When America parties, she parties big. At last month's IPW conference in Chicago, the United States tourism industry had much to celebrate.

A new mini-terminal has been opened in Queenstown to handle an increase in the number of private jets coming to the resort town.

There are three common misconceptions when it comes to booking travel - that you will get great deals if you wait until the last minute, that it's cheaper to book online rather than through a travel management company.

Airlines have welcomed the prospect of flying into Queenstown after dark now the resort's airport has safety clearance for night flights.

The outrage is missing as non-business travel expenses rise for the third straight year in the United States.

Facebook has advice for New Zealand travel firms: get a good app.

Southern Cross and Travel Insurance Direct joint winners with 'outstanding value' in survey of 29 providers.

Queenstown is gearing up for a bumper winter season with airlines pouring more seats into the resort town whose airport is erecting a marquee to handle the influx.

Auckland Airport's new combined international and domestic terminal will include an underground public transport station.

This year has proved to be a golden summer for both holiday-makers and Auckland tourism industry operators.

A survey of New Zealand travellers finds a strong preference for the national airline but this would drop markedly if it was no longer Kiwi owned.

New Zealand hotel prices have risen at a faster rate than in other parts of the world but the high Kiwi dollar is helping bring down room rates in many places overseas.

Virgin Australia has welcomed the Australian Government's push to change ownership laws for Qantas.

It's no secret that the strength of the New Zealand dollar is having an influence on international air travel.

Air New Zealand's alliances in Asia could help open the door for flying to South America, a region it says is a blank on its route map.

A new front in the transtasman airline battle is opening up over summer with competition hotting up on Perth and Adelaide routes.

The planned SkyCity convention centre will face hot competition around the region.

Young New Zealand workers are more likely than their older colleagues to make the most of business trips at their company's expense by spending up on high-end meals.

Qantas has launched a scathing attack on the stake that Air NZ have built in Virgin Australia. Grant Bradley looks at why it's got the Flying Roo in a such a flap.

Growing numbers of private jets are coming to New Zealand, prompting corporate aircraft handlers to build a new terminal in Queenstown.

Air New Zealand says it has no intention of taking Virgin Australia private, a scenario which has been reported in Australia.

This is what Air New Zealand had to say about its Boeing 787 Dreamliner before it made its debut.

New Zealand passengers flying to and from the US will soon be able to use their electronic devices during take-off and landing at the American end of their flights.

A global survey has found Chinese tourists are more likely to seek luxury for their holidays.

Tourism New Zealand is gearing up to sell the luxury end of the market as operators in the sector say high-spending tourists are not being picked up in statistics.