New Zealand gears up to welcome over 600,000 tourists this winter

Wellington: New Zealand is embracing a tourism rebound as more than 600,000 visitors will arrive for a Kiwi winter experience.

Air New Zealand implements passenger weight survey on international flights from Auckland

Auckland/IBNS: Auckland's Civil Aviation Authority has instructed Air New Zealand to conduct a passenger weight survey on international flights departing from Auckland International Airport until July 2, 2023, to gather critical data on weight load and distribution for planes. This will involve weighing passengers before boarding their flights.

New Zealand to reopen to vaccinated visitors from next year

Wellington/IBNS: New Zealand has announced its plans to reopen borders, which have been closed for more than a year and a half due to Covid-19 outbreak, to fully vaccinated visitors from April next year.

Australian borders open to travellers from New Zealand

Canberra/Xinhua: International travelers will enter Australia for the first time since March after the nation's borders were opened to New Zealand in a limited capacity.

Travel between Australia, New Zealand to restart by September: Aussie minister

Canberra/Xinhua: Australian tourism minister has revealed that international travel between Australia and New Zealand could resume as early as September.

New Zealand's plan to tax international travelers likely to begin from July 1 this year

With a surge in incoming international travelers, New Zealand government has been mulling to tax international travelers to contain the tourism flow.