Jasons Travel Media is a company that provides a booking service for accommodation especially motel

Motel

A motor hotel, or motel for short, is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles...

s and hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

s in New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, as well as Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 and the South Pacific

Oceania

Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

. Its other major business is the printing and distribution of travel guides which is one of the largest in the industry and country.

History

It was founded in 1967 by John Sanford and was incorporated as Jason Publishing Co Ltd and was renamed to Jasons Travel Media in 2000. It’s former CEO was Steven Joyce

Steven Joyce

Steven Leonard Joyce is a New Zealand politician, who entered the New Zealand House of Representatives in 2008 as a member of the New Zealand National Party...

 who is the current Minister of Transport

Ministry of Transport (New Zealand)

The Ministry of Transport is the New Zealand Government's principal transport policy adviser. It leads and generates policy, and the government's New Zealand Transport Strategy provides the framework within which transport policy is developed...

 and Minister for Communications and Information Technology in New Zealand . In 2005, it was successfully listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange.

Business

It is the biggest travel website in New Zealand and the South Pacific. It prints over 1 million Travel guides for use in the country and also operates VisitorPoint which is the largest distribution network of Travel Guides in New Zealand and the South Pacific.