International travel: March 2023 – Information release
12 May 2023
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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