Accommodation Survey: November 2009

Embargoed until 10:45am  –  19 January 2010

Highlights

Compared with November 2008:

  • International guest nights were up 2 percent, while domestic guest nights were down 1 percent.
  • South Island guest nights were up 4 percent, but North Island guest nights were down 2 percent.
  • Eight of the 12 regions had more guest nights.
  • Otago had the largest guest night increase and Auckland had the largest guest night decrease.
  • Total guest nights were 0.5 percent higher.

 Graph, South Island guest nights, monthly, November 2009.

 

Geoff Bascand 19 January 2010
Government Statistician ISSN 1178-0207