11th May 2022 Hospitality / SpendingSeasonally adjusted debit and credit card spending rose by $551m or 7% to $8.1bn in April 2022 compared with the previous month, according to Stats NZ.
9th May 2022 Data / SpendingPeople’s plans to spend more on international travel over the next 3-6 months appear particularly strong.
11th April 2022 Spending / SurveyKiwis are planning to spend more on both domestic and international tourism in the 3-6 months ahead.
9th March 2022 Spending / SurveyPlans to spend on domestic tourism and hospo have collapsed but international travel is on the rise.
9th March 2022 Economy / SpendingDespite tourism spend up 16% the city’s events, hospitality and retail sectors still face challenges.
21st February 2022 Spending / TECTSRegional tourism organisation areas around the country put in a mixed performance in December versus a year earlier.
18th February 2022 Spending / TCOCentral Otago has come out on top of the list of 31 regions recording growth in total visitor spend for 2021, says Tourism Central Otago.
9th February 2022 Data / SpendingPeople have gone into their shells “like never before during the pandemic” with a possible wave of business failures to come.
21st January 2022 SpendingSpending in the Taupō district jumped over the Christmas/New Year period, peaking at $17.5m in the week ending 3 January, an increase of 11.2% on the same period the previous year.
20th January 2022 Data / SpendingSpending in the hospitality and travel sectors in December 2021 fell despite card expenditure increasing elsewhere, according to new figures from Stats NZ.
19th January 2022 Spending / SurveyResearch from Westpac shows 51% of survey respondents are spending less on domestic holidays.
19th January 2022 Events / SpendingLarge numbers of visitors are expected to descend on the Mount Maunganui, Pāpāmoa, and Tauranga region this weekend for high-profile events.
13th December 2021 Spending / Stats NZElectronic card transaction spending for November 2021 in the hospitality sector dropped 20.8% to $845m compared to the same month in 2020.
22nd November 2021 BNZ / SpendingThe introduction of Alert Level 3 Step 2 in Auckland helped lift card spending in the region.
11th November 2021 Spending / Stats NZTourism and hospitality spending in October 2021 fell sharply compared to the same month a year ago as the Delta outbreak took a toll on consumer expenditure.
5th November 2021 Spending / TECTSAlmost all regional tourism organisation areas around the country saw weaker monthly domestic spending in September 2021 than a year.
29th October 2021 Data / SpendingStormy weather and the short-term closure of the Queen Charlotte Track impacted September spending in Marlborough.
26th October 2021 Spending / WellingtonNZWellingtonNZ says it has seen a significant return on its advertising spend with the impact of its Love Local campaign a highlight.
14th October 2021 Spending / SurveyThe number of people planning to spend more on a domestic holiday in the next three to six months over the key summer period remains steady at 20% in October, according to former Bank of New Zealand chief economist Tony Alexander.
23rd September 2021 SpendingConsumer card spending is bouncing back to near pre-lockdown levels, according to a new Bank of New Zealand survey.
16th September 2021 Domestic / SpendingDomestic tourism picked up a decent chunk but it wasn’t the top category, according to a new survey.
8th September 2021 Spending / SurveyThe proportion of people who want to spend more on an upcoming holiday has dropped.
8th September 2021 SpendingNorthland business leaders are encouraging locals to spend more in the region given that it may take time for Aucklanders to return.
8th July 2021 SpendingAccommodation spending was up 162.5% to $300m in the quarter to 30 June 2021 compared with the same quarter in 2020, according to Paymark data.
23rd June 2021 SpendingMore household spending on entertainment closer to home cited.
1st June 2021 SpendingWhakatāne reported $3m more was spent during the first quarter of 2021 compared to 2020.
25th May 2021 Spending / Stats NZAccommodation spending for the year to March 2021 fell to $3.41bn, down 25.5% on the previous 12 month period, says Stats NZ.
12th May 2021 SpendingSuccess in Hawkes Bay comes despite cancellation of main tourism event of year.
12th May 2021 Spending / Stats NZFreedom to spend in 2021 versus lockdown life in 2020.
14th April 2021 Spending / Stats NZElectronic card transaction spending for March in the hospitality sector jumped 26.1% to $1.04bn compared to the same month in 2020, according to Stats NZ.
9th April 2021 Spending / TECTSSmaller North Island regional centres proved resilient to the post-holiday domestic tourist exodus.
