Tourism records continue to be overtaken
Tourism records continue to be overtaken
7 December 2018
Almost 40 billion dollars was spent here by tourists in the last year - a near eight percent year-on-year increase.
Stats New Zealand says the sector's worth 20 percent of our total exports, and more than 200-thousand Kiwis are directly work in the sector - one in 12 workers.
Tourism Industry Aotearoa says compared to four years ago, an extra 29-million dollars is being spent a day by tourists.
Spokesperson Ann-Marie Johnson says the growth is even ahead of their targets.
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