Key points
This indicator measures the number of guest nights spent in commercial accommodation for each territorial authority. Information on the demand for accommodation is used in policy planning at the regional and local level.
- An estimated 4.5 million guest nights were recorded in commercial accommodation in the Waikato Region in the year to December 2011, including guest nights in Rotorua.
- The Waikato Region contributes approximately 9% of New Zealand’s overall guest nights in commercial accommodation (excluding the Rotorua area).
- In December 2011 compared with December 2010, total monthly guest nights in New Zealand increased 1.4% to 3.2 million.
Guest nights by month for territorial authorities in the Waikato region
Source: Ministry of Economic Development – Commercial Accommodation Monitor
Notes: (a) Waikato figures are calculated as the sum of guest nights for all territorial authorities in the Region (including Rotorua). (b) Franklin District data is still reported in the Accommodation Survey pivot tables on a monthly basis (based on accommodation providers that were within the boundaries of the former Franklin District).
What agencies are doing
Information currently being collated.
What you can do to help
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More information
More detail on this indicator, including how and where this information is collected, is available here.
What we want to achieve
The community outcome we are seeking to achieve by increasing visitor nights in commercial accommodation is:
- We have a tourism industry that recognises the region’s cultural and environmental heritage and values, and supports economic growth.