DOC in limbo on Great Walk price hike

May 2018

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Under the proposed policy, tourists would be charged $130 a night to stay at huts on the Routeburn Track. Photo: Herb Christophers/Creative Commons
A policy to double hut fees for tourists this year may not go ahead, as DOC says no decisions have been made on the controversial move. During last year’s election campaign, National announced that it would double fees for international visitors on five Great Walks, and charge them 50 per cent more on other Great […]
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