16 June 2015
Online visas will help boost tourism
Auckland Airport has welcomed today’s announcement by the Government that it will roll out online work and visitor
visas.
Charles Spillane, Auckland Airport’s general manager corporate affairs, says, “This is a significant development for New
Zealand’s tourism industry. Attracting international tourists is an increasingly competitive business. We need our visa
process to be as simple and as easy as possible for tourists. Today’s announcement will help make our country an even
more appealing destination for overseas visitors.”
“We are especially pleased that Chinese visitors can now apply for visitor visas online using a Chinese language form.
In recent years China has become one of our most significant markets for tourists. The new form will make it even easier
to grow the number of Chinese visitors, and that is a great thing for our economy and for everyone involved in the
tourism industry.”
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