Guest nights in June boosted by international visitors

Guest nights in June boosted by international visitors

12 August 2015

National guest nights for June 2015 were 3.1 percent higher than in June 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today.

"Most of the rise for June was from international guest nights," business indicators manager Neil Kelly said. "This increase was spread across both main islands."

For June 2015, compared with June 2014:

• Domestic guest nights were up 0.6 percent, and international guest nights were up 8.0 percent.

• North Island guest nights were up 2.7 percent, and South Island guest nights were up 3.8 percent.

• Ten of the 12 regional areas had more guest nights.

• Three of the four accommodation types had more guest nights.

For the year ended June 2015, national guest nights were up 5.3 percent from the June 2014 year.

The trend for national guest nights continued to rise in June. However, seasonally adjusted guest nights fell 3.2 percent in June, following a rise in May.

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

See Accommodation Survey: June 2015 for more information on monthly accommodation statistics.

See International Travel and Migration: June 2015 for visitor numbers.

For more information about these statistics:

• Visit Accommodation Survey: June 2015

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