Visitor Experience Monitor 2008/09

Tourism New Zealand's annual Visitor Experience Monitor Research looks at which aspects of a New Zealand holiday are most satisfying for our international visitors.

The research surveys visitors from seven key markets - Australia, the UK, US, Japan, South Korea, China and Germany - about their holiday experiences and whether these have lived up to expectations.

The visitor experience is broken down into seven areas: accommodation; food and beverage; internal transport; activities; i-SITE Visitor Centres; environment; and safety.

Statistical modelling is used to identify which of these aspects are more important to visitors and have greater influence on overall visitor satisfaction. Each area is then broken down into more detailed sub-areas (such as price and quality of service) and statistical modelling is used to identify how satisfied visitors are with these sub-areas and how much importance is placed on each sub-area.

Conducted annually, the research provides a benchmark for the New Zealand tourism industry from which to improve the experiences it offers visitors.

  • Accommodation

    Although satisfaction with accommodation in New Zealand is high - rated at 8.4 out of 10 by our international visitors - it scores lower across all markets than other aspects...

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  • Transport

    Overall satisfaction with transport was high at 8.4 out of a possible 10. However, this score is lower than most other aspects of the visitor experience.

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  • Activities

    Overall satisfaction with activities was high at 8.9 out of a possible 10. This aspect of a New Zealand holiday, along with our environment, was the most satisfying for visitors.

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  • Arts Activities

    The number of international visitors participating in arts related activities has increased 5 per cent over the past year. Museums and art galleries remain the most popular and most satisfying...

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  • Food and Beverage

    Visitors are generally satisfied with food and beverage in New Zealand, scoring this aspect of a New Zealand holiday 8.1 out of a possible 10. However this area scores relatively...

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  • Safety

    Among the visitors surveyed, overall satisfaction with safety in New Zealand was high at 8.7 out of a possible 10, making safety one of the most satisfying aspects of a...

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  • Environment

    New Zealand's natural environment delivers well against visitor perceptions and prior expectations, with 99 per cent of visitors saying the environment has met or exceeded their expectations.

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  • Qualmark

    Awareness of Qualmark among our visitors is reasonably high, with about 60 per cent saying they are aware of the programme. Around half of those surveyed said Qualmark influenced their...

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