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Rob Fyfe reassures on London ops
In his latest message to Air New Zealand staff, CEO Rob Fyfe has responded to mounting concerns about the airline’s commitment to maintaining the NZ-London route. He says: “It’s no secret that we are struggling to make London profitable, just as our competitors are also struggling in this task, not just on London but on most ultra-long haul routes. Passenger numbers are flat at best and, when put against the backdrop of economic turmoil in Europe, any pick up in demand for long haul air travel from London looks unlikely in the foreseeable future.
Read the full postNew routes on the cards
In his latest message to Air New Zealand staff, CEO Rob Fyfe has confirmed that new routes are likely, given that the airline’s long haul schedule adjustments will result in aircraft availability.
Read the full postMakeover for PureGayNZ.com
New Zealand gay and lesbian tourism website and information site PureGayNZ.com has been refreshed to include user reviews, booking engine facilities with partners Bookit and Tourism Exchange as well as further integration with social media channels.
Read the full postLuring US Active Considerers
Tourism New Zealand and Air New Zealand have launched their latest joint venture campaign in the United States with a US$848 airfare from LAX luring Active Considerers to visit New Zealand.
Launched to leverage the heightened interest in booking a holiday following the Christmas break, along with compelling pricing from the national airline, the online campaign sends interested readers directly to Air New Zealand’s ‘Fantastic New Zealand’ campaign page which features New Zealand imagery and a link to newzealand.com for more information about the destination.
Air New Zealand Airpoints promotion
Air New Zealand Airpoints™ customers can win a five-night holiday package for two in Hong Kong or North America – or one of tens of thousands of other prizes - just by booking a flight before the end of the month. Air New Zealand is guaranteeing that every person who books a flight online before 31JAN12, and enters their Airpoints number at the time of booking, will win one of thousands
of prizes.
Smartphone app: itravelnz
itravelnz is a new free iPhone and Android app, which features over 500 points of interest all around the country. It’s described as an up to date travel guide, with an information resource and feedback that is growing daily.
Read the full postNOV guest nights down 3.3%
Guest nights for international visitors fell 3.3% in NOV11 compared with NOV10, according to Statistics New Zealand. Domestic guest nights were unchanged, resulting in a 1.5% fall in total guest nights. “Our international visitors stayed mainly in the North Island, where guest nights were up 7.1%, while its domestic guest nights were down 1.9%,” industry and labour stats manager Louise Holmes-Oliver said. “However in the South Island, international visitors were down 14%, while its domestic visitors were up 3.6%.” In total, North Island guest nights rose 1.7%, led by an 8.6%
increase in the Wellington region. Auckland fell 1.8%, the first monthly decrease in 16 months (compared with the same month a year earlier).
