Markets & Stats

In this section you can access the latest information about our offshore tourism markets. Our market guides include market trends, key visitor statistics, information on what we're doing offshore and advice on working in the different international markets.

There is also a range of research available from Tourism New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, which will help you in your business planning. Visit the tourism research website for detailed visitor data, or please see below for more information.

International Visitor Arrivals April 2013

Country Visitors % Change
Australia 92,928 0.8%
China 24,784 36.2%
United States 12,432 0.1%
United Kingdom 10,720 3.9%
CountryVisitors% Change
Japan 4,496 1.8%
Thailand 2,560 53.8%
South Korea 3,808 4.4%
Germany 3,248 5.7%
  • Australia

    Official New Zealand Government forecasts are for Australian visitor arrivals to reach 1.64 million in 2018 (source: NZIER Tourism forecasts  2012-18). One of the quoted drivers from NZIER is...

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  • China

    The optimistic outlook for continued growth has been confirmed with the increase of airline services and capacity over the summer high season. Direct services from China to New Zealand...

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  • United Kingdom

    New Zealand has long been a favourite holiday destination for British travellers. More than 180,000 visit annually, making the UK market third only to Australia and China for visitor...

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  • Germany

    Germany is our second-largest visitor market in Europe, and one that presents significant opportunities for New Zealand tourism.

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  • North America

    The United States is New Zealand's third-largest international tourism market in terms of visitor arrivals and it is a market where there are real opportunities for growth in the...

    United States Canada
  • Japan

    The Japan market is now showing signs of positive recovery following Japan's earthquake in March 2011 and the earthquake in Christchurch on 22 February 2011. With positive arrival indicators...

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  • South Korea

    Tourism New Zealand's role is to promote New Zealand internationally as a visitor destination. We do this through consumer marketing, international public relations and trade development. 100% Pure...

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  • India

    High disposable incomes and a willingness to spend on luxury brands and big-ticket items like holidays, as well as an increasingly global mindset, are driving outbound travel from this...

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  • South East Asia

    Thailand is a relatively small market for New Zealand, currently contributing around 17,000 visitors each year. However the market is an important contributor to overall arrivals from South East...

    Thailand Singapore Malaysia
  • Research

    There are a range of tourism data sets and reports available from both Tourism New Zealand and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's (MBIE) Tourism Strategy Group. These...

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