10th May 2023 Data / SpendingElectronic card transactions in hospitality for April have increased by 15.5% compared to the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
5th May 2023 Data / HotelsHotel occupancy across Auckland fell after the series of holidays enjoyed in April, which started with Easter, followed by the end of term one school holidays, and then ANZAC Day last week.
28th April 2023 Data / HotelsMost of New Zealand’s major hotel markets managed to arrest the autumn occupancy slide seen in March to bounce back in April.
28th April 2023 Data / EmploymentThe number of filled jobs in the accommodation and food services sector reached 18,101 in March 2023, up 12.9% on the same month last year, according to Stats NZ.
21st April 2023 Data / HotelsQueenstown received a small bump in occupancy during the Easter break and the first week of the school holidays, according to figures from STR.
14th April 2023 Data / HotelsWellington’s hotel market has cooled with the average weekly occupancy high of 87% seen in late February sliding below 60% in the week to Easter.
11th April 2023 Data / HotelsWith all of the country’s major hotel markets sliding into the middle of autumn, Christchurch appears to be holding up best.
3rd April 2023 Data / GovernanceThe Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is inviting expressions of interest for the Tourism Data Leadership Group.
31st March 2023 Data / HotelsNew Zealand’s major hotel markets appear to have experienced a rarity during the recovery – a steady, stable month not unduly influenced by weather extremes, strong growth due to border openings, or any other major issue, save possibly ongoing capacity constraints due to staff shortages.
29th March 2023 Data / DHCThe annual Whangamata Beach Hop event has contributed to a rise in visitor numbers to the Coromandel.
27th March 2023 Data / DWCThe West Coast is gaining appeal as a destination for domestic visitors to stay longer and include it as part of their travels around the country, according to new research from Development West Coast.
27th March 2023 Air NZ / DataAir New Zealand passenger numbers in February 2023 exceeded 1.2 million, about 15% below the 1.41 million carried for the same month in pre-Covid 2019.
24th March 2023 Data / HotelsThe country’s largest hotel market has seen off summer’s extreme weather to stabilise at just above 80% occupancy since late February.
17th March 2023 Data / HotelsAverage weekly occupancy across Queenstown has remained stable at around 75% – 80% since early February, indicating good demand from international visitors, who typically give the resort a boost after Kiwis return to work and school.
17th March 2023 Arrivals / DataThe United States was the strongest recovering visitor market in January 2023, with arrivals totalling 40,091, according to Stats NZ’s latest travel numbers.
10th March 2023 Data / HotelsChristchurch’s strong run of occupancy growth came to an end last week, with the city’s hotel market sliding back for the first time since the post-Elton John bump in late January.
6th March 2023 Data / HotelsThe value of hotel, motel and other short-term accommodation consents dropped to $12m in January 2023, according to Stats NZ’s latest building data.
3rd March 2023 Data / HotelsEd Sheeran’s concert at Wellington’s Sky Stadium in early February gave the capital’s hotel market a timely shot in the arm following the summer slumber.
24th February 2023 Data / HotelsThe country’s hotel market continued to strengthen into late summer despite the extreme weather seen in parts of North Island.
22nd February 2023 DataNew international visitor forecasts, better data on domestic visitation and regional flows, and measuring the impact on communities are among the initiatives proposed by a report into the state of New Zealand’s tourism insight.
17th February 2023 Data / HotelsAverage weekly occupancy across Auckland has been climbing steadily since the start of the year with the impacts of the city’s destructive deluge three weeks ago on its hotel market seen as a shortlived dip.
10th February 2023 Data / HotelsQueenstown occupancy has slid to the end of summer – as expected – but appears to be flattening out at around 66.6%
3rd February 2023 Data / HotelsElton John appeared to give Christchurch’s hotel market a welcome boost with his concert at Orangetheory Stadium attracting 27,000 fans.
31st January 2023 Air NZ / DataAir New Zealand recorded 1.607 million passengers for the month of December 2022, a 139.1% rise from the same month in 2021.
27th January 2023 Data / HotelsAfter average weekly occupancy fell to 40% during Christmas, Wellington’s hotel market is back on the rise as people return to work and government gets going.
20th January 2023 Data / HotelsNew Zealand’s biggest hotel market is headed back up after the week leading to Christmas saw it drop below 50% occupancy for the first time in months, according to figures from STR.
17th January 2023 Data / EmploymentSalaries in the hospitality and tourism sector have risen 9% year-on-year, according to new data from Trade Me Jobs.
19th December 2022 Data / TSAThe trans-Tasman bubble in 2021 helped lift tourism of its pandemic lows in 2020.
16th December 2022 Data / HotelsAll of New Zealand’s major hotel markets saw occupancy slip at the start of December, according to figures from STR.
9th December 2022 Data / HotelsOccupancy reaches a peak at the resort thanks to the return of its annual marathon.
2nd December 2022 Data / HotelsOf the country’s major hotel markets, Wellington appears to have come out of spring the strongest with average weekly occupancy mostly above 80% since mid-October, according to figures from STR.
25th November 2022 Data / HotelsAlmost all of New Zealand’s major hotel markets are finishing spring stronger than they started, according to figures from STR.
25th November 2022 ADP / DataTotal guest nights reached 3.1 million in October 2022, or 93% of the level reported for the same month in pre-Covid 2018, according to the latest Accommodation Data Programme.
18th November 2022 Data / HotelsA good October has turned into an even better November for Christchurch’s hotel market, according to figures from STR.
16th November 2022 Data / TDLGTourism businesses want to see changes to publicly-available data sources that meet the need for more timely, accurate, and centralised information, according to findings from the Tourism Data Leadership Group’s industry survey.
11th November 2022 Data / HotelsAuckland is back on the rise after suffering a mid-October occupancy and ADR drop, according to figures from STR.
4th November 2022 Data / HotelsQueenstown occupancy and ADR appear to have stabilised at a new post-Covid ‘normal’ – at least for late spring – according to figures from STR.
28th October 2022 Data / HotelsA steady climb in occupancy across the country since early September pushes the rate up to a 2022 high.
21st October 2022 Data / HotelsChristchurch has hit an occupancy high for 2022 after a long climb from the Omicron-impacted doldrums of March this year.
14th October 2022 Data / HotelsThe capital is having a strong spring with the return of the World of WearableArt after three years helping to drive occupancy and ADR.
7th October 2022 Data / HotelsAfter spending most of the year struggling to crack 50% occupancy, Auckland is finally on the move with the major metrics all trending in the right direction.
30th September 2022 Data / HotelsAverage weekly occupancy and ADR have slid from their winter highs at Queenstown but the October school holidays will hopefully give the resort another spring boost.
23rd September 2022 Data / HotelsAverage weekly occupancy across all of New Zealand barely budged over winter, hovering around 55% since early July 2022, according to figures from STR.
16th September 2022 Data / HotelsIt is still early days in the recovery but could Wellington’s crown as the country’s best-performing hotel market for the past two-and-a-half years finally be slipping?
9th September 2022 Data / HotelsChristchurch has enjoyed an improving occupancy rate this year, recovering from an Omicron low in mid-March to reach 66% on average across the city in late-August, according to STR.
8th September 2022 Air NZ / DataAir New Zealand long-haul passenger numbers reached 74,000 in July 2022, up 1492% from the 5,000 reported for the same month last year.
8th September 2022 Data / Stats NZAir transport has seen elevated sales in the June 2022 quarter, buoyed by easing border restrictions across the country, according to Stats NZ.
2nd September 2022 Data / HotelsThere was been little movement in Auckland’s hotel market over winter with new room supply and returning managed isolation facilities keeping a lid on occupancy rates and ADR.
26th August 2022 Data / HotelsAverage weekly occupancy at Queenstown has plateaued in the high 60s, with a consistent performance seen since the July school holidays, according to figures from STR.
19th August 2022 Data / HotelsAverage weekly occupancy across all of New Zealand has been stuck around 54% for the past month although ADR has been performing relatively well, according to figures from STR.
