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Short term holiday rental bookings are up 465 per cent compared to just after lockdown.
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Experts and investors take a deep dive into what to expect from post-Covid house prices.
Auckland Airport runway to be shortened by 1km - 80 workers begin job tonight
The work will take between eight and 10 weeks.
Hawaii's dealing to Covid- why doesn't NZ bubble up?
Hawaiian Airlines boss is looking closely at a travel bubble between NZ and Australia.
Air New Zealand executives axed as airline cuts costs
After the loss of hundreds of frontline jobs, the executive team is shrunk by a third.
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Sports stars, broadcasters and ordinary Kiwis reel off their bucket-list destinations.
Airbnb NZ bookings soar, heading for pre-Covid levels
Surge in bookings a relief to some of nearly 40,000 hosts who saw listing income disappear
Deep divisions as Air NZ lays off half of cabin crew
Airline and union trade blows over redundancy process for half of its cabin crew.
Pilots: NZ air passengers and crew should wear masks
A pilot union says masks allow more relaxed physical distancing, planes could be filled.
Asia-Pacific bubble will benefit tourism, hotels from next year - Colliers
Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan could be lining up to join an expanding tourism bubble.
Fair play - why not airline ticket refunds for everyone?
In Europe passengers are entitled to a refund for cancelled flights
Holiday rush: Air NZ boosts flights for Queen's Birthday
More flights to tourist-starved Queenstown are coming and some Air NZ lounges to re-open.
Silver lining in delay of NZ's $54m Expo push in Dubai
But leader of programme says fresh date could be key part of export reboot
Go NZ! Why this tourism company boss is still smiling
Internationally focused tourism business is changing focus and it's good news for Kiwis.
Comment: Budget leaves many tourism operators hanging on by a thread
The tourist sector says the budget delivers a welcome message.
Pass or fail: Tourist, hotel and aviation groups rate the budget
The Budget delivered a $400 million targeted tourism recovery fund - how was it received?
Air NZ: What flying will be like in level 2
Airline boss says get used to travelling close to home as long haul unlikely for a year.
Shane Jones' message to Air NZ: Don't just target the little people
The airline is shrinking and minister questions why so many are on such high salaries.
Mortgage wars: NZ's largest bank offers home loan under 3 per cent
Rates likely to stay near historic lows but uncertainty over jobs sours outlook.
Hotels hitting the wall - level 2 can't come soon enough
The change in alert levels means hotels can open but they're in bad financial shape.
With more planes parked than flying Auckland Airport brings forward runway work
The crisis hitting aviation has provided an opportunity to do much-needed runway work.
Air NZ cancels hordes of domestic flights as it releases new level 2 schedule
Social distancing means the airline will not offer cut-rate fares.
Air NZ pilots take 30% pay cut, 300 laid off
Union wins deal allowing pilots a route back to the flight deck when conditions improve.
Tourism is on its knees - Can new level 2 rules revive it?
Now another challenge - getting shell-shocked Kiwis out of home and touring the country
Airfare warning: Why ticket prices could skyrocket
Restrictions will make it difficult for airlines to make money.
Not so fast - pushback on Airways' bid to close towers
Shane Jones says one tower could be a special case, Airways extends staff consultation.
App lets you find seats on private jets amid pandemic travel woes
Consider it car pooling but with wings and higher fuel costs.
Battle-ready Qantas prepared for transtasman bubble
Airline grounds most of its planes for another month but sees some light at end of tunnel.
What tourism needs right now to survive
Operators are days away from making decisions which could determine industry future
Qantas boss promises return with cheap fares. Eventually
More choice and lower fares but the third prediction is bad news for Kiwi flyers.
The great Kiwi holiday: What's getting Tourism NZ boss excited
A glimpse of what could be a stronger future.
Tourism plea: Open up under level 2 to help save industry
Domestic travel essential to keep struggling tourism businesses going.
Small airlines call for more help as they hang by a thread
Transport Minister Phil Twyford says the Government is working on a plan to help them.