Guest nights rise in November

Guest nights rise in November – Media release

16 January 2015

National guest nights for November 2014 were 5.9 percent higher than in November 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the eighth consecutive month of rises.

"Otago and Auckland were the main regional contributors to the national increase in November," acting business indicators manager Tehseen Islam said. "Otago guest nights were boosted by the inaugural Queenstown International Marathon."

Also for November 2014 compared with November 2013:
• North Island guest nights were up 4.5 percent, and South Island guest nights were up 8.1 percent.
• Eleven of the 12 regional areas had increases.
• Domestic guest nights were up 3.9 percent, and international guest nights were up 8.5 percent.
• Guest nights were up for all four accommodation types.

For the year ended November 2014, national guest nights were up 5.4 percent from the November 2013 year.

After removing seasonal variation, national guest nights rose 0.9 percent in November, following a 0.6 percent rise in October. The trend for national guest nights continued to rise.

The Accommodation Survey collects data for guests staying in hotels, motels, backpacker accommodation, and holiday parks in New Zealand each month.

For more information on monthly accommodation statistics, see Accommodation Survey: November 2014. For visitor numbers, seeInternational Travel and Migration: November 2014.

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For more information about these statistics:

• Visit Accommodation Survey: November 2014
• Open the attached files
AccommodationSurveyNov14.pdf
asNov14tables.xls

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