec 2020 | 9:42 am
Five reasons why banishing backpackers and targeting wealthy tourists would be a mistake for NZ
Raise your hand if you've ever travelled for weeks or months as a backpacker on a limited daily budget. Keep your hand up if you were made welcome in the places you visited on your OE , enjoyed chance encounters and experienced the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 29 Nov 2020 | 8:00 pm
Fears Lyttelton could steal Akaroa's cruise customers with new cruise ships berth
The country's first purpose-built cruise ship facility has opened at Lyttelton Harbour and it is expected to steal Akaroa Harbour's thunder.CEO of the New Zealand Cruise Association Kevin O'Sullivan said Lyttelton has lured visitors...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 26 Nov 2020 | 12:27 pm
