International Travel: March 2023

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Friday, 12 May 2023, 6:45 pm
Press Release: Stats NZ

International travel covers the number and
characteristics of overseas visitors and New Zealand
resident travellers (short-term movements) entering or
leaving New Zealand.

Key facts

Annual
arrivals

Overseas visitor arrivals were 2.18 million
in the March 2023 year, up 1.95 million from the March 2022
year. The biggest changes were in arrivals
from:

  • Australia (up 940,000)
  • United
    States (up 219,000)
  • United Kingdom (up
    149,000)
  • Canada (up 47,000)
  • Germany (up
    46,000).

New Zealand-resident traveller arrivals
were 1.82 million in the March 2023 year, up 1.64 million
from the March 2022 year. The biggest changes were in
arrivals from:

  • Australia (up
    631,000)
  • Fiji (up 158,000)
  • United States (up
    100,000)
  • India (up 87,000)
  • United Kingdom
    (up 79,000)
  • Cook Islands (up
    62,000).

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