25 June 2026: Funding boost from travel visa waiver trial
Media Enquiries
Media: NZ Herald, Tourism Ticker, NewsTalkZB
Topic: Funding boost from travel visa waiver trial
Enquiries and responses
Following the release of an update from the Beehive today ($215 million boost from new travel option | Beehive.govt.nz) Mayor Tapsell was contacted by NZHerald and Tourism Ticker for comment.
She also had an interview with Mike Hosking this morning: Calls to make visa waiver trial permanent after it netted $215m for economy
Key points from the Mayor were that the visa waiver trial has been very successful, we've seen a noticeable boost in Chinese visitors in Rotorua and support this being permanent.
