17th January 2024 Spend / Stats NZMonthly spending on hospitality increased 3.3%, or $45m, between December 2022 and December 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest electronic card transaction data.
16th October 2023 Spend / TNZAustralian visitors spent $1.59bn in the year to June 2023, up 20.5% from the same corresponding period in pre-Covid 2019.
2nd June 2023 IVS / SpendInternational visitors spent $3.2bn billion in New Zealand in the March 2023 quarter, up from $1.8bn in the December quarter.
21st November 2022 DWC / SpendTourism spending on the West Coast fell 0.7% in the September 2022 year and guest nights also dropped 8.9%.
3rd November 2022 Spend / TECTSFor the first time since the pandemic began, international visitor card spend exceeds pre-Covid levels.
25th October 2022 DQ / SpendQueenstown’s winter season saw visitor expenditure exceed pre-Covid levels off the back of a strong ski season and the return of events.
27th September 2022 DQ / SpendVisitors flocked to Queenstown over winter with total expenditure for June, July and August 2022 up 20% over the same period in pre-Covid 2019.
9th September 2022 Economy / SpendMarlborough’s local tourism expenditure was down 7.7% in the year to June – more than the 6.6% drop reported nationally, according to Infometrics.
11th July 2022 Spend / TECTSInternational visitor spend has reached its highest level since the pandemic began thanks to the easing of New Zealand’s borders.
12th April 2022 Hospitality / SpendCard spending in hospitality fell to $891m in March 2022, down by 14.3% or $149m compared to the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
6th December 2021 Spend / TECTSOtago regional tourism organisation areas have topped October 2021 domestic spending growth versus the same month a year ago
13th October 2021 Spend / Stats NZSpending in the hospitality industry fell by $425m in September 2021, or 42.8% compared with the same month in 2020.
5th October 2021 SpendCard spending across the country rebounded to just 5% below pre-lockdown levels in the week to Tuesday 28 September – the first full week of Covid-19 alert level 3 for Auckland.
13th September 2021 Data / SpendSpending in the hospitality industry fell $235m to $646m, down 26.7% in August 2021 compared to the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
6th September 2021 Data / SpendTravel services exports including international visitors and students in New Zealand returned $1.26bn in the June 2021 quarter.
2nd September 2021 BNZ / SpendThe industries are being hammered again by lockdown but food and IT are surging.
31st August 2021 IVS / SpendStats NZ says it is moving away from using electronic card transaction data to estimate foreign visitor expenditure.
10th August 2021 Data / SpendDomestic visitor spend across the Wellington region has climbed to $1.06bn for the year ending June 2021, a 23.4% increase on the previous 12 months.
18th June 2021 Data / SpendDrop in export of services due to the impact of closed border on international tourism and education.
10th May 2021 Spend / TECTSThe north Canterbury region has enjoyed a surge in an already strong domestic market.
24th March 2021 Spend / TNZAround 70% of Kiwis plan a holiday within NZ in the upcoming year, shows research from Kantar and TNZ.
11th March 2021 Border / SpendThe lack of tourists and Auckland’s lockdowns led to a “whopping” fall in card expenditure, says ASB.
3rd March 2021 Data / SpendSpending on international sea and air transportation services has risen steadily from the Covid-affected low in the June 2020 quarter, says Stats NZ.
24th February 2021 Data / SpendSpending on accommodation in the December 2020 quarter fell to $967.91m, down 18% compared to the corresponding period a year earlier.
23rd February 2021 RTO / SpendHow did the river city, traditionally overlooked by visitors, top RTO area spend in 2020?
22nd February 2021 Spend / TECTSFour RTOs took in more tourism dollars in 2020 compared with a year earlier despite an absence of international visitors for the most of the period, according to MBIE.
19th January 2021 Accommodation / SpendStats NZ domestic card spending data for December reveals a sluggish start to summer for the accommodation sector.
12th January 2021 Spend / TSAThe latest TSA highlights the sector’s ability to generate income and provide employment.
4th December 2020 IVS / SpendVisitor spend for the September 2020 quarter fell to $1.47bn, down from $2.88bn for the same period last year, according to new government data.
3rd December 2020 Data / SpendSpending by overseas visitors and students within New Zealand fell by half to $1.5bn in the September 2020 quarter, compared with the same period last year, says Stats NZ.
25th November 2020 NZIER / SpendThis will continue to have a severe impact on New Zealand services exports, primarily tourism and international education.
11th November 2020 Data / SpendSpending on travel agency and other tour arrangement services was down $128m, or 86%, compared to October 2019.
29th October 2020 Data / SpendThis compared with national growth of 3.4%, with all other regions seeing a rise in revenue including Northland up 10.7%, Canterbury up 7.1%, Wellingtonupt 5.4%, and Waikato up 3.7%.
14th October 2020 Data / SpendSpending on hotels, motels, campgrounds, and other accommodation fell to $133.4m in September 2020, down 29% on the same month last year.
9th October 2020 Cruise / SpendA booming pre-Covid cruise market saw cruise ship expenditure drop by just 3.2% in the year ending June 2020, despite the season being cut short by the global coronavirus pandemic.
9th October 2020 Data / SpendVisitor spending in the Hawke’s Bay topped any other region during August.
2nd October 2020 MRTEs / SpendAuckland’s second coronavirus lockdown dealt a further blow to the gateway city’s tourism economy already suffering from a lack of international visitors, with a 61% drop in tourist takings recorded in August.
21st September 2020 Data / SpendMarch, April and May were “catastrophic” for the sector, says TIA.
11th September 2020 Data / SpendSpending on travel and tourism services suffered in August 2020 due to Covid-19 alert level 3 restrictions in Auckland and alert level 2 for the rest of New Zealand, says Stats NZ.
9th September 2020 Data / SpendVisitors spent $12.6m in Whanganui during July, which was more akin to spending over summer holidays than a typical winter month.
25th August 2020 Spend / TIATourism businesses are suffering large financial hits while the Covid-19 alert level 3 for Auckland continues, says Tourism Industry Aotearoa.
25th August 2020 Data / SpendSpending on accommodation services was down 44%, or $418m in the June 2020 quarter.
19th August 2020 Data / SpendJuly 2020 was the second full month of relatively normal “business as usual” since the initial Covid-19 lockdown earlier this year, says Marketview.
13th August 2020 Data / SpendMore was spent on food and beverage but less on accommodation despite the school holidays.
11th August 2020 Data / SpendJune 2020 was the strongest June on record for Whanganui despite the impact of Covid-19, according Whanganui & Partners.
7th August 2020 Accommodation / SpendNationwide spend across the accommodation sector through Paymark in July 2020 was 10.9% below the same month last year.
27th July 2020 Data / SpendThe region saw visitor spend jump by almost two-thirds in the two weeks to 19 July, compared to the same corresponding period in 2019.
24th July 2020 Data / SpendThree South Island regions were the hardest hit by stifled tourism spend during the three-month peak of New Zealand’s Covid-19 crisis, according to TIA analysis of the Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates.
20th July 2020 Data / SpendJune 2020 was the first full month where retail spending was back to ‘normal’ following the more restrictive lockdown phases, says Marketview.
13th July 2020 Data / SpendHospitality spending on accommodation and food and beverage bounced back in June.
