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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

The initiative aims to encourage greater use of tourism data to help industry and investors.

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

Destinations worldwide received 641 million international visitors between January and June – more than forecast by the UNWTO.

A new report on the performance of the world’s tourism markets highlights NZ’s relative lack of investment.

Motels’ loss of market share to Airbnb is “concerning”, says Horwath HTL’s Hamilton.

Destination Kaikoura continued to top spending growth for regional tourism organisations across the country with August 2018 expenditure up 52% to $4m compared to the same month last year.

Solid growth from the Americas and Asia pushed international visitor arrivals for August up to 246,700 for the month, an increase of 5.4% on the same month last year.

Auckland hotels are at risk of “strong occupancy decline” unless developers reconsider their planned projects for the city, according to Horwath HTL NZ.  

The upward trend for July guest nights has been interrupted this year with numbers staying flat at 2.67m, according to Stats NZ latest commercial accommodation survey.

New regional insight, an industry sustainability dashboard and reports on future infrastructure needs are the top priorities in the government’s new tourism data plan.   

Tourism New Zealand’s Insights team took a close look at figures recently published by the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

The region continued to lead visitor spending with yearly growth to July up 17% to $160m.

It has taken just four years to increase foreign visitor arrivals by one million.

Spending in the year to June was driven by growth in visitor arrivals from China and the US, according to MBIE’s IVS.

Passenger numbers grew 17% in the June year to reach more than a quarter of a million.

Half of NZers surveyed believe international visitors put too much pressure on the country.

International guest nights in the year to June 2018 reached 39.9 million, up 2.4% on the previous period, according to Stats NZ. 

A Stats NZ review of MBIE’s premier tourism dataset has recommended a raft of improvements.

Regional spend grew over the year to June despite a drop in international expenditure, says MBIE.

Stats NZ has launched a new online tool that allows users to create graphs showing international travel trends.

Shoulder season guest nights continue their upward trend with a 1.6% year-on-year increase recorded in May, according to the latest Stats NZ accommodation survey.

The Nelson Regional Development Agency reported a 38% increase in international tourism spend in May reaching $42m compared to the same month last year.

International tourist arrivals have outstripped forecasts in the first four months of the year with numbers up by 6%.

Spending in New Zealand by international Visa cardholders grew to $3.4bn last year, up 15% on 2016, according to the credit card company.

Total international arrivals grew to 3.8 million for the year ended May 2018, up 5% on the previous 12 months, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel and migration figures.

The Golden Oldies sports tournament helped boost guest nights across Canterbury, bucking a national dip of 0.9%.

A lack of information on visitor flows and movement, future forecasting and weak domestic and regional data rank among the top industry concerns according to a new study into tourism insight.

Short-term visitor arrivals reached 3.79 million in the year to April, up 5% on the previous period, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel and migration figures.

Stats NZ has launched an interactive map that allows users to explore patterns of retail spending around the country.

Spring holiday arrival growth has out-performed the peak summer season growth for 2017/2018, says Tourism New Zealand.