Accommodation Survey: June 2008

Embargoed until 10:45am  –  12 August 2008

Highlights

In June 2008 compared with June 2007:
  • Total guest nights decreased 96,000 (5 percent).
  • Motel guest nights decreased 91,000 (14 percent).
  • Eleven of the 2 regions had fewer guest nights.

For the year ended June 2008:

  • Total guest nights increased 2 percent.
  • Three of the five accommodation types had more guest nights.
  • Seven of the 12 egions had higher guest nights.

In June 2008, domestic guest nights were 1.1 million while international guest nights were 0.6 million.

Graph, Guest Nights.
 
 
 
Geoff Bascand 12 August 2008
Government Statistician ISSN 1178-0207