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The missing 400k – Jan visitor arrivals slump to 5.4k 16th March 2021 /

The missing 400k – Jan visitor arrivals slump to 5.4k

There’s been no surge of ex-pat Kiwis returning home due to the pandemic, says Stats NZ.


International visitor arrivals dip under a million in 2020 18th February 2021 /

International visitor arrivals dip under a million in 2020

Overseas visitor arrivals for the year to December 2020 fell to 996,350, down 74.4% from the 3.89 million recorded in 2019.


Auckland Airport December domestic passengers fall 32% 26th January 2021 /

Auckland Airport December domestic passengers fall 32%

Extra capacity sees December domestic travel up 7.5% on November but still down a third on 2019’s pre-Covid Christmas season.


Arrivals fall to 1.5 million in November 2020 year 22nd January 2021 /

Arrivals fall to 1.5 million in November 2020 year

Overseas visitor arrivals fell by 98.6%, or 367,000, to 5,100 in November 2020, compared with the same month a year earlier, says Stats NZ.


Auckland Airport Nov passenger numbers fall 70% 17th December 2020 /

Auckland Airport Nov passenger numbers fall 70%

Total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport decreased by 69.7% to 539,527 in November 2020, compared to 1.8 million passengers for the same month last year.


Visitor arrivals fall by 1.7 million in Sept year – Stats NZ 14th December 2020 /

Visitor arrivals fall by 1.7 million in Sept year – Stats NZ

Overseas visitor arrivals were up by 700 to 8,600 in September 2020, compared with August 2020, says Stats NZ.


October arrivals fall 97% to 8100 – Stats NZ 30th November 2020 /

October arrivals fall 97% to 8100 – Stats NZ

Arrivals for the four weeks to 1 November totalled 8100, down from 265,640 for the corresponding period last year.


Annual arrivals to September continue grim trend 13th November 2020 /

Annual arrivals to September continue grim trend

September overseas visitor arrivals were down 96.7% compared with the same month in 2019, according to Stats NZ’s latest international travel figures.


Annual arrivals slump 39% to 2.4 million 13th October 2020 /

Annual arrivals slump 39% to 2.4 million

Overseas visitor arrivals were down 96.8% to 7800 in August 2020, compared with August 2019.


Annual visitor numbers fall 31% – Stats NZ 15th September 2020 /

Annual visitor numbers fall 31% – Stats NZ

Overseas visitor arrivals were down 95% from 251,800 to 3800 in July 2020, compared with July 2019.


Airline bookings freeze sees arrivals fall but recover in August 9th September 2020 /

Airline bookings freeze sees arrivals fall but recover in August

Travel restrictions imposed by the Government on passenger arrivals Into New Zealand show a dip in passenger numbers in July followed by a small rise in August.


TECNZ pushes out full tourism recovery 8th September 2020 /

TECNZ pushes out full tourism recovery

The May 2024 recovery dates are later than the inbound tour operator association’s previous forecasts of March 2024.


July border arrivals jump 55% on June 3rd September 2020 /

July border arrivals jump 55% on June

There were 9,147 total arrivals through New Zealand borders in July 2020.


June quarter arrivals data reveal effect of border closure 13th August 2020 /

June quarter arrivals data reveal effect of border closure

The total number of border crossings in the June 2020 quarter was 78,400 compared with 3.14 million for the same period in 2019.


INZ: No way for visitors to come to NZ for just a holiday 16th July 2020 /

INZ: No way for visitors to come to NZ for just a holiday

People planning to come to New Zealand for a holiday will have their application to visit rejected, says Immigration New Zealand.


Dozens of foreign visitors come for NZ holiday despite closed border 15th July 2020 /

Dozens of foreign visitors come for NZ holiday despite closed border

More than 50 international visitors say they came for a vacation in May.


June arrivals double on May as Kiwis flock home 2nd July 2020 /

June arrivals double on May as Kiwis flock home

June arrivals have more than doubled on May as the number of returning Kiwis grows, according to provisional figures from Stats NZ.


June arrivals outstrip May as Kiwis return 25th June 2020 /

June arrivals outstrip May as Kiwis return

There were 2406 arrivals in New Zealand for the seven days to Tuesday 23 June, according to provisional figures from Stats NZ.


April arrival figures nosedive – Stats NZ 16th June 2020 /

April arrival figures nosedive – Stats NZ

The number of people crossing NZ’s border fell to levels last seen in the late 1960s.


TECNZ maps return to pre-Covid arrivals 15th June 2020 /

TECNZ maps return to pre-Covid arrivals

NZ might not see a return to pre-Covid visitor numbers until the end of March 2024, says the association.


Departures from NZ hit record low with zero leaving 21st May 2020 /

Departures from NZ hit record low with zero leaving

There were no departures from New Zealand and only six arrivals on Tuesday 19 May, according to the latest provisional travel data from Stats NZ.


March international arrivals drop record 54% 15th May 2020 /

March international arrivals drop record 54%

March 2020 saw the largest-ever drop in monthly visitor arrival numbers, ahead of the COVID-19 lockdown, according to Stats NZ.


Westpac revises down tourism recovery 6th May 2020 /

Westpac revises down tourism recovery

Arrivals are likely to stay low post-pandemic because of weakness in source markets and Covid fear, says the bank.


Auckland Airport daily arrivals drop from 12k to 40 in a month 6th May 2020 /

Auckland Airport daily arrivals drop from 12k to 40 in a month

Daily passenger arrivals at Auckland Airport fell from more than 12,000 to 40 in just a month, according to Biosecurity NZ.


Visitor decline begins to bite in Feb – Stats NZ 15th April 2020 /

Visitor decline begins to bite in Feb – Stats NZ

Total visitor arrivals fell steeply in February 2020, down 11% to 372,700.


Police use tech to step-up returning Kiwis’ self-isolation 3rd April 2020 /

Police use tech to step-up returning Kiwis’ self-isolation

New Zealanders self-isolating on their return from overseas have been asked to consent to being contacted by text message, for the purposes of compliance checks.


India arrivals main highlight in otherwise grim Feb 19th March 2020 /

India arrivals main highlight in otherwise grim Feb

Half of New Zealand’s major source markets saw declines in February with only India reporting any growth of note, according to the latest provisional arrivals data.


January arrival numbers boosted by early Chinese New Year – Stats NZ 17th March 2020 /

January arrival numbers boosted by early Chinese New Year – Stats NZ

In a flashback to life before the Covid-19 coronavirus, Stats NZ has released January visitor numbers that show the earlier timing of Chinese New Year boosted the number of arrivals from China at the beginning of the year.


Chinese weekly visitor arrivals plummet from 20,000 to 560 12th March 2020 /

Chinese weekly visitor arrivals plummet from 20,000 to 560

The coronavirus effect has shown up in latest figures from Stats NZ with a dramatic slump in Chinese arrivals from 20,000 in the last week of January to just 560 in the week ended February 23.


China arrivals halve again in second week of Feb 5th March 2020 /

China arrivals halve again in second week of Feb

Arrivals from China dropped to 760 in the week ending 16 February, down 92.9% on the same corresponding week in 2019.


Impact of travel ban emerges in Feb data – China arrivals dive 93% 3rd March 2020 /

Impact of travel ban emerges in Feb data – China arrivals dive 93%

Arrivals from China plummeted to just 1430 in the week following the Govt’s travel ban.


Stats NZ: Aus, US markets offset China 2019 decline 17th February 2020 /

Stats NZ: Aus, US markets offset China 2019 decline

Growth from Australia and the United States more than offset the falling Chinese market in 2019, according to Stats NZ.


Border arrivals pass 7 million mark for first time 14th February 2020 /

Border arrivals pass 7 million mark for first time

It was the first time arrivals to New Zealand had passed the 7 million mark, said Biosecurity New Zealand.


Strong start to 2020 for North America, India markets 10th February 2020 /

Strong start to 2020 for North America, India markets

The territories provide a potential focus for NZ tourism as it grapples with coronavirus.


Auckland Airport arrivals ease 30th January 2020 /

Auckland Airport arrivals ease

Auckland International Airport passenger volumes eased by 1.5% to 1,779,262 in November 2019


Visitor arrivals growth falls to seven-year low – Stats NZ 24th January 2020 /

Visitor arrivals growth falls to seven-year low – Stats NZ

Nine out of ten of NZ’s major source markets reported a fall in month-on-month visitor arrivals.


December international arrivals fall, India visitor numbers jump 23rd January 2020 /

December international arrivals fall, India visitor numbers jump

International visitor arrivals fell 3% to 476,350 in the four weeks to 29 December 2019, compared to the same period a year earlier.


UNWTO: Global tourist arrivals growth slows to 4% 21st January 2020 /

UNWTO: Global tourist arrivals growth slows to 4%

International tourism growth slowed to 4% in 2019 – its slowest rate since 2016 – on the back of a cooling global economy, geopolitical tensions and Brexit uncertainty according to the World Tourism Organisation.


Auckland Airport passenger numbers drop, Taiwan arrivals surge 17th December 2019 /

Auckland Airport passenger numbers drop, Taiwan arrivals surge

Total passenger volumes at Auckland Airport dropped by 1.1% in October. A highlight for the airport was growth in Taiwanese visitor arrivals increasing by 77.4% driven by the new direct service between Auckland-Taipei from Air New Zealand.


Annual Oct arrivals growth at seven year low – Stats NZ 13th December 2019 /

Annual Oct arrivals growth at seven year low – Stats NZ

Growth has been dragged down by the downturn in visitors from Asia, says Stats NZ.


England-Hall: Sentiment not converting into bookings 29th November 2019 /

England-Hall: Sentiment not converting into bookings

Keeping New Zealand top of mind amongst travellers considering a holiday remains one of Tourism New Zealand’s main challenges, industry heard yesterday at Tourism NZ’s Auckland roadshow. 


October international visitor arrivals flat 22nd November 2019 /

October international visitor arrivals flat

Visitor arrival numbers to New Zealand for the four weeks to October 27 grew by 0.6% to 254,930 compared to the corresponding period last year, according to provisional travel data from Stats NZ.


Stats NZ: Australian arrivals drive Sept growth 12th November 2019 /

Stats NZ: Australian arrivals drive Sept growth

International visitor arrivals increased to 261,770 in September 2019, up 1.4% on the same month last year, according to the latest travel figures from Stats NZ.


eGates open to South Korean travellers 31st October 2019 /

eGates open to South Korean travellers

South Korea has been added to the list of eligible visitor countries able to take advantage of eGate access when arriving into the country.


TECNZ: Mixed visitor performance expected for summer season 24th October 2019 /

TECNZ: Mixed visitor performance expected for summer season

The tourism industry is set to have a mixed performance in visitor arrivals this summer season, according to Tourism Export Council New Zealand.


Yield over capacity slowing growth – Littlewood 24th October 2019 /

Yield over capacity slowing growth – Littlewood

Airlines adjusting their strategies to focus on yield over capacity is slowing growth, says Auckland Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood.


Stats NZ: August arrivals growth tempered by China, Malaysia 16th October 2019 /

Stats NZ: August arrivals growth tempered by China, Malaysia

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Queenstown Airport sees record international arrivals growth 16th October 2019 /

Queenstown Airport sees record international arrivals growth

Passengers entering Queenstown Airport from overseas increased to 39,200 in August, up 7,100 (22%) on the same month last year.


Visitor arrivals for August tracking up 2% 26th September 2019 /

Visitor arrivals for August tracking up 2%

Visitor arrival numbers to New Zealand for the four weeks to September 1 grew by 2% compared to the corresponding period last year, according to provisional travel data from Stats NZ.


QTR: Silver dollar delivers international arrivals growth 20th September 2019 /

QTR: Silver dollar delivers international arrivals growth

A strong silver dollar economy contrasted with a weakening youth market in the latest Quarterly Tourism Report, with growth in international visitor arrivals skewed towards older age brackets in the year to June 2019.