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Nearly 1m more to head to New Zealand
23 Aug 2006
The number of foreign visitors to New Zealand is expected to increase by 0.8m over the next six years.
The country's tourism authorities expect 3.1m travellers to head to New Zealand in 2012 - up from 2.3m last year.
A large part of the growth will come from Chinese holidaymakers increasing by 157%.
An increase in Britons heading to New Zealand of 37% is expected.
However, this year the numbers of travellers from the UK has fallen by 22.5%, although this is put down to the high number of rugby fans who headed to the country last year to follow the Lions tour.
Nevertheless, Tourism New Zealand chief executive George Hickton explained why UK visitor numbers should rise again.
He said: 'The Lions fans went home raving about New Zealand and that, along with consistent marketing in the UK, may have contributed to tourism operators reporting increased bookings for the months ahead.'
© Adfero Ltd
The country's tourism authorities expect 3.1m travellers to head to New Zealand in 2012 - up from 2.3m last year.
A large part of the growth will come from Chinese holidaymakers increasing by 157%.
An increase in Britons heading to New Zealand of 37% is expected.
However, this year the numbers of travellers from the UK has fallen by 22.5%, although this is put down to the high number of rugby fans who headed to the country last year to follow the Lions tour.
Nevertheless, Tourism New Zealand chief executive George Hickton explained why UK visitor numbers should rise again.
He said: 'The Lions fans went home raving about New Zealand and that, along with consistent marketing in the UK, may have contributed to tourism operators reporting increased bookings for the months ahead.'
© Adfero Ltd
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