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·         Kiwis among most low maintenance beach holidaymakers globally

·         Only 11% of Kiwis said they would wax in order to get beach ready

·         12% of Kiwis admit to going nude at the beach

Auckland, New Zealand, 09 June, 2016: As many Kiwis start getting ready for their northern hemisphere summer sojourns, Expedia.co.nz™ has released findings from its annual Flip Flop Report, which confirms New Zealand is one of the most relaxed, low maintenance nationalities in the world, when it comes to beach holiday habits. Read more

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TRAVELLING TRIBES: MULTI-GENERATIONAL HOLIDAYS NOW MAINSTREAM

Auckland, New Zealand, 22 March, 2016 – Expedia.co.nz has today released further findings from its annual State of the Nation report, revealing New Zealanders are increasingly embracing multi-generational travel, seeing it as an opportunity to spend quality time with the whole family - not just a chance for a free trip from the oldies and a helping hand with the kids.

In the lead up to the Easter holidays, Expedia is seeing searches for family hotel rooms increase more than 55% year-on-year*, as more than two in five (40%) of Kiwi travellers report they have been on holiday with more than one generation of their family in the last two years. This figure rises to 45% among Kiwi parents**. Read more

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NEW ZEALANDERS AMONG THE WORLD’S MOST HOLIDAY-DEPRIVE

New Zealanders given 20 days off and take 15, down from 2014;

South Korean workers retain ranking as world’s most vacation deprived followed by Japanese

Auckland, New Zealand, January 26, 2016– Expedia® has released the results of its annual 2015 Vacation Deprivation^® study. In its 15^th year, the study surveyed 9,273 employed adults across 26 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and South America.

The 2015 report found that worldwide, the median number of paid vacation days available to workers is just under 25 days per year, in addition to public holidays. Collectively, workers take about 20 of them, leaving 20% unused. Read more

Expedia Passenger Preferences Index

Study shows how Kiwis fly compared to travellers worldwide

Auckland, New Zealand, 4 February, 2016 – Expedia.com^®, one of the world's largest full service online travel sites¹, has released the results of the Expedia Passenger Preferences Index, a worldwide study that examines the preferences and behaviours of fliers on a country-by-country basis. The study was conducted on behalf of Expedia(R) by Northstar, a globally integrated strategic insights consulting firm and surveyed 11,026 travellers across 22 countries in Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and South America. Read more

The World’s Best-Reviewed Hotels:

Expedia.com Releases 2015 Insiders’ Select List

Four New Zealand properties featured among 650 global properties named to the annual elite list, resulting from two million+ guest review

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, September 2, 2015 – Expedia.com®, one of the world’s largest full-service online travel sites*, has released the New Zealand results of the Expedia® 2015 Insiders’ Select® rankings, an annual crowd-sourced list of the world’s best-reviewed hotels. Read more