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11% of tourism accommodation either closed or had no guests last month

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Publish Date
Tue, 27 Jul 2021, 6:56PM
(Photo / Getty Images)
(Photo / Getty Images)

11% of tourism accommodation either closed or had no guests last month

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 27 Jul 2021, 6:56PM

Even before the trans-tasman travel bubble popped, things weren't looking rosy in the tourism sector.

New figures from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) show 11% of tourism accommodation was either closed or had no guests last month.

Occupancy across the past year was down to 42%, showing that domestic tourism just can't fill the gap left by international visitors.

James Doolan from the Hotel Council Aotearoa spoke to Heather du Plessis-Allan about where the impact has been most significant.

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