Local operator Skyline has seen a 33 percent increase in international visitors to its luge,and a 21-percent rise in visitors to its gondolas.

Other operators are also reporting a similar increase.

Chief Operating Officer Danny Luke says tourism is booming again.

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12 Aug: Another two men have been charged with murder in relation to a 20-year-old's death after a brawl in Hamilton last month

12 Aug: Belief that our trans-Tasman friends are keeping tourism strong in Queenstown

11 Aug: Feedback is open on a new draft Traffic and Parking Bylaw for the Queenstown Lakes District

09 Aug: Delight for Northland replacement hooker James Mullan after his second-half hat-trick steered the Taniwha to a 22-17 NPC win over Southland in Whangarei

08 Aug: Northland prop Marcel Renata is relishing his new home up north for the NPC rugby campaign, ahead of tonight's round-two contest against Southland in Whangarei

07 Aug: A full circle moment for New Zealand cricketer Jacob Duffy as he gets set for a long-awaited moment

06 Aug: Two 19-year-old men have been charged with the murder of Tyreece Te Pairi in Hamilton last month

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