NZ guest nights at record in August as tourism boom continues

NZ guest nights at record in August as tourism boom continues
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Oct. 10 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand guest nights hit an annual record in August as both domestic and international tourism numbers continue to climb.  In the year ended Aug. 31, there were a record 39.98 million guest nights in hotels, motels, holiday parks and backpackers, up 2.5 percent compared with the same period a year earlier. Of the four categories, only backpacker guest nights were down, falling 1.6 percent to five million, Statistics New Zealand said. Hotels were the most popular, up 3.6 percent to 14 million....