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Accommodation Survey


July 2006

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Highlights


In July 2006:

  • Guest nights for international visitors were 14 percent lower than in July 2005.

 

  • Guest nights for visitors from the United Kingdom and Ireland were 48 percent lower than in July 2005.

 

  • Comparisons with July 2005 are affected by the British and Irish Lions rugby tour, which took place in June and July 2005.

 

 

  • Domestic guest nights were 3 percent higher than in July 2005.

 

  • Total guest nights were 4 percent lower than in July 2005.

 

  • Guest nights were 6 percent lower in the North Island and 1 percent lower in the South Island than in July 2005.






Brian Pink
Government Statistician

12 September 2006
Cat 70.905 Set 06/07 – 036


There is a companion Media Release published  – Accommodation Survey: July 2006.

 



  Accommodation Survey: July 2006 (pdf)



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