NZ guest nights continue to rise in December with many traveling to South Island

NZ guest nights continue to rise in December with many traveling to South Island
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Feb. 15 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand guest nights rose 4 percent in December from a year earlier as the number of international visitors continued to rise and many traveled to the South Island.  Total guest nights increased to 4.14 million in December from 3.98 million a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said. Of that, international guest nights rose 6.2 percent to 1.93 million, outpacing a 2.1 percent gain in domestic accommodation stays to 2.22 million. North Island stays rose 2.1 percent to 2.37 million and Sout...