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Whanganui Has Biggest NZ Month by Month Tourism Spend Growth

29th August 2016

Whanganui Has Biggest NZ Month by Month Tourism Spend Growth


Whanganui is continuing its rise with local tourism results and topped the list of NZ regional tourism organisations for month to month regional tourism expenditure. Month to month growth for the last 12 months ending July 2016 in Whanganui shows a 31.6% increase for regional expenditure on tourism and this puts Whanganui firmly at the top of the list. The total expenditure for the year includes national and international visitors with 84% coming from other Kiwi’s visiting the district. The national rate for the same period is 4.1%.

Looking at the annual growth figures for regional tourism expenditure, Whanganui still features at the top ranking third with year to year growth of 10.3%. Lake Wanaka and Queenstown take the first two places with growth of 18.8% and 11.9% respectively.

While in terms of total dollar figures Whanganui is only a small portion of national tourism expenditure (0.4%) these figures show a significant shift with people spending more during their stay and staying longer.

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