Kiwi tourists rank among the most tight-fisted spenders in the second annual global Expedia Best Tourist Survey
On July 08, 2009 at 02:00 PM
The second annual global Best Tourist Survey, conducted by leading online travel company Expedia®, has ranked Kiwis as the sixth most stingy tourists among the 27 nationalities surveyed. However, Kiwis managed to fare better overall, ranking 14th as the world’s Best Tourists. They also performed well in the politeness stakes and for being sparing in their complaints (10th place and 9th place respectively).
Around 4,500 hoteliers across the globe provided their opinions on the best travellers overall, as well as on specific categories including behaviour, spending habits, fashion sense and willingness to try and speak the local language. Read more
Expedia unearths some of the world’s best 'untapped' wine destinations
On June 02, 2009 at 02:00 PM
Countries as diverse as Argentina, South Africa and Hungary provide a fresh alternative to the ‘tried and tested’ wine destinations
Beyond the well worn paths of the wine regions of Italy, France and Spain, there are several other international destinations that produce exceptional wines, which have remained largely undiscovered by wine-loving New Zealand travellers. With equally superb scenery, authentic food, hospitable locals and fewer crowds than their more famous counterparts, these ‘alternative’ wine destinations offer much for lovers of fine wine and travel. Read more
Christchurch claims four out of top five world favourite New Zealand hotels
On May 04, 2009 at 02:00 PM
Annual Expedia Insiders’ Select list reveals the world’s most favourite hotels
Four out of the top five New Zealand hotels included in this year’s annual global Expedia® Insiders' Select list (www.expedia.com/insidersselect) are in Christchurch, with The Classic Villa taking the top spot as the world’s favourite hotel in New Zealand. The other Christchurch hotels featured on the list include The Heritage Christchurch; the Millennium Hotel; Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Hotel So.
The Westin Auckland, Lighter Quays, which was the highest ranking New Zealand hotel last year, dropped to second place, but the city still managed to notch up five properties out of the total of 10 New Zealand hotels on the list. Read more
Kiwis join the ranks of the world’s holiday deprived nations
On April 14, 2009 at 02:00 PM
New Zealanders come second only to the workaholic Japanese in not taking all their annual leave
One third of workers have changed their holiday plans due to the GFC
A global survey conducted by online travel company Expedia® shows New Zealand workers officially joining the ranks of the world’s most holiday deprived nations.
The annual global Expedia Vacation Deprivation® survey, conducted in 11 nations(and this year for the first time in New Zealand)by Expedia, the world’s leading online travel company, found that 45 per cent of New Zealanders leave at least some of their annual leave days untaken, second only to Japan, where 92 per cent of its employed people leave on average almost half of their annual leave days on the table. Read more
Following your favourite sporting events around the world
On March 30, 2009 at 01:00 PM
With great international travel deals, New Zealanders can look forward to attending their favourite international sporting events
With the cost of long-haul international air travel plummeting, and great deals on accommodation, there has never been a better time for New Zealanders to travel abroad and attend the international sporting events they had only dreamed about. Read more