A few days wine tasting whilst surrounded by some of the world's most beautiful scenery is always a winning combination - and New Zealand is becoming more and more popular for wine lovers.
The North Island offers places such as Hawke's Bay and Gisbourne - whereas the South Island's party capital of Queenstown is also noted for its wine production.
However, the most famous wine region is Marlborough at the top end of the South Island.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
New Zealand tourism operators encouraged to woo Chinese
In the TNZ-run magazine Tourism News issued on Tuesday, TNZ regional manager for North Asia Mark Frood said many New Zealand tourism operators were waiting to see where the China market was headed. "But we can't afford to wait," he said.
"It is moving fast and if New Zealand is not in there, if we don't have a good, solid presence to help the Chinese understand what we are about as a destination, our ability to attract this market will become much more difficult," he said.
Tourism New Zealand said New Zealand attracted only 0.6 percent (122,000) of the 39.8 million Chinese who traveled every year. They stayed in New Zealand for three days on average, spent a total of 337 million NZ dollars (265 million U.S. dollars) with an average spending of 3240 NZ dollars, and most were satisfied with their New Zealand holidays.
"It is moving fast and if New Zealand is not in there, if we don't have a good, solid presence to help the Chinese understand what we are about as a destination, our ability to attract this market will become much more difficult," he said.
Tourism New Zealand said New Zealand attracted only 0.6 percent (122,000) of the 39.8 million Chinese who traveled every year. They stayed in New Zealand for three days on average, spent a total of 337 million NZ dollars (265 million U.S. dollars) with an average spending of 3240 NZ dollars, and most were satisfied with their New Zealand holidays.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
New Zealand travel and vaccination centre welcomes new dengue vaccine research
The New Zealand Worldwise Travellers Health and Vaccination Centre says the development of a new dengue vaccine by a Hawaiian company is exciting news.
Hawaii Biotech has won a grant to develop and trial a new dengue vaccine and is expected start its clinical tests by the end of the year.
There are four different types of the potentially fatal dengue virus, which is transmitted through mosquito bites.
A company in Europe and another one in Thailand are also working on a vaccine.
Hawaii Biotech has won a grant to develop and trial a new dengue vaccine and is expected start its clinical tests by the end of the year.
There are four different types of the potentially fatal dengue virus, which is transmitted through mosquito bites.
A company in Europe and another one in Thailand are also working on a vaccine.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Kia Ora to New Zealand's South Island
Anna Kainberger is taking a year-out from her career to travel in south-east Asia, Australasia and the South Pacific, along with Hawaii and the USA. This month she is reporting from New Zealand. Here is her fourteenth blog entry:
I arrived in New Zealand after a rather short flight from Sydney (three hours) and my hopes after a very rainy week in Sydney were indeed high. I was not to be disappointed.
I arrived in New Zealand after a rather short flight from Sydney (three hours) and my hopes after a very rainy week in Sydney were indeed high. I was not to be disappointed.
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