SO/ Auckland has been accepted into Virtuoso’s exclusive portfolio of luxury travel partners, comprised of more than 1,800 preferred suppliers in 100 countries.

Air Canada has commenced non-stop seasonal services linking Canada and New Zealand for the first time with the launch of its new Vancouver-Auckland service.

SO/ Auckland has revealed an exclusive new Club Signature lounge, coinciding with the hotel’s first birthday celebration this month.

American Airlines will introduce the only direct service between Christchurch, New Zealand and Los Angeles International Airport, along with nonstop services from Auckland to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, as a direct result of its recently approved joint business agreement with Qantas.

Air New Zealand has revealed it will shelve its direct Los Angeles-London service in preference of a new non-stop operation between Auckland and New York, starting October 2020. The new ultra-long-haul route will be operated by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation will open its maiden luxury Park Hyatt brand hotel in Auckland on 1 March, 2020, LATTE can exclusively reveal. Located at Wynyard Quarter and overlooking Waitemata Harbour, Park Hyatt Auckland is long overdue, and was initially forecast to welcome guests mid-year 2019.

Air Canada is adding new, non-stop, seasonal flights between Auckland and Vancouver, Canada. Air Canada’s flights to Vancouver will operate four times weekly onboard the carrier’s state-of-the-art flagship Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft beginning 14 December, 2019 until the end of March 2020, subject to obtaining the necessary government approvals.

New Zealand’s venues, hotels and city infrastructure developments will be making a big showing at this year’s AIME in Melbourne next week from 18 to 20 February.

Air New Zealand commenced services on its newest international route between Auckland and Chicago last Friday afternoon. Flight NZ26 departed at 5:01pm local time in Auckland and landed in Chicago at 12:11pm local time in Chicago. With a flight time of approximately 15 hours northbound (and just over 16 hours southbound), the flight is Air New Zealand’s longest, taking over from Auckland-Houston which has a flight time of 13.5 hours.

After much anticipation, international luxury lifestyle hotel SO/ Auckland has removed the bollards and rolled out the red carpet, welcoming guests and nosy neighbours to eat, drink, stay and play in the heart of the city.

Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour has unveiled its new-look Opera Suite, following an impressive $500,000 update completed just in time for the destination’s peak summer period ahead.