Latest News from Tourism New Zealand cid:corporate:latestnews 2009-11-20T12:02:08Z Tourism New Zealand http://www.newzealand.com/travel/images/core/icon-fern.gif http://www.newzealand.com/travel/images/core/footer_logo_purenz.gif Singapore Airlines and Tourism New Zealand have signed a marketing agreement to jointly develop and promote tourism to New Zealand on Singapore Airlines’ services. urn:UUID:F9A22B64-BCD8-304B-0108-FE8CECFB28E9 2009-11-15T20:56:45Z Singapore Airlines Deal To Boost New Zealand’s Profile 2009-11-15T20:56:45Z For the second year running, New Zealand has taken the top spot at the prestigious Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards. urn:UUID:E5E9BC29-BCD8-304B-03D0-2BD68F0BA3FD 2009-11-12T01:02:31Z New Zealand Wins Responsible Tourism Awards – Again! 2009-11-12T01:02:31Z More than 12,000 people visited New Zealand’s giant Rugby Ball venue in Tokyo, with millions more seeing coverage of the Ball in Japanese media. urn:UUID:D695E819-BCD8-304B-0346-5728D875FBFB 2009-11-09T01:36:38Z Rugby Ball Wraps Up in Tokyo 2009-11-09T01:36:38Z The five contestants in the tourism promotion ‘The Gap Year: Challenge New Zealand’ arrived into Auckland on Saturday to start the ultimate online adventure. urn:UUID:D679ADB8-BCD8-304B-01A6-C57249FEC58D 2009-11-09T01:05:49Z Gap Year Five Finally Arrive 2009-11-09T01:05:49Z New Zealand has leapt three spots to take fourth place in the fifth annual Futurebrand Country Brand Index (CBI). urn:UUID:D571C4AF-BCD8-304B-0C76-83E50A416054 2009-11-08T20:17:33Z New Zealand Jumps to Fourth in Country Brand Index 2009-11-08T20:17:33Z Spending by international visitors reached $6.1 billion in the year to September 2009, up 1.2 per cent on 2008, according to data released by the Ministry of Tourism. urn:UUID:C681E781-BCD8-304B-0372-B1BCD3A2AF6D 2009-11-05T22:40:52Z Tourism Spend up 1.2% to $6.1 billion 2009-11-05T22:40:52Z i-SITE New Zealand is pooling the local knowledge of staff to raise awareness of i-SITE among kiwi travellers. The new campaign launched this week (2 Nov). urn:UUID:C1041186-BCD8-304B-02E6-9B88C7AAE278 2009-11-04T21:05:19Z New Campaign Adds Value to Regional Tourism 2009-11-04T21:05:19Z New Zealand’s made the cut to be named in Lonely Planet’s prestigious Best in Travel publication for 2010. urn:UUID:B6EE33F1-BCD8-304B-06C8-6C6DFB414C16 2009-11-02T22:05:14Z New Zealand in Lonely Planet's Top 10 for 2010 2009-11-02T22:05:14Z Additional funding of $20 million announced today by Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key is expected to bring up to around 45,000 additional visitors to New Zealand through increased marketing efforts, Tourism New Zealand says. urn:UUID:B31200E0-BCD8-304B-0ECC-2E37A0967AF4 2009-11-02T04:05:52Z Additional Money Expected to Bring 45,000 More Visitors 2009-11-02T04:05:52Z Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism John Key, has delivered on his promise to increase tourism funding – a move he has long said will help drive New Zealand’s recovery from the economic recession. urn:UUID:B30826F7-BCD8-304B-0AFF-FA54D280148E 2009-11-02T03:55:06Z Tourism to get extra $20 million this year 2009-11-02T03:55:06Z