The commentary below presents the national context for tourism in the year ending September 2019 (and for the September 2019 quarter where available). MBIE acknowledges that the outbreak of coronavirus creates some uncertainty looking ahead. This Quarterly Tourism Report provides a retrospective look at the performance of the sector, so the impacts of the outbreak are not included. Analysis of the impact of the outbreak will be included in future reports. Key findings are below:
COVID-19 has affected the IVS collection in the March 2020 quarter
As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting tourism research, this page provides the International Visitor Survey (IVS) microdata.
When the International Visitor Survey (IVS) started and how it has developed since, including a major update in 2013.
The Accommodation Data Programme (ADP) is a 'by industry for industry' research programme providing information about short-term accommodation activity at national, regional, and council levels. It estimates the guest nights, occupancy rates and other measures relating to the accommodation industry.
The Regional Tourism Indicators (RTIs) measure the change in level of expenditure of both international and domestic travellers in New Zealand by region.
We conducted a review of the Regional Tourism Indicators from March to September 2015.
Regional Tourism Indicator (RTI) data is presented as indexes, and can be compared between years, however there are some limitations to its use.
For the Regional Tourism Indicators (RTIs), data variables include origin of merchant, origin of cardholder and type of merchant.
The Regional Tourism Estimates (RTEs) provided regional stakeholders with absolute dollar estimates of tourism expenditure at a detailed regional level — that is, by regional council, territorial authority, visitors’ country of origin and industry. They were superseded by the Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates (MRTEs) in 2016.
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