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  • International visitors flock to New Zealand following Hobbit success

    Tourism New Zealand has revealed UK visitor numbers within the first half 2013 were up 3.3 per cent compared with the identical time last year.

    Globally, there was a robust increase in international visitor arrivals, setting an effective base for the winter season.

    “When we glance on the first six months of the year we see a robust picture for arrivals -with total arrivals up 5.8 per cent against an identical period last year and holiday arrivals up ten per cent,” explained Justin Watson, Tourism New Zealand acting chief executive.

    “This puts the industry in a terrific good place previous to the 2013 ski season which has already seen a great start – with record levels of snow to all ski-fields and Australian arrivals up 17 per cent for the month.

    “We anticipate seeing further growth over the approaching months.”

    For the primary six months of the year holiday arrivals are up across Tourism New Zealand’s top six markets: Australia six per cent, China 30.9 per cent, US 20.7 per cent, UK 3.3 per cent, Japan 7.8 per cent, Germany 2.9 per cent.

    “It is encouraging to determine this growth from our traditional long-haul markets after what have been a tricky few years for the industry,” added Watson.

    The US has become the third-largest source of tourists to New Zealand.

    “The underlying growth from the long-haul markets further supports the positive impact seen from the investment in marketing New Zealand’s association with the Hobbit trilogy,” continued Watson.

    “Our 100 per cent Middle-earth, 100 per cent Pure New Zealand campaign continues to gain its objectives – providing the extra motivation and reason to transform interest in a vacation to New Zealand into an exact booking.”

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  • Spain enjoyed largest growth sales up 75% year on year

    Tourism New Zealand says UK visitor numbers in thefirst half 2013 were up 3.3% compared with the identical time last year. Globally, there was a robust increase in international visitor arrivals, setting a superb base for the winter season.

    “When we glance on the first six months of the year we see a sturdy picture for arrivals -with total arrivals up 5.8 per cent against the similar period last year and holiday arrivals up 10.0 per cent,’ says Justin Watson, Tourism New Zealand’s acting Chief Executive.

    “This puts the industry in an excellent good place prior to the 2013 ski season which has already seen an excellent start – with record levels of snow to all ski-fields and Australian arrivals up 17.0 per cent for the month. We anticipate seeing further growth over the arrival months.”

    For the primary six months of the year holiday arrivals are up across Tourism New Zealand’s top six markets: Australia 6.0%, China 30.9%, US 20.7%, UK 3.3%, Japan 7.8%, Germany 2.9%.

    “It is encouraging to peer this growth from our traditional long-haul markets after what was a tough few years for the industry.

    The US has become the third-largest source of holiday makers to New Zealand.

    “The underlying growth from the long-haul markets further supports the positive impact seen from the investment in marketing New Zealand’s association with the Hobbit trilogy.

    “Our 100% Middle-earth, 100% Pure New Zealand campaign continues to reach its objectives – providing the extra motivation and reason to transform interest in a vacation to New Zealand into a real booking.”

    Figures also just released report overall international arrivals up 5.6 per cent for June 2013. Total arrivals were unchanged year-on-year, because of 2012 being boosted by the Rugby World Cup, but up 5.0 per cent in comparison with year ending June 2011.

  • UK visitor numbers increase to New Zealand

    Tourism New Zealand says UK visitor numbers in thefirst half 2013 were up 3.3% compared with the identical time last year. Globally, there was a robust increase in international visitor arrivals, setting an effective base for the winter season.

    “When we glance on the first six months of the year we see a robust picture for arrivals -with total arrivals up 5.8 per cent against the identical period last year and holiday arrivals up 10.0 per cent,’ says Justin Watson, Tourism New Zealand’s acting Chief Executive.

    “This puts the industry in an amazing good place earlier than the 2013 ski season which has already seen a pretty good start – with record levels of snow to all ski-fields and Australian arrivals up 17.0 per cent for the month. We anticipate seeing further growth over the arriving months.”

    For the primary six months of the year holiday arrivals are up across Tourism New Zealand’s top six markets: Australia 6.0%, China 30.9%, US 20.7%, UK 3.3%, Japan 7.8%, Germany 2.9%.

    “It is encouraging to determine this growth from our traditional long-haul markets after what was a tough few years for the industry.

    The US has become the third-largest source of tourists to New Zealand.

    “The underlying growth from the long-haul markets further supports the positive impact seen from the investment in marketing New Zealand’s association with the Hobbit trilogy.

    “Our 100% Middle-earth, 100% Pure New Zealand campaign continues to realize its objectives – providing the extra motivation and reason to transform interest in a vacation to New Zealand into an exact booking.”

    Figures also just released report overall international arrivals up 5.6 per cent for June 2013. Total arrivals were unchanged year-on-year, because of 2012 being boosted by the Rugby World Cup, but up 5.0 per cent in comparison to year ending June 2011.

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  • Investment continues to drive growth inside the Australian tourism industry

    Investment in Australian tourism infrastructure demonstrates strong growth in line with a brand new report from Tourism Research Australia (TRA).

    The TRA 2013 Tourism Investment Monitor, released today, confirms the Australian tourism investment pipeline is estimated at $44.1 billion in 2012, up 22 per cent on 2011.

    “We’ve seen continuing growth inside the tourism investment pipeline over the past one year, with a further $7.9 billion within the pipeline in 2012,” Dr Leo Jago, Chief Economist and General Manager of TRA, said.

    “Investment in new aviation fleets by our leading airlines continues to dominate the expansion in tourism investment” confirmed Dr Jago.

    “This investment though should be better balanced with adequate levels of investment in airports, in addition to accommodation and humanities and recreation infrastructure, to completely leverage increased aviation capacities in and around Australia,” Dr Jago cautioned.

    On the back of continued strong international visitor arrivals and high accommodation occupancy rates, growth within the investment pipeline further confirms Australia is a horny environment to take a position in tourism infrastructure.

    The TRA report draws on data sources from the Deloitte Access Economics Investment Monitor, property data from Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, and the STR Global Asia Pacific Pipeline database.

    Key findings from the report include:
    *    The tourism investment pipeline is estimated to were $44.1 billion in 2012, up by 22 per cent on 2011.
    *    The 2012 pipeline consisted of $5.6 billion in accommodation investment; $22.5 billion in new aircraft investment; $6.4 billion in airport infrastructure investment; and $9.6 billion in arts and recreation services investment.
    *    25 hotel/resort major asset transfers were recorded in 2012 at a complete value of $1.4 billion – the top value for the reason that Global Financial Crisis.
    *    If the $5.6 billion invested within the accommodation pipeline is realised, this can provide a further 9,760 rooms to satisfy growing accommodation demand.
    *    Moreover, when taking new accommodation supply from mixed use developments under consideration, total supply of latest accommodation rooms could potentially provide around 12,250 rooms.

  • Dubai seventh optimal destination in World

    Dubai continues to climb the ranks as a world travel destination, per MasterCard’s third annual Global Destination Cities Index. The UAE’s travel hub has consistently advanced its position because the inception of the Index in 2011, ranking ninth in its launch year, eighth in 2012 and seventh within the 2013 edition.

    Dubai is determined to be the seventh finest city globally when it comes to inbound international visitors in 2013, outranking cities equivalent to Hong Kong, Barcelona, Milan and Rome. At 10.9 percent, Dubai (in conjunction with Bangkok) shows the strongest growth in arrival numbers a number of the top ten global markets, with 9.89 million overnight visitors expected this year.

    Dubai also ranks eighth globally by international overnight visitor spend, with an estimated US$10.4 billion to be spent within the city during 2013. The Index indicates that if all top 10 destination cities maintainside their current rates of growth in the following couple of years, Dubai will surpass Singapore and Long island in 2016 and Paris in 2017 on the subject of international visitor arrivals.

    The top five origin cities for Dubai are London, Kuwait, Paris, Frankfurt and Doha, and all of those are expected to grow strongly in visitor numbers in 2013. London visitors are expected to extend by 26.3 percent in 2013, followed by those from Paris (16.9 percent), Kuwait (12.4 percent), Doha (9.5 percent) and Frankfurt (9.4 percent).

    “While the center East and Africa’s top ten cities lineup is precisely similar to in 2012, there’s a striking difference in how far Dubai is earlier than the alternative cities. Its international arrival number is nearly twice that of Riyadh in second rank, and about four times as high because the third-ranked Johannesburg,” said Dr. Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Global Economic Advisor for MasterCard and the writer of the report.

    The Middle East and Africa’s top five destination cities by international overnights visitors are Dubai (9.9 million), Riyadh (5.0 million), Johannesburg (2.5 million), Amman (2.4 million) and Lagos (2.2 million).

    Among the center East and Africa’s top ten, Abu Dhabi (ranked seventh with 1.7 million visitors) showed the strongest growth rate, with an anticipated 16.1 percent increase in arrivals. The Index highlights that, if these rates are maintained within the coming years, Abu Dhabi will overtake Lagos in 2016 and match Johannesburg by 2017. The UAE’s capital also ranked sixth a few of the global top 20 with reference to growth rates of international visitor arrivals between 2009 and 2013, with growth of 96.8 percent in this period.

    Within the center East and Africa, Dubai ranks first by international overnight visitor spend, followed by Riyadh and Beirut. Beirut’s position on this ranking is remarkable, seeing that Lebanon’s capital seriously is not one of several top ten cities inside the region by visitor arrivals. The US$2.8 billion expected to be spent inside the capital this year reflects the attraction that the town holds for more affluent consumers.

    “The inauguration of the Index in 2011 has helped us record Dubai’s remarkable growth story, and the Index has proven to be a trusted barometer of the market’s performance within the global landscape. Home to the world’s second busiest airport, Dubai has gone from strength to strength, and continues to develop its offerings because it plans to attract much more visitors within the coming years,” shared Raghu Malhotra, Division President, Middle East and North Africa, MasterCard.

    “The global travel sector have been supported by the numerous developments within the electronic payments sphere, and we see more consumers profiting from programs and provides that make international travel more achievable and bother free. At MasterCard, we’re going to continue to work with our partners to bring travelers safe and meaningful payment options to fit their lifestyle needs as we continue to contribute towards the expansion of worldwide economy,” Malhotra concluded.

    Globally, Bangkok outranked London as 2013’s no 1 destination city with only about 25,000 visitors separating the 2 – a difference of about one percent. The Index predicts that Bangkok will draw the best international visitor numbers in 2013, previous to London, Paris, Singapore, and Long island.

    The MasterCard Index of worldwide Destination Cities ranks cities with regards to the selection of their total international visitor arrivals and the cross-border spending by these same visitors within the destination cities, and offers visitor and passenger growth forecasts for 2013.

    This Index and the accompanying reports aren’t in line with MasterCard volumes or transactional data.