Survey Reveals NZ as a favourite

Survey Reveals NZ as a favourite



Anyone looking for value-for-money holidays could consider booking flights to New Zealand. New Zealand emerged as a front runner after being awarded as the favourite long-haul destination. The award was based upon the voting done by the readers of The Guardian, guardian.co.uk and The Observer.




The country seems to have been able to successfully reclaim its position as a favourite destination amongst British Travellers.



It is to be noted that this win follows a phase of disturbingly low number of visitors from the UK. New Zealand won this award in 2006 but lost to Cambodia (1st), Vietnam (2nd) and Japan (3rd) in 2007.





The win reflected the effort New Zealand's tourism industry had put into providing a world-class experience to international visitors, said the country’s Tourism Minister Damien O'Connor.




Many international visitors do not have to apply for a tourist visa to holiday in New Zealand. British citizens can holiday in the country for up to 6 months on a New Zealand Visitor’s Permit.




Britain is currently New Zealand's second-largest tourist market, with almost 290,000 visitors from the UK travelling to the country in the year to August 2008