Tag Archives: New Zealand

Emirates and Jetstar to open new destinations for Emirates passengers across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia

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Emirates customers to reap a host of benefits from latest dea DUBAI, 2014-2-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Emirates and Jetstar have announced an agreement which is set to open up new destinations for Emirates passengers across Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia as the Dubai-based airline continues to connect people, places and passions. Emirates’ code will now… Read the full press release

Kiwi singing sensation Lorde received royal welcome in New Zealand

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Auckland, New Zealand, 2014-1-31 — /travelprnews.com/ — Riding high on a wave of success after scooping two awards at the star-studded Grammys, teen singing sensation Lorde received a New Zealand homecoming fit for a queen. Lorde – real named Ella Yelich-O’Connor – flew back to her hometown of Auckland after wowing viewers around the world with a… Read the full press release

Auckland Airport recognised for excellence in corporate governance in the Deloitte/Management Magazine Top 200 Award ceremony in Auckland

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Auckland, New Zealand, 2013-12-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — Auckland Airport has been recognised for excellence in corporate governance in the Deloitte/Management Magazine Top 200 Award ceremony in Auckland on 28 November.  The Chair of the board of directors of Auckland Airport, Sir Henry van der Heyden, said, “The board is delighted to have been recognised for excellence in… Read the full press release

Queenstown New Zealand to host one of the most spectacular marathons – Queenstown International Marathon November 2014

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Queenstown, New Zealand, 2013-12-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — One of New Zealand’s most picturesque regions is set to play host to one of the most spectacular marathons the world has ever seen. The inaugural Queenstown International Marathon is set to take place in the tourist mecca of Queenstown, on the South Island of New Zealand, in November 2014…. Read the full press release

New Zealand’s South Island sees increasing number of Chinese travellers since new Chinese travel law came into effect

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Christchurch, New Zealand, 2013-11-25 — /travelprnews.com/ — The South Island has welcomed an increasing number of Chinese travellers in the weeks since implementation of a new Chinese law. The new China travel law came into effect on 1 October, effectively requiring travel sellers in China to offer better quality, and so more expensive, group tour packages both… Read the full press release

Christchurch Airport won all three major awards at the New Zealand Airports Awards

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Christchurch, New Zealand, 2013-10-22— /travelprnews.com/ — In what’s believed to be a first, Christchurch Airport has won all three major awards at the New Zealand Airports Awards – including New Zealand Major Airport of the Year. The airport also won Airports Project of the Year and its Chief Executive Jim Boult was named New Zealand Aviation Personality… Read the full press release

Some of the world’s most historic tall ships sail into New Zealand’s ‘City of Sails’ Auckland for the Tall Ship Festival 25 – 28 October, 2013

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Auckland, New Zealand, 2013-10-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — With a vast harbour, rich marine heritage and a thriving maritime industry, Auckland is known to be at the forefront of boating technology – but New Zealand’s ‘City of Sails’ is set to turn back the clock when some of the world’s most historic tall ships sail into town…. Read the full press release

New Zealand tourism industry won multiple awards at 2013 World Travel Awards

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New Zealand, 2013-10-09 — /travelprnews.com/ — The New Zealand tourism industry is in celebration mode after a swathe of victories at the 2013 World Travel Awards – also known as the ‘Oscars of the Travel Industry’. Air New Zealand celebrated a double victory when the Australasian awards were announced in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Double joy … Read the full press release

Christchurch Airport bar, “South Bar and Café”, makes the list of finalists for the Airport Food and Beverage Awards

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2013-09-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — The list of finalists for the Airport Food and Beverage Awards (FAB Awards) has been released, with the Christchurch finalist amongst luminaries. Airport bars in Ibiza, Dubai, Amsterdam, Chicago and London are competing with the Christchurch Airport bar for an award which will be announced in Dubai on October 2. Steve Hagerty,… Read the full press release

Hilton Queenstown rebranded itself as Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa

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QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand, 2013-09-05 — /travelprnews.com/ — Two years after its grand opening, Hilton Queenstown has expanded its ambitions on the country’s South Island and reestablished itself as Hilton Queenstown Resort & Spa. “We felt somewhat confined by the original name, which didn’t quite communicate the expansiveness of the guest experience here,” said Andrew Nisbet, general manager. “As… Read the full press release

Queenstown Airport was New Zealands second busiest for Australian arrivals durinng July 2013

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2013-09-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Queenstown and Auckland Airports have welcomed the latest Statistics New Zealand international travel and migration data which shows Queenstown Airport was the second busiest airport in New Zealand for Australian passenger arrivals in July. According to Statistics New Zealand: 19,344 Australians arrived at Queenstown Airport in July this year, up 15.8% from… Read the full press release

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) expand codeshare agreement in Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand

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2013-08-30 — /travelprnews.com/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) today announce an expansion of their codeshare agreement to cover more destinations in Europe, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Codesharing has been expanded with immediate effect to SAS-operated flights from Copenhagen to: Alesund, Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim in Norway; Gothenburg in Sweden; Aalborg, Aarhus… Read the full press release

Milford Track in New Zealand’s famed Fiordland wilderness region celebrates 125th anniversary

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2013-08-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — Visitors to New Zealand’s famed Fiordland wilderness region will have the chance to experience the majestic beauty of the Great Walks Milford Track as never before when one of the world’s best known multi-day hikes celebrates a special anniversary. To mark the 125th anniversary of the opening of Milford Track, a unique… Read the full press release

Historic Rotorua Museum hosted one of the first same-sex weddings since it became legal in New Zealand on 19.8.2013

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2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — Happy couples have been racing down aisles across the country in a bid to make history by becoming some of the first same-sex couples to marry in New Zealand. Thirty-one couples in various parts of New Zealand are expected to wed as same-sex marriage officially became legal in New Zealand today (19.8.2013)…. Read the full press release

Pacific Asia Travel Association to host the 2nd Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference (PAITC) and PATA Board Meetings in Rotorua, New Zealand

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2013-08-20 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has accepted the New Zealand Māori Tourism‘s exceptional bid to host the second Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference (PAITC) and PATA Board Meetings in Rotorua, New Zealand from April 4-9, 2014. The objective of the PAITC is to promote awareness, enhance and protect the increasingly important tourism role of… Read the full press release

Concur Managing Director Australia Matthew Goss appointed GBTA Australia & New Zealand Advisory Board

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Sydney, Australia, 2013-07-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) — the voice of the global business travel industry — today announced a new appointment to the GBTA AUS/NZ Advisory Board. Matthew Goss, Managing Director Australia, joined Concur in 2002 where he has held a number of senior management positions including that of Regional… Read the full press release

Kiwi celebrity chef Al Brown takes New Zealand viewers to Kangaroo Island’s culinary delights in the Dishing up Australia with Al Brown

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2013-07-16 — /travelprnews.com/ — The natural spoils and local produce unique to Kangaroo Island will feature in a new food travel series currently airing in New Zealand. Kiwi chef Al Brown hosts the new show, ‘Dishing up Australia with Al Brown’, which takes New Zealand viewers on a culinary journey across Australia, with Kangaroo Island and… Read the full press release

Kiwi celebrity chef Al Brown hosts new show ‘Dishing up Australia with Al Brown’ aimed at New Zealand viewers

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2013-06-26 — /travelprnews.com/ — The unique local and indigenous culinary delights of the Top End are set to entice visitors to the territory as part of a new travel series currently airing in New Zealand that showcases some of Australia’s finest food experiences. Kiwi chef Al Brown hosts the new show, ‘Dishing up Australia with Al… Read the full press release

Auckland Airport Launches new and improved website

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2013-06-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Whether you are one of the millions of people who enter or exit New Zealand every year, or you simply drop off or pick up friends and family, accessing information and planning your next visit to Auckland Airport just got whole a lot easier with the launch of a revamped website by… Read the full press release

Lonely Planet: New Zealand has 15 of the world’s 1000 Ultimate Sights

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2013-06-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Global travel authority Lonely Planet says New Zealand has 15 of the world’s 1000 Ultimate Sights. To celebrate this – and Lonely Planet’s 40th Anniversary – the world’s most successful travel publisher is re-releasing its 352-page inspirational book 1000 Ultimate Sights in New Zealand this month. Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Sights features 100 “Top 10” lists exploring the world’s most breathtaking man-made marvels and natural… Read the full press release