Annual tourism spend grouped by TA, RTO, country of origin and product category
Our latest charts showing annual tourism spend — grouped by territorial authority (TA), regional tourism organisation (RTO), country of origin and product category.
Our latest charts showing annual tourism spend — grouped by territorial authority (TA), regional tourism organisation (RTO), country of origin and product category.
The Regional Tourism Estimates 2006–2011 drew data from the International Visitors Survey, Domestic Travel Survey and electronic transactions data. They are presented here for historical purposes only.
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 They were superseded by the Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates (MRTEs) in 2016.
The Domestic Travel Survey drew on a sample of approximately 15,000 New Zealand residents per year to represent the behaviour of all domestic travellers in New Zealand.
The Tourism Data Domain Plan sets out the main priorities for tourism statistics, based on agreement by industry and government stakeholders.
This page has graphs and tables that show changes in international expenditure based on data from April 2016.
This pivot table provides estimates of both domestic and international tourism expenditure in million dollars and is part of the Regional Tourism Estimates.
The Regional Tourism Indicators (RTIs) measure the change in level of expenditure of both international and domestic travellers in New Zealand by region.
The Business Events Activity Survey monitored and benchmarked the performance of more than 300 professional conferencing and meeting venues in New Zealand from 2009 to 2019.
The Domestic Travel Survey provided accurate, quarterly information on the number and type of trips, characteristics, behaviour and expenditure of domestic visitors.
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