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Going private: Heletranz couple’s flight plan now includes executive jets

The pandemic and travel disruption has fueled demand to fly private

Fern Factor: How Auckland wants to keep RWC ball rolling

Promotions agency says city reaping four times the investment in big events.

Overseas buyer swoops: Youth Hostel chain to reopen

Foreign buyer interest was strong due to geographic spread: Colliers.

THL upgrades annual net profit forecast after strong Q1

The upgraded guidance includes Apollo-related transaction costs.

Hotel sale sets NZ record: Singaporeans quit Auckland property

Vendor is Singapore's Stamford business which has told that country's stock exchange.

Sailing past the pandemic: Cruise no longer dead in the water

Cruise is steaming back around the world and in NZ this summer.

Does Auckland deserve a special cruise ship home?

Auckland region leads the national cruise tourism spend by big margin.

Infratil to sell $100m+ slice of Auckland's Wynyard Quarter

Parties are doing due diligence and hopes are high for a year's-end deal.

Air fare bonanza: American Airlines coming back with discount deals

Promotional deals are returning after a "revenge travel" spike in prices.

Queenstown hotelier: 'the Americans are coming'

Rees Hotel chief executive says the exchange rate with US dollar is driving interest.

Cruise ships - and passenger dollars - are coming back

Demand is high for a cruise ship visit to New Zealand.

Free speedway tickets and spas: What tourism bosses are doing to attract staff

'Simply no people left in Queenstown looking for hospitality work,' says business owner.

Ingram: Tourism can cushion NZ from recession

OPINION: Tourism chief says there is a palpable air of optimism across the sector.

Region teams up with Dunedin to boost backyard tourism

Hawke's Bay and Dunedin are collaborating on a campaign to encourage domestic tourism

If you can't pay good wages, don't be in business - hospo expert

Businesses have depended on low wages for decades, AUT academic says.

Stop cooking up arrogance, hospo group tells Govt

Ahead of new work visa launch, hospo sector tells Govt to get real about jobs.

Hospo worker staff crunch: Make jobs better, Immigration Minister says

Critical tourism staff shortage: We're ramping up processing, new Minister says.

'Dire' staff shortage: NZ hotels offer guests discounts to clean their rooms

Burnout and migration backlog: Dire staff situation drives hotels to cut cleaning deals.