René de Monchy: Tourism NZ CEO on the increase in international visitors from China
Chinese visitors are making a resurgence.
Latest Stats NZ data shows more than 408 thousand overseas tourists visited in February – an annual increase of more than 53 thousand.
Chinese visitors topped 61 thousand – the highest monthly figure since early 2018.
Tourism New Zealand Chief Executive René de Monchy told Mike Hosking Chinese New Year played a part, but there's been an acceleration in general.
He says Chinese visitors have been growing at over 30% in the past six months.
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