Airlines, travel agents, rental cars ride booming NZ tourism

Airlines, travel agents, rental cars ride booming NZ tourism
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Feb. 22 (BusinessDesk) - Companies exposed to New Zealand's booming tourism sector are reaping the benefits with Tourism Holdings doubling its first-half profit, Air New Zealand lifting its dividend, Qantas Airways' Jetstar unit reporting higher passenger numbers and Flight Centre Travel Group lifting Kiwi transaction volumes.  New Zealand has seen a surge in tourism numbers in recent years. Short-term visitor arrivals, which include tourists, people visiting family and friends and people travelling for work, reached 3.7...