Chinese New Year boosted the number of visitor arrivals to New Zealand from China in February 2024, according to data
released by Stats NZ today.
There were 37,900 visitor arrivals from China in February 2024, an increase of 33,700 from February 2023. This is the
highest number of monthly visitor arrivals from China since 50,300 in January 2020, shortly before pandemic-related
travel restrictions were introduced worldwide.
“Monthly arrivals from China typically peak in January or February each year, depending on the timing of Chinese New
Year,” population indicators manager Tehseen Islam said.
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