International travel: November 2018

Key facts

In November 2018 compared with November 2017, visitor arrivals were up 25,600 to 385,800. The biggest changes were in arrivals from:

• Australia (up 7,900)
• United States (up 3,200)
• Taiwan (up 1,800)
• China (down 1,900).

The number of New Zealand residents returning from an overseas trip in November 2018 was up 7,400 from November 2017 to 221,800. The biggest changes were in arrivals from:

• Australia (up 2,600)
• Indonesia (up 1,200)
• United Kingdom (up 1,200).

Except for those in the 15-24-year age group, the number of visitor arrivals from all other age groups increased in November 2018 compared with November 2017.

In the November 2018 year compared with the November 2017 year:

• visitor arrivals numbers were 3.85 million, up 132,800 (3.6 percent)
• 3.0 million New Zealand residents arrived home from trips overseas, up 174,000 (6.1 percent).