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Commercial Accommodation – Total

There were 1,988,746 visitor nights in Wellington city in the 12 months to September 2010, an increase of 0.64% compared to 2009.

Wellington city hosted 162,554 visitor nights in September 2010, a decrease of 1.58% compared to 2009 (September).

Total Visitor Nights (140KB PDF)

Commercial Accommodation – International

There were 684,260 international visitor nights in Wellington city in the 12 months to September 2010, a decrease of 2% compared to 2009.

Wellington city hosted 51,307 international visitor nights in September 2010, an increase of 5.9% compared to 2009 (September).

International Visitor Nights (140KB PDF)

Commercial Accommodation – Domestic

There were 1,304,487 domestic visitor nights in Wellington city in the 12 months to September 2010, an increase of 2.15% compared to 2009.

Wellington city hosted 111,248 domestic visitor nights in February 2010, a decrease of 4.7% compared to September 2009.

Domestic Visitor Nights (140KB PDF)

These figures for Wellington city are taken from the NZ Commercial Accommodation Monitor which includes all paying accommodation from homestays to camping grounds to hotels and motels. These figures exclude visitors on day visits and those staying in private accommodation with friends and relatives (VFR).

For more information about the Commercial Accommodation Monitor, visit Statistics New Zealand.

Note: There is no accurate measure of the total number of visitors to Wellington.