On double-digit passenger increase
Expenditure was NZ$569.8m and the 322,000 passenger count for the year to June 30 was up 24% from 2018.
‘New Zealand has become an incredibly popular destination for international cruise passengers and the financial impact they have reaches deep into the local economy,’ CLIA Australasia & Asia MD Joel Katz said.
Top speakers
It has also been confirmed that New Zealand Associate Minister of Tourism Peeni Henare will speak at NZCA 2019, now set for Auckland’s Aotea Centre August 22-23.
To date the conference, with the theme ‘Shaping The Future,’ has attracted a record number of 230 delegates.
The high-powered guest speaker list includes Adam Goldstein, Ann Sherry, Robert Morgenstern, Susan Bonner, Stuart Allison, Sarina Bratton and Adam Armstrong.
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