Confidence tourism is on the way back to being New Zealand's number one export earner
Confidence tourism is on the way back to being New Zealand's number one export earner
27 February 2025
Latest figures from Stats NZ show total industry expenditure crossed 44-billion dollars -- a near 15-percent rise on the year prior.
Direct GDP contribution hit 17 billion-dollars, up 16-percent from 2023.
Tourism Industry Aotearoa Chief Executive Rebecca Ingram says the figures are big, and reiterates the important role of tourism has in the economy.
© 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity