Guest nights trend continues to rise
10 July 2014
The trend for New Zealand guest nights has continued to grow and is at a new high, Statistics New Zealand said today.
"All trend series for guest nights are rising and most are also at new highs," business indicators manager Neil Kelly
said.
In May 2014 (after removing seasonal variation):
• New Zealand guest nights rose 2.3 percent, after a rise of 3.4 percent in April.
• North Island guest nights rose 3.6 percent, while South Island guest nights fell 0.5 percent.
• Domestic guest nights rose 3.9 percent, while international guest nights fell 0.3 percent.
• Guest nights rose for all four accommodation types.
The Accommodation Survey records the number of guests staying in hotels, motels, backpacker accommodation, and holiday
parks in New Zealand each month.
For more information on monthly accommodation statistics, see Accommodation Survey: May 2014. For visitor numbers, see
International Travel and Migration: May 2014.
For more information about these statistics: Visit Accommodation Survey: May 2014
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