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Tuesday 05 March 2024
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IATA: 2023 one of safest years for aviation
5 Mar 2024  

IATA: 2023 one of safest years for aviation

The International Airline Transport Authority says 2023 was one of the safest years for flying.


Queenstown Lakes residents want tourism to pay for impacts – survey
4 Mar 2024   /

Queenstown Lakes residents want tourism to pay for impacts – survey

The impacts on sustainability and infrastructure are among Queenstown Lakes residents’ top concerns when it comes to tourism, according to a new survey.


Third-best Jan for visitor spend in Coromandel – DHC
4 Mar 2024   /

Third-best Jan for visitor spend in Coromandel – DHC

Destination Hauraki Coromandel says it has recorded its third-highest performing January in terms of visitor expenditure since 2016.


Value of short-term accom consents slumps to $3m
4 Mar 2024   /

Value of short-term accom consents slumps to $3m

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.


TSA: Doocey, industry leaders laud operator fightback in tourism’s recovery
1 Mar 2024   / /

TSA: Doocey, industry leaders laud operator fightback in tourism’s recovery

The tourism and hospitality minister says the industry’s resilience “is owed to the determination and grit of tourism businesses”.


Weekly hotel results: Christchurch occupancy hits post-Covid high
1 Mar 2024   /

Weekly hotel results: Christchurch occupancy hits post-Covid high

Average weekly occupancy across Christchurch’s hotels has surged over 90%, according to figures from STR.


TSA: Number of tourism workers jump following border reopening
29 Feb 2024   /

TSA: Number of tourism workers jump following border reopening

The number of workers in the tourism sector increased by 48% after New Zealand re-opened its borders to international visitors.


Record international guest nights for Taranaki
29 Feb 2024   /

Record international guest nights for Taranaki

Tourism continues to grow in Taranaki with increasing air passenger numbers, tourism spending, and guest nights.


Consumer spending sluggish – Infometrics
29 Feb 2024   /

Consumer spending sluggish – Infometrics

Economic activity is struggling to grow as inflation and high interest rates continue to stifle spending.


Internationals drive record guest nights for holiday parks
27 Feb 2024   /

Internationals drive record guest nights for holiday parks

The holiday parks property market is also active with a number of recent acquisitions and businesses up for sale.


NZ’s best-performing visitor market of 2023 tops 126% of pre-Covid
23 Feb 2024   /

NZ’s best-performing visitor market of 2023 tops 126% of pre-Covid

The best performing visitor market of 2023 was India, followed by Fiji and the Philippines.


Weekly hotel results: Auckland climbs to summer high
23 Feb 2024   /

Weekly hotel results: Auckland climbs to summer high

Auckland has had a good February with average weekly occupancy and ADR climbing to a summer high last week, according to figures from STR.


West Coast visitor spend tops $30m in Jan
23 Feb 2024   /

West Coast visitor spend tops $30m in Jan

Visitor spend on the West Coast totalled $30.1m in January 2024, with $14.4m of that coming from international visitors.


Tourism recovery slowing, arrivals reverting to trend – Westpac
21 Feb 2024   /

Tourism recovery slowing, arrivals reverting to trend – Westpac

The bank says the Chinese visitor market is flagging, leading to a more protracted recovery in New Zealand.


Air NZ passenger numbers near 95% pre-Covid
20 Feb 2024  

Air NZ passenger numbers near 95% pre-Covid

Air New Zealand carried close to 1.26 million passengers in January 2024, up 5% from the same month in 2023 but down 5.3% from pre-Covid January 2020.


Auckland only major hotel market lagging pre-Covid RevPAR – Horwath HTL
19 Feb 2024   /

Auckland only major hotel market lagging pre-Covid RevPAR – Horwath HTL

The consultancy says it is only some regional markets that are seeing RevPAR that matches or exceeds the 21% CPI increase and 25% wage growth seen since the pandemic.


Weekly hotel results: NZ steady, little above Feb 2023
16 Feb 2024   /

Weekly hotel results: NZ steady, little above Feb 2023

Average weekly occupancy across New Zealand has been hovering just above 70% since mid-January, according to figures from STR.


December international arrivals 79% of pre-Covid – Stats NZ
16 Feb 2024   /

December international arrivals 79% of pre-Covid – Stats NZ

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.


Queenstown Airport passengers continue to exceed pre-Covid…
15 Feb 2024  

Queenstown Airport passengers continue to exceed pre-Covid…

Passenger numbers at Queenstown Airport have again exceeded pre-Covid by almost 5.8% in January.


…while Auckland Airport hits 91% of pre-Covid
15 Feb 2024  

…while Auckland Airport hits 91% of pre-Covid

Auckland Airport passenger movements, including transits, totalled 1.71 million in January 2024.


Hospo spending hits $1.3bn in January
15 Feb 2024   /

Hospo spending hits $1.3bn in January

Electronic card spending in hospitality reached $1.33bn in January 2024, according to Stats NZ.


Big drop in airfares, international prices down almost a third
14 Feb 2024   /

Big drop in airfares, international prices down almost a third

Airfares have fallen sharply with international rates down nearly a third compared to last year, according to Stats NZ.


Total guest nights close in on pre-Covid to hit 39 million in 2023
13 Feb 2024   /

Total guest nights close in on pre-Covid to hit 39 million in 2023

Total guest nights last year have fallen just short of the pre-Covid peak, according to the latest ADP, with Queenstown leading the way.


Appetite for international travel picks up – survey
13 Feb 2024   /

Appetite for international travel picks up – survey

The appetite for international travel has picked up but there are no evident trends in confidence, according to Tony Alexander’s first spending plans survey in January 2024.


“Bitterly disappointed” – industry alarm as visitor spend goes dark with data suspension…
9 Feb 2024   / /

“Bitterly disappointed” – industry alarm as visitor spend goes dark with data suspension…

Stats NZ disestablishes its Data Ventures arm, taking out a vital piece of regional insight for the country’s tourism sector.


…as Doocey “shares industry disappointment” and seeks options for MRTEs
9 Feb 2024   /

…as Doocey “shares industry disappointment” and seeks options for MRTEs

Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey says he shares the tourism sector’s disappointment over the suspension of the Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates.


Weekly hotel results: Queenstown results recover to pre-Covid
9 Feb 2024   /

Weekly hotel results: Queenstown results recover to pre-Covid

The strong summer has seen Queenstown’s hotel market recover to pre-Covid levels, according to figures from STR.


Short-term accom consent value tumbles
7 Feb 2024  

Short-term accom consent value tumbles

The value of hotels, motels and short-term accommodation consented totalled $8m in December 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest building data.


Hospo spending falls over holidays – Worldline
5 Feb 2024   /

Hospo spending falls over holidays – Worldline

Consumer spending in the hospitality sector fell to $1.03bn over the holiday period in January 2023, down 1.4% compared to the same month in 2023, according to card spending data from Worldline.


Transport emissions on the rise – Stats NZ
5 Feb 2024   /

Transport emissions on the rise – 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.


Weekly hotel results: Wellington back on the way up
2 Feb 2024   /

Weekly hotel results: Wellington back on the way up

Activity across Wellington has been growing steadily since mid-January, according to figures from STR.


TNZ drives US for year-round visitation
2 Feb 2024   /

TNZ drives US for year-round visitation

Tourism New Zealand is campaigning in the United States to entice more visitors to New Zealand amid what it calls a strong summer.


Air NZ passenger numbers close in on pre-Covid
1 Feb 2024  

Air NZ passenger numbers close in on pre-Covid

Air New Zealand carried almost 1.64 million passengers in December 2023, up 2.1% on the same month last year and a 90.1% recovery from 2019.


Air NZ enables $15bn in tourism spend, supports 101k jobs – report
31 Jan 2024   /

Air NZ enables $15bn in tourism spend, supports 101k jobs – report

Air New Zealand facilitated an estimated $14.6bn in visitor expenditure in the year to June 2023, according to a new analysis.


India only significant visitor market to beat pre-Covid, USA comes close – TECNZ
31 Jan 2024   /

India only significant visitor market to beat pre-Covid, USA comes close – TECNZ

The number of visitors from India is far exceeding that seen in pre-Covid 2019, with the United States the fastest recovering of the major markets.


NZ ‘most appealing’ cruise destination for Australians
31 Jan 2024   /

NZ ‘most appealing’ cruise destination for Australians

Aotearoa beats Europe to the number one spot for Australians planning a cruise this year.


West Coast visitor spend jumps above pre-Covid
30 Jan 2024   /

West Coast visitor spend jumps above pre-Covid

Visitor spend on the West Coast in 2023 topped pre-Covid 2019 by more than 14%, according to new figures from MarketView and Development West Coast.


Accom, food services filled jobs up 5%
30 Jan 2024   /

Accom, food services filled jobs up 5%

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.


Weekly hotel results: City markets tick up as holidays end
26 Jan 2024   /

Weekly hotel results: City markets tick up as holidays end

Christchurch was the best performing of the city markets in terms of occupancy.


More tourism businesses measuring emissions – TIA
26 Jan 2024   /

More tourism businesses measuring emissions – TIA

The number of tourism businesses measuring their carbon footprint has grown by 12%, according to Tourism Industry Aotearoa.


Flight Centre: summer boost for NZ bookings
26 Jan 2024   /

Flight Centre: summer boost for NZ bookings

Bookings to New Zealand across all of Flight Centre’s worldwide stores were up more than 65% in the last three months of 2023, according to the travel agent.


WOW generates $30m for Wellington
25 Jan 2024   /

WOW generates $30m for Wellington

The 2023 World of WearableArts generated $30.3m in economic value to the Wellington region, according to a study commissioned by WellingtonNZ and conducted by Fresh Info.


Auckland Airport passenger numbers hit 90% of pre-Covid…
24 Jan 2024   /

Auckland Airport passenger numbers hit 90% of pre-Covid…

December passenger numbers at Auckland Airport reached 1.7 million, an 89.5% recovery of almost 1.96 million seen during the same month in pre-Covid 2019.


…while Queenstown Airport internationals soar past pre-Covid
24 Jan 2024  

…while Queenstown Airport internationals soar past pre-Covid

International passenger movements at Queenstown Airport continued to exceed pre-Covid with 83,444 seen in December 2023, according to the airport’s latest figures.


Short-term accom consent value drops to $47m
24 Jan 2024   /

Short-term accom consent value drops to $47m

The value of hotels, motels and short-term accommodation hit $47m in November 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest building data.


Global tourism on track to pass pre-Covid this year – UNWTO
22 Jan 2024   /

Global tourism on track to pass pre-Covid this year – UNWTO

There is significant room for recovery across Asia, with Chinese outbound and inbound tourism expected to accelerate.


China recovery accelerates into summer but arrivals well below pre-Covid
19 Jan 2024   /

China recovery accelerates into summer but arrivals well below pre-Covid

The recovery in the Chinese visitor market gained momentum at the start of summer, with arrivals from that country topping both monthly and annual growth.


Weekly hotel results: National occupancy falls as holidays end
19 Jan 2024   /

Weekly hotel results: National occupancy falls as holidays end

Average weekly hotel occupancy across New Zealand slid to 56% in mid-December, according to figures from STR, as the major metropolitan markets saw demand fall as expected before the Christmas break.


20% arrivals using new digital traveller declaration
19 Jan 2024   /

20% arrivals using new digital traveller declaration

About 1 in 5 arrivals in New Zealand in November 2023 used the new digital New Zealand Traveller Declaration arrival card.


Airfares easing, “sizeable falls” expected in 2024
18 Jan 2024   /

Airfares easing, “sizeable falls” expected in 2024

International prices fell in December compared to the same month in 2022, prompting a prediction of further reductions to come.