Smart Travel

A major new discount card has been launched which is set to inject more than a million dollars back into Maori tourism every year.

New Zealand’s national carrier, Air New Zealand, already claiming to be the world’s most environmentally responsible airline, has announced another batch of new initiatives towards sustainable air travel.

Passengers flying with Air New Zealand can now arrive at their destination looking fresh and stylish thanks to help from UK television style guru Gok Wan.

New Zealand’s clean green sustainable tourism initiatives have been recognised as best in the world at the international Responsible Tourism Awards.

More than 1 million people have watched Tourism New Zealand's television commercial 'Youngest Country' on YouTube in the past year.

International visitors cruising around New Zealand in a rental car can now tune in to Tourism Radio, a station designed to entertain and educate them about New Zealand en route.

The world's first commercial aviation test flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel will take off from Auckland airport next Tuesday (30 December 2008).

A two-hour test flight in New Zealand skies has been hailed as a “significant milestone” in the development of sustainable air fuels.

Caring for New Zealand’s natural environment so that it can be preserved for future generations is the focus of a new website encouraging best practice for holidaymakers pitching tents, or parking campervans or caravans.

Waiheke - a little island in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf celebrated for its beaches, artists, award-winning wines and olive oil - gets the tick of approval and no. 2 placing on Frommer’s top destinations list for 2009.