"We would ask the Government to show restraint in looking at any movement in the Minimum Wage" said Michael Baines Chief Executive of the Motel Association today.

Families wanting to get away for the school holidays can pick up real bargains with a last minute accommodation website www.Ezibed.com sale starting on Monday.

Jill and Clint Tauri's exceptional hospitality at their Edgewater Motel in Te Anau has earned them the prestigious 2009 AA Supreme Host of the Year Award.

4 February 2009 - The Government's small-business relief package is a "brilliant start" to helping small businesses ride out the economic storm, says the Motel Association of New Zealand.

10 December 2008 - The election of the new Government seems to have already had a positive effect on confidence in at least one sector of the New Zealand tourism industry.