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Matt Doocey: Minister of Tourism on tourism spending still falling shy of of pre-Covid levels

Published: Feb. 29, 2024, 7:31 p.m.

There\u2019s more work to do to draw more international visitors to our shores.\xa0

Stats NZ data for the year to the end of March 2023 shows total tourism spend of $37.7 billion, up $10.7 billion from the year before.\xa0

That's about $4\xa0billion shy of pre-covid levels.\xa0

Tourism Minister Matt Doocey told Mike Hosking that Australia, USA, and the UK all have similar market share compared with 2019.\xa0

He says the real difference is China \u2014pre-covid it was about 10% market share, but in 2023 it's about 5%\u2014 so there's a lot to do in that market.\xa0

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