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December international arrivals 79% of pre-Covid – Stats NZ 16th February 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.


Appetite for international travel picks up – survey 13th February 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.


Auckland Airport passenger numbers hit 90% of pre-Covid… 24th January 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.


Enduring IVL funding, new partnership fund mooted in draft TDLG business plan 18th January 2024 /

Enduring IVL funding, new partnership fund mooted in draft TDLG business plan

The Tourism Data Leadership Group is seeking ongoing support from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy and a new industry partnership fund to help improve data in the sector.


MBIE seeks tourism sector feedback on RTO population  data 18th January 2024 /

MBIE seeks tourism sector feedback on RTO population data

A user survey is being prepared for tourism stakeholders to help assess the Monthly Unique Regional Population Estimates.


Auckland Airport November passenger numbers 88% of 2019… 15th December 2023 /

Auckland Airport November passenger numbers 88% of 2019…

Passenger movements at Auckland Airport reached almost 1.58 million in November, an 88.8% recovery from that seen in the same month in pre-Covid 2019.


Kiwi tourism software developer expands to US 8th December 2023 /

Kiwi tourism software developer expands to US

Tourism software developer Creative Technology NZ has expanded into the US market with its Odyssey product for multi-day tour operators.


Weekly hotel results: Marathon lifts Queenstown to 2023 high 24th November 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Marathon lifts Queenstown to 2023 high

Queenstown Marathon last Saturday lifted occupancy across the resort to a new 2023 high, according to figures from STR.


Air NZ long haul passengers up, domestic down 21st November 2023 /

Air NZ long haul passengers up, domestic down

Air New Zealand carried almost 1.28 million passengers in October 2023, up 2.4% on the same month last year.


TDLG prepping domestic tourism data procurement, scoping partnership funding 20th November 2023 /

TDLG prepping domestic tourism data procurement, scoping partnership funding

The Tourism Data Leadership Group expects to call for registrations of interest before Christmas for the supply of new domestic tourism insight.


Weekly hotel results: Wellington hotels heading up but below 2022 17th November 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Wellington hotels heading up but below 2022

There may be political limbo in Wellington following the 14 October general election, but at least the capital’s hotel market appears to be exiting spring on a consistent trend up, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Christchurch on the up 10th November 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Christchurch on the up

Christchurch’s hotel market appears to be ending spring on a high, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Queenstown slides as ski season ends 27th October 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Queenstown slides as ski season ends

Queenstown occupancy and average daily rate have been trending down since the 2023 high seen in early September, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Wellington slides out of spring below 2022 20th October 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Wellington slides out of spring below 2022

After a decent start to spring for the capital’s hotels, Wellington has been sliding out of the season with steady falls in both occupancy and average daily rate over recent weeks, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Auckland occupancy steady, ADR dragging 13th October 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Auckland occupancy steady, ADR dragging

Occupancy across New Zealand’s largest hotel market has fluctuated in spring between 60% and 75%, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Spring stabilises for Christchurch 6th October 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Spring stabilises for Christchurch

Average weekly occupancy and ADR across Christchurch has been relatively steady since the start of spring, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Solid start to spring 29th September 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Solid start to spring

New Zealand’s hotels have seen a good start to spring with average weekly occupancy across the country rising from 62% for the first week in September to over 70% last week.


Holiday park confidence high with strong recovery in spring sentiment 28th September 2023 /

Holiday park confidence high with strong recovery in spring sentiment

Business confidence in New Zealand’s holiday parks sector is on the rise again, with 72% currently feeling optimistic about the market right now.


Tourism-related filled jobs jump 28th September 2023 /

Tourism-related filled jobs jump

The number of tourism-related filled jobs jumped significantly in August 2023 compared to the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest employment indicators.


Weekly hotel results: Christchurch slides through spring 22nd September 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Christchurch slides through spring

Christchurch occupancy has been sliding steadily since mid-August, with little in the way of major events to give the city a boost.


TDLG: Domestic insight, community sentiment, Māori tourism data priorities 19th September 2023 /

TDLG: Domestic insight, community sentiment, Māori tourism data priorities

The Tourism Data Leadership Group’s four key initiatives to help fill significant insight gaps in the sector.


Weekly hotel results: Events drive Queenstown to 2023 high 15th September 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Events drive Queenstown to 2023 high

The Snow Machine music event and the Winter Games have helped lift hotel occupancy to a 2023 high across Queenstown, according to figures from STR.


Hamilton sees $13m boost from international visitors 15th September 2023 /

Hamilton sees $13m boost from international visitors

Overseas visitors to Hamilton spent $13m in the city in the June 2023 quarter, up $5.6m on the same time last year, according to the city’s council.


Weekly hotel results: Normal service resumed at Wellington 8th September 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Normal service resumed at Wellington

While Wellington enjoyed a sharp jump in occupancy and ADR during the early stages of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in late July, those metrics have been sliding since, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Auckland slides from mid-winter high 1st September 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Auckland slides from mid-winter high

Hotel occupancy across the city has been falling since late July but is still much better than last year.


Accommodation, food jobs up in July 28th August 2023 /

Accommodation, food jobs up in July

Accommodation and food services jobs rose by 12,310 jobs in July 2023, up 8.4% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest employment indicators figures.


Weekly hotel results: Queenstown on a roll as winter nears end 25th August 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Queenstown on a roll as winter nears end

Queenstown’s hotels are finishing the winter months on a new high, according to figures from STR.


Slowing tourism numbers, airfare concerns over recovery – survey 22nd August 2023 /

Slowing tourism numbers, airfare concerns over recovery – survey

Low tourism numbers, expensive flights, rising interest rates and other costs are contributing to a sluggish tourism recovery, according to respondents in a survey by former Bank of New Zealand chief economist Tony Alexander.


Weekly hotel results: World Cup impact fades 18th August 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: World Cup impact fades

Average weekly occupancy across New Zealand’s hotels started to slide in August from a late-July high, according to figures from STR.


World Cup, holidays lift Auckland Airport passenger numbers… 17th August 2023 /

World Cup, holidays lift Auckland Airport passenger numbers…

International and domestic passenger movement at Auckland Airport during July have seen a healthy bump due to the school holidays and arrivals for the FIFA Women’s World Cup.


Weekly hotel results: Christchurch riding World Cup coattails 11th August 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Christchurch riding World Cup coattails

Despite not hosting any FIFA Women’s World Cup matches, Christchurch’s hotels still appear to benefiting, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: World Cup boost for Wellington 4th August 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: World Cup boost for Wellington

The capital has enjoyed a sharp increase in hotel occupancy and ADR since the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup.


Weekly hotel results: Sports events lift Auckland’s hotels 28th July 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Sports events lift Auckland’s hotels

A big week of sport has given Auckland’s hotels a nice mid-winter boost, with occupancy nearing 76%, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Hotels dip in lead up to World Cup 21st July 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Hotels dip in lead up to World Cup

Average weekly occupancy across New Zealand’s hotel market dipped last week, according to figures from STR.


Operators in “very competitive fight” for Kiwis, Australian visitors – survey 19th July 2023 /

Operators in “very competitive fight” for Kiwis, Australian visitors – survey

Operators will need to be on their game this spring and summer as competition heats up for Kiwi and Australian visitors.


…while Queenstown Airport stays above pre-Covid 18th July 2023 /

…while Queenstown Airport stays above pre-Covid

Queenstown Airport has reported 163,152 passenger movements for June 2023, or about 109% of that recorded for the same month in pre-Covid 2019.


Weekly hotel results: Queenstown hits 2023 high 13th July 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Queenstown hits 2023 high

Queenstown’s hotels are enjoying a good mid-year holiday period with average weekly occupancy hitting a 2023 high last week, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Good start to winter for Christchurch 30th June 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Good start to winter for Christchurch

After sliding following TRENZ in early May, Christchurch occupancy has seen a decent start to winter, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Queenstown on the rise 23rd June 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Queenstown on the rise

The opening of the ski season has finally turned around occupancy in Queenstown with the first consistent increases – albeit modest – seen since the Easter and school holidays in April.


Weekly hotel results: Wellington first to fall below 2022 16th June 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Wellington first to fall below 2022

Wellington is the first of the major NZ hotel markets to record occupancy down on 2022.


Waikato locals acknowledge tourism’s benefits, seek improvements – study 15th June 2023 /

Waikato locals acknowledge tourism’s benefits, seek improvements – study

The vast majority say they have benefited from tourism, but they want more done to minimise its negative impacts.


Weekly hotel results: Auckland stable while others slide 9th June 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Auckland stable while others slide

Hotel occupancy across New Zealand’s largest hotel market was steady over May, hovering around 65%, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: Stable May gives way to winter 2nd June 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Stable May gives way to winter

Average weekly occupancy across New Zealand’s whole hotel market was relatively stable over May and enters winter at around 60%, according to figures from STR.


Weekly hotel results: The lull before the snow for Queenstown 26th May 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: The lull before the snow for Queenstown

Queenstown’s hotel market appears to have bottomed out with average weekly occupancy hovering around 56% for the past couple of weeks, according to figures from STR.


Air NZ April passenger numbers 87% of pre-Covid 23rd May 2023 /

Air NZ April passenger numbers 87% of pre-Covid

Air New Zealand passenger numbers in the year to April 2023 reached 1.25 million, down just 12.6% on the 1.43 million carried in 2019.


Weekly hotel results: TRENZ keeps Christchurch top 19th May 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: TRENZ keeps Christchurch top

TRENZ 2023 at Te Pae Christchurch saw the southern city report the best occupancy rates of the country’s major hotel markets.


Weekly hotel results: Wellington gets a shot of supply 12th May 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Wellington gets a shot of supply

Wellington’s occupancy rate bounced back last week after sliding for most of March and April, although the lift may prove to be shortlived.


March overseas visitors almost 80% pre-pandemic 12th May 2023 /

March overseas visitors almost 80% pre-pandemic

International visitor arrivals in March are just shy of an 80% recovery compared to pre-Covid 2019, according to data from Stats NZ.


Hospo card spend up 15.5% – Stats NZ 10th May 2023 /

Hospo card spend up 15.5% – Stats NZ

Electronic card transactions in hospitality for April have increased by 15.5% compared to the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.


Weekly hotel results: Auckland dips after April holidays 5th May 2023 /

Weekly hotel results: Auckland dips after April holidays

Hotel occupancy across Auckland fell after the series of holidays enjoyed in April, which started with Easter, followed by the end of term one school holidays, and then ANZAC Day last week.