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Tourism data gap leaves operators on shaky ground
Getting quality tourism data has been a bugbear of the industry for years, but businesses say it has only gotten worse.

Regional economies face tough times
Wine exports and international tourism are keeping some regions going but construction, meat and wood exports are down.

Arm Holdings plans to launch AI chips in 2025, Nikkei reports

Spanish islands toughen curbs on party holidays
The popular tourist spot says it will expand an anti-tourism law.

Vanuatu tourism body aware of reports of Air Vanuatu in voluntary administration
The Vanuatu Tourism Office says it's aware of reports that its national carrier Air Vanuatu has entered voluntary administration.

Tourism in China surges during May Day holiday but travelers turn frugal

Italy’s Tourism Minister Indicted for Alleged Benefits Fraud

New director being recruited for PrimePort Timaru following resignation
Timaru District Council’s holdings company is looking to appoint a new director to the board of PrimePort Timaru after former mayor Damon Odey resigned.

Future of regional tourism 'dire' if council funding cut
Hawke's Bay could lose out on $250 million a year in visitor spend if its tourism body is forced to close, chair says.

BGI - Director Michael Chai
It has just come to our attention that one of the Company’s directors, Michael Chai, was arrested in January 2024, and has been incarcerated in the Philippines on matters unrelated to Blackwell Global Holdings Limited

Some 55,000 protest on Spain's Canary Islands against mass tourism

Heartland announces opening of retail entitlement offer
Heartland Group Holdings Limited (NZX/ASX: HGH) (Heartland) advises that today it will dispatch the entitlement offer document (Offer Document) to Heartland shareholders eligible to participate in the retail component of the NZ$105 million 1 for 6.85 pro-

Resignations at Christchurch City Holdings after call for review
Despite the "best of intentions and considerable effort", the relationship between the board and the council has broken down, outgoing chair says.

Four directors quit Christchurch City Holdings board
Christchurch City Holdings Limited chair and three directors have resigned following a breakdown of the relationship with the council.

TRENZ conference: Launch of online tool part of 'tourism for future'
Tourism Industry Aotearoa is launching a new online tool to help businesses become more sustainable.

Conflicts of interest discussed before resignation
Former Timaru mayor Damon Odey resigned as a director of the town’s port after discussing conflicts with the council’s holdings company chairperson.

Local tourism finds boost from Germany's cheap monthly rail pass

Tourism Holdings cuts earnings forecast by about a third
Rental yields were in line with expectations, but the company warned a slowdown in forward booking intakes would lead to weaker than expected performance for the rest of the financial year.

Is Hawke’s Bay going to become a ‘tourism backwater’ ?
Hawke’s Bay Tourism chair George Hickton says proposed funding cuts - aimed at keeping rates increases down - will be ‘catastrophic’

Four-star hotel planned for Whangarei to meet Northland tourism boom
Millennium and Copthorne Hotels is looking at a 110-room hotel in Whangarei as it expands its network.

Tanzania tourism: World Bank suspends funding for Ruaha National Park project

Thousands protest in Spain's Canary Islands over mass tourism
An influx of holidaymakers is driving up housing costs and depleting resources, residents say.

Thousands rally against Canary Islands mass tourism
Protesters demand curbs on tourists numbers and uncontrolled development in the Spanish archipelago.