NZ guest nights rise for 20th month as Queenstown, Wanaka remain tourist drawcards

NZ guest nights rise for 20th month as Queenstown, Wanaka remain tourist drawcards
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Jan. 19 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand guest nights rose in November for the 20th month in a row, as the tourism boom saw domestic and international travelers spend more nights in all kinds of accommodation. Total guest nights increased 4.6 percent to 3.11 million in November 2015 from the same month a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said. Domestic guest nights jumped 5.2 percent, more than the 3.8 percent gain in international guest nights.  The increase in accommodation numbers comes as New Zealand tourism booms, wi...