NZ guest nights rise at 'modest' 1.4% pace in July

NZ guest nights rise at 'modest' 1.4% pace in July
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison Sept. 12 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand national guest nights rose at a "modest" pace in July, aided by the tail end of the Lions rugby tour. Total guest nights climbed 1.4 percent to 2.67 million in July this year compared with July last year, which had jumped 6.9 percent to set a new record for the month, Statistics New Zealand said. Domestic guest nights gained 1.2 percent to 1.65 million while international guest nights rose 1.7 percent to 1.02 million, the agency said. July's growth rate is slower than June's 6.7 pe...