Spending in the hospitality category was $1.35m in March 2024, a 0.7% % increase compared with the same month last year, according to electronic card transaction data from Stats NZ.
Kiwis’ intentions to spend on domestic travel remain negative but people are more positive about heading overseas, according to Tony Alexander’s latest spending plans survey.
Spending by overseas visitors in New Zealand helped narrow the annual current account deficit for 2023, according to Stats NZ.
Visitor spend in Hauraki Coromandel hit more than $35m in card transactions in February, exceeding pre-Covid, according to its regional tourism organisation.
Consumer spending in hospitality was $1.27bn in February, according to Stats NZ electronic card transaction data for the month.
The TSB Festival of Lights generated $9.2m for Taranaki’s economy, up from $8m the previous year, according to a report on the event.
The recovery in visitor spend continues although it lags that of visitor numbers due partly to more VFR and Australians.
Destination Hauraki Coromandel says it has recorded its third-highest performing January in terms of visitor expenditure since 2016.
Economic activity is struggling to grow as inflation and high interest rates continue to stifle spending.
Visitor spend on the West Coast totalled $30.1m in January 2024, with $14.4m of that coming from international visitors.
Electronic card spending in hospitality reached $1.33bn in January 2024, according to Stats NZ.
Stats NZ disestablishes its Data Ventures arm, taking out a vital piece of regional insight for the country’s tourism sector.
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.
Air New Zealand facilitated an estimated $14.6bn in visitor expenditure in the year to June 2023, according to a new analysis.
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.
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.
Kiwis are planning to spend less on holiday accommodation and dining out this summer, says Westpac.
Strong visitor spend in Whanganui, Taranaki, and Manawatū point to a shift in travel behaviour as people get off the beaten track and seek immersive experiences, say the regions’ Western Marketing Alliance.
Booming Waikato tourism has boosted visitor spend to $148m in October.
International visitor spend totalled $9bn for the year ending September 2023, making it the second largest export for the country, according to the latest International Visitor Survey.
Tourism Industry Aotearoa is optimistic about tourism spending heading into the industry’s second summer of recovery, with international spend well above what it was last year and domestic exceeding pre-Covid.
Domestic visitor spend in Queenstown fell sharply in September 2023, contributing to an overall drop in tourism expenditure across the country compared with the same month last year.
Spending in cafes and restaurants weakened over October, according to Worldline.
Australian visitors spent $1.59bn in the year to June 2023, up 20.5% from the same corresponding period in pre-Covid 2019.
US visitor spend in particular has surged, jumping by 146% in August compared to the same month in 2019.
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.
High interest rates and the growing cost of living have turned sentiment negative for both domestic and international travel spend, according to Tony Alexander’s latest spending plans survey.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup boosted visitor arrivals and spending from the US market, according to accommodation and card spending data from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
International visitors spent $538m on accommodation in the June 2023 quarter – the single largest category spend.
The Nelson Tasman tourism sector is seeing increases in visitor expenditure and guests nights, although growth remains tempered.
Visitor spend in the West Coast’s Westland District increased by 96% over the year to the June 2023 quarter – the strongest growth of any region, according to Development West Coast.
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.
Kiwis are feeling more positive about spending on domestic travel in the next three to six months in the strongest result since October, according to Tony Alexander’s latest spending plans survey.
International visitor spend in June 2023 was up 14% on the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to the latest Tourism Electronic Card Transactions.
Consumer spending in hospitality rose slightly over the school holidays and Matariki, however, it was not enough to change a trend of slowing spending growth, according to data from Worldline New Zealand’s payments network.
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is seeking industry input into what appears to be a significant change in the way visitor spend is measured.
Regional tourism organisation Whanganui & Partners says its region has topped the table for domestic tourism spending growth for the second month running, recording a 9.8% increase in May 2023.
Domestic travel spending sentiment remains weak for the third consecutive month as Kiwis re-evaluate their priorities.
Domestic and international card spending in May 2023 both exceeded pre-Covid 2019 by more than 13%, according to the latest TECTS data.
P&O Cruises says it will be spending $5m on Kiwi food and beverage to supply its Pacific Explorer during its Auckland season.
Tourism recovery in Taranaki is recovering, with annual visitor spend to the year ended April 2023 reaching just over $300m, a 20.6% increase compared to 2022.
Plans for domestic travel spending over the next three to six months remain weak with Kiwis pessimistic about the economy, according to Tony Alexander’s latest spending plans survey.
May card spending in the hospitality industry increased by 7.6% to $1.176bn compared to the $1.094bn transacted during the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
International visitors spent $3.2bn billion in New Zealand in the March 2023 quarter, up from $1.8bn in the December quarter.
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.
Electronic card transactions in hospitality for April have increased by 15.5% compared to the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
The rising cost of living is turning sentiment against domestic travel expenditure, according to Tony Alexander’s latest spending plans survey.
The region’s tourism has bounced back from a difficult pandemic, buoyed by the return of foreign tourists.
The Easter holiday period has contributed to a rise in retail spending during April.
March visitor spend for Hauraki Coromandel was down 2% compared to the same month the previous year, but events and day visitors boosted numbers across the region.
