Tourism set to grow 4% annually to 2025, spending to reach $15B

Tourism set to grow 4% annually to 2025, spending to reach $15B
Jenny Ruth
By Jenny Ruth May 16 (BusinessDesk) - International tourist arrivals in New Zealand should grow 4 percent a year between now and 2025 and reach 5.1 million visitors in 2025. That’s up from 3.9 million visitors in 2018, according to figures from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. “Total international spend is expected to reach $15 billion, excluding international airfares and education,” MBIE says. “This is an increase of 34 percent from 2018 when it was $11.2 billion.” MBIE says the growth will be driven in the...

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