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The NZ hotel industry reported year-on-year falls in the hotel sector’s three key performance metrics – occupancy, average daily rate, and revenue per available room – during the week of 7-13 April 2019, according to data from STR.

Tourism in the Manawatū region remains strong despite a sharp drop in international guest nights in February, according to the region’s economists who point to rising spend and strong domestic demand.

However, guest nights spent by Kiwis in commercial accommodation increased for the month, says StatsNZ.

Holiday arrivals to New Zealand over its three summer months dipped slightly compared to the same period a year ago.

China arrivals to New Zealand during the Chinese New Year Holiday period fell 9% on last year’s record level, according to an analysis by Tourism Industry Aotearoa.

Half of the country’s RTOs showed either zero growth or falls in visitor spending for the month of February 2019, according to the latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates.

International passengers through Auckland Auckland Airport, excluding transit, rose to a record 1,068,922 in January – some 4.4% up on the same month last year – on the back of growing Asia and America capacity.

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Total guest nights across New Zealand fell flat in January 2019 compared to the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest commercial accommodation survey.

The exchange rate, holidaymakers and smaller Asian markets drove tourism growth last year, says MBIE.

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A high-level working group drawn from New Zealand’s $558m business events sector has stepped into the breach following the government’s surprise withdrawal of support for the Business Events Research Programme.

The number of building consents granted for hotels, motels, hostels and other short-term accommodation in the year to January 2019 has increased to 469, up 3.9% on the previous 12 months.

More than a third of RTOs across NZ showed flat visitor spending growth or worse in January.

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New Zealand’s $558m business events sector showed solid growth in delegate numbers and delegate days last year off the back of a stable events count, according to the latest Business Event Activity Survey.

Total guest nights for December 2018 grew to 4.2 million, up 1.4% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ’s latest commercial accommodation figures.

More than half of the country’s RTO regions saw visitor spending fall or zero growth in December compared to the same month in 2017, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.

There were a record 529,300 visitor arrivals to NZ in December, the highest for any month ever, according to Stats NZ’s latest international travel numbers.

Hotel occupancy levels and RevPar took a hit across New Zealand over the Christmas and New Year holiday period, according to STR.

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Destination Wairarapa topped the table of regional tourism organisation visitor spend growth for November 2018 with a 16% uplift to $16m compared with the same month last year.

Wairarapa showed good growth in both the November 2018 month and year. 

South Island overseas guest nights grew to 909,000 in November 2018, up 9.7% on the same month in 2017. 

The UNWTO expects tourist arrivals in the region to top 363 million in 2019.

Overseas visitor arrivals in November 2018 increased by 3.2% to 385,789 compared to the same month in 2017, driven by growth from Australia, the United States and Taiwan.

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Southland’s tourism sector has helped push it to the top of ASB’s regional economic scoreboard for the third quarter.

Central Otago guest nights surged by 48% compared to October 2017.

Almost half of all New Zealanders believe that the country is on track for too many visitors according to the latest Mood of the National report.

Early bookings for the 2019-20 cruise season show passenger numbers growth will fall from 27% to 6%.

Wellington has seen visitor spending figures for October drop after a revision was undertaken by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The total number of tourism activities taken up by visitors specifically related to Māori grew by just 1% in the year to June 2018, according to NZ Māori Tourism.

Strong domestic demand and growth in international visitor numbers are behind the increase, says Stats NZ.

NZ’s $558m business events sector posted an uptick in delegate numbers and delegate days despite a 5% drop in the number of events in the year ended September 2018.

The country’s newest regional tourism organisation, Aoraki Tourism, topped visitor spending growth for October 2018 compared to the same month last year, excluding Destination Kaikoura’s recovery-skewed returned.

Global tourism arrivals for 2018 is on track for 4%-5% growth – that’s down from 2017’s 7%, says the World Tourism Organization.

Falls in three of NZ’s biggest source markets in the October 2018 year have been more than made up for by the three fastest-growing emerging territories.

Cristine Angus’s software development company, getsmart, has signed a global partnership agreement to provide tailored customer insight solutions for the International Youth Hostels Federation.

NZ’s fastest growing source region over recent years has suffered an unexpected dip.

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A record 40.1 million guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation was reported for the year to September 2018, up 2.7% on the previous corresponding period. 

The agent predicts strong RevPAR growth for Queenstown’s hotels.

Destination Kaikoura continues to report strong visitor spend growth in the wake of November 2016’s earthquake with spend captured by the RTO up 63% to $6m for September compared to the same month last year.

Visitor arrivals for September 2018 grew by 2.1% to 258,155 compared to the same month last year, driven by the United States and China but dragged by a sluggish Australian market.

Hawke’s Bay reported an 11% increase in monthly guest nights in August

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Canterbury and Wanaka regional tourism organisations have posted double-digit guest night growth leading the country to another annual record in August.