tourism and migration
SEPTEMBER QUARTER 2011
- Total visitor arrivals for September Quarter 2011 (35,965) increased by 27.4% when compared to the previous quarter (28,228) and a further increase of 6.1% when compared to the same quarter in 2010 (33,886).
- Most of the visitor arrivals for this quarter were from New Zealand with 72.2% (25,953) of the total visitor arrivals, followed by Australia with 15.8% (5,692) and Europe with 6.1% (2,197).
- People arriving for vacation purposes contributed 79.2% of the total visitor arrivals, 7.8% came for wedding and honeymoon, while 6.8%came to visit their friends and relatives.
- Of the 35,965 visitors, 70.1% (25,228) were accommodated in hotels and motels, while 10.8% (3,890) stayed in private accommodation.
- Overall room occupancy rate for September quarter 2010 was 50.5%, an increase of 3.1 points when compared to the previous quarter and a decrease of 3.3 points when compared to September quarter the previous year. Bed occupancy for this quarter was 47.4%, an increase of 4.8 points when compared to the previous quarter and a decrease of 2.0 points when compared to September quarter 2009.
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