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What can population information tell us about tourism?
Tourism refers broadly to all movement of people into and out of New Zealand for periods less than 12 months. This is also referred to as short-term migration. Information relevant to tourism includes the number and characteristics of travellers, the people and industries dependent on or affected by tourism and the social, economic and environmental outcomes.
Tourism flows are analysed by source and destination countries, travel purpose (holiday, visiting friends and relatives, business, education, conference) and duration of travel.
Resources
International travel and permanent and long-term migration statistics
The number of overseas visitors, New Zealand resident travellers and permanent and long-term migrants entering or leaving New Zealand. Published monthly by Statistics New Zealand.
Tourism and Migration
Information on tourism trends and patterns may be found on the links from this page. The links on the right hand side of the page are to tables of data. Published by Statistics New Zealand.
Tourism Satellite Account
Reference reports on economic role of tourism. Published by Statistics New Zealand.
Tourism Leading Indicators Monitor
The Ministry of Tourism tool that tracks trends in tourism in New Zealand.
Commercial Accommodation Monitor
The Ministry of Tourism report on trends in commercial accommodation.
Ministry of Tourism
The Ministry of Tourism manages the core tourism dataset. The website includes: the complete government-funded tourism dataset ; access to underlying source data ; a comprehensive index of New Zealand tourism research.
Tourism forecasts and trends
Reports are available on tourism forecasts and trends including forecasts to 2009 of tourism variables, including visitor numbers by origin and expenditure, and length of stay by region and sub region. Published by Ministry of Tourism.
References
Collier A and Brocx B (2004). Tourism Industry Management, Pearson Educational, Auckland.
Collier A and Harraway S (2001). The New Zealand Tourism Industry, Longman, Auckland.
McClure M (2004). The Wonder Country: Making New Zealand Tourism, Auckland University Press, Auckland.
McPherson D (1999). Tourism, a Cultural Process, Longman, Auckland.
Plimmer W (1992). Marketing and managing environmental tourism in New Zealand, Welding Memorial Lecture, Massey University, Palmerston North.
Experts
For further information on migration data contact the Population Statistics Unit of Statistics New Zealand.
For further information on tourism trends.
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