Parents travelling with little ones will soon enjoy even greater freedom to choose how they fly with Air New Zealand making some enhancements to its award-winning Economy Skycouch.The Air New Zeala…
Dunedin: Cricket at the Oval and beach-side hotpools are the South’s siren call
Alexia Santamaria and her Auckland family are wooed by some of the delights of Dunedin.We’re an Auckland family. One of those Auckland families who don’t know enough about life south of…
Wanaka: Islands within
Justine Tyerman discovers motels full of creepy-crawlies, rare flightless birds and something akin to a set of Russian dolls on Lake Wanaka.“Close your eyes,” our friends said when we r…
International travel sees one of the highest growth rates in last 20 years
Worldwide, the number of outbound trips has increased by 6.5 per cent, reaching nearly 1.2 billion international trips in 2017.Also positively, for the first time since IPK surveys the impact of te…
New Zealand by rail: Down the line
Rail journeys through both main islands, with the occasional trip by car, open up the country, writes Helen van Berkel.We’ve been through our ups and downs, New Zealanders and rail. Rail open…
Queensland: Distilling Australia’s dreams in the Tamborine Mountain Distillery
Tim Roxborogh finds more than 80 reasons to have a good morning.Visiting a distillery in the morning seems like a slippery slope. If I’d used the saying, “Oh well, it’s 5 o’…
New Zealand’s top beaches: West is best – from Bethells to Hokitika
Jane Jurgens lists her top west coast beaches.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is featured in Vogue magazine’s latest issue, released last week, and she decided to use the opportunity to draw at…
Cebu Pacific launches Melbourne to Manila flight
Philippines airliner Cebu Pacific will launch a direct service between Manila and Melbourne, commencing on 14 August this year.The flight will operate three times weekly, on Tuesday, Thursday, and …
SA arrival stats for 2017 commentary from Grant Thornton
Stats SA released the 2017 tourism arrival statistics this afternoon. South Africa welcomed 10.29 million foreign tourists (visitors who stayed overnight) in 2017. This is up only 2% over 2016.Lee-…
Profits fall in first half of financial year at Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand has announced earnings before taxation for the first six months of the 2018 financial year of $323 million, compared to $349 million in the prior period.Net profit after taxation wa…