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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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