Survey

Despite an improvement in business confidence, an inconvenient truth remains – there’s a very large economic hole where tourism used to be.

More than two-thirds of hoteliers are now open but confidence has deteriorated, according to a survey by Horwath HTL and Tourism Industry Aotearoa.

More than 80% of New Zealanders say they have not seen enough of New Zealand, according to a survey from Torpedo7.

Rotorua has overtaken Queenstown as the destination of choice for travellers, according to a new survey from NZ Pocket Guide.

Nelson Tasman locals strongly support the visitor sector and have a keen desire to explore the region themselves, a recent survey from Nelson Regional Development Agency shows.

Australians are keen to make the trip across the ditch as soon as safely possible, while separately “real world concerns” plague Kiwi’s domestic tourism plans.

And they intend to spend on average $2320 each, according to the poll from Horizon Research.

A new survey taking stock of New Zealand’s tourism operators shows how deeply the Covid-19 crisis has impacted the once booming sector, forcing a major overhaul of activity for most businesses with others left hanging in the balance.

Queenstown has been named the destination most New Zealanders would like to visit once travel restrictions due to Covid-19 are lifted.

New Zealand’s inbound tour operators are “holding faith” that the tourism sector will receive further support from government as new research shows how deeply the industry has been hit by the Covid-19 outbreak.

Tourism New Zealand has launched an industry survey to gauge the sector’s thoughts on the future of tourism.

Domestic holidays, road trips and flights are on Kiwis’ post-Covid-19 lockdown wishlist, according to new research.

More than 81% per cent of respondents to a recent survey of Canterbury businesses reported significant financial effects from Covid-19.

Venture Southland is calling on all Southlanders to have their say as it continues to develop its wider regional destination plan.