Wellington, June 17 NZPA - The New Zealand tourism industry faces a new threat in the form of cash-strapped governments taking the easy way out by taxing international air travellers.

Wellington, May 25 NZPA - The tourism industry is heartened by research that shows 40 percent of New Zealanders plan an overseas trip in the next six months, and 510,000 are planning a skiing trip.

Wellington, May 20 NZPA - Many in the tourism industry rubbing their hands together last week following an announcement that the Government would provide a $25 million marketing boost are now worried about how to deal with a rise in GST.

Wellington, May 14 NZPA - The Government's pre-budget announcement of $5 million for regional tourism is a vote of confidence in the sector, Regional Tourism Organisations New Zealand chairman Don Gunn says.

Wellington, May 13 NZPA - Tourism industry leaders say a funding injection announced by Prime Minister John Key today will allow more work to be done on attracting people from new markets while maintaining a presence in existing ones.

Wellington, Feb 10 NZPA - Some tourism operators who set their prices two years in advance in the international marketplace may be hurt if GST is hiked within that time, the Tourism Industry Association says.

Wellington, Jan 21 NZPA - As part of efforts to attract more Aussies across the ditch, the Government is spreading $5 million across several regions.

By Paloma Migone of NZPA Wellington, Oct 28 NZPA - New Zealanders holidaying at home compensated for a drop in spending by international visitors when the global economy turned down, according to Statistics New Zealand (SNZ).

Wellington, Sept 16 NZPA - Sentiment in the tourism industry is improving, raising hopes the worst of the recession may be behind it.

Wellington, Aug 28 NZPA - Opening the conservation estate to mining could put New Zealand's $20 billion tourism industry at risk, the Tourism Industry Association said today as opposition to the Government's decision to carry out a stocktake of valuable mineral resources increased.