Tourism minister Paula Bennett is under pressure to help pay for the visitor influx.

Auckland Airport is the front door for the tourism and is spending to ease the squeeze

The surge in international visitors has pushed tourism past dairy as NZ's top earner.

The surge in tourism is putting pressure on businesses looking for hotel rooms.

Airbnb plans to introduce a search tool designed for business travelers.

New brand's 88 rooms will add much-needed accommodation capability to quake city.

Airlines have dropped some fares to Europe, Hawaii and Australia over winter.

Cruise line Royal Caribbean says ports need to build facilities or risk losing megaships.

One New Zealand city has been named in the top three cities in Oceania for beer lovers.

Airbnb it is now dominating the rental market - but is it a good thing?

Both industries are heavily made up of migrant and seasonal workers, experts say.

Thousands of athletes have started descending on Auckland for the World Masters Games.

National guest nights fell in February, bucking eight straight months of growth.

At peak times there is little commercial accommodation in Auckland and Queenstown.

Travel agent determined to diversify its revenue streams.

Five-star Hotel Grand Windsor will help ease Auckland's luxury accommodation shortage.

Resource consent has been lodged for a 17-storey shimmering glass tower in Dunedin's CBD.

Visitors staying at New Zealand holiday parks contribute over $1b annually to NZ.

Boutique hotel to have views of Eden Park and built in the heart of Asian food district.

Businesses are being warned against price gouging during the Lions Tour.

Ingenious Kiwi venture fixes bicycles to a disused section of the Napier-Gisborne rail.

Profiteering on the Lions tour does not do Auckland's reputation any good.

New Zealand-bound Lions fans are facing huge surges in accommodation prices.

Home coffee-brewing classes and a tour of a private winery are among the NZ adventures.

Local commentators apportion much of the blame to the rise of Airbnb.

The hotel would accommodate up to 450 guests in two wings of three and four levels.

It's one of Australia's most iconic tourist destinations and it's been devastated.

Queenstown space so tight that tenants now being offered bunks and 'kind of' single rooms.

Auckland accommodation firms want more facts about the body they may have to fund.

Chinese visitors see more of the country after Air NZ switched its tourism strategy.