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"The industry is on board": Tourism Minister emphasises appetite for international visitors

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Wed, 4 Jun 2025, 7:43am
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"The industry is on board": Tourism Minister emphasises appetite for international visitors

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九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Wed, 4 Jun 2025, 7:43am

Tourists are being told New Zealand is open for business. 

A Government survey's found international visitor spending increased by 10% and contributed more than $12 billion to the economy in the year ending March. 

But this is only 86% of pre-Covid visitor numbers and spending.  

Tourism Minister Louise Upston told Mike Hosking it shows there's work to be done, especially targeting key markets like China.  

She says we want our visitors to return and come back in the numbers they were. 

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