18th February 2026 Spending / TECTsVisit Fiordland saw domestic visitor spend grow the most in December, up 35.1% to $5.3m.
25th August 2025 MBIE / TECTsDomestic tourists spent $797.8m in electronic card transactions in June 2025, down from 827.8m for the same month last year.
1st July 2025 Northland Inc / TECTsDomestic tourism spend in Northland totalled $46m in April 2025, up 10.7% on the same month last year, according to the latest Tourism Electronic Card Transactions figures.
10th June 2025 Spending / TECTsInternational visitor electronic card spend totalled $315m in April 2025, up from $288.5m for the same month last year.
29th April 2025 Spend / TECTsHowever, domestic expenditure falls over the three months compared to last year, although it’s still well up on pre-Covid.
13th February 2025 TECTsInternational visitors spent just shy of half a billion dollars in December 2024, far exceeding the pre-Covid peak.
10th December 2024 Spend / TECTsGood ski conditions in the south helped lift visitor spend in October.
4th November 2024 Spending / TECTsIt’s a spring spending chill for Kiwi visitors, even in Queenstown, but international card expenditure grows, exceeding pre-Covid.
4th June 2024 IVS / TECTsFor the year to March 2024, international visitors spent $11.2bn, according to the latest IVS.
15th May 2024 MRTEs / TECTsNew Tourism Electronic Card Transaction data will be released starting from May 31.
8th September 2023 ADP / TECTsThe FIFA Women’s World Cup boosted visitor arrivals and spending from the US market, according to accommodation and card spending data from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
3rd August 2023 Spending / TECTsInternational visitor spend in June 2023 was up 14% on the same month in pre-Covid 2019, according to the latest Tourism Electronic Card Transactions.
