Use of Regional Tourism Indicator data
Regional Tourism Indicator (RTI) data is presented as indexes, and can be compared between years, however there are some limitations to its use.
Regional Tourism Indicator (RTI) data is presented as indexes, and can be compared between years, however there are some limitations to its use.
For the Regional Tourism Indicators (RTIs), data variables include origin of merchant, origin of cardholder and type of merchant.
Updates related to the International Visitor Survey
COVID-19 has affected the IVS collection in the March 2020 quarter
Information about the International Visitor Survey (IVS) methodology, including its purpose, quality targets, population, sampling structure and collection, data processing, analysis and outputs.
The Regional Tourism Estimates (RTEs) provided regional stakeholders with absolute dollar estimates of tourism expenditure at a detailed regional level — that is, by regional council, territorial authority, visitors’ country of origin and industry. They were superseded by the Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates (MRTEs) in 2016.
The Business Events Research Programme ran from 2009 to 2019, through a partnership between Conventions and Incentives New Zealand (CINZ), the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and many Convention Bureaux across New Zealand.
Domestic Travel Survey data was recorded using particular terms and classifications. This page defines the terms and has more information on the classifications.
The Business Events Delegate Survey collected expenditure and length of stay data from multi-day business event delegates through an online survey, from 2009 to 2019.
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