Tourism New Zealand has appointed Dani Benjamin to the role of trade marketing manager for Europe, based in London.Benjamin will join the trade team in developing and implementing Tourism New Zealand’s trade marketing strategy in the UK and Germany.Prior to…
“Get Wrecked on Keppel.”That was the cheeky slogan once used to market one of the Great Barrier Reef’s most beautiful islands to the world. And for decades, it worked.Thousands of tourists flocked to Great Keppel Island in the 80s, 90s…
Luxury cruise brand Cunard has unveiled its 2020 programme.From March to December 2020 the fleet will travel over 169,000 nautical miles calling at 110 destinations in 34 different countries.The new itineraries continue to offer guests a greater choice on the…
In a bid to lure high-value travellers from India, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia, Tourism Australia has launched a new bespoke tourism promotion campaign in India and South East Asia. The latest chapter in Tourism Australia’s evolving ‘There’s Nothing Like Australia’…
With Kiwi tourism hitting all-time highs, New Zealand has emerged as a hotbed for hotel development.In Auckland alone, roughly 2,500 new rooms are slated to come on line in the next five years, with upscale Western brands like InterContinental, SO…
The eighth Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) will take place in Nairobi, from October 3-5.Organised by the Kenya Tourism Board, MKTE is East Africa’s largest travel expo, connecting leading African products and top-producing global buyers – with key source markets…
Following dire warnings of reef die-off after massive coral bleaching in 2016 and 2017, Tourism and Events Queensland has issued a “positive update” on the status of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, reporting that some affected areas are showing “substantial signs…
A new series of training videos for UK travel consultants has been introduced by Tourism New Zealand.There are five videos in total with each video addressing a key selling theme and answering many questions asked by agents.Themes include overcoming barriers…
Chinese online expenditure all over the world is on the rise. Alipay, the world’s largest mobile payment platform, announced their data from this summer. The average user spending grew by 43% from 2,073 yuan ($303) to 2,955 yuan ($432). Worldwide,…
Tokyo has been named as the world’s most reputable city in a survey that ranks places on safety, beauty and leadership.The Japanese capital beat Sydney into second place and Copenhagen into third.No New Zealand cities appeared on the listThe study…
