Total visitor arrivals for September Quarter 2009 (31,114) increased by 21.9%
when compared to the previous quarter (25,532) and a further increase of 10.8% when
compared to the same quarter in 2008 (28,086).
Most of the visitor arrivals for this quarter were from New Zealand with 68.4%
(21,274) of the total visitor arrivals, followed by Australia with 11.5% (3,570) and Europe with 8.2% (2,552).
People arriving for vacation purposes contributed 85.0% of the total visitor
arrivals and 7.4% came to visit their friends and relations, while 7.6% persons visited the Cook Islands for other reasons.
Of the 31,114 visitors, 73.4% (22,839) were accommodated in hotels and motels,
while 12.9% (4,010) stayed in private accommodation
Overall room occupancy rate for September quarter 2009 was 53.4%, an increase of 4.9
points when compared to the previous quarter and a decrease 3.1 points when compared to
September quarter the previous year. Bed occupancy for this quarter was 50.0%, an increase of 5.5 points
when compared to the previous quarter and a decrease of 0.6 points when compared to September quarter 2008.
