Tourism stories

Australian tech firm TRAVLR launches a market-changing ecommerce offering to enhance the digital travel industry.

Mastercard and Agoda have broadened their collaboration in an effort to modernise B2B transactions within the travel and tourism industry.

Sitecore announces winners of its 2023 Experience Awards for APAC and Japan, recognising companies' innovative use of marketing technology.

Spammers are phishing eager holidaymakers with travel, themed lures, according to new research from Bitdefender Antispam Lab.

Entrust has announced its expansion to the travel industry with its Seamless Travel Solution, a fully-digital travel service.

The three parties will provide local payment services and exclusive benefits for members, targeting Southeast Asian tourists traveling Japan.

New tourism startups are making a name for themselves in New Zealand and abroad, fresh from a start with Lightning Lab Tourism.

AirPass, 18Communications herald WeChat Shopping Week in Oz, eyeing Chinese tourist spend.

There’s no doubt that we live in a beautiful country and New Zealand Geographic’s new virtual reality project certainly proves it.

The government’s new R&D Tax Incentive could be a breakthrough for the tourism sector’s ability to innovate, adapt and change.

Social media and AI to reveal international visitors' thoughts on sustainable tourism in New Zealand. Canterbury research group aims to gain insights.

Kiwis who fancy themselves local experts now have the chance to become ‘micro-entrepreneurs’ through Airbnb.

Rapid technological advancements are forcing the tourism industry to adapt and future-proof its business practices.

Airships, once associated with WWI, could be making a comeback, according to a Massey University lecturer. Fuel efficient, spacious & with potential for tourism use.

Visa has released a report showing that tourist spend in NZ is growing and they want to use contactless payment systems.

BNZ is the first Kiwi bank to offer the option to accept Alipay which should roll out in July following the trial currently underway.

New analysis by MYOB shows that technology will significantly change the way New Zealand's tourism businesses operate in the next decade.

One grant of $100,000 will be awarded to support the development of a strategy that uses ‘out of the ordinary’ thinking to promote NZ.

Magic Memories, a photography and video company, has reached a value of $120 million thanks to its innovative products for tourists.

Apple's acquisition of Auckland start-up PowerbyProxi is a sign of New Zealand's growing status in the global tech industry.

With nearly 2 million tourists visiting Queenstown annually, the Choice app will provide visitors with all the information they need to know.

New Zealand needs to invest in promoting its technology sector, says Mitchell Pham, chair of NZTech and FinTechNZ.

Qrious launches LoQal Destination to provide robust visitor insights for New Zealand's tourism industry.

Lake Wanaka Tourism has commissioned a hyperlapse video to showcase the location to a global audience.