NZ Herald Thursday 30 March 2017 Tourists to the Bay of Plenty spent $1.7 billion in the last 12 months to February – up 5 per cent on the previous year.
The latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment were released today.
International visitors spent $588 million and domestic tourists $1.1 billion.
Month-to-month comparisons show tourist spending in Bay of Plenty for the month of February 2017 is level compared with February 2016.
MBIE’s Manager of Sector Trends Peter Ellis said though growth had continued over the year spending for the month of February was down in some places when compared to February 2016. Read more…
