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 February 2010 (including guest nights in Rotorua).  The Waikato Region contributes approximately 8-9% of New Zealand’s overall guest nights in commercial accommodation (excluding the Rotorua area).
• Approximately 39% of all guest nights in the Region are in the Rotorua District, of which only a small part is included within the Waikato Regional Council boundary. This is followed by 22% in the Taupo District, 14% in Thames-Coromandel and 12% in Hamilton City.

Guest nights by month - Coromandel RTO, Lake Taupo RTO and Waikato RTO

Source: Ministry of Tourism - Commercial Accommodation Monitor
Note: RTO = Regional Tourism Organisation area
Note: Waikato figures are calculated as the sum of guest nights for all RTOs in the Region (excluding Rotorua).

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.