While there are worries about post-Middle Earth tourism, New Zealand can expect the influx to continue as long as they greet visitors with the warmth of hobbits -- and don't get too greedy.

Experience the magic of the Shire with a tour of the real-life movie set and its 44 Hobbit Holes. Finish off with Middle ...

New Zealand may have been dubbed the Land of the Long White Cloud by the Maori people, but for many it's now the land of the short stubby hobbit. The country's fantastic landscapes are famously ...

If "The Hobbit" pays off as well for New Zealand tourism as director Peter Jackson's original Tolkien trilogy, the country's tourism coffers will be overflowing with coins of every kind.

The meticulously well-kept immersive Hobbiton Movie Set is the reason many travellers visit New Zealand, and for good reason. The 12-acre movie set is the only remaining movie set from The Lord of the ...

Located roughly 110 miles southeast of Auckland on a working sheep farm, the Hobbiton Movie Set is a must for fans of "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit ... of their New Zealand vacations.

The Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, New Zealand, will make you feel like you've just stepped into the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy and "The Hobbit" films and books.