Vegetarian and vegan menu options are standard at most hotels these days, but boutique hospitality chain Ovolo Hotels is going a step further, recently announcing plans to go 100% vegetarian across…
GO NZ: From the high country to the coast
I’m standing outside agog at the scenery surrounding me. The sky is changing colour from a riotous blue to a soft, delicate pink and the lake and snow-tipped hills are doing the same. Dusk is…
Princess Cruises cancels its largest-ever Australia season
Citing the uncertainty around when Covid-related travel restrictions might be lifted, Princess Cruises canceled what was to be its largest deployment ever in Australia and New Zealand.Princess will…
Wellington airport control tower Arnold for sale to developers
The ultimate home for plane spotters or frequent flyers has gone on sale in Wellington.Wellington Airport’s old air traffic control tower has gone up for sale with permission for residential …
Princess hands over two ships to P&O Cruises Australia
Princess Cruises has completed the official transfer of Golden Princess and Star Princess to P&O Cruises Australia.Previously announced in 2018, the two vessels will now debut as Pacific Advent…
Bay of Plenty among world’s greenest destinations in international award
The Bay of Plenty has been named among the top 100 most sustainable destinations in the world.The coastal region stretching from the Coromandel to the Eastern Cape is New Zealand’s first to a…
Seychelles welcomes tourists
Seychelles has opened its borders for tourism with two categories of permitted countries.Category 1 is for residents of countries that are deemed low or medium risk.These travellers will be require…
Australia reopens borders to New Zealand travellers
A limited trans-Tasman travel bubble has opened, with the first flight from New Zealand touching down in Australia earlier.Passengers on the first commercial flight between the two countries in sev…
Sport tourism – event organization to be much more complicated
The world of sport events, just as tourism, hasn’t been able to escape the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. After many months at a standstill, we start to see new proposals for what could…
Cost of flying to Australia: One way ticket top of Kiwis’ minds Tasman bubble
The possibility of quarantine-free flights to Australia has set rekindled travellers’ wanderlust, in spite of the one-way nature of the travel arrangement.Google searches for flights to the N…