Tourists spend up big in BOP

Tourists spent almost $2 billion in the Bay of Plenty last year. File photo.

Tourists spent an estimated $1.7 billion in the Bay of Plenty in the year to March 2017, according to MBIE figures.

The spend represents an increase of five per cent on last year's figures.

MBIE sector trends manager David Paterson says that of this tourism spend, international visitors spent $600 million (up seven per cent compared with the year to March 2016), and domestic tourists spent $1.1 billion (up four per cent) in that period.

'When it comes to the monthly expenditure, tourism spend in Bay of Plenty for the month of March 2017 is up two per cent compared with the month of March 2016.”

MBIE developed the Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates in consultation with tourism industry representatives to create a better measurement of the value of tourism in the regions.

'Tourism spend information for the regions helps inform investment and planning in the tourism industry by providing insight into where both domestic and international tourists are spending their money,” says David.

The Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates measure the expenditure of international and domestic visitors in regions in New Zealand.

Data users can filter the information to get the data they need, including breaking down into key areas within regions, country of origin, tourism product grouping such as accommodation, passenger transport and retail sales, and by year.

View the full statistics from the Monthly Regional Tourism Estimateshere.

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