New Zealand Tourism Shows September Rebound

Early signs of recovery are being seen for the New Zealand tourism industry with a growth in September arrivals figures of 9.3 percent compared to the same month in 2008.

“Today’s figures show our top five markets are all showing significant improvement on last month, which is great news for the industry heading into the crucial summer season,” said tourism chief George Hickton.

“The U.S. and China are recovering, Japan and the U.K. appear to have stabilized and Australia is still showing strong growth with holiday arrivals up 25 percent in September. Australia continues to be the foundation for our recovery,” Mr. Hickton added.