Cheap airfares and winter deals make Great Lake Taupo the ideal place for a holiday this August.

With school holidays over and the cold weather set in, attracting visitors in August can be a challenge for many tourism businesses.

Well-known TV personality Te Radar (Andrew Lumsden) loved his entire Cook Islands experience but was "blown away" by the beauty of Atiu while filming his latest television series, Te Radar Across the Pacific.

Spectacular geothermal displays, adrenalin-inducing rides and up-close animal encounters feature in the Holiday Inn Rotorua's family fun packages released in time for the next school holidays.

With the erratic weather leaving many Kiwis feeling robbed of their summer vacation, many have turned to international travel with Flight Centre noticing a surge in tropical holidays at the start of 2012.

The sun is shining, visitors are enjoying the weather, and Fiji's tourism industry is back in full swing.

Major resorts and hotels are open and Air Pacific, Fiji's national airline, and all other major airlines are servicing the destination.

Auckland - New research has shown that the Wonders of the World, long considered draw cards when it comes to attracting travellers, are now being overlooked.

Auckland Airport has opened New Zealand's first on-airport campervan facility to provide the growing "self-drive" holiday market with a conveniently located place to rest up and relax before safely beginning their journeys around New Zealand.

Kiwis will now be able to fly non-stop to the popular holiday destination of Bali with the launch of Air New Zealand's new twice weekly service between Auckland and Denpasar Airport.

Providing travellers with good information about camping in New Zealand is making a real difference to their behaviour, according to the New Zealand Responsible Camping Forum.

Tourism New Zealand's activity to target Active Considers in South Asia has been positively reinforced with Lonely Planets' release of its latest Lonely Planet Asia.