Tourism Minister Stuart Nash is being advised to stop providing direct financial support to tourism businesses.. It also reveals that a suggestion to stimulate domestic tourism by phasing school holidays was rejected by Education Minister Chris Hipkins earlier this year. The briefing says greater use of user charges, targetted taxes and levies on visitors would help pay the costs of tourism. It notes that the past the private sector has been able to reap tourism benefits while ratepayers and taxpayers met infrastructure costs. Government has paid out its $400 million Tourism Recovery Package, including the Strategic Tourism Asset Protection Programme (STAPP) and waived Department of Conservation (DOC) concession fees for using conservation land.
After a long and at times uncertain lead up, the America s Cup World Series regatta starts this week with four teams competing for their chance to race for sailing s most coveted trophy.
Today teams and their families gathered at Auckland s Viaduct Harbour for a dawn ceremony followed by the official opening of the race village.
Several hundred people gathered for the official opening with Auckland s clear blue sky and sparkling harbour as the backdrop.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei blessed the village and welcomed the overseas challengers of the cup with a pōwhiri and karakia.
Three challenger teams are taking part as well as defender Team New Zealand, with racing due to begin on Thursday.
Tourism New Zealand boss Stephen England-Hall says freedom campers not all the same
13 Dec, 2020 03:00 AM
4 minutes to read They s in our waterways : Tourism Minister Stuart Nash takes aim at freedom campers instead urging a focus on attracting high-spending visitors. Video / Guy Williams / ODT They s in our waterways : Tourism Minister Stuart Nash takes aim at freedom campers instead urging a focus on attracting high-spending visitors. Video / Guy Williams / ODT
Aviation, tourism and energy writer for the NZ Heraldgrant.bradley@nzherald.co.nz@gbradleynz
Outgoing Tourism New Zealand head Stephen England-Hall says the country has to be careful not to lump all freedom campers together.
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Tourism Industry Aotearoa suggested to the Government that in its first 100 days it should give every New Zealander a $200 travel card.
An international airline lobby group, which includes Air New Zealand as a member, is calling on governments to give their citizens vouchers to spend on travel as a way to boost domestic tourism. The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has identified five ways that governments can help stimulate air travel, which is facing projected global losses of US$39 billion (NZ$55b) in 2021. The initiatives include waiving government charges, taxes and fees to airlines and passengers, route subsidies for domestic flights, financial incentives to airlines for operating flights, advance ticket purchases by governments that can be used for official travel or distributed to the public, and passenger travel subsidies in the form of vouchers for passengers or as a percentage cash-back on overall travel costs.
Talking Point: Why the tourism industry still needs expert staff
10 Dec, 2020 08:36 PM
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Glenn Fulcher is Head of EIT s School of Tourism and Hospitality. Photo / Supplied
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Glenn Fulcher
While the New Zealand borders remain closed for most international visitors, domestic tourists are venturing out and doing something new , taking Tourism New Zealand s catchy new slogan to heart.
Hawke s Bay Tourism, for instance, announced a record visitor spend for July, August, September, and October. And, although cruise tourists won t be promenading through Napier this summer, I was thrilled to hear the Gannet Beach Adventure is back, and new hospitality businesses continue to open and flourish.