Archive for the ‘New Zealand’ Category

Tourism Implications of the Christchurch Earthquake

By David Beirman, eTN | Feb 23, 2011 (eTN) – Last week Christchurch, despite the slight damage which had been incurred by the September 2010 earthquake, was the ideal English style city of the South Island of New Zealand. It’s the main international gateway city for New Zealand’s South Island with many good hotels in [...]

February 24, 2011   Posted in: New Zealand

Three Reasons Why Auckland, New Zealand, is More than a Jet Lag Cure

by Ruth Atherley For many North American travellers, Auckland is a place to recover from any jet lag and to get their bearings for their New Zealand vacation. However, visitors soon discover that the beautiful city on the bay is so much more than a stopover to the rest of the country. Positioned on a narrow [...]

January 20, 2011   Posted in: New Zealand

There are So Many Ways to Keep Active While Enjoying the Natural Beauty of New Zealand

Milford Sound & Hollyford Track Luxury Experiences: Ngai Tahu Tourism has launched a new guided luxury experience. The Hollyford Heli Day includes a helicopter flight from Queenstown to Pyke Lodge for morning tea, a jet-boat ride, walking in a podocarp forest, helicopter flight to Martin’s Bay for lunch, flight over Milford Sound and glacier landing before [...]

December 21, 2010   Posted in: New Zealand

New Budget Airline to Bring Business to New Zealand

Air Asia X has enriched the world’s growing list of budget airlines and is very likely to please many in the Nelson Tasman area, as well as a number of Europeans going to New Zealand. A very pleasant side effect for cities without the experience of low-cost airlines is that tourists tend to flock to [...]

December 14, 2010   Posted in: Airlines & Railways, New Zealand

The first Great Ride of the New Zealand Cycle Trail opens in New Zealand’s South Island

Santa Monica, CA – Cycling enthusiasts look no further – the first of the New Zealand Cycle Trail’s “Great Rides” just opened near Hanmer Springs on the South Island. This is the first chance for cyclists to cover New Zealand on the nationwide cycle network.

November 23, 2010   Posted in: New Zealand

Encounters with Whales and Dolphins in New Zealand

By Ruth Atherley As a destination, New Zealand has proven itself to have some of the most friendly, engaging and charming locals time and time again. Interestingly enough, those attributes don’t just apply to the people. They also describe many of the marine mammals and other sea creatures that call the waters off New Zealand [...]

November 8, 2010   Posted in: New Zealand

For Travelers in New Zealand that Love Natural Experiences

West Coast Wildlife Center, Franz Josef The new wildlife center at Franz Josef will be the home of New Zealand’s rowi kiwi. Rowi – the rarest of New Zealand’s kiwi species – inhabit the nearby South Okarito Forest, and it is estimated there are only about 350 rowi left alive. The new West Coast Wildlife [...]

October 21, 2010   Posted in: New Zealand

Take a swing at New Zealand’s golf courses

By: Paul Holman of AHA Creative Strategies For those that golf regularly, the thought of playing a round becomes a little like a craving that won’t go away until you satisfy it. Even for fair weather golfers, all it takes is one good game and they’re dreaming of their next round.

September 8, 2010   Posted in: New Zealand

Three Reasons to See New Zealand By Coach Tour

By: Ruth Atherley of AHA Creative Strategies New Zealand might look like two small islands on a map, but in reality, there is a great deal of ground to cover. Deciding what to see and how to see it is an important part of travel planning. For those of us who like the idea of [...]

July 20, 2010   Posted in: New Zealand

Underground adventures in Waitomo Caves, New Zealand

An ancient subterranean world in the heart of New Zealand’s central North Island, the Waitomo Cave system is a fascinating and dramatic natural wonder. Waitomo – meaning water hole in Māori – is a small rural settlement in the King Country / Te Rohe Potae district where underground limestone formations are evidence of the land [...]

June 23, 2010   Posted in: New Zealand