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ASB: Weak dollar could lift both international, domestic tourism 15th October 2026 /

ASB: Weak dollar could lift both international, domestic tourism

A weaker New Zealand dollar is expected to support international visitor spending this summer, says ASB.


Record Aussies, surging China drive monthly visitor arrivals to 99% of pre-Covid… 14th October 2026 /

Record Aussies, surging China drive monthly visitor arrivals to 99% of pre-Covid…

Holiday travel drove most of the August increase but conference and conventions arrivals showed the greatest growth.


Oceania outperforming but UN Tourism halves global arrivals outlook for 2026 21st September 2026 /

Oceania outperforming but UN Tourism halves global arrivals outlook for 2026

The Middle East conflict and its impacts prompt the agency to reduce its global growth forecast to as low as 1% this year.


Monthly milestone: Overseas visitor arrivals exceed pre-Covid for first time in record July 14th September 2026 /

Monthly milestone: Overseas visitor arrivals exceed pre-Covid for first time in record July

The monthly result was driven by record arrivals from Australia and strong growth from China.


UN Tourism swaps out NZ for New Caledonia as Q1 ‘best performer’ 9th June 2026 /

UN Tourism swaps out NZ for New Caledonia as Q1 ‘best performer’

UN Tourism has replaced its ranking of New Zealand as one of the world’s ‘best performers’ in terms of international visitor arrivals over Q1 2026.


International visitor arrivals up 15% in March, closes in on pre-Covid… 14th May 2026 /

International visitor arrivals up 15% in March, closes in on pre-Covid…

The Australian and Chinese markets more than made up for the disruption caused by the Middle East conflict.


…but tourism could be at “high water mark” as headwinds grow, says Infometrics 14th May 2026 /

…but tourism could be at “high water mark” as headwinds grow, says Infometrics

March 2026 was the first month of tourism data to show disruption from the conflict in the Middle East.


Feb arrivals hit 98% of pre-Covid as Chinese numbers jump… 14th April 2026 /

Feb arrivals hit 98% of pre-Covid as Chinese numbers jump…

Overseas visitor arrivals totalled 408,100 in February 2026, up by 15.2% on the same month last year, and equating to 98% of the total seen in pre-Covid February 2019.


Low NZ dollar supporting strong Aussie performance, US arrivals – ASB 16th March 2026 /

Low NZ dollar supporting strong Aussie performance, US arrivals – ASB

The relatively weak New Zealand dollar is supporting tourism inflows from major markets such as Australia and the United States, says ASB.


Aussies, Europeans lift Jan arrivals to 97% of pre-Covid 13th March 2026 /

Aussies, Europeans lift Jan arrivals to 97% of pre-Covid

Overseas visitor arrivals totalled 385,426 in January 2026, an increase of 4.1% from the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel figures.


Conference delegates, record Aussies drive monthly arrivals to 93% of pre-Covid 10th December 2025 /

Conference delegates, record Aussies drive monthly arrivals to 93% of pre-Covid

Australian holidaymakers and conference delegates have helped push international visitor numbers closer to pre-pandemic levels, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel figures.


TNZ campaign, more trans-Tasman flights help lift Aus market to strong Sept… 13th November 2025 /

TNZ campaign, more trans-Tasman flights help lift Aus market to strong Sept…

Visitor arrivals from Australia totalled 1.48 million for the year to September 2025, up 11.5% on the previous 12 months and the second highest figure seen for the period.