NZ guest nights rise in July on school holidays, record short term visitors

NZ guest nights rise in July on school holidays, record short term visitors
By Suze Metherell Sept. 10 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand guest nights rose 1.3 percent in July as school holidays lifted domestic travel and short-term international visitor numbers rose to a record. Seasonally adjusted guest nights, which strip out seasonal and irregular movements, rose to 2.88 million, from 2.84 million in June and ahead of the 2.76 million in July last year, according to Statistics New Zealand. Unadjusted guest nights gained 4.2 percent to 2.37 million in July from a year earlier. Domestic guest nights rose 3.9 perce...