5:43 pm today

Auckland's tourism sector in a crisis - hotel owner

From Checkpoint, 5:43 pm today

The head of Sudima Hotels and Hind management Les Morgan said the country is falling behind with tourism - and other industry leaders agree New Zealand doesn't have a sustainable funding model. As government and councils budgets tighten, tourist operators are looking at how they can get international visitors paying to cover extra costs. One answer might be a so-called "bed tax." Tourism reporter Tess Brunton explains.