Queenstown Bed Nights ‘Solid’ For May

Monday, 12 July 2010, 3:59 pm
Press Release: Destination Queenstown

Queenstown Bed Nights ‘Solid’ For May

Research released today (12 July) shows Queenstown had a softer but still solid month in terms of bed nights.

According to Statistics New Zealand’s May Commercial Accommodation Monitor (CAM) total visitor nights were up 4.1 percent or 124,309 and international visitor nights were up 11.9 percent to 84,111 compared to the same time last year. However, domestic visitor nights dropped 9.2 percent to 40,198, a trend reflected across New Zealand.

Destination Queenstown CEO Tony Everitt says despite the dip in domestic visitor nights he’s happy with the results.

“May was a slightly quieter month between a robust summer and what’s looking to be a solid winter. It's good to see international visitor numbers have held up strongly. A plateau of the New Zealand economy has contributed to the shortfall in the domestic market in May. All in all though, these figures round off a very positive autumn season and 12 months of year on year growth.”

John McIlwain, the head of Queenstown’s Hotel Association, is also happy with the results.

"It’s pleasing to see continued growth in the hotel sector over what’s traditionally a quieter month. This has been the trend for the past few months and should continue as we move into what is expected to be a very good winter period. The 3 and 4 star markets have shown the largest percentage growth over this period. Confidence is returning in the Conference and Incentive market and this has helped to boost June, which is also considered a low season month."

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