"Nothing to worry about": Tourism Holdings CEO waves off concerns over small dip in international arrivals
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It's thought a small dip in international visitors is nothing to worry about.
International arrivals fell 1.8% between April and May, but remain 6.7% higher than a year ago.
Australia and China continue to be New Zealand's biggest visitor markets, despite fewer arrivals from the UK and the United States.
Tourism Holdings Limited chief executive Grant Webster told Mike Hosking tourism was growing well before Covid, and we're back on that growth path.
He says you can't cut your way to prosperity, so we've got to continue on this path.
Christchurch is also outpacing Auckland in overseas visitor growth thanks to growing flight capacity, with Christchurch Airport recording a 22% increase, well ahead of Auckland's 0.7%.
Webster told Hosking dispersal of visitors is good for economic spread – Christchurch's effort to increase capacity has flowed through, but there's no doubt Auckland will continue to grow too over the next 12 months.
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