$4 million makeover: MIQ hotel back after being deep cleaned, refurnished and refurbished
After two years out of action to paying guests, the Jet Park Hamilton Airport hotel is back.The 62-room hotel became a managed isolation facility in July 2020, housing New Zealanders returning home to escape the Covid-19 pandemic.Now,... and his team after winning their Waikato Chamber of Commerce award. Photo / Supplied)
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 9 Aug 2022 | 11:35 am
'Epic skiing': Southern skifields Coronet Peak and Treble Cone extend seasons
Two southern skifields are extending their seasons to make the most of good snow conditions.Coronet Peak and Treble Cone have put their closing date back by a week, and will now close on October 2, capturing the first week of the...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 9 Aug 2022 | 6:25 am
Komodo islands tourism protest $400 tax to see dragons
Entry to the Komodo national park has increased 18 times over night, leading to strikes among Indonesian tourism workers who make their living from taking tourists to see dragons.Komodo dragons are the largest reptiles in the world...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 5 Aug 2022 | 5:30 pm
Mighty local Waikato tourism businesses look forward to busy summer
With the full re-opening of New Zealand's borders to international visitors earlier this week, businesses in the tourism and related sectors are looking forward to a busy summer. In between periods of Covid-related restrictions...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 4 Aug 2022 | 4:10 pm
Tourism job shortfall: Call for campaign to attract young foreign workers
By Tess Brunton of RNZ The tourism industry is scrambling to find enough staff before the expected influx of tourists this summer.Tourism lost an estimated 90,000 jobs - roughly four out of every 10 tourism jobs - during the first...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 3 Aug 2022 | 11:39 am
