International travel: December 2019
International travel: December 2019
International travel covers the number and characteristics of overseas visitors and New Zealand resident travellers (short-term movements) entering or leaving New Zealand.
Key facts
Overseas visitor arrivals were down 1,000 to 528,200 in December 2019 compared with December 2018. The biggest changes were in arrivals from:
- United States (up 3,300)
- Australia (up 2,400)
- Korea (up 2,100)
- India (up 1,800)
- Tonga (up 1,100)
- United Kingdom (down 1,500)
- China (down 1,200)
- Germany (down 1,000).
NumberMonthly overseas visitor arrivals, December 2009-19ActualSeasonally adjusted20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020100k200k300k400k500k600kStats NZOctober 2011● Actual: 215 902
New Zealand residents returning
The number of New Zealand residents returning from an overseas trip in December 2019 was up 20,200 from December 2018, to 194,500. The biggest changes were in New Zealand residents arriving from:
NumberMonthly New Zealand-resident traveller arrivals, December 2009-19ActualSeasonally adjusted20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020100k150k200k250k300k350kStats NZNovember 2011● Seasonally adjusted: 182 130
Annual arrivals
In the December 2019 year compared with the December 2018 year, the number of:
- visitor arrivals was 3.89 million, up 25,300
- New Zealand-resident traveller arrivals was 3.10 million, up 81,400.
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