Record guests nights in November for Lake Wanaka

Record guests nights in November for Lake Wanaka

Wanaka, New Zealand (19 January 2016) – Statistics New Zealand’s latest report shows Lake Wanaka’s November 2015 guest nights have hit a record high for this time of the year.

According to the Commercial Accommodation Monitor (CAM), released today, total visitor nights for the month of November are up by 15 percent to 56,927 in 2015, from 49,494 in 2014.

International guest nights rose 13.8 percent to 37,392, while domestic guest nights increased by 17.4 percent to 19,535.

Motels and hotels were the key sectors to benefit, with 24.7 and 18.8 percent respective increases in visitor nights, while Backpackers were up 11.9 percent.

A year-on-year comparison ending November 2015 shows overall guest nights were up 9.8 percent to 720,261 with an 11.8 percent increase in international guest nights and a 7.1 percent increase in domestic guest nights.

General Manager for Lake Wanaka Tourism, James Helmore is delighted with these results.

“Anecdotally town has been substantially busier than in previous years and these numbers affirm what our operators and local businesses have been reporting.
“We have seen consecutive month on month growth since May which is really pleasing for the tourism sector and the Wanaka economy as a whole.

Nationally, CAM figures showed that New Zealand guest nights were up 4.6 percent overall for the month of November.

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