20 Jan 2011

November guest nights up

10:25 am on 20 January 2011

Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation rose 2% in November, compared to a year earlier.

Statistics New Zealand says the the increase was mainly due to more people staying in hotels and a rise of 6.6% in domestic guest nights. International guest nights fell 3.1%.

Five of the 12 regions reported more guests, with Auckland recording the largest increase.