Guest nights spent in backpacker hostels in New Zealand
Jun 2020–Jun 2024, thousands
Month | Number of guest nights |
---|---|
Jun 2020 | 157,800 |
Jul 2020 | 191,500 |
Aug 2020 | 142,900 |
Sep 2020 | 163,000 |
Oct 2020 | 177,000 |
Nov 2020 | 164,800 |
Dec 2020 | 207,300 |
Jan 2021 | 224,800 |
Feb 2021 | 139,900 |
Mar 2021 | 150,600 |
Apr 2021 | 176,500 |
May 2021 | 128,900 |
Jun 2021 | 138,300 |
Jul 2021 | 187,300 |
Aug 2021 | 107,200 |
Sep 2021 | 80,700 |
Oct 2021 | 105,100 |
Nov 2021 | 98,100 |
Dec 2021 | 101,900 |
Jan 2022 | 122,800 |
Feb 2022 | 84,700 |
Mar 2022 | 78,500 |
Apr 2022 | 106,900 |
May 2022 | 96,300 |
Jun 2022 | 115,700 |
Jul 2022 | 151,300 |
Aug 2022 | 145,400 |
Sep 2022 | 172,500 |
Oct 2022 | 184,300 |
Nov 2022 | 213,600 |
Dec 2022 | 229,500 |
Jan 2023 | 302,500 |
Feb 2023 | 286,400 |
Mar 2023 | 309,100 |
Apr 2023 | 265,400 |
May 2023 | 204,800 |
Jun 2023 | 190,800 |
Jul 2023 | 198,500 |
Aug 2023 | 190,800 |
Sep 2023 | 198,700 |
Oct 2023 | 211,700 |
Nov 2023 | 253,500 |
Dec 2023 | 275,800 |
Jan 2024 | 303,800 |
Feb 2024 | 301,700 |
Mar 2024 | 301,200 |
Apr 2024 | 220,200 |
May 2024 | 180,400 |
Jun 2024 | 169,400 |
Definitions
Hotels: Properties with more than 20 ensuite units and no campground license. A property belongs to this category if it does not have full cooking facilities in most guest rooms OR it has a licensed restaurant.
Motels and apartments (over 20 units): Properties with more than 20 self-contained apartments, motel-style units or cottages at the same location that do not have a licensed restaurant or campground license.
Motels and apartments (6-20 units): Properties offering between 6 and 20 self-contained apartments, motel-style units or cottages at the same location that do not have a licensed restaurant or campground license. This category captures the majority of motels in New Zealand.
Backpackers: Properties with more than 20 stay units where most stay units are beds in dorm rooms or private rooms with shared facilities (excluding those with campground licences).
Holiday parks and campgrounds: Properties with a current campground license that offer powered and/or unpowered sites. They may offer other types of accommodation such as motel units, dorms or cabins.
Lodges and boutique accommodation: All other properties with capacity of six or more stay units. Operators in this group typically self-define using terms such as boutique hotel, country hotel, luxury lodge, boutique lodge etc.
Number of establishments: The number of establishments offering short-term accommodation including those temporarily closed.
Number of stay units: Daily capacity in terms of short-term accommodation units including those temporarily closed e.g. hotel rooms, motel units, dorm beds, camping sites, etc.
Average stay units per establishment: Number of stay units divided by number of establishments.
Monthly stay unit capacity: Number of stay units multiplied by the number of days in the month.
Available monthly stay unit capacity: Number of stay unit nights available to be occupied by short-term guests. This excludes stay units temporarily removed from the inventory due to closures, maintenance, emergency housing etc.
Percentage of stay unit capacity available: Available monthly stay unit capacity divided by monthly stay unit capacity.
Stay unit nights occupied: Number of stay unit nights occupied by short-term guests.
Capacity utilisation rate: Stay unit nights occupied divided by monthly stay unit capacity.
Occupancy rate: Stay unit nights occupied divided by available monthly stay unit capacity.
Total guest nights: The number of guest nights spent in short-term accommodation units e.g. two guests staying 3 nights would generate 6 guest nights.
Domestic guest nights: The number of domestic guest nights spent in short-term accommodation units (New Zealand residents).
International guest nights: The number of international guest nights spent in short-term accommodation units (international visitors).
Guest arrivals: The number of guests that stayed in short-term accommodation units e.g. two guests staying 3 nights would generate 2 guest arrivals.
Average guests per stay unit night: Guest nights divided by stay unit nights occupied.
Average nights stayed per guest: Guest nights divided by guest arrivals.
Data calculation/treatment
Statistics are currently reported for areas represented by industry bodies known as Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs). These areas generally align with local or regional council boundaries due to the way they are funded.
Limitations of the data
The accuracy of the ADP is dependent on the number of responses we receive to the monthly survey. Sample sizes vary by region and property type which has a corresponding impact on data quality at those levels. Robust statistical processes are used to transform the sample data into population estimates, but this does not resolve all of the sampling errors in the data.
Caution should be exercised when comparing these results with those of Stats NZ’s Accommodation Survey due to methodological differences including (but not limited to) coverage, the way capacity is calculated, and the way accommodation types are defined. The impact of these differences on published results is difficult to quantify at this stage. The origin of guest data is based on the best information available to tourism accommodation providers at the time of booking. There are known issues in the definition of international guests based on either usual residence or nationality.
Inclusions
The reported statistics are based on information provided by commercial accommodation providers with at least 6 (six) stay units.
Exclusions
The data excludes stay units occupied by emergency housing (MSD/WINZ), transitional housing (HUD), annual sites, and other permanent residents.
Managed Isolation and Quarantine hotels are also excluded.
Changes to data collection/processing
Historical results were revised in February 2024.
Data provided by
Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
Dataset name
Accommodation Data Programme June 2024
Webpage:
https://freshinfo.shinyapps.io/ADPReporting/
How to find the data
At URL provided, on the left-hand side menu, go to 'Power View', then under 'All Data' select 'ADP_All_Measures.csv' file.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Accommodation Data Programme June 2024
From the dataset Accommodation Data Programme June 2024, this data was extracted:
- Rows: 2-263,719
- Column: 6
- Provided: 203,742 data points
This data forms the table Accommodation - All measures by type and regional tourism organisation Jun 2020–Jun 2024.
Dataset originally released on:
July 26, 2024
About this dataset
The Accommodation Data Programme (ADP) provides information about short-term accommodation activity at national, regional, and lower levels. It estimates the guest nights, occupancy rates, and other measures relating to the accommodation industry.