Emily Jordan Inquest Opens In UK

The inquest into the death of British tourist, Emily Jordan, has at last opened. But not in New Zealand, the country where she was killed whilst river boarding, but in Great Britain. At the time of her death some adventure tourism activities in New Zealand were operating in a “regulatory vacuum.” Emily Jordan drowned whilst…

Doubts About New Zealand’s Ability To Host Rugby World Cup

A New Zealand based travel industry magazine, Traveltrade has questioned New Zealand’s ability to host the Rugby World Cup and has hit out at the high prices tourists have to pay for accommodation, rental cars and flights during the event. The mag’s editor, Gordon Gillan, used an example of his brother and his friends being…