ZB ZB
Opinion
Live now
Start time
Playing for
End time
Listen live
Listen to NAME OF STATION
Up next
Listen live on
ZB

Tourism sector focuses on 'enticing visitors' as they fight to match pre-Covid levels

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 3 Sept 2025, 8:02am
Photo / NZ Herald
Photo / NZ Herald

Tourism sector focuses on 'enticing visitors' as they fight to match pre-Covid levels

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 3 Sept 2025, 8:02am

The tourism sector's still fighting for pre-Covid numbers. 

The most recent International Visitor Survey shows overseas visitor numbers have lifted by nearly 200 thousand over the past year – up 5%. 

Their spending was up by around $500 million but is still only 86% of pre-Covid numbers.  

Tourism New Zealand CEO RenĂ© de Monchy told Mike Hosking they're pushing to get visitor numbers back up to pre-Covid levels by the end of next year. 

He says a lot of overseas markets are competing for international visitors. 

LISTEN ABOVE  

Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you