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Vax Clients only
From 20 November 2021 all travellers joining MoaTours must be fully vaccinated and provide a copy of the Ministry of Health Vaccine Record Card with proof of this. All MoaTours’ Kiwi guides are fully vaccinated. ‘We’re looking forward to getting…
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Air New Zealand launches new domestic seat options
Air New Zealand has added flexibility to its domestic fare products and introduced two product name changes to improve clarity for customers. The new domestic options are: Flexirefund: Customers have maximum flexibility to change the date, time destination or origin…
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WEBJET.CO.NZ LAUNCHES CARBON OFFSET PROGRAM
Leading online travel agent Webjet has today announced the launch of its carbon offset program, Sustainable Traveller, in New Zealand, which enables customers to take action on climate change by offsetting their flights when booking with Webjet.co.nz. From today, Webjet…
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Adventure Group hibernating
Adventure Group Limited, operating as Canyon Explorers, has decided to hibernate normal operations from Monday 15 February. Managing director Stefan Crawford said it had been ‘a tough but necessary call’ given the ongoing decline in visitors to Queenstown over the…
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Quarantine free flight ‘positive step’
Air New Zealand’s first quarantine-free flight from Rarotonga, NZ941, landed at Auckland International Airport yesterday. NZ CEO Greg Foran is pleased with how bookings have been tracking and what this flight means for more travel between New Zealand and neighboring…
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70% OF DESTINATIONS HAVE LIFTED TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, BUT GLOBAL GAP EMERGING
The number of destinations closed to international tourism has continued to fall. According to the eighth edition of the UNWTO Travel Restrictions Report, 70% of all global destinations have eased restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DOWN 70% AS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IMPACT ALL REGIONS
Restrictions on travel introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hit global tourism hard, with the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) showing a 70% fall in international arrivals for the first eight months of 2020. According to…
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COVID-19 AND TRANSFORMING TOURISM
More importantly, restrictions on travel also prevent tourism from delivering on its potential to build a better future for all. This week the United Nations Secretary-General launched the Policy Brief “COVID-19 and Transforming Tourism”, which UNWTO assumed the lead role in producing.…
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CHARITY ASKS KIWIS TO SHARE PHOTOS OF THEIR FAVOURITE NZ VIEWS
Macular Degeneration NZ calls for entries to photo competition Judging panel includes actress and TV presenter Shavaughn Ruakere plus landscape photographer Rach Stewart and nutritionist Claire Turnbull Upload entries via www.mdnz.org.nz/competition before 5pm on Sunday 9th August Calling all photographers!…
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World Expeditions Launches “Lend a Hand” Appeal to Help Stricken Travel Communities in Some of the Poorest Countries
Adventure travel specialist, World Expeditions, has launched a “Lend a Hand” Appeal, to help raise desperately needed funds for communities across Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, India and Peru, who are suffering greatly from the impacts due to COVID-19. Funds will…
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