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Accommodation consent values soar

Record visitor numbers helped push hotel and motel consent values to GBP £490 million in the June 2017 year, Stats NZ says.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Tue, 8th Aug 2017

Tourism

Christchurch’s tallest hotel opens for business

A 17-storey return of Crowne Plaza adds 204 rooms and fresh conference space as visitor numbers in Christchurch are set to rise.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Jul 2017

Mergers and Acquisitions

Iconic Ohtel sold to Village Accommodation Group

Bookings at Ohtel will continue normally as Village Accommodation Group takes over Wellington’s award-winning boutique hotel over coming months.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 1st Jun 2017

Customer Experience

Langham Auckland to get new name and new look

Guests at Auckland's Langham will face phased room works from July, as the 411-room hotel prepares a Cordis rebrand in November.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 18th May 2017

Property Market

Queenstown leads buoyant hotel sales

More than GBP £250 million of hotel stock changed hands in 2015/16, as tourism growth pushed yields lower and drew overseas buyers.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Apr 2017

Startups

Supersonic passenger jets may not be far away

Jet startup Boom is raising funds to bring back supersonic aircraft, aiming to revolutionize travel and make the world more accessible.

By Alex Crossan • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Mar 2017

Support

More small business roadshows to kick off around NZ, Govt says

New Zealand's Small Business Minister Jacqui Dean announces a series of nationwide roadshows, starting in Kāikoura on 27 March, to support local enterprises.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Mar 2017

Disaster Recovery

TranzAlpine service to resume

Earlier-than-expected repairs will restore freight and tourist services on the Midland Line, boosting the West Coast economy after fire damage.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Mon, 6th Mar 2017

Auckland Airport

Tainui hotel set to soar at Auckland Airport

Travellers will get 250 more premium rooms as demand for airport accommodation drives a new Pullman hotel beside Auckland Airport’s terminal.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Mar 2017

Fintech

Serko & Xero officially launch travel booking app for small businesses

Serko and Xero officially launched their joint travel app 'serko.travel' yesterday, providing booking integration for small businesses across ANZ.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Jul 2016

Serko

SME travel booking options no longer up in the air

Until now, SMEs were getting the short end of the stick, as they can't get access to purpose-built travel agent bookings. Serko wants to change that.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Jul 2016

Global Stories

Travel technologies stories

Partner Programmes

Expensify and Airplus announce partnership for travel booking automation

The new Expensify-AirPlus partnership offers business travellers and travel managers an enhanced booking experience with complete automation.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 24th Jul 2017

Customer Relationship Management

Big data: How companies can learn to swim in the data lake

Information is pouring into companies faster, so businesses are drowning in a flood so great it has become known as the 'data lake'.

By Kevin Park • 4 min read • Wed, 24th May 2017

Supply Chain

How to overcome data blind spots in travel & expense management

Concur says that data blind spots can occur when internal travel and expense management (TEM) systems don't allow for easy monitoring and measurement.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Apr 2017