The value of hotel, motel and short-term accommodation consents dropped to $3m in January 2024, down 75% from $12m during the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest building data.
International visitor arrivals in December 2023 equated to 79.3% of that seen in the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to the latest international travel data from Stats NZ.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the transport, postal and warehousing category have risen 3.7% in the September 2023 quarter, according to Stats NZ.
Filled jobs in accommodation and food services have risen 5.1% in December 2023 compared with the same month the previous year, according to Stats NZ.
The value of hotels, motels and short-term accommodation hit $47m in November 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest building data.
Monthly spending on hospitality increased 3.3%, or $45m, between December 2022 and December 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest electronic card transaction data.
Overseas visitor arrivals fell in October after the mid-winter FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The number of filled jobs in accommodation and food services rose by 5.1% in October 2023, compared with the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
The percentage of filled jobs in the accommodation and food services sector in September has increased 6% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
International visitor arrivals in August 2023 reached 82% of the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to international travel data from Stats NZ.
Overseas visitor numbers from the United States to New Zealand in July have outpaced even pre-Covid 2019, possibly due to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, according to Stats NZ.
Employment in the accommodation and food services sector in the June Quarter rose 2.5% compared to the previous, with 3,758 jobs filled, according to Stats NZ.
Around 7% of all Māori businesses are involved in tourism, according to Stats NZ.
Overseas visitor arrivals rose to 178,400 in the June 2023 month, more than double the 83,800 recorded for the same month last year.
Spending in the hospitality industry totalled $1.26bn in July 2023, up 6.3% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest electronic card transactions data.
Employment in tourism-related industries tops 275k, comprising nearly 10% of the workforce.
International visitor arrivals to New Zealand in May 2023 recovered to 73% of the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to the latest travel figures from Stats NZ.
The hospitality sector has led an increase in the number of filled jobs for the March 2023 quarter, according to Stats NZ.
Actual retail sales volumes in accommodation reached close to $898.2m in March 2023 quarter, a 19% jump since the same quarter last year and closing in on the $953.1m spent in pre-Covid 2019, according to Stats NZ.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4% in the March 2023 quarter, unchanged from the last quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ.
Domestic air fares have jumped by more than half in a year but appear to have come back a little in recent months, according to the Consumers Price Index.
New Zealand employees are seeking more flexibility in their hours and location of work, according to a survey from Stats NZ.
International visitor arrivals in January 2023 recovered to almost 65% of that seen in the same month in pre-Covid 2020, according to the latest travel figures from Stats NZ.
The total sales of accommodation and food services reached $5.26bn in the December 2022 quarter, according to Stats NZ’s latest business employment data.
Electronic card transactions in hospitality reached $1.17bn last month, down slightly from $1.3bn in January but still significantly up by 33.5% on the $876m transacted in February 2022, according to Stats NZ.
Travel service exports are continuing on a strong growth trajectory due to a rise in international passenger numbers.
Retail sales volumes in the accommodation services sector rose to $828.3m in the December 2022 quarter, up 28.2% from the $645.9m during the same period in 2021 and just 5.8% down on pre-Covid 2019, according to Stats NZ.
That equates to 36.7% of the 3.89 million seen in the pre-Covid peak year of 2019.
Electronic card transactions in hospitality for January have risen $187m, or 16.6%, compared to the same month last year.
Overseas visitor arrivals in November 2022 reached 62% of the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel data.
Overseas visitor arrivals were 161,631 in the October 2022 month, a 4283% increase compared to the same month last year – when the borders were closed – and recovering to 57% of pre-Covid 2019 figures of 283,834, according to Stats NZ.
Retail card spending rose $21m or 0.3% in November 2022 compared with October 2022, when adjusted for seasonal effects, Stats NZ said today.
An increase in the number of international travellers has led to a boost in travel service exports and imports, according to Stats NZ.
Total card spending across New Zealand was $9.1bn in October 2022, up 20.2% from the same month last year.
Average hourly wages have grown to $37.86 – a 7.4% increase during the September quarter and outpacing 7.2% inflation, according to Stats NZ.
Total border crossings into NZ grow again in August with the opening to non-visa waiver countries.
For the first month since March 2020, the number of overseas visitor arrivals has exceeded 100,000, said Stats NZ.
Air transport has seen elevated sales in the June 2022 quarter, buoyed by easing border restrictions across the country, according to Stats NZ.
The easing of border restrictions have accounted for more than $77.3m in the food and beverages sector and almost $71.3m in accommodation.
Border crossings have continued along a steady increase in June as numbers hit the highest they had ever been since March 2020.
Overseas visitor arrivals rose to 72,800 in May 2022, up 378% compared with the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel figures.
The number of jobs filled in the accommodation and food services industry was down 1.1% between December 2021 and March 2022, with only 1,579 jobs filled, says Stats NZ.
The value of building work in the accommodation sector dropped 20% to the year ending March 2022, down to just under $972m, down from $1.2bn the year prior.
Travel exports, or international visitor spend, was just over $1bn in the March 2022 quarter, about the same as the previous corresponding period, according to Stats NZ.
The most significant reduction in emissions was in air and space transport.
Overseas visitor arrivals were 28,600 in the March 2022 month, up 522% or 24,000 from the same month last year, says Stats NZ.
But it is still far short of the 11,000 or so daily arrivals seen pre-Covid.
Accommodation spend in the fourth quarter of 2021 fell 12%, or $113m, compared to the same time the year previously, according to Stats NZ.
The number of people crossing New Zealand’s border in 2021 was the lowest for a calendar year since 1971.
There were 28,694 total border crossings in November 2021, with 4046 more departures than arrivals, according to provisional data from StatsNZ.