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International visitors flock to New Zealand following Hobbit success

July 18, 2016 • Alicia
Tourism New Zealand has revealed UK visitor numbers within the first half 2013 were up 3.3 per cent compared with the identical time last year. Globally, there was a robust increase in international visitor arrivals, setting an effective base for the winter season. “When we glance on the first six months of the year we see a robust picture for arrivals -with total arrivals up 5.8 per cent against an identical period last year and holiday arrivals up ten per cent,” explained Justin Watson, Tourism New Zealand acting chief executive. “This puts the industry in a terrific good place previous to the 2013 ski season which has already seen a great start – with record levels of snow to all ski-fields and Australian arrivals up 17 per cent for the...
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Spain enjoyed largest growth sales up 75% year on year

July 15, 2016 • Alicia
Tourism New Zealand says UK visitor numbers in thefirst half 2013 were up 3.3% compared with the identical time last year. Globally, there was a robust increase in international visitor arrivals, setting a superb base for the winter season. “When we glance on the first six months of the year we see a sturdy picture for arrivals -with total arrivals up 5.8 per cent against the similar period last year and holiday arrivals up 10.0 per cent,’ says Justin Watson, Tourism New Zealand’s acting Chief Executive. “This puts the industry in an excellent good place prior to the 2013 ski season which has already seen an excellent start – with record levels of snow to all ski-fields and Australian arrivals up 17.0 per cent for the month. We anticipate seeing...
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UK visitor numbers increase to New Zealand

July 3, 2016 • Alicia
Tourism New Zealand says UK visitor numbers in thefirst half 2013 were up 3.3% compared with the identical time last year. Globally, there was a robust increase in international visitor arrivals, setting an effective base for the winter season. “When we glance on the first six months of the year we see a robust picture for arrivals -with total arrivals up 5.8 per cent against the identical period last year and holiday arrivals up 10.0 per cent,’ says Justin Watson, Tourism New Zealand’s acting Chief Executive. “This puts the industry in an amazing good place earlier than the 2013 ski season which has already seen a pretty good start – with record levels of snow to all ski-fields and Australian arrivals up 17.0 per cent for the month. We anticipate...
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Investment continues to drive growth inside the Australian tourism industry

April 10, 2015 • admin
Investment in Australian tourism infrastructure demonstrates strong growth in line with a brand new report from Tourism Research Australia (TRA). The TRA 2013 Tourism Investment Monitor, released today, confirms the Australian tourism investment pipeline is estimated at $44.1 billion in 2012, up 22 per cent on 2011. “We’ve seen continuing growth inside the tourism investment pipeline over the past one year, with a further $7.9 billion within the pipeline in 2012,” Dr Leo Jago, Chief Economist and General Manager of TRA, said. “Investment in new aviation fleets by our leading airlines continues to dominate the expansion in tourism investment” confirmed Dr Jago. “This investment though should be better balanced with adequate levels of investment in airports, in addition to accommodation and humanities and recreation infrastructure, to completely leverage increased aviation...
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Dubai seventh optimal destination in World

March 20, 2015 • admin
Dubai continues to climb the ranks as a world travel destination, per MasterCard’s third annual Global Destination Cities Index. The UAE’s travel hub has consistently advanced its position because the inception of the Index in 2011, ranking ninth in its launch year, eighth in 2012 and seventh within the 2013 edition. Dubai is determined to be the seventh finest city globally when it comes to inbound international visitors in 2013, outranking cities equivalent to Hong Kong, Barcelona, Milan and Rome. At 10.9 percent, Dubai (in conjunction with Bangkok) shows the strongest growth in arrival numbers a number of the top ten global markets, with 9.89 million overnight visitors expected this year. Dubai also ranks eighth globally by international overnight visitor spend, with an estimated US$10.4 billion to be spent within...
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