A rise in the number of people planning to head away in the coursework of the festive season is great news for Kiwi firms, says the Tourism Industry Association. The Fly Buys/Colmar Brunton Mood of the New Zealand Traveler survey found 52% people were planning to travel within New Zealand over Christmas and New Year period, up from 46% last year.
Tim Cossar, chief executive of the Tourism Industry Association, which released the survey, said the increase in the number of people planning to travel within New Zealand in the coursework of the holiday period was great news for Kiwi companies. "We think this significant increase is due in part to pent up demand from New Zealanders who didn't travel in the coursework of the Rugby World Cup," Cossar said. "It was great to see the large inflow of international visitors here for the cup, now they can look forward to a busy summer for the industry as well, fuelled by domestic travel numbers."
Wellington was the domestic location people would most like to visit in the coursework of the next six months, followed by Auckland, Queenstown, Christchurch and Rotorua. The survey, undertaken last month with 1009 people, also found that 6 percent were heading abroad in the coursework of the Christmas and the New Year period, compared with five percent in 2010.
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