VISITOR AND TOURISM SNAPSHOT Year to September 2018 visitor snapshot
665,427 GUEST NIGHTS YE SEPT 2018
Stratford District 41,028 South Taranaki District 99,513
71% Increase in guest nights in 2018 compared with 2002. 700000 650000 600000 550000 500000 450000 400000 350000
0 20 2 0 20 3 0 20 4 0 20 5 0 20 6 0 20 7 0 20 8 0 20 9 1 20 0 1 20 1 1 20 2 1 20 3 1 20 4 1 20 5 1 20 6 1 20 7 18
300000 20
New Plymouth District 524,888
Guest Nights YE Sept
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BACKPACKERS AND HOLIDAY PARKS ARE INCREASING IN POPULARITY 10
GROWTH – YE SEPT 2018 FROM PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS
COMPOSITION OF GUEST NIGHTS BY ACCOMMODATION TYPE
9 8 7 6
Motels 40.95%
5 4 3 2
Hotels 24.70%
1 0
Backpackers 6.12% Holiday Parks 28.23%
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Motels
Backpackers
Taranaki
Holiday Parks
YE SEPT 2018
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% CHANGE IN GUEST NIGHTS - 12 months
8.4%
4.2%
3.6%
2.7%
% CHANGE IN AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY
11.6
1.9
1.2
-0.2
% CHANGE IN VISITOR ARRIVALS
2.3%
South Taranaki
-2.8%
Stratford
2.4%
New Plymouth
2.9%
Guest nights increased more in the Taranaki region relative to New Zealand because visitors stayed longer, even though regional growth in visitor numbers was less than the national average.
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% CHANGE FOR YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 2018
INTERNATIONAL VISITORS COMPRISE A SMALL BUT GROWING MARKET FOR TARANAKI 8
18%
7 6
International
5 4 3
82%
2
Domestic
1 0
2.1
3.7
Domestic
3.3
7.5
International
% of Taranaki guest nights by visitor origin
GROWTH IN GUEST NIGHTS BY ORIGIN New Zealand
Taranaki
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$407m Estimated visitor expenditure for 12 months ending October 2018:
‌and its growing
$330m
$56m
$21m
New Plymouth District
South Taranaki
Stratford
400
VISITOR SPEND UP 11% from previous year
300 200 100 0
291
283
285
297
299
312
325
333
365
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WHERE DO VISITORS SPEND THEIR MONEY? $m SPEND BY PRODUCT BY TOURISM VISITORS 12 MONTHS ENDING OCT 2018
Retail sales – other
Food & beverage serving
Accommodation
Retail – alcohol, f&B
$105m
$62m
$51m
$46m
Retail – fuel and auto
Other tourism products
Other passenger transport
Cultural, recreation
$45m
$44m
$44m
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WHERE DO OUR DOMESTIC VISITORS COME FROM? MAIN ORIGIN OF TARANAKI'S DOMESTIC VISITORS: Most domestic visitors came from: Auckland Waikato Manawatu/Whanganui Wellington
79.5% Domestic visitors
20.5% International visitors
$324m DOMESTIC VISITOR SPEND IN TARANAKI YE OCTOBER 2018
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AUSTRALIA AND THE UK ARE OUR KEY INTERNATIONAL VISITOR MARKETS
$29m Visitors from Australia spent in Taranaki for 12 months ending October 2018
China Canada 3.61% 3.61%
Remainder – all others 6.02%
Australia 34.94%
Germany 7.23%
Rest of Asia 8.43%
INTERNATIONAL SPEND IN TARANAKI BY COUNTRY ORIGIN
USA 9.64%
Rest of Europe 10.84%
UK 15.66%
$83m INTERNATIONAL VISITOR SPEND IN TARANAKI 12 months ending October 2018
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WHAT VISITORS DO IN THE NEW PLYMOUTH DISTRICT? Coastal Walkway 21%
Mt Taranaki 14%
Pukekura Park 17%
Puke Ariki 12%
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre 11%
Walking/biking 11%
Pukekura Park Fernery 8%
Pukeiti 4%
Other 2%
Source: Venture Taranaki commissioned survey of visitors July 2018
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WHAT VISITORS DO IN STRATFORD AND SOUTH TARANAKI? Mt Taranaki 27%
Surf Highway 45 12%
Forgotten World Highway 11%
Hollard Gardens 6%
Stratford Glockenspiel Clock Tower 6%
Tawhiti Museum 5%
Rotokare Reserve 3%
Hawera Water Tower 13%
Percy Thomson Gallery 2%
Source: Venture Taranaki commissioned survey of visitors July 2018
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Aotea Utanganui Museum 1%
Other 2%
Pioneers Village 1%
Walking/biking 7%