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• December visitor arrivals hit all-time record, says Statistics NZ — 3/02/12
  A record number of overseas visitors arrived in New Zealand in December 2011, Statistics New Zealand said today.
• Air NZ win great for tourism industry — 10/01/12
  It is fantastic for the country’s tourism industry to have Air New Zealand recognised internationally for its success and innovation, says Tourism Industry Association New Zealand chief executive Tim Cossar.
• Rugby World Cup lifts international guest nights but domestic nights down — 12/12/11
  Guest nights for international visitors rose 7.1 percent in October 2011, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, this increase was offset by a 6.5 percent fall in domestic guest nights, resulting in an overall fall of 1.5 percent in total guest nights compared with October 2010.
• Domestic tourism spending recovers — 6/12/11
  Domestic tourism spending recovered in the year to September 2011 to high levels last approached in 2009. New Zealanders spent $9.4 billion on trips within New Zealand, a 10.7 percent rise from the previous year, a media release from the Ministry of Economic Development says.
• New ATTTO chief executive confirmed — 24/11/11
  ATTTO chairman Rick Bettle announced today that Kathy Wolfe has been confirmed as ATTTO’s new chief executive, effective from yesterday.
• Rugby World Cup attracts 133,200 overseas visitors: Statistics NZ — 22/11/11
  Overseas visitors who arrived in New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup numbered 133,200, Statistics New Zealand said today. Of these, 53,200 arrived in October 2011, adding to 80,000 rugby arrivals between July and September.
• TIA's chief executive steps down — 22/11/11
  Tourism Industry Association New Zealand chief executive Tim Cossar will step down from the role early in the new year, chairman Norm Thompson has announced.
• Work more closely with Australia, says TIA — 17/11/11
  Working more closely with our biggest competitor will help grow New Zealand’s $23 billion tourism industry, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) says.
• Tourism spending decrease begins to flatten out, says MED — 8/11/11
  Tourism spending has fallen in the past 12 months but the drop may have bottomed out for now, research from the Ministry of Economic Development shows.
• New Zealand set for major profile boost in North America through travel writers' convention — 4/11/11
  New Zealand’s profile as a visitor destination is set for a big boost in North America, with the arrival of around 450 North American travel writers, PR professionals and associates, members of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), to New Zealand for their annual convention which will be held in Wellington next week.
• Notification system ready for adventure tourism operators, says Dept of Labour — 1/11/11
  Regulations governing the commercial adventure tourism and outdoor education industries come into effect today.
• China Southern Airlines begins direct daily service to Guangzhou — 1/11/11
  From today, China Southern Airlines will operate the first direct daily service between China and New Zealand. The service will operate between Guangzhou and Auckland – allowing more New Zealand businesses to engage with this trade region with a GDP of US $133.5 billion.
• Rugby World Cup boosts visitor numbers, says Statistics NZ — 21/10/11
  An influx of visitors for the Rugby World Cup led to a 26 percent increase in visitor arrivals in September 2011, compared with September 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today.
• RWC 2011 official attendance passes 750,000 milestone — 26/09/11
  More than three quarters of a million fans have attended Rugby World Cup 2011 following the completion of 28 out of 48 matches.
• Early RWC2011 arrivals boost international tourism numbers in August — 21/09/11
  August arrivals were up 4.7 percent on the same month last year. And just over half of the increase could be attributed to RWC2011 visitors arriving before the tournament opened.
• Updated Tourism Forecasts: Chinese tourists more valuable than USA and UK over next five years — 20/09/11
  The Chinese tourism market will overtake the American and British markets in spending by mid-2012, according to updated forecasts for the period 2011 to 2016 released by the Ministry of Economic Development.
• Domestic tourism spending holds steady — 6/09/11
  Domestic tourism spending held steady in the year to June 2011. New Zealanders spent $8.9 billion on trips within New Zealand, essentially unchanged from the year before.
• New DOC - Genesis Energy partnership doubles efforts to save endangered Whio — 31/08/11
  The Department of Conservation (DOC) and Genesis Energy today signed a $2.5 million business partnership that will help secure the future of New Zealand’s rare endangered whio (blue duck).
• International convention spending holds up despite slow economy, says MED — 31/08/11
  Difficult economic times have seen a reduction in the numbers of people attending conventions in New Zealand in the past year but the numbers of visiting international delegates and their spending have stayed stable or increased slightly, research from the Ministry of Economic Development has found.
• Skyline Enterprises acquires iconic tourism brands — 29/08/11
  Skyline Enterprises is to purchase tourism sightseeing and adventure company Totally Tourism, an umbrella company that operates iconic tourism brands including The Helicopter Line, Mitre Peak Cruises, Milford Sound Scenic Flights, Queenstown Combos, Challenge Rafting, Harris Mountains Heli-Ski, Air Fiordland, Wanaka Flightseeing and Glacier Helicopters.
• 2012 ITOC Conference to be held on the West Coast — 19/08/11
  The next annual conference of the Inbound Tour Operators Council will be held on the West Coast in August 2012.
• Kerry Prendergast appointed as new chair of Tourism Board — 11/08/11
  Prime Minister John Key today announced that former Wellington Mayor Kerry Prendergast has been appointed chair of the New Zealand Tourism Board for a three year term.
• Tourism spending hits from earthquake, ash cloud less than feared — 9/08/11
  Significant events such as the Christchurch earthquake and Chilean ash cloud have not caused as large a fall in tourism spending as might have been feared, research from the Ministry of Economic Development shows.
• Holiday Park “Cycle Hub” Launched — 5/08/11
  A “Cycle Hub” accreditation programme to help holiday parks attract international and Kiwi cyclists has been launched by the Holiday Accommodation Parks Association New Zealand (HAPNZ).
• TRENZ returns to Southern Lakes for 2012 — 5/08/11
  TRENZ, New Zealand’s premier international tourism trade event, will return to the Southern Lakes region next year, the Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) has announced.
• Tourism industry confident ahead of Rugby World Cup — 28/07/11
  Tourism operators’ confidence in the next three months for the industry has increased, with many expecting the Rugby World Cup to have a positive impact, according to Ministry of Economic Development research.
• Kiwis keen for Rugby World Cup action — 12/07/11
  The nation is getting behind the Rugby World Cup latest research shows, with almost three out of four Kiwis planning to watch the matches.
• UNWTO presents overview of international tourism in 2010 — 30/06/11
  The 2011 edition of the UNWTO Tourism Highlights is now online. It highlights that globally international tourist arrivals reached 940 million and tourism receipts generated US$919 billion in 2010.
• International guest nights down, particularly in Canterbury — 23/06/11
  Guest nights fell 3.7 percent in April 2011 compared with April 2010, Statistics New Zealand said in a media release today. As in March 2011, the fall in guest nights is primarily due to the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011.
• Record overseas trips in May — 21/06/11
  Short-term trips by New Zealand residents were up 10 percent in May 2011, compared with May 2010, Statistics New Zealand said in a media release today.

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