Fewer Asian visitors in June offset by an increase from the US, Australia

Fewer Asian visitors in June offset by an increase from the US, Australia
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Aug. 9 (BusinessDesk) - A drop in the number of overseas visitors from Asia in June was offset by an increase from the US and Australia. About 213,536 short-term visitors arrived in New Zealand in June, up 0.6 percent on the year, Stats NZ said.  The number of Chinese visitors fell 3.1 percent to 18,334. There were 100,648 Australian visitors in June, up 1.9 percent on the year, while visitors from the United States rose 10.5 percent to 19,996. “We had fewer visitors from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, but mor...

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