Stuff at the time coronavirus had an “unprecedented and devastating” impact on the business.
RNZ
New Zealanders have heeded the message to get out and see their backyard, with holiday hot spots even busier than usual. But the tourism industry is still struggling to fill the $6 billion hole left by international tourists. They kept the business operating for as long as it took for their staff to get other jobs, she said. Their closeness to retirement age, problems with getting new vehicles and having to wait until 2022 for the return of some sort of normality all played a part in the decision to wind up.