Government wants to plug gaps in safety rules for adventure tourism, after Whakaari eruption
By RNZ The Government wants to bring in tougher safety rules for adventure activity operators, in response to the deadly 2019 Whakaari/White Island eruption.Forty-seven people - most of them tourists - were on the island when...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 22 Oct 2021 | 1:58 pm
Whakaari / White Island volcanic eruption: Trial date July 2023 set, venue yet to be decided
A trial for the 13 Whakaari/ White Island parties facing charges after the 2019 eruption is likely to take four months and will start on July 10, 2023, it has been confirmed.The date was decided today at a case review hearing in...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 22 Oct 2021 | 12:45 pm
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: National's rescue package for hospo, tourism, small business
National would give fully vaccinated adults a $100 voucher to spend at any hospitality, accommodation, or tourism business in the country over the next six months to support the devastated sectors.The party has today released a...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 20 Oct 2021 | 11:00 am
Vietnam prepares for post-pandemic revival of wellness tourism
If wellness tourism was popular before the Covid-19 pandemic, one can only imagine how much more appealing this type of travel will become in the future.In fact, it's a popularity countries like Vietnam are already preparing for....
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 18 Oct 2021 | 8:38 am
Covid-19 underscores need to diversify Tahoe tourist economy
The Covid-19 pandemic helped expose the growing vulnerability of Lake Tahoe's increasingly tourism-dependent economy as housing costs balloon, year-round residency declines and more workers commute from afar or seek jobs elsewhere,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 18 Oct 2021 | 7:10 am
The 90% Project: No jab, no walk - Queenstown company's Covid vaccination stand
A Queenstown guided walking company is the first major local tourism business to announce it is insisting clients are fully vaccinated against Covid.Ultimate Hikes, which runs guided walks of the famous Milford and Routeburn Tracks,...
Source: nzherald.co.nz - Tourism & Leisure Industries | 15 Oct 2021 | 4:58 pm
