The latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) show that tourism spend for Auckland is estimated to be $8.3 billion for the year to January 2018, up eight per cent compared with the year to January 2017.
MBIE Manager of Sector Trends Mark Gordon says that of this tourism spend in the year to January 2018, international visitors spent $4.3 billion (up 10 per cent compared with the year to January 2017), and domestic tourists spent $3.9 billion (up six per cent) in that period.
“When it comes to the monthly expenditure, tourism spend in Auckland for the month of January 2018 is up 12 per cent compared with the month of January 2017,” says Mr Gordon.