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Peter Needham

Managing Editor, Australasia at Global Travel Media

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  • 2 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

    Oyster and seafood lovers are well catered for in New Zealand, and May is the big month for oyster festivals. The famous Bluff Oyster Festival, held at the southernmost point of New Zealand’s South Island, will occur next weekend, but demand is so great that it’s already sold out. The Ōhiwa Oyster Festival is a relative newcomer located in the North Island.

  • 4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

    A new wine tour leads Southern Discoveries’ re-entry to the Queenstown market, as the company expands its product lineup with a range of immersive travel experiences. The new offerings emphasise slower, more personalised experiences, inviting guests to connect with the unique landscapes and stories of Queenstown, Central Otago and Fiordland.

  • 4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

    Southern Discoveries is continuing to update its innovative multilingual app with new GPS-enabled flight commentary and other enhancements. The free app was first launched in late 2023 to provide commentary in multiple languages, including English, simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean (South Korea), Portuguese, and Spanish for its Milford Sound coach experience, with cruise commentary following soon after.

  • 4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

    TRENZ, New Zealand tourism’s largest annual trade show, has wrapped another successful event, saying haere rā to Rotorua. (Haere rā means ‘farewell’, for readers who don’t speak Māori.)“The last few days have reaffirmed the value of this amazing event – with 1200 delegates holding a staggering 16,000 business meetings and laying the groundwork for tourism export growth for years to come,” Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) Chief Executive Rebecca Ingram confirmed.

  • 4 weeks ago | eglobaltravelmedia.com.au | Peter Needham

    New Zealand’s ‘Everyone Must Go!’ tourism campaign in Australia is doing well and is on target to attract over 6000 more visitors, the NZ Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, Louise Upston, has confirmed. New Zealand is pursuing a policy of powerful tourism growth. Upston and Prime Minister Chris Luxon are determined to grow international tourism and give more New Zealanders the opportunity to work in the industry.

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